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Coronavirus pandemic: All storiesi

An outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China. It has since spread across the world and the World Health Organisation has declared a global pandemic. Seeking to distinguish the virus from the disease it causes, the virus has been named SARS-CoV-2 and the disease Covid-19.

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Officials should be giving a reason as to why the Democratic Party’s successful bid for a dry goods stall at the Victoria Park Lunar New Year Fair was rejected.

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China is all the poorer for the death of the ‘people’s premier’ Li Keqiang, who always showed his caring side even as he steered the nation through some of its most difficult moments.

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After three years avoiding Covid-19 in Hong Kong and then not catching it in over a year back in the UK, Cliff Buddle began to believe he was immune. Now, reality has dawned.

  • Libraries are struggling to woo visitors despite pulling out the stops with new offerings, including more open areas and digital services
  • Residents made 18 million visits to public libraries in first 10 months of year, well below 34.7 million recorded for whole of 2019

The Conference Board think tank’s twice-yearly survey finds that confidence among dozens of polled CEOs has taken a big hit while Beijing struggles to stimulate the market and lure investors.

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Finance minister Jeremy Hunt announced a huge package of 110 measures aimed at reinvigorating the ailing economy and boosting business investment.

The David J. Sencer CDC Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, explains the history and work of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, including in Asia – though there’s little on its Covid efforts.

Hong Kong’s tourist hotspot of Tsim Sha Tsui retained its ranking as the most expensive retail destination in Asia-Pacific, but slipped to third place globally, according to a survey by Cushman & Wakefield.

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The Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport, that cost about US$1.1 billion is part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, was financed under a 55-year build-operate-transfer deal.

The airline targeted Theo Seremetidis in 2020 after he instructed staff that for safety reasons they did not have to clean two aircraft arriving from China.

US students returned to Hong Kong and Taiwan after the pandemic’s first year, but only 211 studied in the mainland during the 2021-22 academic year.

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The Fosun Group is looking to make another major leap in the healthcare industry as it prepares to deliver locally-made surgical robots to hospitals.

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“Five years ago, the water had a petrol-like smell and there was some rubbish in it. I only encountered some seaweed during my swim this year,” one swimmer says.

This is the latest in a string of devastating, high-profile cyberattacks globally. Earlier this week, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China – the world’s biggest lender by assets – was targeted.

Asia-Pacific airlines summit in Singapore told ‘familiar headwinds’ such as high fuel prices and international tension causing problems for aviation industry.

Far from a benign inconvenience, a coronavirus-induced sensory upheaval can make people not want to eat, leading to depression and weight loss.

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