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02.12.2020 / 07:05

Asia Today: Hong Kong limits gatherings to 2, orders testing

HONG KONG – Hong Kong is limiting most gatherings to just two people and ordering compulsory testing of workers at retirement homes and facilities for people with disabilities, among tightening measures to contain a new wave of the coronavirus.The semi-autonomous southern Chinese city reported 82 news cases on Wednesday, all but 10 of them listed as having been transmitted among residents. Since Nov.

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Asian stocks gain on stronger Chinese factory data

BEIJING – Asian stocks rose Tuesday after Chinese manufacturing improved, South Korea reported stronger exports and Australia's central bank left its benchmark lending rate at a record low.Markets in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced as investors looked ahead to U.S.

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Disneyland Hong Kong Closes for Third Time Amid Pandemic

Disney on Monday announced that its Hong Kong park would close a third time due to restrictions put in place because of an uptick in novel coronavirus cases. The park closed initially on Jan.

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Covid-19: Hong Kong tightens gatherings, sends civil servants home

Hong Kong introduced the city’s toughest public-gathering restrictions in months and decided to send civil servants back to work-from-home arrangements as the government steps up efforts to contain the latest wave of coronavirus infections in the Asian financial hub.Public gatherings will be limited to two people, including at restaurant tables and at sports venues, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said at a briefing on Monday. Most new measures will go into effect on Wednesday and last two weeks, she said.The slew of restrictions come as Hong Kong reported 76 new coronavirus patients for the day, with most of them being local transmissions and nine cases being untraceable.

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AP Interview: HK lawmaker says democracy fight needs rethink

HONG KONG – When Wu Chi-wai, chairman of Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy party, decided to serve an extended term in the city’s legislature, he did not expect to resign two months later.After nearly three decades in politics, the 58-year-old Wu is stepping down Monday. All 15 lawmakers in the pro-democracy camp have tendered their resignations to protest a Beijing resolution in early November that led to the disqualifications of four of their colleagues.The resignations came at a fraught time for Hong Kong, as Beijing tightens control over the semi-autonomous city.

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Hong Kong grapples with fourth Covid wave as dance-venue cluster rapidly grows

Hong Kong battles a new wave of coronavirus infections with yet another round of social restrictions, a sense of fatigue with the confusing and inconsistent nature of the city’s pandemic response is setting in among business-owners and residents.Though the Asian financial center has thus far been relatively unscathed -- total Covid-19 cases amounting to just 81 cases per 100,000 people out of a densely packed 7 million population -- the city has encountered more waves than most other places and is entering its fourth round of stop-start restrictions.“Hong Kong has undoubtedly been lucky with the pandemic so far.

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Hong Kong leader: National security law has been 'effective'

HONG KONG – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Wednesday that the city's new national security law has been “remarkably effective in restoring stability” after months of political unrest, and that bringing normalcy back to the political system is an urgent priority.Lam made the comments in her annual policy address, more than a month after it was postponed so that she could seek Beijing’s support for various economic measures aimed at reviving the semi-autonomous Chinese territory's economy.Beijing imposed the national security law on Hong Kong in June, aiming to crack down on dissent following months of anti-government protests in the city that at times descended into violence.

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₹47,835 to those found with Covid-19

Hong Kong will give a one-time $645 (around ₹47,834.91) payment to anyone in the city who tests positive for Covid-19 to encourage people to take tests for the virus, Health Secretary Sophia Chan said.The Labour and Welfare Bureau will announce details of the handout plan later, Radio Television Hong Kong cited Chan as saying in a radio interview.

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Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble postponed

HONG KONG – Singapore and Hong Kong on Saturday postponed a planned air travel bubble meant to boost tourism for both cities, amid a spike in coronavirus infections in Hong Kong.The air travel bubble, originally slated to begin Sunday, will be delayed by at least two weeks, Hong Kong’s minister of commerce and economic development, Edward Yau, said at a news conference.The arrangement is meant to allow visitors between the two cities to travel without having to serve a quarantine as long as they complete coronavirus tests before and after arriving at their destinations, and fly on designated flights.Hong Kong reported 43 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, including 13 untraceable local infections.

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Hong Kong bans Air India flights for 5th time as passengers test COVID positive

New Delhi: Hong Kong has banned Air India flights from Delhi till December 3 after a few passengers on its flight earlier this week tested positive for COVID-19 post-arrival, a senior government official said on Friday.This is the fifth time Air India's flights from India have been banned by the Hong Kong government for bringing passengers who tested positive for the viral infection after arrival.The previous bans on the airline's Delhi-Hong Kong flights were from August 18 to August 31, September 20 to October 3 and October 17 to October 30, and on its Mumbai-Hong Kong flights during October 28-November 10.Passengers from India can arrive in Hong Kong only if they have a COVID-19 negative certificate from a test done within 72 hours prior

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Asian markets follow Wall Street lower on virus anxiety

BEIJING – Most Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower on Thursday as anxiety about the economic fallout from rising coronavirus infections in the United States and Europe clashed with optimism about a possible vaccine.Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul declined, while Shanghai advanced.On Wall Street, the benchmark S&P 500 index lost 1.2% on Wednesday, erasing early gains after Pfizer and BioNTech reported more promising vaccine data.

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3 former pro-democracy lawmakers arrested in Hong Kong

HONG KONG – Hong Kong police arrested three former opposition lawmakers Wednesday for disrupting legislative meetings several months ago, as concerns grow over a crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy camp.Posts on the Facebook accounts of Ted Hui, Eddie Chu and Raymond Chan said they had been arrested in relation to the incidents in the legislature's main chamber. The trio separately disrupted legislative meetings by splashing pungent liquids and other items on two occasions.Hong Kong police said in a statement that they had arrested three former lawmakers on charges of contempt in the legislature and intent to cause harm to others.

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Hong Kong orders building inspections after deadly fire

HONG KONG – Hong Kong authorities will inspect 2,500 older residential buildings after a deadly fire killed seven people in what an elected official said may have been an unlicensed restaurant operating in an apartment.The fire and building departments will aim to complete the review by year-end, a government news release said Monday evening. The inspection will cover buildings at least 60 years old and include those that are part-residential, part-commercial.

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Hong Kong legislature opens; democracy bloc set to resign

HONG KONG – Hong Kong's legislature opened Thursday ahead of the planned mass resignation of its pro-democracy bloc, one day after the government ousted four of its members. One of the pro-democracy lawmakers, Lam Cheuk-ting, unfurled a banner from a balcony of the legislative council building saying the city's leader Carrie Lam had brought disaster to Hong Kong and its people.The group had said they would hand in resignation letters on Thursday, but it was not immediately clear when they would do it or even what the proper procedure was.

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Hong Kong, Singapore to begin quarantine-free travel bubble

A travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore will begin on 22 November the two cities have said, as they moved to re-establish overseas travel links and lift the hurdle of quarantine for visiting foreigners.

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Hong Kong disqualifies 4 pro-democracy legislators

HONG KONG – Hong Kong has moved to disqualify four pro-democracy legislators, after Beijing passed a resolution that would allow the local government to remove lawmakers from their positions if they’re deemed to threaten national security.The disqualification came after the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, which held meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday, passed a resolution to disqualify those who support the city’s independence or refuse to acknowledge China’s sovereignty over the city, as well as commit acts that threaten national security or ask external forces to interfere in the city’s affairs, according to the state-owned Xinhua News Agency.The four lawmakers – Alvin Yeung, Dennis Kwok, Kwok Ka-ki and Kenneth Leung –

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Asian stocks rise for 2nd day on coronavirus vaccine hopes

BEIJING – Asian stock markets rose for second day Tuesday on hopes for progress toward a possible coronavirus vaccine that might allow the world to revive manufacturing, shopping and normal life.Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney rose while Seoul fell less than 0.1%.On Wall Street, the benchmark S&P 500 index closed 1.2% higher on Monday after Pfizer Inc. said early data on a vaccine under development suggest it might be it might be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, though that doesn’t mean its release is imminent.“This offers a ray of hope that the market did not hesitate to take advantage of,” said Tai Hui of J.P.

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US sanctions 4 Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown

BEIJING – The U.S. State Department has announced sanctions against an additional four Chinese officials over the crackdown on political rights in Hong Kong.

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Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street election gains

BEIJING – Asian stock markets were mixed Friday after Wall Street rose amid protracted vote-counting following this week's U.S. elections.Tokyo and Sydney advanced while Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul declined.Markets are betting on control of the U.S.

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Alibaba revenue up 30% as virus drives demand for e-commerce

HONG KONG – China’s biggest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding on Thursday reported a 30% jump in quarterly revenue, as China recovers from the virus and online shopping demand remains high.Alibaba reported revenues of 155.1 billion yuan ($23.4 billion) for the three months ended September.

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Asian markets follow Wall Street higher ahead of election

BEIJING – Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Tuesday as investors watched for U.S. election results, hoping a win by challenger Joe Biden in the presidential race might lead to more economic stimulus.Benchmarks in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul and Sydney advanced.

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Cathay Pacific cuts 8,500 jobs, shutters regional airline

HONG KONG – Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific Airways said Wednesday it would cut 8,500 jobs and shut a regional airline as it grapples with the plunge in air travel due to the pandemic.About 5,300 employees based in Hong Kong and another 600 elsewhere will likely lose their jobs, and 2,600 unfilled positions will be cut. The cuts are about 24% of the company’s workforce, Cathay Pacific said in a statement.The company will also shut down Cathay Dragon, its regional airline unit, with operations ceasing from Wednesday.

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Rapid one-hour Covid tests launch at Heathrow for holidaymakers and they cost £80

Holidaymakers flying from Heathrow Airport can now get rapid one-hour Covid-19 tests before they fly.

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Hong Kong bars Air India, Vistara flights till 30 Oct after passengers test Covid positive

Hong Kong has banned Air India and Vistara flights from October 17 to 30 after a few passengers on their flights tested positive for COVID-19 post arrival, a senior government official said on Friday.This is the third time that Air India flights from India have been banned by the Hong Kong government for bringing passengers who tested positive for the infection after arrival.

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4 new imported cases of COVID-19

There are four new cases of COVID-19 to report from managed isolation in New Zealand today. There is one suspected historical case currently being investigated, which is not included in today’s reporting numbers.

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Asian stocks follow Wall St lower as stimulus hopes fade

BEIJING – Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower on Thursday as hopes U.S. leaders will agree on a new economic stimulus before the Nov.

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Hong Kong police raids outspoken media tycoon's office

HONG KONG – Hong Kong police raided the private offices of media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai on Thursday, according to Lai’s aide.Lai’s aide Mark Simon wrote in a post on Twitter that 14 police officers visited Lai's office and confiscated documents. Lai, 71, is an outspoken pro-democracy figure who regularly criticizes China’s authoritarian rule and Hong Kong’s government.

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US sees 'malign influence' in China-backed school program

labeled the program's national office as a foreign mission of the Chinese Communist Party, which requires the program to submit reports about its operations and spending in the United States.In Friday's letters, U.S. officials drew attention to China's new national security law in Hong Kong, which critics say curtails free expression and other liberties.

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China whistleblower in fresh claim coronavirus is 'unrestricted bioweapon'

claims to have proof that the coronavirus was created in a lab in Wuhan has made a fresh claim that China made the virus as an "unrestricted bioweapon". Dr Li Meng-Yan, who is a researcher at the Hong Kong School of Public Health, says she was among the first to study the deadly virus when it first emerged last year.

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Covid + flu nasal spray vaccine set to start trial soon

coronavirus delivered via a nasal spray will enter human studies in Hong Kong next month, a top infectious diseases doctor said.The early-stage clinical trial will enroll about 100 adults, said Yuen Kwok-Yung, chair of infectious diseases in the University of Hong Kong’s department of microbiology.

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Asian shares gain on stimulus hopes, Trump leaving hospital

Trump left the hospital after spending less than three days there, returning to the White House late Monday despite uncertainty over his recovery and risks that he is still infectious.Shares rose in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul. Markets in mainland China are closed for a weeklong holiday.Overnight, the S&P 500 climbed 1.8%.

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Coronavirus fourth wave fears in Hong Kong as health experts issue warning

coronavirus cases, health experts have warned.

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Hong Kong police patrol against protests on China holiday

HONG KONG – Hong Kong police were out in force on China’s National Day holiday Thursday, detaining and searching people on the streets of a popular shopping district after calls were made online urging people to take part in anti-government protests.National Day, celebrating the founding of the People's Republic of China, has become a day of protest in Hong Kong by those who oppose Beijing's increasing control in the semi-autonomous city. Small groups of protesters gathered in the popular Causeway Bay shopping district, although they were outnumbered by police.

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Hong Kong activist Wong arrested over unauthorized assembly

HONG KONG – Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong said he was arrested again Thursday for allegedly participating in an unauthorized assembly last October. Wong tweeted that he was arrested when reporting to the semi-autonomous Chinese territory’s Central Police Station.

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Asian shares track Wall Street retreat; big banks tumble

Shares slipped Tuesday in Asia after markets tumbled worldwide on worries about the pandemic’s economic pain.Shares declined in Hong Kong, Seoul, Sydney and Shanghai while Japanese markets were closed for a holiday. Stocks of big banks fell after a report alleged that several are profiting from illicit dealings with criminal networks.

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Air India strictly adhering to all covid-19 related safety protocols: Company

New Delhi: National carrier Air India Ltd has been strictly adhering to all rules and protocols for flight operations and only passengers with covid-19 negative reports are being allowed to board from India, a spokesperson of the airline said on Monday.The response from the airline comes a day after Hong Kong's civil aviation watchdog, Civil Aviation Department (CAD), temporarily suspended national carrier's operations to the city state after passengers on-board the carrier traveling to the region tested positive for covid-19.

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Covid-19: Hong Kong suspends Air India operations for a fortnight till 3 Oct

New Delhi: Hong Kong's civil aviation watchdog, Civil Aviation Department, has temporarily suspended national carrier Air India Limited's operations to the city state after passengers on-board the carrier traveling to the region tested positive for covid-19, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said.Air India's operations to Hong Kong will now remain suspended for a fortnight upto 3 October.The Hong Kong government had in September strengthened regulations for airlines carrying covid-19 positive passengers on board its flights to the metropolitan area, South China Morning Post said in a recent report."Under emergency health regulations tightened on September 15, any airline that carries five Covid-19 passengers or more, or two

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Asian stocks retreat on lack of new Fed action

Asian stock markets tumbled Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated its benchmark interest rate will stay close to zero at least through 2023 but announced no additional stimulus plans.Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong all retreated.On Wednesday, Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index closed down 0.5% after the Fed said it won't raise interest rates until inflation reaches 2%, which the U.S.

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Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rises on dealmaking

Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday after Wall Street rose on a flurry of corporate deals and China's economic activity improved.Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul gained, while Tokyo retreated.Wall Street's S&P 500 index closed 1.3% higher, driven by gains for technology, health care and finance stocks after chipmaker Nvidia and other companies announced acquisitions and drugmaker AstraZeneca said clinical trials of its coronavirus vaccine will resume.“Wall St. appears to have recovered some of its mojo,” Mizuho Bank said in a report.

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UN rights chief decries racism in US, keeps eye on Hong Kong

GENEVA – The U.N. human rights chief appealed Monday for “urgent and profound action to combat systemic racism” in the United States, and encouraged Hong Kong authorities to “monitor closely” the enforcement of a national security law in China derided by many activists.The comments from Michelle Bachelet came in a catch-all speech to open the latest session of the U.N.-backed Human Rights Council on Monday.

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Chinese virus whistleblower who fled to US insists she has evidence Covid-19 is man-made

coronavirus was man-made and the Wuhan wet market scandal was a cover-up by China.

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Ann Hui wins lifetime achievement award at Venice festival

VENICE – Hong Kong director Ann Hui paid tribute to her home city as she received a lifetime achievement award from the Venice International Film Festival.The acclaimed director said she wanted to “revert this honor back to Hong Kong,” the city where she grew up.“It has given me an education and a scholarship to study in London. It has given me my life experiences.

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Can I get the coronavirus twice?

Researchers in Hong Kong recently reported evidence of a person who got the coronavirus a second time, months after an initial infection.The finding has not yet been published in a journal. But scientists said the 33-year-old man had mild symptoms the first time and none the second time, suggesting his immune system may have provided some protection against serious illness even if it could not prevent a reinfection.

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Hong Kong begins mass-testing for virus amid public doubts

HONG KONG – Hong Kong began a voluntary mass-testing program for coronavirus Tuesday as part of a strategy to break the chain of transmission in the city's third outbreak of the disease.The virus-testing program has become a flash point of political debate in Hong Kong, with many distrustful over resources and staff being provided by the China's central government and fears that the residents’ DNA could be collected during the exercise.The Hong Kong government has dismissed such concerns, saying that no personal data will be attached to the specimen bottles and that samples will be destroyed in Hong Kong after the exercise.The testing program began at 8 a.m.

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Hong Kong launches China-led mass coronavirus testing program, prompting concerns

Hong Kong began a voluntary mass-testing program for coronavirus Tuesday as part of a strategy to break the chain of transmission in the city’s third outbreak of the disease.The virus-testing program has become a flash point of political debate in Hong Kong, with many distrustful over resources and staff being provided by the China’s central government and fears that the residents’ DNA could be collected during the exercise. 1st coronavirus reinfection case reported by researchers in Hong Kong The Hong Kong government has dismissed such concerns, saying that no personal data will be attached to the specimen bottles and that samples will be destroyed in Hong Kong after the exercise.The testing program began at 8 a.m.

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Hong Kong begins China-led mass coronavirus testing, critics urge boycott

Hong Kong has begun free coronavirus testing for all residents in the Asian financial hub, as the mainland Chinese-led initiative faced scepticism from the city's medical community and public, with some activists urging a boycott.

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7 new cases of COVID-19

There are seven new confirmed cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today.

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7 Air India passengers tested positive for COVID-19 in New Zealand

NEW DELHI : Seven passengers who travelled from Delhi to Auckland in New Zealand on Sunday on an Air India flight have tested positive for COVID-19 three days after their arrival, a senior government official said on Friday.Earlier this month, all Air India passenger flights were barred from landing in Hong Kong till August-end after 14 passengers on its Delhi-Hong Kong flight of August 14 tested positive for COVID-19 post arrival."Seven passengers on Sunday's Air India Delhi-Auckland flight have tested positive for COVID-19 three days after arrival," the government official said.Air India did not respond to PTI's request for a statement on this matter.While scheduled international passenger flights remain suspended in India since March 23

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0