Articles about Hong Kong

28 Mar 2022
WorldChina's biggest city Shanghai has started a phased lockdown on Monday after it witnessed a record number of new COVID-19 cases.

20 Mar 2022
WorldThe COVID-19 pandemic is far from over as cases are rising significantly in many southeast Asian and European countries.

17 Mar 2022
IndiaUnion Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting amid the exponential rise in COVID-19 cases in China and South-East Asia.

30 Jan 2022
IndiaTo assess the population of leopards in both forest and non-forest regions, a leopard counting census will begin in Assam from Monday (January 31).

03 Jan 2022
WorldIn light of declining press freedom in Hong Kong, the online news service Citizen News announced on Sunday that it will discontinue operations.

25 Nov 2021
WorldEurope is witnessing a fresh surge in COVID-19 cases, as over 60% of the world's cases and deaths were reported from the continent over the last week.

19 Apr 2021
IndiaHong Kong has suspended all flights connecting it with India from Tuesday to May 3 amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, aviation industry sources said on Sunday.

24 Mar 2021
WorldHong Kong suspended vaccinations using Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 shots in the city on Wednesday after they were informed by its distributor Fosun that one batch had defective bottle lids.

21 Jan 2021
WorldChina on Wednesday said it was levying sanctions on over two dozen officials of the Donald Trump administration for violating the sovereignty of the nation with "crazy" policy moves.

20 Jan 2021
WorldAfter months of being "missing," Alibaba and Ant founder Jack Ma has finally made a public appearance.

07 Jan 2021
WorldInternet users in China erupted in laughter and sarcasm while reacting to Wednesday's riots at the United States Capitol, giving another proof of the deep discord between the two powerful nations.

06 Jan 2021
IndiaFugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi's younger sister and brother-in-law have turned approvers in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case and will now testify against him after a special court in Mumbai accepted their request seeking a pardon on Monday.

31 Dec 2020
BusinessReliance Industries (RIL) Chairperson and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani is no longer the richest person in Asia. That title now belongs to China's Zhong Shanshan, a vaccine magnate and the founder of the bottled water company Nongfu Spring.

13 Dec 2020
SportsThe International Cricket Council (ICC), on Sunday, announced the rescheduled qualification pathway to the Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2022.

13 Nov 2020
EntertainmentCassandra Cain is one of the best combatants in the DC Universe, which makes her an important part of the Bat-Family.

25 Oct 2020
WorldChina is the "number one" threat to the United States' national security, Republican politician Nikki Haley said on Saturday (local time).

20 Oct 2020
SportsNew Zealand fast bowler Ben Lister has become the first COVID-19 substitute to be used in professional cricket.

19 Sep 2020
TechnologyA few weeks back, scientists from Hong Kong confirmed the first case of reinfection with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

17 Sep 2020
IndiaThe central government is reportedly keeping a close eye on thousands of social media accounts that are allegedly spreading Chinese propaganda.

11 Sep 2020
WorldIn a major move, China's National Medical Products Administration has cleared a new 'nasal spray' COVID-19 vaccine for human trials.

03 Sep 2020
TechnologyNubia's flagship smartphone, the Red Magic 5S has gone on sale in over 40 countries.

25 Aug 2020
WorldA 33-year-old man in Hong Kong has contracted COVID-19 twice this year in what is said to be the first documented case of reinfection, according to preliminary research.

16 Aug 2020
SportsMoments after former Indian captain MS Dhoni informed about his retirement, Indian batsman Suresh Raina also called time on his international career.

10 Aug 2020
WorldThe Hong Kong Police on Monday arrested media tycoon Jimmy Lai over suspicions of collusion with foreign forces under the new national security law.

07 Aug 2020
BusinessA few hours ago, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning certain business transactions with Tencent, the Chinese conglomerate that owns WeChat messaging service.

05 Aug 2020
WorldOver seven months after the coronavirus outbreak first emerged, the global death toll has crossed seven lakh. The total number of cases stands at 18.5 million.

20 Jul 2020
TechnologyIn a major shocker, seven virtual private network (VPN) providers, all hailing from Hong Kong, have been caught leaking private data of their users.

07 Jul 2020
WorldNew details of China's controversial national security law were unveiled by Hong Kong on Monday.

26 Jun 2020
WorldThe United States could have a role to play in the ongoing Indo-China conflict, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that the country was reviewing the position of its troops in Europe to face the threat which People's Liberation Army poses to Asian countries like India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, as well as South China Sea.

22 Jun 2020
TechnologyOver the past six months, the novel coronavirus pandemic has infected nearly ninety lakh people and killed over 4.6 lakh worldwide.

21 Jun 2020
IndiaWar is the last resort, said former Indian Army chief and Union Minister, General VK Singh, in a recent interview about the India-China border situation.

28 May 2020
BusinessAs it crept slyly into our lives, coronavirus upset all the apple carts possible. Beyond the staggering number of people it has killed, the virus has also brought economies to a halt, affecting most sectors.

14 May 2020
BusinessDomestic stocks plunged on Thursday as the government's stimulus package to revive the economy left investors unimpressed.

14 Apr 2020
TechnologyIt has become dichotomous for video-conferencing giant Zoom. On one hand, its user have sky-rocketed, but on the other, those users are fast losing confidence, given the shady security practices of the company.

18 Mar 2020
IndiaThe Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday said that 255 Indians in Iran have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19.

03 Mar 2020
PoliticsWhile the world is yet to figure out how to curtail the menace of coronavirus, a BJP leader seems to have cracked it.

10 Feb 2020
WorldAs the calls for greater transparency grew wider in China amid a coronavirus outbreak, a Chinese citizen journalist is said to have gone missing.

09 Feb 2020
WorldThe number of deaths caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak has surpassed global fatalities in the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic.

08 Feb 2020
WorldMinister of External Affairs S Jaishankar on Friday confirmed that many Indians remain stuck on a cruise ship quarantined off the coast of Japan due to the coronavirus outbreak.

06 Feb 2020
WorldThe official tally of confirmed cases of coronavirus surged past 28,000 on Thursday, while the death toll reached 563 in China.