The highly contagious form of the Covid virus has forced the region’s nations to bring back new curbs with slow vaccination rollouts aiding its spread

A vaccination push on the island has persuaded desperate authorities to trial a scheme which will see 200 visitors return to its beaches – as Covid runs rampant elsewhere in the country

The nature of the development was not explained, but Pyongyang has claimed to be coronavirus-free due to tight border controls...

The South-east nation’s Prime Minister promised the cash help as he warned the country that restrictions won’t be lifted until the numbers of new daily cases falls below 4,000

Thai authorities have shut down hundreds of construction sites and sealed off workers’ camps in a desperate bid to contain...

Up to 10,000 spectators will be allowed at Tokyo Olympic events, organisers said, but competition could move behind closed doors...

New poll reinforces other recent surveys that suggest opposition to Tokyo 2020 is softening slightly, just over a month before...

As India’s financial centre, the world’s eyes were on Mumbai when Covid returned with a vengeance in March but the city stood firm thanks to proactive planning – and a no-nonsense bureaucrat

Taiwan’s contract electronics manufacturing giant deepens its commitment to electric cars as it fights outbreaks of Covid-19 among its affiliates...

First-of-its kind home test kit in the world’s second-most populous nation hoped to ease pressure on health system amid deadly...

While Covid outbreaks have hit the domestic business scene, the island’s exports, dominated by manufacturing giants such as TSMC and...

Sinovac Biotech chief executive complained to Brazilian diplomats that Bolsonaro should make retraction to improve relationship (AF) The chief executive...