COVID vaccines
No credit card needed with Hitachi's fingertip payment system
Service will be offered to hotels and retailers, can verify vaccine records
Coronavirus
COVID-19 Recovery Index
China plunges in COVID Recovery Index as Shanghai cases rise
Cambodia rebounds to No. 2 but Thailand and Hong Kong sink further
Japan immigration
Japan to lift entry bans on U.S., Europe while keeping visa limits
Curbs will be eased for 106 countries Friday, but tourists still shut out
Coronavirus
Locked-down Shanghai residents scramble to find food
City hauls out rations as online delivery services grind to a halt
Economy
Ukraine war's impact on Asian economies splits global lenders
World Bank pessimistic on region's outlook, while ADB sees continued strength
Economy
BOJ's Kuroda cautions recent yen moves have been 'somewhat rapid'
No change to view that weak yen is positive for Japan's economy, governor says
Pharmaceuticals
The great medicines migration: How China controls key drug supplies
Western powers aim to reverse the industry's West-to-East shift
Asia Insight
Shanghai's extended COVID lockdown highlights China's hazy exit path
Vaccination policies and need for stability delay shift to living with virus
Politics
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam not seeking second term
Chief executive's tenure saw backlash over security law, COVID outbreak
Coronavirus
China sends military, doctors to test 26m Shanghai residents for COVID
Move marks one of the country's largest ever health responses
Electric cars in China
Tesla delivers record vehicles despite China lockdown woes
Beijing's zero-COVID policy makes for 'difficult quarter' as production falls
Coronavirus
Japan lowers travel warnings for U.S., Thailand, 100 other nations
Many places had been on higher alert level since start of coronavirus pandemic
Insurance
Thailand shutters two insurers over delayed COVID payments
Southeast Insurance and Thai Insurance sold generous policies at cheap prices
Coronavirus
U.S. companies warn over China's COVID lockdown measures
AmCham survey says some groups eyeing relocation if strict rules continue
Economy
Malaysia reopens border fully to foreign tourists after 2 years
Unvaccinated air travelers can enter, but all arrivals need negative PCR test
Caixin
Shanghai port plagued by COVID-induced delays
Truckers wary of entering world's busiest container facility over quarantine fears
Coronavirus
Omicron BA.2 gains dominance from India to U.S.
Coronavirus subvariant's rapid spread has not produced a spike in deaths
Transportation
China Eastern $1.9bn in the red after 'zero-COVID' squeezes flights
Surging infections and deadly crash create earnings risks this year
Coronavirus
'Man-made disaster': Shanghai struggles with COVID-19 lockdown
Widespread anger as non-virus deaths blamed on understaffed hospitals
Economy
China's March factory activity contracts on COVID resurgence
Output, services slump together for first time since 2020: PMI
