Category: NEWS

HONG KONG — Hong Kong plans to offer COVID-19 vaccines to children as young as 3 as infections rage through the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The announcement Monday came as the government reported ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Hong Kong reported 2,071 new daily COVID-19 infections on Monday, a new record, with 4500 preliminary positive cases, authorities said, as they battle to control a ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s leaders have spent much of their political capital over the past two years eradicating the opposition rather than vaccinating their most vulnerable residents. Now as cases spike to fresh ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong health officials warned of a “crisis” as a growing number of positive cases threatened to overwhelm hospitals and upend the government’s Covid Zero strategy. The city will ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, Feb 14 (Reuters) - HSBC (HSBA.L) said on Monday it has appointed Luanne Lim as the chief executive officer of its Hong Kong business, its biggest market, as the Asia-focussed bank looks to ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam said on Monday that record-high COVID-19 infection rates amid the global omicron wave have "overwhelmed" the city. "The onslaught of the fifth wave of the epidemic has ... ( read original story ...)

Carrie Lam says her government will work with Chinese officials to tackle the ‘highly undesirable’ situation Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam has said an “onslaught” of Covid-19 infections has dealt a ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam said on Monday that the "onslaught" of coronavirus infections in the global financial hub has dealt a heavy blow and overwhelmed its ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong health officials warned of a “crisis” as a record 2,000 preliminary positive cases threatened to overwhelm hospitals and upend the government’s Covid Zero strategy. The gap is widening ... ( read original story ...)

Reported cybercrimes in Hong Kong rose more than sevenfold over a decade to 16,159 cases last year, with victims claiming record losses totalling more than HK$3 billion (US$385.3 million). Police said ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Lowers Vaccine Age to 3 (4:41 p.m. NY) Hong Kong lowered the minimum age for receiving the Sinovac vaccine to three from five starting Feb. 15, according to a government statement Sunday ... ( read original story ...)

A global travel divide is deepening as some countries ditch Covid-19 restrictions including quarantines, isolation and even mandatory testing for good, while others cling to years-old curbs. Lingering ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG — The Hong Kong government said on Sunday that it would begin prioritizing hospital isolation space for children, older people and other serious cases as a wave of coronavirus infections has ... ( read original story ...)

Most Read from Bloomberg Hong Kong’s health officials warned that the city is facing a “crisis” as a record 2,000 preliminary positive cases threatened to overwhelm hospitals and upend its Covid Zero ... ( read original story ...)