Commentary: China’s COVID-19 chaos is spilling over to Hong Kong https://ift.tt/apvJDNi

Crowds throng Japanese shrines to pray for good fortune on first business day of 2023 https://ift.tt/oqpQz2e

Hong Kong says Japan relaxes COVID-19 flight restrictions https://ift.tt/sZX6rFi

Vietnamese boy trapped in concrete pile on New Year’s Eve pronounced dead https://ift.tt/WlAXszv

Indonesian court jails former trade official, palm oil company execs https://ift.tt/9ZtMgJj

China developer forced to sack 90% of workers in bid to survive https://ift.tt/V2l4qJx

Bankrupt Sri Lanka to hold first polls since crisis https://ift.tt/EDkVbcw

Pakistan orders malls to close early amid economic crisis https://ift.tt/E8kxWC6

Airline group IATA disappointed with ‘knee-jerk’ COVID-19 measures for travellers from China https://ift.tt/bieD1ON

Japan to tighten COVID-19 border controls for travellers from China https://ift.tt/w729UMs