Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 15:57:56 GMT
Deadly spread of coronavirus in U.S. made in Washington, not China
In Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward's new book, Rage, he reports on interviews he did in February and March with U.S. President Donald Trump about the coronavirus. Trump ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 16:20:24 GMT
Tough going for Hong Kong exporters despite recent rebound
HONG KONG - The HKTDC Export Index has risen for the second consecutive quarter.The indicator shows that exporter sentiment is continuing to improve. The Hong Kong Trade Development C...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 22:05:27 GMT
EU-China Summit Has Some Germans Rethinking Relations With Beijing
WASHINGTON - A high-profile virtual summit among Chinese and EU leaders this week has spurred some influential Europeans to rethink their continent's relationship with Beijing, and especially wheth...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 20:55:07 GMT
Rockets owner: GM Morey's job is safe
Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta on Tuesday silenced speculation that general manager Daryl Morey's job was in jeopardy.
"Daryl Morey's job is safe, and I'm sure he's going to pick the right hea...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 20:39:21 GMT
Disney's Mulan tells women to know their place
Disney's live-action adaptation of Mulan was released last week amid much controversy. ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 20:18:01 GMT
Exiled PoK leader hits out at China over Hong Kong, Taiwan
Taipei [Taiwan], September 16 (ANI): Exiled leader from Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri has hit out at China for its authoritarian actions in Hong Kong and its attitude tow...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:05:14 GMT
China Rejects Human Rights Criticism as EU Seeks Trade Rebalance
LONDON - Europe has called on China to take down trade barriers and rebalance their economic relationship, following a virtual summit held Monday among EU leaders and Chinese President Xi Jinping....[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:42:05 GMT
Interview: 'The West . . . is Dealing With a Murderous Regime'
Dissident author, poet, and musician Liao Yiwu fled China in 2011 to live in Germany after suffering harassment, imprisonment, torture, and abject poverty for years as a result of his criticism of ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 15:37:16 GMT
Coronavirus re-infection is very rare: ICMR DG
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) DG Dr Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday said that re-infection with coronavirus is very rare.
"Re-infection is very r...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 12:05:10 GMT
'Uighurs Are the Real Mulan,' Fleeing Uighur Women Say
WASHINGTON - "Mulan" has been one of Jewher Ilham's favorite movies since she was a little girl. She says she remembers sitting with her dad and watching Disney's 1998 animated version of the tale ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 11:55:26 GMT
Sensex rallies 288 points, pharma and banking stocks gain
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 15 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices closed with an upward bounce on Tuesday as a sharp rally was witnessed in select mid-cap stocks for the second consecutive trading ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 06:05:03 GMT
US State Department Eases China Travel Advisory for Americans
WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department on Monday eased a travel advisory for Americans considering travel to China or Hong Kong from "Do Not Travel" to "Reconsider Travel," citing "improved conditi...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 02:51:05 GMT
Live COVID-19 updates: Israel reports highest 4,764 daily COVID-19 cases
A student walks through a disinfection tunnel that sprays sanitation liquid at Bar-Ilan University in central Israeli city of Ramat Gan amid COVID-19 pandemic on Sept. 8, 2020. (Photo by Gil Coh...[read more]
Published: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 18:42:08 GMT
China Says 12 Fleeing Hongkongers Held in Shenzhen Are 'Separatists'
Twelve activists detained in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen after they tried to flee Hong Kong in a speedboat have been accused of "separatism" by a foreign ministry spokeswoman in Beijing....[read more]
Published: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 18:05:31 GMT
Huawei's Survival at Stake as US Sanctions Loom
Starting Sept. 15, China's telecom giant Huawei - once a symbol of Chinese technology prowess - will be cut off from essential supplies of semiconductors. Without those chips, Huawei cannot make th...[read more]
Published: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 16:37:09 GMT
Concerned about Uyghurs Muslims in China: UN
By Ravi KhandelwalGeneva [Switzerland], September 14 (ANI): The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, in her inaugural statement at the 45th session of the Human Rights Council on ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 12:37:01 GMT
Coronavirus was made in Wuhan lab, claims Chinese virologist
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): In a stunning revelation, a Chinese virologist has claimed that the coronavirus was created in a government-controlled laboratory in Wuhan, the original epicentr...[read more]
Published: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 12:27:02 GMT
Germany break ranks with China, adopts India-Pacific strategy
Berlin [Germany], September 14 (ANI): In a major diplomatic jolt to China, Germany has decided to focus on maintaining stronger partnerships with democratic countries in the India-Pacific region in or...[read more]
Published: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 11:03:06 GMT
Equity indices tumble on profit booking but IT stocks shine
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 14 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices closed lower on Monday after choppy trading as traders booked profit after an initial spurt in the morning session.
At the cl...[read more]
Published: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 11:03:05 GMT
Will 'not interfere' in China's detention of 12 people: Hong Kong
Hong Kong, September 14 (ANI): The Hong Kong government has said it will not interfere in the arrest of 12 Hong Kongers by Chinese authorities when they were trying to flee to Taiwan.
In a statement l...[read more]
Published: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 18:16:13 GMT
EU, China look to cement ties at virtual summit despite rifts
Leaders from the European Union and China have held a video summit focused on trade as both sides sought to revive a long-running investment deal despite concerns over Hong Kong and Beijing's human...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 02:30:02 GMT
Market exchange rates in China -- Sept. 16
BEIJING, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Excha...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 16:30:01 GMT
Hong Kong's mass COVID-19 screening identifies 32 new cases
HONG KONG, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- The 14-day Universal Community Testing Program (UCTP), which concluded on Monday, has identified 32 new COVID-19 cases, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 11:51:01 GMT
Hong Kong unveils 3-bln-USD package to fight COVID-19, prop up economy
HONG KONG, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong announced Tuesday its third round of anti-epidemic fund worth about 24 billion Hong Kong dollars (3.1 billion U.S. dollars) in the latest effort to fight C...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 11:18:01 GMT
Hong Kong's resident income shrinks by 7.5 pct in Q2
HONG KONG, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's Gross National Income (GNI) decreased by 7.5 percent in the second quarter of 2020 from a year earlier, according to the Census and Statistics Department...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 01:59:02 GMT
Market exchange rates in China -- Sept. 15
BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchang...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 00:18:01 GMT
Live COVID-19 updates: Brazil's coronavirus death toll tops 132,000
BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil's COVID-19 death toll surpassed 132,000...[read more]
Published: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 16:18:02 GMT
Hong Kong completes mass COVID-19 screening, 1.78 million tested
HONG KONG, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong on Monday evening completed its mass COVID-19 screening program launched two weeks ago, with the participation of some 1.78 million residents in total....[read more]
Published: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 16:18:02 GMT
Foreign exchange rate of Euro to other currencies
FRANKFURT, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are the foreign exchange reference rates of euro to other currencies at the European Central Bank on Monday: One euro to: U.S. dollar 1.1...[read more]
Published: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 13:30:01 GMT
Bruce Lee exhibition in Hong Kong extended to 2026
HONG KONG, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Heritage Museum and the Bruce Lee Foundation of the United States have agreed to extend an ongoing exhibition on the martial art movie star to 2026 in ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 12:18:01 GMT
Hong Kong reports 14 new COVID-19 cases, 4,971 in total
HONG KONG, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong reported 14 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, with six of them identified under a mass testing program. The new cases included two imported and 12 lo...[read more]
Published: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 11:44:01 GMT
Hong Kong's exporter confidence for Q3 rises
HONG KONG, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Monday announced that the HKTDC Export Index for the third quarter of 2020 went up 6.9 points to 25.1 from the previo...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 00:38:09 GMT
MACAU DAILY TIMES Hong Kong - No information on reported detentions in Taiwan- Lam
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said yesterday that Taiwan has not disclosed information about the reported detentions of five Hong Kongers who may have attempted to flee there by boat to escape possible ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:32:29 GMT
Travel Warning for Hong Kong Could Worsen U.S.-China Relations
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 14:11:00 GMT
The Latest- 1.8M tested in massive Hong Kong testing program
HONG KONG u2014 Nearly 1.8 million Hong Kong residents took voluntary coronavirus tests as part of a massive community testing program, resulting in 42 cases being identified, the government said...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 13:07:13 GMT
China software firm Ming Yuan launches up to $800 million in Hong Kong IPO
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 12:28:53 GMT
US issues sweeping new travel warning for China, Hong Kong News
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 06:17:03 GMT
Why Hong Kong chef Sandy Keung quit finance to take up cooking
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:25:33 GMT
TikTok and Zoom banter sessions- Hong Kong mens rugby squad embracing online meetings to stay sharp
Soon after Hong Kong Football Club beat Valley 15-12 to claim the Grand Championship on February 8 to end the mens rugby premiership season, a new campaign promptly kicked into gear.Hong Kong mens 15-...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:25:30 GMT
Doris Chow on her illustrious Hong Kong rugby career Its the friendships that have kept me going
When it comes to rugby in Hong Kong, Doris Chow Pui-kwan has done it all. The Hong Kong native is a capped sevens and 15s player, has refereed at international level, was a national team manager, has ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 13:20:37 GMT
US moves to nudge China to give way on Hong Kong security law, East Asia News & Top Stories
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 13:20:24 GMT
US sanctions Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam over security law, East Asia News & Top Stories
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 11:58:11 GMT
Cotton Announces Bill to Revoke Chinas Most Favored Nation Status
Senator Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) announced Monday that he is introducing legislation to repeal permanent most favored nation trade status, a designation that guarantees equal trading opportunity among a ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 06:36:19 GMT
1 COVID-19 death reported
The Hospital Authority today said that a COVID-19 patient passed away, taking the number of COVID-19 patients who died in public hospitals to 99. The 67-year-old male patient, who had chronic disease,...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 06:36:18 GMT
1.66m take virus test
About 1,666,000 people have been tested under the Universal Community Testing Programme so far, the Government announced today. On the 12th day of the programme, a total of 43,000 people went to commu...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 06:36:16 GMT
CS visits air-inflated laboratories
Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung today visited the temporary air-inflated laboratories at Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park Sports Centre to convey his heartfelt gratitude to staff working there. Mr Cheung lear...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 06:36:15 GMT
Preliminary positive case explained
(To watch the full press briefing with sign language interpretation, click here .) The Hospital Authority today announced that a patient in Tuen Mun Hospital has preliminarily tested positive for COVI...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 06:36:14 GMT
13 COVID-19 cases confirmed
(To watch the full press briefing with sign language interpretation, click here .) The Centre for Health Protection today said it is investigating 13 additional COVID-19 cases, of which nine are local...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 06:36:12 GMT
Outbreak strategy explained
Secretary for the Civil Service Patrick Nip today said the Government will focus on target group testing or conduct rapid and large-scale testing when there are future COVID-19 outbreaks. Mr Nip made ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 06:36:11 GMT
1.7m take COVID-19 test
About 1,719,000 people have been tested under the Universal Community Testing Programme so far, the Government announced today. On the 13th day of the programme, a total of 53,000 people went to commu...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 06:36:09 GMT
19 COVID-19 cases detected
(To watch the full press briefing with sign language interpretation, click here .) The Centre for Health Protection today said it is investigating 19 additional COVID-19 cases, of which 11 are locally...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 06:36:08 GMT
Health centre contracts awarded
Contracts have been awarded through open tender to run district health centres (DHCs) in Sham Shui Po and Wong Tai Sin, the Food & Health Bureau announced today. St James' Settlement was awarded t...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 06:36:05 GMT
Nearly 185k apply for wage subsidy
The Government today announced that the second tranche of the Employment Support Scheme (ESS) received a total of 184,723 applications, including 158,337 from employers and 26,386 from self-employed p...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 06:36:03 GMT
$3b laundering case uncovered
The Customs & Excise Department has uncovered a money laundering case involving $3 billion - the largest ever amount among similar cases handled by the department -and arrested six people. Five of the...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 06:36:02 GMT
14 COVID-19 cases reported
(To watch the full press briefing with sign language interpretation, click here .) The Centre for Health Protection today said it is investigating 14 additional COVID-19 cases, of which 12 are locally...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 06:36:01 GMT
Over 1.7m tested for COVID-19
The 14-day Universal Community Testing Programme concluded successfully today with a total of about 1,783,000 people being tested for COVID-19. About1,376,000 people had made appointments since August...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 06:35:59 GMT
Universal testing valuable- CE
(To watch the full media briefing with sign language interpretation, click here .) The Universal Community Testing Programme has raised Hong Kong peoples awareness in combatting COVID-19 and injected ...[read more]