May 9, 2022 S Korea’s Moon calls for peace with North in farewell speech South Korea's Moon Jae-in calls for peace to be restored between North and South as he leaves office Tuesday.
May 6, 2022 China sets up permanent COVID testing stations: report China is setting up thousands of permanent PCR COVID-19 testing stations as the virus continues to spread.
May 5, 2022 Beijing relaxes COVID quarantine restrictions, Hong Kong reopens beaches While a new COVID-19 wave is threatening Beijing, Hong Kong is emerging from its deadliest outbreak thus far.
May 4, 2022 Beijing shutters subway stations amid COVID surge Beijing closed 60 subway stations on Wednesday, as COVID-19 continues to spread. No date for the resumption of service was given.
May 3, 2022 Beijing preps COVID-19 hospital facilities, orders more testing Beijing is preparing new hospital facilities to deal with its COVID-19 surge.
May 3, 2022 Economic expert calls out Biden administration for empty rhetoric on engagement in Asia: 'Blah Blah Blah' The United States' failure to engage in Southeast Asia is ceding ground to China, but now is a critical opportunity for investment, said Milken Institute Asia fellow Curtis Chin.
May 3, 2022 Taliban’s power challenged by Afghan National Resistance Front, ISIS-K The Taliban have had to consolidate power and assert control over Afghanistan, battle ISIS-K and tamp down the resistance movement in Panjshir province.
May 2, 2022 China's COVID lockdowns are a symptom of deeper problems Some Americans might be tempted to gloat over China’s COVID woes, but they should resist the urge.
April 29, 2022 South Korea to relax outdoor mask mandate as infections fall South Korea will relax its outdoor face mask mandate next week.Â
April 28, 2022 Taiwan facing largest COVID outbreak so far Taiwan is facing its worst COVID-19 outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic.Â