Asia in shock over fate of Ukraine

Gripping news: A man reading a Vietnamese newspaper featuring front page coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine at a stall in Hanoi. — AFP

Disbelief was the general reaction in Asia to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and many countries scrambled to try and repatriate their people from the conflict area.

There were also concerns over spiralling oil prices, volatility in markets, cyber security attacks and the likely impact of the sanctions unleashed by the United States, Japan and European countries on supply chains.