Travel & Leisure
Malaysia's Genting loses bet on Macao gaming license
Casino hub's six incumbents win rights to operate for next 10 years
Coronavirus
Coronavirus
Protests erupt in China's Xinjiang over 3-month COVID lockdown
Anger boils in remote region after blaze in locked-down apartment kills 10
International relations
Philippines receives cold trucks from Japan to deliver COVID shots
Logistics equipment to help boost vaccine shipments to islands
Coronavirus
Shanghai Disneyland reopens after monthlong shutdown
COVID caseloads in city far lower than elsewhere in China
Coronavirus
Japan to extend domestic travel subsidy program into 2023
Discount campaign aims to revive tourism after COVID hit
Comment
Why is Japan unable or unwilling to unmask?
Despite a need for balance, society sticks to habit amid COVID-19
Travel & Leisure
Tokyo Disney drives traffic surge at nearby hotels
Occupancy near full thanks to increased park entries and travel incentives
Coronavirus
Chinese cities break from COVID easing edict as cases smash record
Local authorities under pressure to cut infections dump Beijing's playbook
China tech
Apple supplier Foxconn offers $1,400 payouts after factory unrest
Taiwanese iPhone maker blames delay to worker bonuses on 'technical error'
Coronavirus
China battles spiraling COVID crisis as city lockdowns widen
Authorities scramble to cut infections after pledge to ease strict curbs
Technology
Huge Foxconn iPhone plant in China rocked by new worker unrest
Bonus delay, food shortages rile Zhengzhou staff already angered by COVID rules
Economy
Singapore sees 2023 GDP growth as low as 0.5% as exports slump
City-state trims Q3 figure for this year, expects 'around 3.5%' expansion in 2022
Coronavirus
Japan approves its first homemade oral COVID drug
Shionogi's Xocova to be used on patients with mild symptoms
Society
Japanese man arrested on charge of taking online job tests for others
College students allegedly paid suspect to take recruitment exams
Coronavirus
China COVID cases rise; hard-hit Beijing districts shut schools
Three deaths reported in the capital over the weekend, the first since May
Coronavirus
China's foreign companies brace for new COVID curbs as cases soar
Markets cheered easing of strict rules, but rollback looms on fresh outbreaks
Semiconductors
Chipmakers trim spending by billions as COVID boom fades
Cost-saving could be tough for likes of TSMC and Intel amid race to build plants
Travel & Leisure
Japan visitors doubled to 500,000 in October after full reopening
Pre-pandemic highs still long way off amid China's COVID curbs, Ukraine war
Coronavirus
WHO adviser says winter is critical to contain COVID
Studies show Asia-Pacific region has lower antibody rate than Europe, U.S.
The Big Story
Asia's scamdemic: How COVID-19 supercharged online crime
Internet predators are often the prey in Thailand's lawless border zones
