HSBC chief backs Hong Kong’s coronavirus isolation
SINGAPORE (AFP) -- The boss of Asia-focused lending giant HSBC backed Hong Kong's decision to mirror China's zero-Covid strategy on…
4 years ago
Asia
Three athletes positive for Covid inside Beijing Olympic bubble
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Three athletes attending training events for the Beijing Winter Olympics have tested positive for Covid-19,…
4 years ago
Hush in South Korea as students sit gruelling exam
by Claire LEE SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A hush fell over South Korea Thursday as more than half a…
4 years ago
Knife attack in Jerusalem, assailant shot dead: police
JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israeli security forces shot dead a teenage assailant who stabbed and wounded two police officers in…
4 years ago
FedEx relocates pilots from Hong Kong over city quarantine rules
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Global delivery giant FedEx said Wednesday it was closing its crew base in Hong…
4 years ago
Beijing tightens Covid-19 entry rules ahead of Olympics
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Strict new Covid-19 restrictions come into force in Beijing on Wednesday for visitors to the Chinese…
4 years ago
New world order’: Asia’s virtual influencers offer metaverse glimpse
by Dene-Hern CHEN / Jing Xuan TENG in Beijing BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Sporting neon hair and flawless skin, Bangkok…
4 years ago
900 kg of live lobsters seized in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong customs officers seized nearly 900 kilograms of live lobsters on a speedboat on…
4 years ago
Xi warns Biden against stoking Taiwan independence
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Joe Biden that US support for Taiwanese independence would be "like…
4 years ago
Myanmar junta charges Suu Kyi with fraud during 2020 polls
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's junta has charged ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi with electoral fraud during 2020 polls…
4 years ago
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