Society
COVID surge turns Pearl River smugglers into human traffickers
Hong Kongers and Chinese flee city for mainland by boat as China cracks down
Coronavirus
Ukraine war
ASEAN faces 'collateral damage' from Ukraine war's Europe impact
From Singapore to Thailand, spillover threatens COVID-hit economies anew
Travel & Leisure
Jakarta hotels build on lessons learned during the pandemic
Focus on 'staycations' expected to keep providing boost as outlook brightens
Coronavirus
Shanghai becomes China's COVID epicenter as cases surge
Financial hub denies 'rumors' of plans for a citywide lockdown
Coronavirus
European companies plan to leave Hong Kong over COVID controls
Survey shows only 17% have no intention to shift operations elsewhere
COVID vaccines
Australia to roll out fourth COVID vaccine shot ahead of winter
Move comes amid steady rise in cases
Coronavirus
Singapore to allow quarantine-free entry from all countries in April
PM Lee announces 'drastic streamlining' of border rules as omicron wanes
Coronavirus
Japan drops COVID restrictions on bars and restaurants nationwide
Tokyo pub owners both happy and cautious about what comes next
Coronavirus
Shenzhen emerges from lockdown as China wavers on 'zero COVID'
Tech hub reopens despite lingering coronavirus cases
Coronavirus
Hong Kong to ease restrictions in marked shift from zero-COVID
City says it will lift flight bans, cut quarantine period as frustration grows
Coronavirus
Shanghai Disney shut amid record daily local COVID infections
City has shut schools and launched widespread testing program
Coronavirus
Foxconn 'basically' resumes normal operations in China's Shenzhen
Move comes after COVID-19 outbreaks disrupted work at most important campuses
Datawatch
U.S. return to work lags Japan, EU in wake of COVID
Labor crunch could stifle economic rebound, stoke inflation
Coronavirus
China reports first COVID deaths in more than a year
Two victims were ages 87 and 65 and from northeastern province of Jilin
Coronavirus
'Deltacron' variant: 5 things to know as experts downplay danger
Early signs suggest scarily nicknamed COVID hybrid unlikely to pose unique risk
Coronavirus
Asia fights another COVID-19 flare-up, led by South Korea
Omicron subvariant seen driving global rise in cases, but death rate down
Coronavirus
Shanghai grapples with China's new COVID wave in echoes of 2020
Disneyland, shopping centers and cinemas feel pinch from restrictions
Coronavirus
Thailand plans watered-down Songkran celebrations for April
Government aims to class COVID as 'endemic' by July, nightclubs kept shut for now
Business trends
Philippines' back-to-office order unsettles call centers
Work-from-home program for over a million outsourcing workers set to end
Coronavirus
Japan decides to lift all COVID emergency curbs on Monday
Opposition party says cases could rebound as new business and school year begins
