Coronavirus
Japan to ease COVID rules for visitors from China on April 5
Negative test results will not be required for travelers with 3 vaccine shots
Coronavirus
Economy
China factory owners feel pain of stumbling post-COVID recovery
Spending rises but weak exports cloud outlook for world's No. 2 economy
Economy
Over half of Japanese CEOs say domestic economy 'expanding'
Latest Nikkei survey cites inbound tourism recovery as key factor
Economy
Japan lags behind U.S., U.K. in curbing pandemic deficits
Rising interest rates pose risk for Tokyo as it struggles to scale back stimulus
COVID vaccines
China approves first homegrown mRNA vaccine, says drugmaker CSPC
Jabs target omicron variants, with 85.3% efficacy from two weeks after booster
Caixin
China emerges from COVID, but flu epidemic concerns grow
Schools hit as symptomatic students stay home despite spring semester start
Transportation
Tokyo train, subway fares go up Saturday in wave of price hikes
With ridership down, railways push ahead with accessibility upgrades
Travel & Leisure
'Harry Potter' theme park to open in Tokyo in June
New leisure facilities recreate fantasy worlds and skip the roller coasters
Coronavirus
Japan relaxes mask guidelines in COVID milestone
Masked faces still abound after government makes wearing them a personal choice
Transportation
Aircraft lease rates near pre-COVID levels for narrow-body jets
Travel recovery and production bottlenecks drive up costs for airlines
Coronavirus
COVID patients in Japan to foot more costs after downgrade
Testing, vaccine requirements for international arrivals to end on May 8
Caixin
Uncertainties hurt prospects of China's homegrown COVID antivirals
SIM0417 and VV116 lack data on effectiveness, face competition from Paxlovid
Property
Thai developer Central Pattana eyes $3.9bn for malls, homes over 5 years
Expanded investment plan includes hotels, anticipating rapid tourism rebound
Property
Singapore's Keppel sells upscale Myanmar hotel for $57m
Hospitality industry hammered by pandemic and military takeover
Politics
How China's new No. 2 hastened the end of zero-COVID
Li Qiang went from locking down Shanghai to resisting Xi's reopening hesitance
Travel & Leisure
Slow return of Chinese tourists stalls Japan's hotel recovery
Occupancy rate drops below 70% for the first time in four months
Travel & Leisure
Cruise ships return to Japanese ports after 3-year COVID gap
Japan takes first step toward regaining 2m cruise passengers annually
Coronavirus
FBI claim of lab leak likely sparking COVID draws China derision
Beijing rips U.S. 'credibility'; Washington says no consensus on pandemic origin
Economy
China manufacturing expands at fastest pace since April 2012
Easing of COVID restrictions, rising consumer sentiment buoy February PMI
