Coronavirus
Japan to tighten entry rules for 3 more African nations on Sunday
Omicron alarm puts Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia on restrictions list
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Politics
Ichiro Matsui to remain at helm of Japan Innovation Party
Opposition group points to upper house elections under guidance of Osaka mayor
Caixin
China opens doors to foreign finance companies, but can they prosper?
Overseas institutions want consistency, predictability in policies
Travel & Leisure
Macao police question gambling boss over Chinese arrest warrant
Suncity Group Chairman Alvin Chau accused of undermining 'social order'
Politics
Kishida tells troops: Capacity to strike enemy bases is option
PM vows to bolster Japan's defenses in face of China, North Korea threats
Politics
Weary Kyrgyz voters to elect parliament after alleged 'coup plot'
Sunday's rerun of botched 2020 polls comes as COVID stifles economy, China trade
Education
China pushes private schools to turn public in 'fairness' lesson
Soaring education costs place many families in financial bind
International relations
Papua New Guinea joins Australia effort to calm Solomon Islands
Some 50 police officers arrive in capital of Honiara after 3 days of protests
Indo-Pacific
Top U.S. diplomat for Asia to visit four ASEAN countries
Daniel Kritenbrink to stress support for 'rules-based order in Indo-Pacific'
Business trends
Big fat Indian weddings in full swing as COVID peters out
2.5m marriages in the next month to create a $40bn windfall
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Coronavirus: Week of Nov. 21 to Nov. 27, WTO postpones ministerial conference
U.S. to bar visitors from southern Africa; WHO names new COVID variant 'omicron'
Life
Making sense of Heather Mack and the Bali 'suitcase murder'
Paroled daughter faces new charges in the U.S. over the 2014 killing of her mother
Coronavirus
Japan's ebike craze spawns spate of battery theft
Growing demand and easy resale options drive cases to record highs
Markets
Chinese tech stocks Didi and Pinduoduo tumble on Wall Street
Scrutiny from Beijing and disappointing sales lead to declines
Markets
Dow plunges 900 points, or 2.5%, on fears of new virus variant
Cruise operators and airlines bear brunt of sell-off, but Pfizer hits record high
Opinion
Tapping strategic oil reserves will never tame OPEC and its allies
Crude producers should nonetheless refrain from punishing buyer countries
Coronavirus
WHO names new COVID variant omicron, cautions against travel measures
Strain shows 'detrimental change in COVID-19 epidemiology'
Politics
China puts AI at center of 'smart military' revamp: Japan report
Shortage of trained talent risks hindering shift to intelligent warfare
Business trends
FedEx, Cathay Pacific squeezed by Hong Kong's 'zero COVID' rules
Courier pulls remaining pilots from Asian hub, while airline cancels flights
Construction
Thai port to be expanded with Chinese Belt and Road builder
Group including local company Gulf Energy signs $922m deal for container terminal
Politics
Japan defense spending tops 1% of GDP for fiscal year
Deployment of patrol planes, transport aircraft, missiles will be accelerated
Business deals
Japanese refiner Eneos sheds U.K. oil field stakes
Sale of subsidiary to British development company furthers pivot to renewables
International relations
Asia and Europe vow to fix supply chains, push digital access
ASEM condemns Myanmar regime, warns on maritime security
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