By BISMA AHMADGlobal Business Journalism reporterProfessor Rick Dunham came up with the idea of the Global Business Journalism Lecture Series in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic in order to bring the Tsinghua University program to the world.“An innovation born out of necessity,” he calls the diverse series of 16 speeches on topics ranging from journalism skills to international pub...

Professor Rick Dunham speaks during Global Business Journalism's first 2020 orientation session.By BISMA AHMADGlobal Business Journalism reporterOrientation week for the incoming Global Business Journalism Class of 2020 has officially begun. Despite logistical challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Tsinghua University welcomed its international GBJ students via its first online orientation...

Ryu Miyamoto and Akihiro Matsumoto enjoy a laugh. But the two friends' entrepreneurial partnership was serious business. It built bridges between Japan and China and helped keep people healthy.By YASUTAKA TAMURAGlobal Business Journalism reporter OSAKA, JAPAN – In the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, one of the vexing problems facing nations around the world was a shortage of Chinese-...

By NATALIE MEYERGlobal Business Journalism reporter PERTH, AUSTRALIA – To meet shifting consumer demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Macca's, the Australian branch of McDonald’s, has added staple foods such as liters of milk and gourmet bread rolls to its regular fast food menu. In Western Australia, an adult entertainment venue is trying to still make a buck while its venues are closed by se...

Updated: Jun 8, 2020A solitary student on the locked-down Tsinghua campus (Photo by Sangeet Sangroula)By SANGEET SANGROULAGlobal Business Journalism reporterOn January 26, I returned to Beijing from a friend’s place in northeast China after celebrating the Spring Festival. The high-speed train, normally full, was more than half empty. It was not hard to see fear in the eyes of passengers wear...

Updated: Jun 8, 2020Jacob Mocholi Garcia: "I try to expose myself to as much media as I can, both Chinese and international. Being able to compare media reports from different countries is an enriching way of grasping a situation such as the current one."By JACOB MOCHOLI GARCIAGlobal Business Journalism ReporterI have been home for a month. On the plane back to Spain, I was thinking and hoping ...