2020 Coronavirus

There are risks, but the region has a lot to gain from the international race to find an effective vaccine.

Desperate for relief from endless war combined with the pandemic, Afghans are rushing back to public recreation as the government eases the lockdown.

Kyrgyzstan opened a major border crossing with Uzbekistan, but will Tashkent let its citizens cross it?

Despite a resolute response by the government, COVID-19 has taken a serious bite out of the South Korean economy.

Russia's vaccine has not completed critically important phase III trials, but Kazakhstan has made a deal for access if Sputnik V proves effective.

With borders still closed, the Australian agriculture industry is facing a looming summer shortage of workers. 

The Turkmen government’s inconsistent messaging about the nature and nearness of the COVID-19 pandemic threat has doomed its citizens to confusion and death.

The start of the school year in the Philippines has been delayed, again. Can the Duterte government gets its act together?

Digital schooling is the new normal, and that can be an advantage for the Global South.

In Da Nang, residents broadly welcome the Vietnamese government's aggressive response to the shocking resurgence of COVID-19.

Starting Tuesday, the metro Manila area and five densely populated provinces will revert to strict quarantine regulations.