COVID-19

How much should we read into the fact that the region’s most robust democracies have fared the worst from the coronavirus? Probably not a lot.

By bringing the military in as a stakeholder as well as advocating a smart lockdown, Khan’s COVID-19 response has consolidated his hold on power.

After almost three decades of uninterrupted economic growth, Australia’s luck has run out thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Working together for the greater good is how the world will defeat COVID-19,” Taiwan’s foreign minister writes – and Taiwan must be a part of that effort.

Unlike countries like Vietnam and New Zealand, Taiwan has managed to keep its five-month streak of no local COVID-19 transmissions alive.

Anti-migrant -- and especially anti-Rohingya and anti-Rakhine -- sentiments are undermining efforts to control the pandemic.

COVID-19 is increasing India’s economic inequality – which was very high even before the pandemic.

The virus is likely to have unpredictable impacts on the poll, Myanmar's second free election since its transition from military rule.

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.

A new buzzword to describe red-light districts has been cropping up in official comments designed to give the impression that the pandemic is contained to certain areas.