Asia & the Pacific

Why socialist countries take lead in fighting COVID-19Why socialist countries take lead in fighting COVID-19

Why socialist countries take lead in fighting COVID-19

This is a slightly edited version of a talk given during the“What Road To Socialism?” webinar held by Workers World…

May 21, 2020
How Vietnam has won again – this time vs. the virusHow Vietnam has won again – this time vs. the virus

How Vietnam has won again – this time vs. the virus

As of May 11, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has not recorded any new cases of COVID-19 in 25 straight…

May 11, 2020
<span class="streamer">Taking advantage of pandemic</span><br> Israel moves to annex more Palestinian land<span class="streamer">Taking advantage of pandemic</span><br> Israel moves to annex more Palestinian land

<span class="streamer">Taking advantage of pandemic</span><br> Israel moves to annex more Palestinian land

Speaking to students at Tel Aviv's Bar Ilan University in November 1989, Benjamin Netanyahu, at that time the Israeli deputy…

May 5, 2020
What the statistics reveal about Trump, China and the virusWhat the statistics reveal about Trump, China and the virus

What the statistics reveal about Trump, China and the virus

May 4 — The Trump administration is trying to deflect anger at its dangerously neglectful attitude toward the COVID-19 pandemic…

May 4, 2020
Laos keeps coronavirus under controlLaos keeps coronavirus under control

Laos keeps coronavirus under control

The Lao People’s Democratic Republic, referred to as the Lao PDR or Laos, has not recorded an increase in COVID-19…

April 27, 2020
China’s socialist planning and COVID-19China’s socialist planning and COVID-19

China’s socialist planning and COVID-19

The global COVID-19 viral pandemic has exposed in the sharpest light the contradiction between a globalized world economy and a…

April 3, 2020
Kerala mobilizes against pandemicKerala mobilizes against pandemic

Kerala mobilizes against pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost every region of the world. The speed at which it spreads and the relentlessness…

April 2, 2020
Exchange of solidarity messages with KoreaExchange of solidarity messages with Korea

Exchange of solidarity messages with Korea

The Workers’ Party of Korea is the guiding political body of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. From 1950 to…

April 2, 2020
China calls for lifting of U.S. sanctions against IranChina calls for lifting of U.S. sanctions against Iran

China calls for lifting of U.S. sanctions against Iran

Amid the fight against the coronavirus COVID-19, China called on March 16 for the immediate lifting of U.S. sanctions on…

March 17, 2020
COVID-19 exposes failure of U.S. health careCOVID-19 exposes failure of U.S. health care

COVID-19 exposes failure of U.S. health care

In this pandemic, people in the U.S. should be questioning why the current capitalist health care system seems unable to…

March 16, 2020