2020 Coronavirus

Canberra now has a plan to begin vaccinations, but hesitancy has been on the rise among Australians.

The relatives of the dead have faced immense pressure from authorities not to speak out.

The Tajik president commented that “Tajikistan today is without COVID-19" -- close regional observers (and common sense) disagree.

Taiwan’s political culture is the unexpected key to public compliance with COVID-19 digital surveillance.

As a result of COVID-19, the educational gap is expected to widen across ASEAN.

Across Asia, high prices for fruits, vegetables, and dairy products have made it "nearly impossible" for low income families to have healthy diets.

The pandemic has laid bare the weak foundations of Southeast Asian labor systems, particularly when it comes to informal workers.

Indonesia's vaccination program is the first large-scale use outside of China of the Sinovac Biotech Ltd. vaccine. 

The emergence of a much more contagious variant of COVID-19 comes as Australia rolls out vaccines. 

India took a regulatory shortcut to approve a vaccine by Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech before late clinical trials finished.

2020 was not the first time Tajikistan experienced the sharp costs of being a remittance-dependent country, but the lesson is important to heed.