Hong Kong protests
Charges dropped against Hongkonger arrested with box cutter on way to rally
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Go Nim-chung, 20, was arrested about 2km before reaching an anti-parallel trader rally in the border town of Sheung Shui.

Charges dropped against Hongkonger arrested with box cutter on way to rally

Go Nim-chung, 20, was arrested about 2km before reaching an anti-parallel trader rally in the border town of Sheung Shui.

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Hong Kong sees 48 new cases in biggest daily jump yet
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Two mask production lines approved, with five more considered
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Hong Kong sees 48 new cases in biggest daily jump yet

Increase comes as government adviser says residents letting their guard down too soon. Top microbiologist warns residents to brace for 200 imported cases of Covid-19 in the next two to three weeks.

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Coronavirus outbreak
Two mask production lines approved, with five more considered

Manufacturers are applying under a HK$1.5 billion subsidy scheme and have to fulfil criteria laid out by authorities. First two successful applicants aiming to churn out monthly average of more than 3 million masks in total.

Manufacturers are applying under a HK$1.5 billion subsidy scheme and have to fulfil criteria laid out by authorities. First two successful applicants aiming to churn out monthly average of more than 3 million masks in total.

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Hong Kong police
After foiled bomb plots, Hong Kong anti-terror squad runs drill at mainland border

About 250 officers from different departments take part in exercise simulating a bomb plot at boundary checkpoint.

About 250 officers from different departments take part in exercise simulating a bomb plot at boundary checkpoint.

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Only a third of Hong Kong’s quarantine tracking bracelets are working
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Cathay Pacific down to 4 per cent of services, as HK Express stops flights
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Coronavirus outbreak testing mental health of Hongkongers
After foiled bomb plots, Hong Kong anti-terror squad runs drill at mainland border
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Only a third of Hong Kong’s quarantine tracking bracelets are working
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Cathay Pacific down to 4 per cent of services, as HK Express stops flights
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Coronavirus outbreak testing mental health of Hongkongers
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MTR to open Lohas Park mall in stages amid struggle to find retail tenants

The MTR Corporation is struggling to find tenants to fill up The Lohas shopping centre in Tseung Kwan O because retailers are hesitant to commit to long-term leases after a slump in consumer sentiment.

The MTR Corporation is struggling to find tenants to fill up The Lohas shopping centre in Tseung Kwan O because retailers are hesitant to commit to long-term leases after a slump in consumer sentiment.

10 Mar 2020 - 10:20AM
exclusive | Hong Kong Airlines in talks with Air China, others for a lifeline

The emergence of several new white knights is the latest twist in the story of Hong Kong Airlines’ journey back to financial health.

The emergence of several new white knights is the latest twist in the story of Hong Kong Airlines’ journey back to financial health.

9 Mar 2020 - 11:20AM
Hong Kong to revive Chapter 11-style rescue bill after 24-year hiatus

Hong Kong is planning to introduce US Chapter 11-style provisions in its corporate rescue laws to help debt-stricken companies reorganize their finances, after failing to get it passed in various attempts since its British colonial days.

Hong Kong is planning to introduce US Chapter 11-style provisions in its corporate rescue laws to help debt-stricken companies reorganize their finances, after failing to get it passed in various attempts since its British colonial days.

12 Mar 2020 - 11:20PM
Remember A Day | Indian man exchanging wife for a buffalo and Americans rushing to be test tube mothers: past headlines

A journey back through time to look at significant news and events reported by the South China Morning Post from this week in history.

19 Mar 2020 - 2:45PM
Remember A Day | Indian man exchanging wife for a buffalo and Americans rushing to be test tube mothers: past headlines

A journey back through time to look at significant news and events reported by the South China Morning Post from this week in history.

19 Mar 2020 - 2:45PM
Opinion | Lacking a leader like Singapore’s, Hongkongers find their can-do spirit
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Asian Angle | Hong Kong is stoic, Italy laughs: what a coronavirus tour taught me
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Opinion | ‘No blue ribbons and dogs’: the democracy movement has gone to the dogs
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City Beat | Time for Hong Kong government officials to wear masks for coronavirus fight

Unified front on surgical masks required from leadership as Covid-19 threat continues to hang over a city returning to business as usual.

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Opinion | Pan-dems leveraging US power to settle scores are hurting Hong Kong
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Just Saying | Why China is amplifying a conspiracy theory to blame America for coronavirus crisis

Yonden Lhatoo breaks down a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman’s claim that the US military is behind the Covid-19 pandemic, highlighting the extent of mistrust and toxic state of relations between the two sides.

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New Covid-19 cases linked to Lan Kwai Fong
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Keeping Hong Kong fed amid the Covid-19 pandemic
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Wiping ‘licked’ finger on MTR handrail outrages internet
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Hong Kong pupils learn online
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Why this Hongkonger prefers to sleep rough
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Coronavirus quarantine in a HK cage home
14 Mar 2020 - 9:00AM
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New Covid-19 cases linked to Lan Kwai Fong
19 Mar 2020 - 9:56PM
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Keeping Hong Kong fed amid the Covid-19 pandemic
19 Mar 2020 - 5:03PM
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Wiping ‘licked’ finger on MTR handrail outrages internet
19 Mar 2020 - 11:30AM
Video - 03:51
Hong Kong pupils learn online
16 Mar 2020 - 6:00AM
Video - 04:17
Why this Hongkonger prefers to sleep rough
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Coronavirus quarantine in a HK cage home
14 Mar 2020 - 9:00AM
Remember A Day | Indian man exchanging wife for a buffalo and Americans rushing to be test tube mothers: past headlines

A journey back through time to look at significant news and events reported by the South China Morning Post from this week in history.

19 Mar 2020 - 2:45PM
Opinion | Lacking a leader like Singapore’s, Hongkongers find their can-do spirit

Not only does Hong Kong’s leader lack the credibility to begin a television address with ‘my fellow Hongkongers’, the government’s inadequate handling of the crisis has pushed the city’s residents to draw on their own resources.

Not only does Hong Kong’s leader lack the credibility to begin a television address with ‘my fellow Hongkongers’, the government’s inadequate handling of the crisis has pushed the city’s residents to draw on their own resources.

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Lacking a leader like Singapore’s, Hongkongers find their can-do spirit
Asian Angle | Hong Kong is stoic, Italy laughs: what a coronavirus tour taught me

When fate intervened, one writer found himself travelling between four locations at different stages of the fight against the coronavirus. What he saw ranged from annoyance to denial to shock and acceptance.

When fate intervened, one writer found himself travelling between four locations at different stages of the fight against the coronavirus. What he saw ranged from annoyance to denial to shock and acceptance.

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Hong Kong is stoic, Italy laughs: what a coronavirus tour taught me

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