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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.
The leaders of China and the US may not have agreed on everything, but clearly both were certain about one thing: lines of communication must be kept open at all times.
At their long-awaited meeting on Wednesday, the leaders of global powers China and the US must aim to seek common ground and narrow their differences.
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.
With vaccinations now freely available, those from high-risk groups have no excuse to ignore warnings of city’s health professionals
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.
Scientists’ work on mRNA technology paved the way for vaccines in the global fight against Covid-19 and raises Hong Kong hopes of becoming a biotech hub.
City is pinning its hopes on holidays to boost economy and bring public cheer at challenging time
Recent moves raise hopes of greater cooperation and dialogue, and less confrontation and tit-for-tat measures that do nothing to resolve disputes.
‘Night Vibes’ campaign, which promises bazaars, late openings and much more, will lighten the public mood but the city economy calls for a sustainable approach.
- Undersecretary for Health Libby Lee tells Legco panel officials from health, education and social welfare will join forces to protect vulnerable
- Lee says Education Bureau will be able to refer youngsters with serious mental health problems to Hospital Authority with priority for psychiatric help
UN’s International Vaccine Institute and Cambridge University will set up labs at the University of Hong as part of new Global Health Institute.
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.
‘Essential questions’ unanswered following months-long investigation of facility housing lab mice and medical waste owned by Chinese citizen.
30 million tourists in 2023 estimate based on 26.78 million visitors for first 10 months of year in wake of end of coronavirus travel restrictions.
Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn moves to allay fears that construction workers in hostel accommodation will have movements restricted.
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.
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.
“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.
Despite proposed pay rise, big earnings gap exists between judges and lawyers in private practice.
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.
Cash to boost pupils’ mental health, HK$60,000 to schools and HK$20,000 to parent-teacher associations, will be handed in the next two academic years.
Former top market regulator Bi Jingquan says China still ‘good place’ for investment and jobs, calls on those who left during pandemic to go back and ‘take a look’.
Virtual patient chatbot will not replace conventional bedside teaching for trainee doctors, but gives students some advantages, doctor says.
University analysis of media reports finds 20 of out 22 cases took place just after the start of new school year, with expert pointing to teens struggling to adapt after pandemic.
Manuel Marrero Cruz tells Chinese tourism representatives in Beijing the US embargo on Cuba is dampening an already dire economy.
President Duda made the announcement following October 15 election in which the right-wing Law and Justice received more votes than any single party but lost to an alliance of three opposition parties.
The world seems to quickly forget health emergencies such as Spanish flu, the 2014 Ebola outbreak and Covid-19, says Joanne Liu, who believes countries need to present a united front against disease.
From its role in Hong Kong’s transition from British colony to China’s special administrative region, the HKMA is now carving out a place as a leader in fintech, financial regulations and green finance.
Post-pandemic relaxations of travel restrictions on South Asian countries by mainland may have fuelled increase in attempts to enter city, sources say.
Covid-19 restrictions speeded up brain deterioration in people over 50, a long-term study of over 3,000 subjects has found, raising ‘important questions’ about their increased risk of dementia.
Source says one batch of vaccines arriving end of this year, and other to be delivered in early 2024.
Lavinia Lau, one of the top executives at Cathay Pacific, says costs through entire supply chain have risen and airline has to ‘factor that in’ to ticket prices.
New first and business class cabins in the pipeline as Cathay aims to expand ‘big revenue earners’, says top executive Lavinia Lau.
‘In every 10 Covid-19 patients, around one to two of them had to be admitted to intensive care units. I believe that in the coming weeks, these severe cases will be more common,’ expert says.
