Australia’s second city faces a new wave of contagion

This time, a targeted lockdown will be even tighter than before

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South Korea is rethinking its efforts to spread the wealth

Instead of trying to build spiffy new cities, it is buffing up old ones

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Infections in India are soaring, but increased testing will help

Covid-19 has spread from big cities to country towns with alarming speed

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Democracy activists fleeing Hong Kong present a dilemma for Taiwan

The government sympathises with their cause, but is wary of taking too many in

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The Philippines’ ferocious lockdown lingers on, despite uncertain benefits

Enforcement has been vigorous but patchy

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Why has the pandemic spared the Buddhist parts of South-East Asia?

Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam have had only tiny outbreaks

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Singapore looks to the skies—for fields

Government subsidies make excellent fertiliser

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India has few good ways to punish China for its Himalayan land-grab

Most economic sanctions would harm India, too

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India’s ban on TikTok deprives the country of a favourite pastime

The app provided a window on the heartland

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As covid-19 saps Vietnam’s economy, private charity is blossoming

That is unusual for a workers’ paradise

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