Month: April 2022

Health minister Sophia Chan says rapid testing could be implemented more widely, cites daily use among school students and care home residents Chan warns Hongkongers to avoid crowded places during ... ( read original story ...)

Traditional Chinese medicine can play a bigger role in treating patients with severe diseases including Covid-19, experts have said, adding Hong Kong should strive to become a regional hub for the ... ( read original story ...)

A China National Pharmaceutical Group Co. unit said it’s received approval to start clinical trials in Hong Kong of two inactivated vaccines that target the omicron variant of coronavirus. ( read original story ...)

Readers appeal for the relaxation of the rule requiring passengers to test negative 48 hours before boarding a flight to Hong Kong, comment on brownface in a television show, and suggest one way to ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's ability to balance local values with global ideas, and its openness to anyone with a zeal for hard work and innovation, has brought the city prosperity This is the spirit in which the new ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Friday launched a string of activities to raise the awareness of the Hong Kong people of safeguarding national security. ( read original story ...)

A Hong Kong dissident who runs the biggest organisation helping his compatriots to move to Britain claims that he is being followed and intimidated by pro-Beiji ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong on Friday launched a string of activities to promote national security education to raise the awareness of the Hong Kong people of safeguarding national security. April 15 marks the second ... ( read original story ...)

A Hong Kong television show has ignited anger over a Filipina character played by a local actress who darkened her skin, in the latest incident of “brownface” in Asia. Broadcaster TVB cast ... ( read original story ...)

A critical waypoint in global trade, Hong Kong also plays a valuable role in Latin America's meth trade with Asian markets. ( read original story ...)

The Exchange will be closed on Friday, April 15, for Good Friday and on Monday, April 18, for Easter holidays. Trading in China-based companies such as Baidu, Alibaba and NetEase listed in both Hong ... ( read original story ...)

The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Thursday voiced firm opposition to the "2021 Country Reports on Human Rights ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. State Department’s recent Hong Kong Policy Act Report shows the PRC is tightening its viselike grip on the city as the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to Beijing approaches. ( read original story ...)

"Disappointing to see so many of my own unable to acknowledge the problem of brown facing, stereotyping, and the overwhelming amount of casual racism," a user wrote ... ( read original story ...)