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The United States has issued new Hong Kong-related sanctions, according to a notice posted on the U.S. Department of Treasury website on Friday naming several Chinese companies. The entities listed ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is testing whether people given Sinovac Biotech Ltd.’s Covid vaccine will fare better if they get a booster using BioNTech SE’s more potent mRNA technology, as evidence emerges about how ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong on Friday proposed changing its rules to allow SPACs to list, but with tighter restrictions than elsewhere as it becomes the latest to tap the desire for such investment vehicles even as the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is testing whether people given Sinovac Biotech Ltd.’s Covid vaccine will fare better if they get a booster using BioNTech SE’s more potent mRNA technology, as evidence emerges about how ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China says national security police ordered it to delete messages from platforms. ( read original story ...)

Following crackdowns on freedom of speech and expression, Hong Kong witnesses a historic wave of emigration. A couple hug at Hong Kong's International Airport on July 18, 2021, the day before a ... ( read original story ...)

The erosion of civil liberties in the territory is part of larger political and economic ambitions that China presents to other countries, experts say. ( read original story ...)

China’s crackdown on the territory’s democratic traditions is triggering a migration that will transform the U.K., both economically and culturally. ( read original story ...)

A new censorship law could penalize anyone who screens unapproved films in Hong Kong with up to three years in jail. ( read original story ...)

Experts in Israel say recent data supports the government’s claims that booster shots have stemmed a rise in serious cases while a panel in Hong Kong has recommended children aged 12-17 should get onl ... ( read original story ...)

The move comes as research from across the world suggests that the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines wanes over time.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

A panel of health experts advising the Hong Kong government has recommended children aged 12-17 should get only one dose of BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine after reports of heart inflammation side effects ... ( read original story ...)

Receiving just one dose of vaccine, rather than the usual two, will reduce the likelihood of heart inflammation in young people by 80 per cent, one expert says. ( read original story ...)

Activists were sentenced to between six and 10 months in prison on Wednesday for taking part in an unauthorized assembly at last year’s vigil for the victims of China’s 1989 Tiananmen ... ( read original story ...)