Marvel’s first Asian superhero movie has yet to be released in the mainland amid fierce debate over its back story and star.
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As Covid Surges, Filipino Students Begin Second Year Online
The country remains among the few that have not at least partially reopened, sparking worry in a place where many lack a computer or internet access.
Students in Philippines Enter Second Year of Remote Schooling
The closure is spawning a backlash in a country where many people do not have access to a computer or the internet at home. Most schools in the United States and Britain have resumed in-person instruction.
Your Monday Briefing
Thailand protests Covid-19 failures.
Your Monday Briefing
The Taliban take three more cities.
How Indonesia Became the Coronavirus Pandemic’s New Epicenter
The suffering that ravaged places like India and Brazil — with deaths soaring, hospitals overwhelmed and oxygen running out — has reached Southeast Asia.
The Pandemic Has a New Epicenter: Indonesia
The suffering that ravaged places like India and Brazil — with deaths soaring, hospitals overwhelmed and oxygen running out — has reached Southeast Asia.
Asia Grapples With Delta-Driven Outbreaks
Across the region, everyday activities are again being restricted even as the West edges back to normalcy.
As Delta Variant Surges, Outbreaks Return in Many Parts of the World
The highly contagious Delta variant is on the rise, and countries that hoped they had seen the worst of Covid-19 are being battered again.
Long Slide Looms for World Population, With Sweeping Ramifications
Fewer babies’ cries. More abandoned homes. Toward the middle of this century, as deaths start to exceed births, changes will come that are hard to fathom.