Secretary for Health Dr Lo Chung-mau says the proposed measure would prevent the freedoms of uninfected residents from being affected by Covid-positive people.
Monthly Archives For July 2022
China has big plans for its aircraft carriers, but its flattops are still no match for the US’s carrier fleet
The US is accustomed to being the world’s dominant aircraft-carrier power, but China now seems likely to build at least six aircraft carriers.
Chinese property developer Ronshine misses interest payments on two bonds
Chinese property developer Ronshine China Holdings Ltd has not made interest payments on its June 2023 and December 2023 notes, totalling $27.9 million, in the latest blow to China’s embattled …
Uncertainty dulls prospects for China trade and spending rebounds: analysts
Outlooks for Western economies are declining, lowering forecasts for Chinese exports Consumers in China also becoming more risk averse, analysts say China’s trade and domestic consumption are unlikely …
Covid-19: China’s Shanghai reports new Omicron subvariant BA.5.2.1
Omicron BA.5.2.1, a new Covid-19 variant, has been found in China’s Shanghai, an official told a briefing on Sunday, Reuters reported. The variant is said to be a ‘very high risk’ and was reported in…
Biden faces growing pressure to nix Trump’s tariffs on China as inflation keeps raging
One analysis indicated that removing many of the tariffs would yield $797 in savings for households — or just over half a 2021 stimulus check.
China’s Shanghai finds first BA.5 sub-variant case as Covid-19 outbreak grows; more movement restrictions implemented
Shanghai reported its first case of the BA.5 sub-variant on Sunday, warning of “very high” risks as the city’s rising Covid outbreak sparks fears of a return to its earlier lockdown.
Covid-19: China’s Shanghai says new Omicron subvariant found
Shanghai, in eastern China, emerged from a lockdown lasting around two months at the start of June, but it has continued to impose tough restrictions, locking down buildings and compounds as soon as …
Hong Kong mulls China-style COVID code system, South China Morning Post reports
Hong Kong is considering to implement a health code system similar to China to fight Covid infections without tightening social-distancing measures, the South China Morning Post reported on Sunday …
Vietnam reports 465 new COVID-19 cases
Nationwide, 9,764,864 COVID-19 patients, or nearly 91 percent of the infections, have so far recovered. Nearly 235.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country, including …
NW China’s Lanzhou tightens COVID-19 control measures
Public entertainment venues in Lanzhou, the capital city of northwest China’s Gansu Province, will close for one week, officials said Sunday, after the city logged a handful of COVID-19 cases. Lanzhou …
Hong Kong mulls over health code similar to China to fight Covid-19, says report
The city on Sunday reported 2,992 new local Covid-19 infections and 219 imported cases. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Export prices of broken rice to China up from Myanmar’s Muse gate
Export price of broken rice from Myanmar’s Muse gate to China has risen about 9 per cent after the driver substitution rule was eased on May 16, Min Thein, Vice Chair of Muse Rice Wholesale…
