Politics
Thailand's 'marijuana wonderland': 5 things to know
Cannabis can only be grown and consumed for medical purposes or health promotion
Politics
Coronavirus
Japan to centralize pandemic response under new agency
Kishida aims to unify organizations as he weighs creating a 'Japanese CDC'
US-China tensions
Biden adviser Sullivan raised concerns with China over North Korea
Washington has said North's first nuclear test since 2017 could come 'any time'
Ukraine war: Free to read
Ukraine from May 21 to June 14: Amnesty says Russia guilty of war crimes in Kharkiv shelling
Russia says its goal is to protect Moscow-backed republics; Russian forces cut off last routes out of Sievierodonetsk
Caixin
China's vocational training system is starting to crumble
Authorities scramble to promote skilled trades as workforce shrinks
Asia Insight
Hong Kong judicial independence fears threaten city's business case
Under security law, doubts grow over finance hub's key selling point
US-China tensions
U.S. lawmakers agree on China investment curbs
Measure part of bill that would also grant chipmakers $52bn to expand operations
Markets
Nearly 150 U.S.-traded Chinese companies at risk of delisting
Congress pushes for 2023 deadline in audit inspection dispute
International relations
Faced with wartime crises, WTO struggles to remain relevant
Members divided on critical food and supply chain issues
Inflation
U.S. inflation: Will scrapping China tariffs be the cure?
Impact likely limited but Trump-era tax better gone for other reasons, economists say
International relations
U.N. rights chief won't seek new term amid China backlash
Bachelet, criticized over Xinjiang visit, says she already planned to leave post
Coronavirus
Shanghai shopkeepers stage rare protest over COVID closures
Hundreds demand help with rent as frustration boils
International relations
U.S., Taiwan set to hold strategic dialogue this month: sources
Washington plans to prioritize sale of arms to counter China landing operation
Interview
Hong Kong security law not 'harsh,' says lawyers' group chief
Law Society President Chan Chak-ming highlights lack of death penalty
Indo-Pacific
Japan's helicopter carrier embarks on 4-month Indo-Pacific tour
Izumo to visit Quad partners and Pacific islands in show of force
Afghanistan turmoil
Afghanistan's resistance alliance aims to pry Taliban's grip loose
Rulers dismiss NRF threat; U.N. report says they consider it graver than ISIS-K
Japan election
Inflation becomes a headache for Japan's upper house candidates
Rising paper, gasoline prices likely to push campaign costs to new highs
Coronavirus
India's opposition leader Sonia Gandhi hospitalised with COVID-related issues
Widow of former PM Rajiv Gandhi is the longest-serving president of the Congress party
Islam in Asia
Indian police step up arrests to stop unrest over anti-Islam remarks
Muslim anger at Modi's BJP continues to simmer at home and abroad
South China Sea
South China Sea stirs fears of Black Sea rerun as Shangri-La ends
Superpowers spar over waterway at Singapore summit; Malaysia warns of 'deadliest' war