China ordered on Saturday that anyone in Wuhan working in certain service-related jobs must take a coronavirus test if they want to leave the city. The order comes after the central city, where the …
Hit for six: India’s cricket league floored by coronavirus
Among the attendees were Bollywood stars and even the Ambani family, India’s richest and owners of the Mumbai Indians franchise. In a bullish mood, the teams competed to fork out ever larger sums for …
Asia Today: China fights new infections, Japan cases rise
China has reported 27 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 as it tries to stem an upsurge in infections in a northeastern province bordering Russia …
GOP Congressmen Pen Bill to Allow Americans to Sue China Over Coronavirus
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Rep. Dan Crenshaw (D-Texas) insist that China is to blame for the massive number of U.S. coronavirus cases, while introducing a bill that would make it easier for …
Test and trace: lessons from Hong Kong on avoiding a coronavirus lockdown
Semi-autonomous city followed WHO advice and moved swiftly to stem contagion without rigid curbs on movement …
Inside Hong Kong’s first zero-waste cafe
(SOUNDBITE) (English) MANA! CAFE FOUNDER BOBSY GAIA, SAYING: ”Hi I’m Bobsy, and I’m the founder of MANA! And I’ve been here Hong Kong for almost 30 years.” Welcome to Hong Kong’s first zero-waste …
Postcards from the lockdown: our writers report from Hong Kong, Copenhagen, Tokyo and Cape Town
Hong KongEd PetersI live in Mui Wo, a seaside township halfway between the central business district (CBD) and the airport, which is cluttered with furloughed aircraft. So far, Hong Kong has come off …
Large hill fire burns in Hong Kong for more than 8 hours
Firefighters continue to battle the blaze, which has engulfed a hillside near Yeung Ka Tsuen in Yuen Long, into the night Government helicopter had earlier been deployed to try to douse flames A large …
Taiwan’s professional baseball league replaces human fans with cardboard spectators
As sports arenas and stadiums sit empty around the world amid the coronavirus pandemic, Taiwan’s baseball season is getting back into the swing, but with a twist – it’s being played in front of a …
As Taiwan shows, the antidote to the virus is freedom
What is most impressive is that Taiwan has done all this without ordering its population to shelter in place or shutting down schools, restaurants, stores and other businesses. As a result, Taiwan’s …