‘Dream come true’: Japan reopens to tourists https://ift.tt/1ug8aqH

More frequent Chinese patrols put ‘heavy burden’ on ageing Taiwan frigates https://ift.tt/QsRX5p4

Families gather for mass cremation of Thai nursery victims https://ift.tt/b0KvEXY

Security, red banners and COVID-19 curbs: Beijing readies for 20th Congress https://ift.tt/xY9tVT6

Former Malaysia PM Mahathir to defend Langkawi seat in upcoming polls https://ift.tt/uI3sfjY

Sri Lanka to retain ‘middle-income’ status but seek concessional loans https://ift.tt/i8WeSD4

Japan says US showed understanding on Tokyo’s currency intervention https://ift.tt/DGlfQSP

Philippine Nobel laureate and journalist Maria Ressa to appeal cyber libel conviction in Supreme Court https://ift.tt/spxcn2P

Hong Kong leader says he ‘laughs off’ US sanctions https://ift.tt/8QCTz5X

COVID-19 cases rise in Shanghai, other Chinese cities; preventive steps strengthened https://ift.tt/4OLgSeB