Just two weeks after China signalled an easing of the zero-Covid policy there are signs that Xi Jinping's plans for an exit strategy are already unravelling.
In Bangladesh, mountains of clothes are piling up in factories as the south Asian nation is hit by the fallout from worsening global economic conditions.
And Malaysia finally has a new Prime Minister following a turbulent week after the general election delivered a hung parliament.
Anwar Ibrahim Photo: AFP
Ed White is a correspondent with the Financial Times based in Seoul.
