Society

At least 71 people perished in last week’s floods in Henan Province, including 14 who were trapped on the flooded subway in Zhengzhou.

The Himalayan kingdom fully vaccinated 90 percent of eligible adults within a week.

Tajikistan’s leaders declared the country COVID-free back in January, but the recent death of the president’s sister, reportedly from COVID-19, exposes the reality: The pandemic isn’t over.

The country withdrew restrictions for a week to celebrate Eid festival. Health experts now fear that the situation may spiral out of control in the weeks ahead.

The economic and health impact of the pandemic has disproportionately fallen on women – especially single women.

Japan’s spectatorless Opening Ceremony welcomes world leaders and sponsors amid a COVID-19 state of emergency.

An anonymous Chinese tech and political blogger called “Program-Think” stopped posting in May, and rumors are swirling as to why.

Why the social media-based movement, and not ASEAN, offers a vision for a democratic and federalist Myanmar.

In China, celebrities are under greater political and societal pressure to refrain from “immoral conduct.”  Is this the Chinese version of cancel culture?

Demand for kidneys far exceeds supply, creating a thriving Indian black market in the vital organs.

Child workers were among the casualties of the July 8 fire, shedding terrible light on an all-too-common problem.