Coronavirus
China outbound flight bookings at 15% of pre-pandemic levels
Low capacity, entry curbs pose challenges despite recent surge: ForwardKeys
Coronavirus
China up close
Analysis: China's elderly pay ultimate price for COVID missteps
Senior citizens die at unprecedented pace, leaving families devastated
International relations
China visa freeze disrupts Japanese business plans
Companies and universities blindsided by retaliatory measure from Beijing
Coronavirus
Japan asks drugstores to prevent medicine hoarding by tourists
Government fears COVID-hit Chinese visitors might disrupt painkiller supply
International relations
China suspends visa issuance for South Koreans and Japanese
Tokyo protests against China's retaliation; official says move 'out of proportion'
Property
Hong Kong's office market faces glut risk despite China reopening
Demand from mainland companies not expected to keep up with supply increase
Travel & Leisure
Osaka, other Japan cities offer subsidies to boost COVID-hit tourism
National campaign scales back domestic travel assistance after New Year rush
Economy
World Bank warns global economy could tip into recession in 2023
China's growth forecast downgraded due to COVID and weakening external demand
The Big Story
China crests first infection wave since abandoning zero-COVID
Overloaded hospitals and morgues suggest true death toll is hidden and worst is to come
Caixin
China's overseas air travel resumes, but delayed by COVID headwind
Domestic outbreak could stall airline industry efforts to restaff
Pharmaceuticals
Pfizer says it could start making Paxlovid in China in 3-4 months
Company's COVID drug in high demand as infections spread following policy U-turn
Opinion
China cannot hide the COVID death toll from its people
Smartphones, internet and urban living rule out repeat of Mao's famine cover-up
Coronavirus
Thailand U-turns on COVID vaccination rule for visitors
Global immunization high enough, so no restrictions needed: health minister
Pharmaceuticals
Shionogi seeks to break away from China for COVID drug materials
Japanese company to revamp supply chain, turns to India and Japan for chemicals
Market Spotlight
China's opening and U.S. rates to stir commodity markets in 2023
From oil to gold, prices likely to ease from historic highs seen in 2022
Opinion
Tokyo will not get back to normal until it sheds COVID inhibitions
Officials and businesses can revive spirit of fun by dropping masks, sanitizers
Coronavirus
China lifts border curbs after three long years
Travelers between Hong Kong and Shenzhen no longer need tests or quarantine
Coronavirus
New rules on travelers from China: A nation-by-nation guide
Slew of countries impose curbs on travelers from the mainland, Hong Kong and Macao
COVID vaccines
China's CanSino reports 'positive' data from COVID mRNA booster test
Following the shots, adults had 27 times higher levels of virus-neutralizing antibodies
