The Omicron cluster identified in the northeastern province of Kalasin on Christmas Eve has been linked to a couple who had travelled from Belgium

Gross domestic product (GDP) is seen expanding 5.4% from the same period a year earlier, according to the median forecast of economists

The seasonally adjusted jobless rate in Japan rose 0.1 percentage point from the previous month for the first increase in six months

Xi'an reported 151 domestically transmitted infections with confirmed symptoms for Tuesday, bringing total number of local cases to 1,000 during December 9-28

Data issued by Vietnam's General Statistics Office (GSO) show the country has fallen well short of its 6.5% growth target for the year

Customs officials say the ongoing congestion has caused losses of nearly 2 trillion dong ($87.5 million) to export firms so far

Xian's case load - 150 local symptomatic cases on Sunday versus 155 a day earlier - remains tiny compared with many clusters overseas, but it has imposed tough curbs

International travel remains subdued across Asia-Pacific as border restrictions are being reimposed amid the Omicron Covid-19 variant

General Motors, Google and Facebook join long list of companies shunning mega-event due to rising Covid-19 infections in the US

The outlay underscores the challenge for Fumio Kishida to realise "new capitalism" with a virtuous cycle of growth and wealth distribution

The new estimate is in line with the central bank's assessment regarding downside risks for tourism, BoT monetary policy committee secretary Piti Disyatat said

About 13 million people were ordered to stay home in the city of Xi'an, where a strict lockdown and travel controls were imposed on Wednesday to fight a growing Covid-19 outbreak