Asia

Experts: Herd Immunity, Vaccinations Needed as COVID Restrictions Relaxed in Hong Kong

The strategy has had some success, but the high transmissibility of the omicron variant has seen Hong Kong with more cases this year than both 2020 and 2021 combined

Australia Facing 'Unprecedented' Japanese Encephalitis Outbreak

Wet weather and migrating water suspected of spreading mosquito-borne brain disease

UN Human Rights Chief to Visit China in May 

The trip reportedly will include a stop in Xinjiang province

Harvard Senior's Disney-Inspired Korean Musical a Hit Online

The 22-year-old Korean American senior wrote "Shimcheong: A Folktale" — a full-length musical inspired by a Korean folktale with a decidedly Disney movie vibe — as her senior thesis

Myanmar Diaspora Bankrolling Armed Resistance to Junta Back Home

Myanmar ethnic minority communities in US, elsewhere pouring hundreds of thousands, possibly millions, of dollars into guerrilla war against junta

Japan to Sanction Chip Exports to Russia Over Ukraine

Japan will impose sanctions on Russia targeting semiconductor exports and financial institutions, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday after G7 leaders agreed to punish Moscow economically for invading Ukraine

Ukraine Urges More Sanctions Against Russia, Calls for National State of Emergency

US cuts off international financing; Germany halts Nord Stream 2 pipeline; Britain sanctions 5 Russian banks

Hong Kong Orders Mandatory COVID-19 Tests for All Residents

Hong Kong has reported about 5,000 new daily infections since Feb. 15, with the cases threatening to overwhelm its healthcare system

Cambodia Steps Up Surveillance with New Internet Gateway

Hong Kong Leader Says City ‘Overwhelmed’ by Omicron Wave

Stocks Skittled by Ukraine Fears, Oil Scales 7-year Peak

Oil prices climbed further to fresh seven-year highs amid concerns an invasion of Ukraine would trigger US and European sanctions and disrupt exports