Paradise paused: Asia-Pacific tourism continues to lag after the Covid induced freeze theguardian.com
@nytimesworld3 years ago
As coronavirus cases surge across the Asia-Pacific region, countries that were once similarly stringent in their virus control measures are taking drastically divergent paths with the pandemic now in its third year. nyti.ms
@guardian3 years ago
Niue becomes second Pacific island in a week to lose Covid-free status theguardian.com
@guardian3 years ago
Cathay Pacific sacks three pilots for catching Covid on layover theguardian.com
@WSJ3 years ago
General Electric, Union Pacific and other large U.S. employers are imposing Covid-19 vaccine mandates for their workers to comply with a deadline set by the Biden administration for federal contractors on.wsj.com
@guardian4 years ago
Pacific nations face ‘lost decade’ due to economic cost of Covid theguardian.com
@nytimesworld4 years ago
As Fiji battles one of the fastest-growing coronavirus outbreaks in the world, the Pacific Island’s Olympic team departed on Thursday for Tokyo on a freight plane. Their fellow passengers? A shipment of frozen fish. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld4 years ago
Japan's rise in Covid-19 cases is part of a surge across the Asia Pacific region, where countries that once led the world in containing the virus are grappling with new variants and a lack of vaccines. nyti.ms
@guardian4 years ago
Australia denies using ‘plants’ to undermine China’s Covid vaccine rollout in Pacific theguardian.com
@nytimesworld4 years ago
Japan’s leaders are racing to lift Covid-19 vaccination rates at home, but they are also donating millions of doses in the Asia Pacific region as part of a wider geopolitical strategy. nyti.ms
@WSJ4 years ago
Cathay Pacific returned to the dollar-bond market after more than 20 years as the coronavirus pandemic saps demand for air travel on.wsj.com
@guardian4 years ago
Global report: Asia-Pacific countries toughen Covid curbs as cases grow theguardian.com
@guardian2 years ago
Record support during Covid and declining funding from China: what new data on Pacific aid reveals theguardian.com
@nytimesworld3 years ago
Serious coronavirus infections have disproportionately affected New Caledonians of Pacific Island descent, highlighting social inequalities in a territory that is agonizing over whether to break free of France. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld3 years ago
An Australian aid ship arrived in Tonga, a day after 23 people aboard tested positive for Covid. Cargo was unloaded by machines, a UN spokesman said, amid fears the virus could spread in the remote Pacific nation, which has so far reported one Covid case. nyti.ms
@BBCWorld3 years ago
Airline Cathay Pacific imposes tough new Covid rules on its aircrew bbc.in
@nytimesworld4 years ago
Countries in the Asia-Pacific region this week became some of the first after the U.S. to secure supplies of molnupiravir, the pill that the pharmaceutical company Merck says could halve the risk of hospitalization and death from Covid-19. nyti.ms
@WSJ4 years ago
Governments across the Asia-Pacific region are tightening restrictions on daily life as they face a growing threat from the Delta variant of Covid-19 on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld4 years ago
Japan's rise in Covid-19 cases is part of a surge across the Asia Pacific region, where countries that once led the world in containing the virus are grappling with new variants and a lack of vaccines. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld4 years ago
Japan's rise in Covid-19 cases is part of a surge across the Asia Pacific region, where countries that once led the world in containing the virus are grappling with new variants and a lack of vaccines. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld4 years ago
The U.S. territory of Guam is offering Covid vaccinations to travelers from any country in a bid to lift tourism to the island. The program is open to international tourists age 12 and over and aims mostly at countries in the Asia-Pacific region. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld4 years ago
All across the Asia-Pacific region, the countries that led the world in containing the coronavirus are now languishing in the race to put it behind them. Vaccination campaigns are just now revving up or have barely begun, leaving a trail of exasperation. nyti.ms
@guardian4 years ago
Sea of resilience: how the Pacific fought against Covid theguardian.com
@WSJ4 years ago
A contemporary Corona Del Mar home with panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and its own Japanese Zen garden has hit the market for $58 million on.wsj.com
@guardian3 years ago
Australia news live: Albanese heads to Pacific forum amid tensions; Covid-hit cruise ship to dock in Sydney theguardian.com
@nytimesworld3 years ago
Serious coronavirus infections have disproportionately affected New Caledonians of Pacific Island descent, highlighting social inequalities in a territory that is agonizing over whether to break free of France. nyti.ms
@WSJ3 years ago
GE, Union Pacific and other large employers have suspended Covid-19 vaccine requirements for workers after a court ruling blocked the Biden administration's mandate for federal contractors on.wsj.com
@BBCWorld3 years ago
Airline Cathay Pacific imposes tough new Covid rules on its aircrew bbc.in
@nytimesworld4 years ago
Countries in the Asia-Pacific region this week became some of the first after the U.S. to secure supplies of molnupiravir, the pill that the pharmaceutical company Merck says could halve the risk of hospitalization and death from Covid-19. nyti.ms
@WSJ4 years ago
Across the Asia-Pacific region, low rates of Covid-19 infection and vaccination have led to an immunity shortfall as the Delta variant strikes on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld4 years ago
As Fiji battles one of the fastest-growing coronavirus outbreaks in the world, the Pacific Island’s Olympic team departed on Thursday for Tokyo on a freight plane. Their fellow passengers? A shipment of frozen fish. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld4 years ago
Fiji is now battling one of the fastest-growing Covid outbreaks in the world. The number of new coronavirus cases reported daily has soared into the hundreds, flooding the Pacific nation’s health facilities with patients. nyti.ms
@WSJ4 years ago
Covid-19 vaccine rollouts have accelerated in many Asia-Pacific countries in recent weeks, overtaking the pace of doses being administered in the U.S. on.wsj.com
@guardian4 years ago
Morning mail: Melbourne mystery Covid case, plundering the Pacific, the return of Crowded House theguardian.com
@guardian4 years ago
Zoomed to fail? Cracks appear in Pacific Islands Forum as Covid pulls nations apart theguardian.com
@guardian4 years ago
Cut off for nine months, Pacific atoll conservationists emerge to Covid pandemic theguardian.com
@guardian3 years ago
Covid outbreaks in Samoa and Vanuatu chip away at Pacific islands’ virus-free status theguardian.com
@nytimesworld3 years ago
Serious coronavirus infections have disproportionately affected New Caledonians of Pacific Island descent, highlighting social inequalities in a territory that is agonizing over whether to break free of France. nyti.ms
@WSJ3 years ago
Countries in the Asia-Pacific region are creating tougher rules for those infected with the Omicron Covid-19 variant on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld3 years ago
Nearly two years into a pandemic that has seen hundreds of millions of people infected and left millions dead, the Pacific island of Tonga has recorded its first coronavirus case nyti.ms
@nytimesworld4 years ago
The Asia-Pacific region which at one time struggled to get Covid-19 vaccination programs off the ground, is now speeding ahead with inoculations, lifting hopes of a return to normality. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld4 years ago
As Fiji battles one of the fastest-growing coronavirus outbreaks in the world, the Pacific Island’s Olympic team departed on Thursday for Tokyo on a freight plane. Their fellow passengers? A shipment of frozen fish. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld4 years ago
As Fiji battles one of the fastest-growing coronavirus outbreaks in the world, the Pacific Island’s Olympic team departed on Thursday for Tokyo on a freight plane. Their fellow passengers? A shipment of frozen fish. nyti.ms
@guardian4 years ago
Asia Pacific sees sharp rise in Covid infections as Delta strain threatens new wave theguardian.com
@WSJ4 years ago
Covid-19 vaccine rollouts have accelerated in many Asia-Pacific countries in recent weeks, overtaking the pace of doses being administered in the U.S. on.wsj.com
@guardian4 years ago
How conspiracy theories led to Covid vaccine hesitancy in the Pacific theguardian.com
@WSJ4 years ago
A mix of in-person and virtual events have been planned for the inauguration, including a memorial to those who lost their lives to Covid-19 and a celebration of Asian American, Pacific Islander, Black and Latino communities’ contributions to the country. on.wsj.com
@guardian4 years ago
Calls for a Covid 'kava bubble' as supply from Pacific to Australia dries up theguardian.com