By Michael Martina In San Francisco, top business leaders are anticipated to partake in a dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a bid to attract American companies and offset China’s recent economic challenges in enticing foreign investment. The dinner, taking place as part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, will follow discussions between …
When I first had the opportunity to speak with Alden Whitman, the former chief obituary writer for The New York Times (1964-1976), I was shocked to hear him confess that his own mortality was looming. At first, I thought that this must be some sort of joke coming from a man who was only 52 …
Back in October 2019, a group of officials, academics, and business leaders gathered in New York City to role-play a scenario wherein a novel coronavirus outbreak led to a deadly pandemic. The simulation, called Event 201, projected a virus originating from livestock in Brazil, spreading to nations like Portugal, the United States, and China, ultimately …