A tale of acupuncture cure

Published On: December 18, 2020 07:30 AM NPT By: Jaya Satyal and Ayush Chandra

A tale of acupuncture cure

In Nepal, acupuncture cure system is in rather disorganized state. Lack of proper regulation has encouraged quackery and created more fear and mistrust.

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Supply chains and demand

Published On: December 18, 2020 07:00 AM NPT By: Richard N Haass

Supply chains and demand

The COVID-19 crisis has revealed that interconnectedness brings benefits as well as risks to us all. In order to address some of these risks, supply chains will need to be rethought, with more emphasis put on supplier diversification, domestic production, and stockpiling.

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Bull or bear in 2021?

Published On: December 17, 2020 08:35 AM NPT By: Jim O’Neill

Bull or bear in 2021?

What can we expect in 2021? On the positive side, the year will follow a similar script as 2020, with generous monetary and fiscal policies justifying further optimism for equities.

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Misinformation against anti-Covid vaccine

Published On: December 17, 2020 06:11 AM NPT By: Thaneshwor Chalise

Misinformation against anti-Covid vaccine

Rampant disinformation and extreme politicization has raised the risk of underuse of anti-Covid vaccines.

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China should join the Paris Club

Published On: December 16, 2020 07:00 AM NPT By: Anders Åslund and Djoomart Otorbaev

China should join the Paris Club

There is little doubt that China is now in the driver’s seat when it comes managing the developing-country sovereign-debt issue. The question is whether it knows how to drive.

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Ensuring employment for persons with disabilities

Published On: December 16, 2020 06:00 AM NPT By: Krishna Gahatraj and Simone Galimberti

Ensuring employment for persons with disabilities

Only positive discrimination can help persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups to access the job market.

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Recovery is not enough

Published On: December 15, 2020 07:30 AM NPT By: HT Goranson and Beth Cardier

Recovery is not enough

National and global leaders are desperate to return to the pre-pandemic status quo. But that is not good enough, because harder blows are coming.

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How should universities recruit professors?

Published On: December 15, 2020 06:26 AM NPT By: Jagadish Paudel

How should universities recruit professors?

The very idea of requiring a written qualifying exam for a PhD is by definition absurd since nobody could qualify as the examiner.

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How can you be so irresponsible about education?

Published On: December 14, 2020 09:15 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal

How can you be so irresponsible about education?

Covid-19 period could be best utilized to bring innovation in teaching and learning. In Nepal, the court and the government are flagrantly playing with future of children, without the slightest compunction.

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Costs of Merkel’s surrender to Hungarian and Polish extortion

Published On: December 14, 2020 07:37 AM NPT By: George Soros

Costs of Merkel’s surrender to Hungarian and Polish extortion

The European Union is facing an existential threat, and yet the EU’s leadership is responding with a compromise that appears to reflect a belief that the threat can simply be wished away.

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