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COVID-19
Recover Better Together: Taiwan Can Help
By Jaushieh Joseph Wu
“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.
Taiwan’s COVID-19 Success Story Continues as Neighbors Fend Off New Outbreaks
By Nick Aspinwall
Unlike countries like Vietnam and New Zealand, Taiwan has managed to keep its five-month streak of no local COVID-19 transmissions alive.
Racism Is Fueling Myanmar’s Deadly Second Wave of COVID-19
By Andrew Nachemson
Anti-migrant -- and especially anti-Rohingya and anti-Rakhine -- sentiments are undermining efforts to control the pandemic.
India’s Rich Prosper During the Pandemic While Its Poor Stand Precariously at the Edge
By Bansari Kamdar
COVID-19 is increasing India’s economic inequality – which was very high even before the pandemic.
Myanmar Election Campaign Opens Under the Shadow of COVID-19
By Sebastian Strangio
The virus is likely to have unpredictable impacts on the poll, Myanmar's second free election since its transition from military rule.
Southeast Asia’s Coming COVID-19 Vaccine Windfall
By Sebastian Strangio
There are risks, but the region has a lot to gain from the international race to find an effective vaccine.
Afghans Return to Games, Parks, Weddings Despite Virus Fears
By Associated Press
Desperate for relief from endless war combined with the pandemic, Afghans are rushing back to public recreation as the government eases the lockdown.
COVID-19 and Japan’s Mysterious ‘Night City’ District
By Yusaku Yoshikawa
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.
Hong Kong Begins Mass Testing for Virus Amid Public Doubts
By Associated Press
The mass testing campaign has become another flashpoint over the city's interactions with the mainland.
Small Openings in Central Asia’s Pandemic-Closed Borders
By Catherine Putz
Kyrgyzstan opened a major border crossing with Uzbekistan, but will Tashkent let its citizens cross it?
How COVID-19 Wreaked Havoc on South Korea’s Labor Market
By Vladimir Hlasny
Despite a resolute response by the government, COVID-19 has taken a serious bite out of the South Korean economy.
How Japan’s Universal Health Care System Led to COVID-19 Success
By Haruka Sakamoto, Yosuke Kita, and Satoshi Ezoe
The biggest key to Japan's coronavirus success? Its all-access, no-gatekeeping health care system.