COVID ticks up in Tokyo; BA.2 subvariant accounts for 52.3% of new cases
A national health official attributed Tokyo's rise in cases to the BA.2 subvariant and an increase in socializing under blossoming cherry trees.
China’s low elderly vaccination rate shows key vulnerability
Only half of Chinese people aged 80 and older are fully vaccinated, highlighting a key vulnerability as the country deals with its worst outbreak since...
China shuts Shanghai schools, builds hospitals as COVID returns
China is experiencing its most significant Covid-19 outbreak since the early days of the pandemic, igniting a flurry of new restrictions.
China is building a chain of giant COVID quarantine centers
China is asking city governments to create specialized quarantine facilities that can house thousands of overseas arrivals, as the country continues to take a zero-tolerance...
Why the Philippines became the worst place to be amid pandemic
The Philippines fell to last place in Bloomberg's COVID Resilience Ranking of the best and worst places to be amid the pandemic, capping a steady...
The new crypto economy could use a cop on the beat | Commentary
Cryptocurrencies were supposed to render governments and banks obsolete. Yet this brave new world has its own problems. Security is a constant issue, as are...
Wuhan rent protest shows unrest brewing in China after lockdown
The demonstration, however small, shows the challenges President Xi Jinping now faces in getting millions of people back to work all while preventing a second...