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Coronavirus latest: Thailand detects first case of omicron variant
Japan logs 3rd omicron case; Omicron becomes dominant strain in South Africa
East Asia
Retail
Dalian Wanda returns to growth, opening new shopping malls
Chinese developer shrugs off debts with bet on property, cinema business
Politics
Solomon Islands PM survives no-confidence vote after riots
Sogavare accuses critics of being 'Taiwan's agents' amid anger over China ties
COVID-19 Recovery Index
Asia rises in COVID Recovery Index as omicron clouds future
Region's overall cases fall, bucking global trend; South Korea, Vietnam struggle
Politics
Kishida vows to fast-track booster shots amid omicron fears
Japanese PM's policy speech also looks at measures to raise wages
Cryptocurrencies
Crypto players jockey for Singapore position amid Binance clampdown
Luno, Matrixport and Cabital eye licenses to operate in the city-state
Caixin
TikTok-owner ByteDance looks to cloud amid China platform crackdown
Unit launches 78 services as it pushes into area dominated by Alibaba, Tencent
Life
Hong Kong exodus set to boost UK restaurant sector
China's security crackdown will bring new diners, ease labor shortages
Opinion
Secret weapons technology poised to propel China ahead of the U.S.
Washington must develop its own 'Sputnik moments' to stay ahead
Indo-Pacific
U.S. defense chief concerned about China 'rehearsal' incursions on Taiwan
Lack of rules for cyber, outer space pose risk of conflict: Austin
Finance
China regulator says policies not necessarily linked to overseas IPOs
Statement comes after ride hailer Didi announced plans to delist from New York
Markets
Stocks lose $3.7tn globally in week after omicron emerges
3% drop fueled by investor uncertainty, with little known about COVID variant
Business deals
Japan startup to ferry offshore wind power to shore in batteries
Leading shipbuilder Imabari makes almost $9m investment in PowerX
US-China tensions
China loses path to 'undisputed primacy' in Asia as U.S. rebounds
Lowy's Asia Power Index shows Beijing's ongoing challenge to Washington
Your Week in Asia
Modi-Putin meeting, Summit for Democracy, China WTO anniversary
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Comment
What's behind Japan's drive for military strike capability?
North Korean attack on island in South in 2010 lingers in Tokyo's mind
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Chinese startup launches robotic vacuum cleaner that also mops
Uoni's new self-cleaning machine can operate on its own for 60 days
Arts
'Shang-Chi' Star Simu Liu: "We're stronger when we don't put up walls"
Chinese-born Canadian actor on life as a superhero and breaking down barriers to China
Opinion
China is already exporting authoritarianism to the developing world
Beijing's Party-state model offers quick path to growth and stability