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Hong Kong bans AI flights till Apr 24 after 3 flyers found Covid-infected

Regular international flights resumed in India on March 27 after a two years' hiatus induced by the Covid-19 pandemic

Hong Kong: Future tense

It is now clear that with growing CCP control, the space for dissent and criticism is shrinking in Hong Kong

Hong Kong's No. 2 official resigns, announces leadership bid

His potential leadership of Hong Kong could signal a further tightening of Beijing's grip around the semi-autonomous Chinese city

Timeline: The life and career of Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will retire after her five-year term expires on June 30

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to not seek second term, will focus on family

City's leadership election was pushed back from March 27 to give the government time to battle a Covid outbreak.

Hong Kong's Covid death toll leads some to eco-friendlier coffins

Hong Kong's deadliest coronavirus outbreak has cost about 6,000 lives this year and the city is now running out of coffins.

Hong Kong Feb home prices drop to 13-month low, hit by new Covid wave

Hong Kong private home prices dropped at a faster pace in February to their lowest since January 2021, official data showed on Tuesday

Hong Kong hopes to 'resolve' Covid flight-ban rule as frustration grows

Hong Kong is looking to amend its coronavirus travel restrictions that have largely sealed off the international business and tourism hub for two years to the growing anger of residents and businesses

ManpowerGroup's hiring outlook for Q2CY2022 declines by 11 pps QoQ

ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey: The dip in hiring outlook over the previous two quarters is being attributed to geopolitical instability coupled with rising inflation

Hong Kong to ease strict Covid measures from April, lifts flight ban

Hong Kong's border has been shut since 2020 with very few flights able to land, effectively isolating a city that had built a reputation as a global financial hub

Hong Kong Covid-19 cases cross 1 million amid fifth wave of disease

Hong Kong's Covid-19 case count surpassed 1 million on Friday, amid the fifth and the worst wave of the disease.

Hong Kong's Covid infections exceed 1 million amid outbreak

The total number of deaths in Hong Kong 5,401 has exceeded the 4,636 fatalities recorded in mainland China

China's top Covid fighter a woman who hit communist party's glass ceiling

Among the resources President Xi has deployed to arrest surging Covid deaths in Hong Kong is a 71-year-old woman whose career at the near-top illuminates the glass ceiling in the most populous country

China tightens controls in Shanghai as more virus cases reported

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warned the territory's wave of infections may not have peaked despite stringent controls on travel and business

Hong Kong leader plans to reopen city after curbing latest Covid outbreak

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said it was not the time to lift a ban on flights from 9 countries including US and UK, with plans to reopen the city only after the government controls a Covid outbreak

Hong Kong's Covid-19 death rate per million hits highest in world

Hong Kong's COVID-19 death rate per million has hit the highest in the world, with the elderly, many of whom were unvaccinated, becoming the prime victim of infection.

Hong Kong's zero-Covid fight takes mental toll on society: Experts

Infections have surged to record highs with more than 500,000 infections and more than 2,500 deaths most of which have been in the past two weeks.

Hong Kong to focus Covid resources on elderly, strengthen medical treatment

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced measures targeted at elderly residents as surge of Covid-19 cases sweeps through care homes with deaths rapidly climbing among city's unvaccinated seniors

Hong Kong's priority is to cut coronavirus infections, deaths: China

Hong Kong needs to stick to its "dynamic zero" coronavirus strategy, focused on reducing infections, severe illnesses and death, a senior Chinese health official said

Hong Kong reports record Covid cases; movements may be restricted

Hong Kong's leader said people's movements may be restricted during mandatory testing this month of the entire population for the coronavirus, as health officials reported a record 55,353 daily cases