Coronavirus
COVID-19 no longer global health emergency: WHO
Death rates slow from peak but organization maintains virus is here to stay
Coronavirus
Travel & Leisure
China's holiday tourism rebounds to pre-COVID levels
Service sector recovery could ease worries over economic outlook
Travel & Leisure
China's May Day travel on track to top pre-COVID levels
Domestic bookings and rail travel soar with service sector set to boom
Coronavirus
Japan to downgrade COVID-19 to flu level on May 8
Government weighs lifting of remaining border controls before Golden Week
Travel & Leisure
Spending by visitors to Japan on track to top pre-COVID levels
1.82m people arrived in March, surpassing 1.5m for first time since January 2020
Travel & Leisure
Osaka cafe blends real world and virtual tourism for hybrid experience
VR travel's future unclear as pandemic movement restrictions ease
Coronavirus
Japan to shorten quarantine for COVID infections to five days
Rule to take effect from May 8 after disease downgraded to same category as flu
Trade
China snaps five-month export decline in upbeat sign for economy
Surprise rebound saw stronger demand for electric vehicles and lithium batteries
Coronavirus
Masked Japan: 90% cover face 1 month after rules lifted
Many feel pressure from peers and workplaces to continue masking
COVID vaccines
Moderna eyes local COVID vaccines for Japan, other countries
Chief Medical Officer Paul Burton highlights room for region-specific shots
Retail
China bets on biggest consumer expo to jolt anemic spending
Hainan island plays host as it challenges Hong Kong for luxury shopping crown
Property
Banking turmoil threatens Hong Kong office market rebound
Chinese financial companies seen as Central's 'next wave of office occupiers'
Retail
Japan retailers expand duty-free shops as Chinese tourists return
Yamada Holdings and Matsumoto Kiyoshi prepare for end of border controls
Coronavirus
Japan to end COVID-19 border controls on May 8
Entrants will no longer have to submit proof of vaccination or negative test result
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
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
