Decline comes as 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 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Reports Fewer Than 1,000 Covid Cases for Second Day
Hong Kong reported fewer than 1,000 Covid cases Saturday for the second straight day as the city’s deadliest wave of the pandemic continues to subside from its peak of more than 55,000 last month. ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Hong Kong: health minister says widespread rapid testing could be ‘way out’ as city set to ease social-distancing curbs
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 ...)
Coronavirus: Can Hong Kong become a hub for traditional Chinese medicine? Exposure and experience from fifth Covid wave suggest so
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 ...)
Two Sinopharm Omicron-Targeting Shots to Start Hong Kong Trials
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 ...)
Hong Kong’s 48-hour Covid test rule stumps those with indirect flights
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 ...)
Reinvigorating Hong Kong’s economy starts with embracing a global mindset once more
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 ...)
Hong Kong marks National Security Education Day
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 ...)
China is tracking me, says Hong Kong dissident Simon Cheng
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 marks National Security Education Day with series of activities
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 ...)
Hong Kong TV show ignites ‘brownface’ row with Filipina role
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 ...)
Hong Kong – East Asia’s Entry Point for Mexican Methamphetamine?
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 ...)
Hong Kong Stock Exchange Closes For Good Friday, Easter Holidays
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 ...)
U.S. urged to stop disturbing Hong Kong under guise of human rights
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 ...)