Zen Soo
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China to reopen to tourists, resume all visas Wednesday
HONG KONG (AP) — China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday as it tries to revive tourism and its economy following a three-year halt during the COVID-19 pandemic... → Read More
Hong Kong scraps vaccine pass, COVID-19 tests for travelers
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will scrap some of its COVID-19 restrictions, including PCR tests for inbound travelers and vaccination requirements to enter certain venues, the city’s leader said Wednesda... → Read More
Foxconn to ease COVID-19 curbs in Chinese iPhone factory
HONG KONG (AP) — The company that assembles Apple Inc.’s iPhones has announced it is easing COVID-19 restrictions at its largest factory in China that led thousands of workers to quit and drastical… → Read More
Speaker Nancy Pelosi meets Singapore leaders at start of Asia tour
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held talks with officials in Singapore on Monday at the start of her Asian tour, as questions swirled over a possible stop. → Read More
Hong Kong remembers the life of the world's oldest male giant panda
The oldest-ever male giant panda in captivity has died at age 35 at a Hong Kong theme park after his health deteriorated. → Read More
World’s oldest male giant panda dies at age 35 in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — The oldest-ever male giant panda in captivity has died at age 35 at a Hong Kong theme park after his health deteriorated. An An lived most of his life at Ocean Park after he and a … → Read More
Hong Kong's iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant capsizes at sea
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant has capsized in the South China Sea less than a week after it was towed away from the city, its parent company said Monday. → Read More
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam decides not to seek new term after 42 years of public service
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Monday she wouldn't seek a second term after a rocky five years marked by huge protests calling for her resignation, a security crackdown that has quashed dissent and most recently a COVID-19 wave that overwhelmed the health system. Her successor will be picked in May, with the city's hard-line security chief during the 2019 protests seen as a… → Read More
Hong Kong to kill 2,000 animals after hamsters get COVID-19
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday that they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several tested positive for the coronavirus at a pet store where an employee was also infected. The city will also stop the sale of hamsters and the import of small mammals, according to officials from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. → Read More
Hong Kong to kill 2,000 animals after hamsters get COVID-19
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday that they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several tested positive for the coronavirus at a pet store where an employee was also infected. The city will also stop the sale of hamsters and the import of small mammals, according to officials from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. → Read More
Hong Kong bans transit flights from over 150 countries
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong International Airport said it will ban transit passengers from 150 countries and territories starting Sunday, tightening stringent travel controls in an effort to stem the spread of the highly contagious omicron variant. Authorities also said Friday they will extend social distancing restrictions, including a ban on dining in after 6 p. m. , by another two weeks over… → Read More
Thousands held on Hong Kong cruise ship for COVID testing
HONG KONG (AP) — Thousands of passengers were being held Wednesday on a cruise ship in Hong Kong for coronavirus testing after health authorities said nine passengers were linked to a recent omicron cluster and ordered the ship to turn back. → Read More
Hong Kong police charge 2 from news outlet with sedition
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police on Thursday formally charged two people from an online pro-democracy news outlet with sedition, a day after the outlet said it would cease operations following a police raid on its office and seven arrests. → Read More
Why are foreign tech firms pulling out of China?
HONG KONG (AP) — Yahoo Inc. is leaving the China market, suspending its services there as of Monday amid what it says is an "increasingly challenging" business and legal environment. Foreign technology firms have been pulling out or downsizing their operations in mainland China as a strict data privacy law specifying how companies collect and store data takes effect. → Read More
Yahoo pulls out of China amid 'challenging' environment
HONG KONG (AP) — Yahoo Inc. on Tuesday said it has pulled its services from China, citing an “increasingly challenging business and legal environment. ” The company said in a statement that its services were no longer accessible from mainland China as of Nov. 1. “In recognition of the increasingly challenging business and legal environment in China, Yahoo’s suite of services will no longer be… → Read More
Parents in China laud rule limiting video game time for kids
Li Zhanguo's two children, ages 4 and 8, don't have their own smartphones, but like millions of other Chinese children, they are no strangers to online gaming. "If my children get their hands on our mobile phones or an iPad, and if we don't closely monitor their screen time, they can play online games for as long as three to four hours each time," he said. Not anymore. → Read More
Tencent limits gaming for kids after official media critique
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s biggest gaming company, Tencent Holdings, said Tuesday it will limit gaming time for minors and ban children under age 12 from making in-game purchases after a state media article called games “spiritual opium. " Tencent’s pledge to curb gaming for minors came hours after the company’s stock plunged as much as 11% following a critique published by the Economic… → Read More
Hong Kong police charge 4 journalists with collusion
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong national security police on Wednesday charged four former senior employees at the now-defunct Apple Daily pro-democracy newspaper over alleged foreign collusion to endanger national security, weeks after the newspaper was forced to close after authorities froze its assets. → Read More
9 arrested over alleged plot to plant bombs around Hong Kong
Hong Kong police on Tuesday said they arrested nine people on suspicion of engaging in terrorist activity, after uncovering an attempt to make explosives and plant bombs across the city. The arrests come amid a political divisive time in Hong Kong, two years after months of massive pro-democracy protests rocked the semiautonomous Chinese city. The arrests come a year after Beijing imposed a… → Read More
Hong Kong to ban passenger flights from UK to curb virus
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's government says it will ban all passenger flights from the U. K. starting Thursday as it seeks to curb the spread of new variants of the coronavirus. It said in a statement Monday that the U. K. has been classified as "extremely high risk. “ Under the classification, people who have stayed in the U. K. for more than two hours will be restricted from boarding… → Read More