Coronavirus
Omicron variant: 5 things to know as Asia races to stop COVID
Travel curbs spread while study suggests strain may evade natural immunity
Africa
Opinion
China is already exporting authoritarianism to the developing world
Beijing's Party-state model offers quick path to growth and stability
Coronavirus
WHO says 'not to panic' over omicron with no deaths reported
But new variant can become dominant globally: chief scientist
Opinion
Xi Jinping echoes Jack Ma as he plots future China-Africa ties
This year's Forum on China-Africa Cooperation marks a turning point
International relations
Xi pledges 1bn COVID vaccines doses at China-Africa forum
Continent serves as key supplier of crude oil and minerals for Beijing
Coronavirus
Omicron poses 'very high' global risk; nations must prepare: WHO
U.N. agency warns of 'uncertainties' on degree of vaccine immunity
Coronavirus
Omicron variant detected in more countries as scientists race to find answers
New cases found in Netherlands, Denmark, Australia, Britain, Germany and Italy
Coronavirus
U.K., Germany and Italy detect omicron coronavirus variant
Many countries announce travel curbs, bans on southern Africa
Coronavirus
WHO names new COVID variant omicron, cautions against travel measures
Strain shows 'detrimental change in COVID-19 epidemiology'
Coronavirus
South Africa detects new 'unusual' COVID-19 variant
Traveler brings strain to Hong Kong as scientists puzzle out implications
Opinion
Why the BRICs nations have not turned the world upside down
Grouping was never ready for today's crop of leaders
Engineering & Construction
Kajima to pay $48m in compensation for troubled Algeria project
Japanese contractor ordered to make restitution to 3 former partners
COP26
Marathon COP26 talks extend into Saturday 'to find right balance'
Rules for carbon offsets prove sticking point at Glasgow conference
Coronavirus
Japanese social entrepreneurs defy the pandemic
Many enterprises have changed their business models to keep going
Politics
Turkey unleashes hard power wave in Africa with drone sales
Requests flow in for game-changing devices after Azerbaijan victory
Opinion
Asia must help Africa escape worst impacts of climate change
Second-largest continent is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world
Climate Change
World 'way off track' in halting warming, U.N. warns ahead of COP26
U.K.'s Boris Johnson predicts 'very, very tough' summit on climate change
Politics
Ministers, party leaders detained in apparent coup in Sudan
'Joint military forces' have arrested government members: Information ministry
Currencies
From Turkey to South Korea, strong dollar squeezes the energy-poor
Higher U.S. interest rates drive investors to greenback
Pharmaceuticals
WHO backs world's first malaria vaccine for Africa's children
GlaxoSmithKline's Mosquirix could offer big breakthrough against deadly disease