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Covid-19: China reports increasing cases as New Year holiday looms
- Asia-Pacific
- January 18, 2021, 08:17
China reported more than 100 new Covid-19 cases for the sixth consecutive day, with rising infections in the northeast fuelling concerns of another na(...)

Hong Kong’s independent judiciary braced for Beijing onslaught
- Asia-Pacific
- November 30, 2020, 14:35
Beijing is expected to target Hong Kong’s independent judiciary as it tightens control over the territory’s institutions, according to Philip Dykes, h(...)

Hong Kong’s Covid-19 mass testing programme reignites tensions
- Asia-Pacific
- September 1, 2020, 13:38
Hong Kong’s attempt to launch mass testing for coronavirus has morphed into a public vote on the government’s legitimacy after opposition politicians (...)

1MDB scandal explained: a tale of Malaysia’s missing billions
- Asia-Pacific
- July 28, 2020, 09:40
What is 1MDB? Originally 1MDB – an abbreviation of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (which means limited) – was nothing more than a Malaysian state fund,(...)

From renditions to closed-door trials: What China’s security law means for Hong Kong
- Asia-Pacific
- July 1, 2020, 12:40
Leading Hong Kong lawyers are warning of a stark new era of mainland justice as they digest the full impact of China’s new national security law impos(...)

Taiwan considers revoking Hong Kong’s special status on law fears
- Asia-Pacific
- May 25, 2020, 09:49
China’s planned national security law may prompt Taiwan to revoke the special status it extends to Hong Kong, president Tsai Ing-wen said, a move that(...)

Irish Times view on China’s moves in Hong Kong: Extending influence
- Editorial
- May 14, 2020, 01:00
Simmering discontent in Hong Kong is coming to the boil again. No longer inhibited to the same extent by pandemic fears, angry citizens are returning (...)

Coronavirus: US-China tensions ramped up as American journalists expelled
- Asia-Pacific
- March 18, 2020
China on Wednesday expelled American journalists working for three major news organisations, in a sharp escalation of tensions between the two major p(...)

Coronavirus: Your travel questions answered
- Travel
- March 11, 2020, 14:15
We asked readers to submit their travel concerns and questions. Below are a selection of answers, which we will continue to add to. Question: I am bo(...)

What strategies did Asia use to slow down coronavirus?
- Asia-Pacific
- March 11, 2020, 12:58
From Singapore to South Korea, countries across Asia have been mobilising for weeks in an attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Some have (...)