カテゴリー: Hong Kong
WHO experts prepare to meet in Geneva amid further significant rises in confirmed cases in ChinaCoronavirus – latest updatesThe death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in China has reached 563, as health experts prepared to meet in Geneva next week in…
Thousands of passengers and crew on two cruise ships in Asian waters have been placed in quarantine after cases of coronavirus were confirmed onboard. About 3,700 people are facing at least two weeks locked away on the Diamond Princess cruise liner anc…
Thousands of passengers and crew on two cruise ships in Asian waters have been placed in quarantine after cases of coronavirus were confirmed onboard. About 3,700 people are facing at least two weeks locked away on the Diamond Princess cruise liner anc…
Chinese leadership admits ‘shortcomings’ in handling of outbreak as death toll hits 420Is UK overreacting by telling citizens to leave China?Coronavirus quarantine precautions around the worldHong Kong reported its first death from the coronavirus and …
Plane will fly from Wuhan to Darwin, where those on board will then be transported to Christmas IslandA Qantas flight bound for Wuhan to evacuate Australians trapped in China in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak left Sydney on Sunday afternoon.There…
For Hong Kong people, the memories of the Sars outbreak are still fresh. In 2003 there were 1,755 Sars cases and 299 deaths (according to the World Health Organisation). With the threat of the coronavirus outbreak declared a global emergency, Hongkonge…
Facial recognition firm SenseTime discussed use of AI in universities with governmentA government trade minister held a one-on-one meeting with a facial recognition firm accused of enabling the Chinese government’s campaign of persecution against Uighu…
The ‘yellow economic circle’ movement aims to promote locally owned businesses – and shun Chinese onesEmily Mak works in finance but every lunchtime in the run-up to lunar new year on Saturday she heads to a bustling Hong Kong market street to distribu…
Memories of 2003’s Sars outbreak cause jitters on financial markets, with Hong Kong worst hit, as death toll rises to fourShares have fallen across Asia Pacific amid mounting concerns about a new strain of coronavirus in China that has left at least fo…
Leader says ‘one country, two systems’ deal could continue if city shows loyalty to ChinaHong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, has said the “one country, two systems” framework under which the city is meant to enjoy autonomy from China could be extended beyo…
Luo Huining, newly installed head of Beijing’s liaison office, gave little away in his first public statementBeijing’s new top envoy to Hong Kong has said he hoped the protest-ravaged city would “return to the right path” in his first statement since t…
Protests target mainlanders’ practice of bulk-buying goods to sell at profit in ChinaPetrol bombs have been thrown at a Hong Kong police station and dozens of people arrested after a march against parallel trading near the Chinese border.The Democratic…
Beijing offers no explanation for appointing of Luo Huining to head its liaison officeChina has replaced a top official in Hong Kong as anti-government protests in the semi-autonomous territory enter their eighth month.Luo Huining, the former Communist…
City initiates ‘serious response’ level as sickness recalls deadly respiratory syndrome that killed 700 people Hong Kong authorities has moved to “serious response” level as fears spread about a mysterious infectious disease that may have been brought …
Police detain 400 and fire teargas as anti-government protests continue into 2020A huge New Year’s Day march in Hong Kong has ended in mass arrests and street clashes as the anti-government movement – now almost in its eighth month – continued into 202…