カテゴリー: Hong Kong
As the region battles a second wave of infections, people who have had contact with confirmed cases are being herded into confinementCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAround eight o’ clock in the morning the doorbell of the ti…
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As the revolt dampens and government crackdowns increase, views differ on whether the movement can regain momentumAmid a global pandemic, Hong Kong’s famously crowded streets are eerily quiet. Most of the city’s 7.5m people have been practising various…
Pomeranian tested a ‘weak positive’ for virus after owner was infected, authorities sayCoronavirus: latest developmentsHong Kong authorities have warned people to avoid kissing their pets, but also to not panic and abandon them after a dog repeatedly t…
Shares struggled to gain traction as new data showed that China and Hong Kong came to a virtual economic standstill in FebruaryLatest updatesFears of a coronavirus-driven global economic slowdown have mounted after stock markets gave a lukewarm reactio…
In a bid to stem spread of the virus, schools in Hong Kong, China and Japan have been shut for weeksCoronavirus outbreak – live updates“It’s been a long holiday,” laughs Hong Kong insurance worker and mother, Sarah Wong.Wong and her two daughters, Chlo…
Lai, who was arrested with two other activists, has been a major financial patron of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movementHong Kong police have arrested three veteran pro-democracy figures for taking part in an unauthorised anti-government march last year…
Swedish citizen who disappeared in 2015 is sentenced in Ningbo for ‘providing intelligence’ overseasA Chinese court has sentenced Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai to 10 years in prison for “providing intelligence” overseas, in a case that has highlighted …
Hundreds of toilet rolls were seized by robbers outside a supermarket in Mong Kok as shortage begin to biteCoronavirus: latest updatesArmed robbers have stolen hundreds of toilet rolls in Hong Kong, a city racked by shortages caused by coronavirus pani…
Diamond Princess evacuations begin as Japan warns outbreak ‘entering new phase’. Follow latest updatesRussian court orders woman who fled quarantine back to hospitalWhat is coronavirus and what should I do if I have symptoms?Tokyo marathon cancels mass…
Xia Baolong is a long-time ally of Xi Jinping who represents a sign Beijing wants to exert more control over the cityCoronavirus latest updates A hardliner notorious for the demolition of thousands of Christian crosses on churches has been appointed th…
Widespread anxiety that epidemic could last many months and basic necessities will run out is gripping the cityCoronavirus – live updatesIt is reminiscent of the Soviet Union in the 1980s. Queues form at the crack of dawn every morning in front of supe…
Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam tells people to stay at home and nervous global investors turn to safe havens like gold. Follow updates live‘Come back soon’: coronavirus wreaks havoc on global tourism hotspotsNumber of confirmed UK cases rises from four to eigh…
US citizen, 60, died of virus, while Japan says citizen who died had symptoms of virusA US national in China has become the first foreigner confirmed to have died from the new coronavirus, while a Japanese man also died after experiencing symptoms cons…
Total infections pass 30,000 as Wuhan whistleblower doctor dies and Singapore reports three new casesFull report: Wuhan facing ‘wartime conditions’Doctor who blew whistle over virus dies‘Some idiot moaned about breakfast’: life in coronavirus quarantin…