COVID-19

Australia’s initial successes against the virus may have rendered it complacent, impacting its vaccination campaign.

President Joko Widodo said that the development of infrastructure and "quality human capital" will remain priorities for the remainder of his second term.

India has witnessed a drop in living standards across all income tiers, significantly denting its efforts to catch up to China.

“The surge in infections is reaching alarming record highs,” Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide said in announcing the decision.

According to the International Labor Organization, pandemic-induced job losses will continue to drag down the region's economies until well into 2022.

There is a strong case to be made that the Vietnamese government leveraged ingrained anti-Chinese sentiment to boost vaccine uptake.

The World Bank approved a COVID-19 loan for Turkmenistan, despite journalists reporting on the pandemic there being thrown in jail.

Brunei breaks its 15-month coronavirus-free streak, while Timor-Leste reports the arrival of the contagious Delta variant.

Just as cases are beginning to ease in densely populated Java and Bali, they are rising elsewhere.

The COVID-19 crisis offers a convenient pretext for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to hold on to power.

China’s “zero tolerance” policy against the virus may not be workable in the face of the highly contagious Delta strain.

With the pandemic causing economic devastation, the stage is perfectly set for political crises.