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Opinion | Much can happen during the gap between governments

Opinion | Much can happen during the gap between governments

Tech Connect | Cracking the Silicon Valley Code (Part II)

Tech Connect | Cracking the Silicon Valley Code (Part II)

Freeze Peach｜Systemic inertia, Asian hate crime, Cancun Cruz, and other news

Freeze Peach｜Systemic inertia, Asian hate crime, Cancun Cruz, and other news

Hong Kong

BioNTech vaccine to arrive in HK on Saturday: source

The first batch of BionTech vaccine will arrive at Hong Kong on Saturday (Feb. 27) at the earliest, a source familiar with the matter said.
02 25,2021 17:31
BioNTech vaccine to arrive in HK on Saturday: source
World

Medical oxygen scarce in Africa, Latin America amid virus

A youth rests on his empty oxygen cylinder waiting for a refill shop to open in the San Juan de Lurigancho neighborhood of Lima, Peru, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. A crisis over the supply of medical oxygen for coronavirus patients has struck in Africa and Latin America, where warnings went unheeded at the start of the pandemic and doctors say the shortage has led to unnecessary deaths. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
02 25,2021 16:08
Medical oxygen scarce in Africa, Latin America amid virus
Hong Kong

Coronavirus | HK logs 13 new COVID-19 cases, three untraceable

Hong Kong reported 13 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday (Feb. 25), all but one locally transmitted, pushing the city's overall tally to 10,926.
02 25,2021 15:36
Coronavirus | HK logs 13 new COVID-19 cases, three untraceable
China

Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2021 to be held April 18-21

The Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2021 will be held from April 18 to 21 in Boao Town, south China's Hainan Province.
02 25,2021 14:37
Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2021 to be held April 18-21
Hong Kong

Forbes: Li Ka-shing reclaims position as HK's richest

Forbes today (Feb. 25) released the list of Hong Kong's Richest 2021. Li Ka-shing, with a 20% jump in his fortune to US$35.4 billion (around HK$276.12 billion), reclaims the top position as the city's richest.
02 25,2021 14:17
Forbes: Li Ka-shing reclaims position as HK's richest
World

Ecuador raises death toll from prison riots to 79; police chief warns of new riot

Ecuador on Wednesday (Feb. 24) raised the death toll from riots in four jails to 79, including 18 prisoners who were found dismembered at one site, one of the bloodiest outbreaks of prison violence in the country's history.
02 25,2021 13:32
Ecuador raises death toll from prison riots to 79; police chief warns of new riot
World

White House to roll out Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses next week, pending authorization

The United States expects to roll out three to four million doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine next week, pending authorization from the Food and Drug Administration, White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients said on Wednesday (Feb. 23).
02 25,2021 11:46
White House to roll out Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses next week, pending authorization
Hong Kong

HK: Social distancing rules, quarantine policy extended to Sept 30

The government on Tuesday (Feb. 23) gazetted amendments of various regulations under the Prevention & Control of Disease Ordinance (Cap 599) including relaxing the number of people allowed in group gatherings in public places from two to four and extending the expiry dates of the relevant regulations to September 30, 2021.
02 25,2021 11:35
HK: Social distancing rules, quarantine policy extended to Sept 30
World

Vaccines 'encouraged' but not compulsory for athletes at Tokyo: IOC VP

Athletes are being encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics but it will not be compulsory, IOC Vice President John Coates said on Thursday (Feb. 25).
02 25,2021 11:33
Vaccines 'encouraged' but not compulsory for athletes at Tokyo: IOC VP
World

Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news

Australia's law forcing Google and Facebook to pay for news is ready to take effect, though the laws' architect said it will take time for the digital giants to strike media deals.
02 25,2021 11:21
Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news
China

China holds event marking accomplishments in poverty eradication

China is holding a national commendation conference at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday (Feb. 25) morning in Beijing to mark the country's accomplishments in poverty eradication. Chinese President Xi Jinping announced China's eradication of extreme poverty at the conference.
02 25,2021 11:19
China holds event marking accomplishments in poverty eradication
World

Singapore's first Chinese COVID-19 vaccines arrive ahead of approval

Singapore received its first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine made by China's Sinovac Biotech on Tuesday (Feb. 23), its health ministry said, although the shot is still awaiting approval for use in the city-state.
02 25,2021 11:00
Singapore's first Chinese COVID-19 vaccines arrive ahead of approval
Opinion

Mass vaccinations, universal virus screening needed to contain COVID-19

"After two million deaths, we must have redress for mishandling the pandemic." This was the opening line to a study published in the renowned British Medical Journal (BMJ) which claimed the mishandling of the pandemic by various national governments is akin to social murder.
02 25,2021 10:46
Mass vaccinations, universal virus screening needed to contain COVID-19
World

Texas governor vows to overhaul electric grid operator after storm failure

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday (Feb. 24) pledged to overhaul the state's electric grid operator after a massive blackout left residents without heat, power or water for days.
02 25,2021 10:37
Texas governor vows to overhaul electric grid operator after storm failure
China

Coronavirus | Chinese mainland reports 7 new cases, all from overseas

The Chinese mainland recorded seven new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (Feb. 23), all from overseas, data from the National Health Commission (NHC) showed on Thursday (Feb. 24).
02 25,2021 10:34
Coronavirus | Chinese mainland reports 7 new cases, all from overseas
Hong Kong

Economics experts applaud stimulus measures in budget

The 2021-22 budget sets a promising direction that seeks new economic impetuses in the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, experts say.
02 25,2021 10:17
Economics experts applaud stimulus measures in budget
China

Senior Chinese official stresses building, using national law database

A senior Chinese official on Wednesday highlighted the importance of the construction and application of a national database of laws and regulations to advance the rule of law in China.
02 25,2021 10:06
Senior Chinese official stresses building, using national law database
Hong Kong

Hong Kong aims to launch southbound Bond Connect in 2021: finance secretary

Paul Chan, the financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, said Wednesday that Hong Kong aims to launch the southbound trading of Bond Connect this year.
02 25,2021 09:34
Hong Kong aims to launch southbound Bond Connect in 2021: finance secretary
Sci-Tech

Tech Connect | Cracking the Silicon Valley Code (Part II)

In a sunny afternoon in the late 1990s, I was leading a group of Hong-Kong executives on a delegation tour of Silicon Valley. One of our stops was a meeting with John Doerr, chairman of Kleiner Perkins, a prominent venture capital (VC) firm. When we asked John to explain why Kleiner did not have a presence in China, his answer was simple. "We have so much business right here in the Valley. We don't look at anything outside a 50-miles radius from Sand Hill Road!"
02 24,2021 18:40
Tech Connect | Cracking the Silicon Valley Code (Part II)
Hong Kong

Coronavirus | HK reports 17 new cases, six untraceable

Hong Kong on Wednesday (Feb. 24) reported 17 new coronavirus infections, 16 of which were locally acquired. Officials can't trace the source of six infections.
02 24,2021 18:33
Coronavirus | HK reports 17 new cases, six untraceable
World

First COVID-19 vaccine doses dispatched by COVAX arrive in Ghana

The World Health Organization's global vaccine-sharing scheme COVAX delivered its first COVID-19 shots on Wednesday (Feb. 24), as the race to get doses to the world's poorest people and tame the pandemic accelerates.
02 24,2021 18:06
First COVID-19 vaccine doses dispatched by COVAX arrive in Ghana
Hong Kong

In One Pic | HK govt proposes five measures to relieve citizens' hardship

Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po began his budget speech at the Legislative Council at 11 a.m. on Wednesday (Feb. 24) with a pledge to stabilize the city's much-battered economy and relieve people's burdens. The following infographic summarizes the government's measures to relieve people's burden as proposed in the 2021-22 Budget.
02 24,2021 17:40
In One Pic | HK govt proposes five measures to relieve citizens' hardship
Hong Kong

Budget | HK$5,000 vouchers sought to get registered in summer

Hong Kong Financial Secretary, Paul Chan Mo-po, says at an afternoon press conference on the 2021-22 Budget today (Feb. 24) that the vouchers will be handed out in five installments of HK$1,000 each, and people would be required to spend each installment within a specific period of time. The government will seek to start the registration of electronic consumption vouchers in the summer.
02 24,2021 17:27
Budget | HK$5,000 vouchers sought to get registered in summer
OMG

OMG ｜Kung Fu Grandpas/Grannies：Unbelievable acrobatic morning workouts

Every morning, crowds of China's Silver Generation can be seen working out in China's public parks. The most eye-catching groups in the park are the so-called "Kung Fu Grandpas/Grannies," whose workout videos have gone viral on social media platforms like Kuaishou and Douyin.
02 24,2021 17:22
OMG ｜Kung Fu Grandpas/Grannies：Unbelievable acrobatic morning workouts
Hong Kong

Budget | Deficit estimated at HK$101.6 bn in 2021/22 financial year

Hong Kong Financial Secretary, Paul Chan Mo-po, says in the 2021-22 budget speech today (Feb. 24) that the government expenditure in the past year has been increased substantially to combat the epidemic and roll out relief measures, which resulted in the fiscal reserves dropping sharply in two years from the equivalent of 23 months of government expenditure to 13 months.
02 24,2021 16:26
Budget | Deficit estimated at HK$101.6 bn in 2021/22 financial year
Hong Kong

Budge | HK's economy contracted 6.1% in 2020 and will grow up to 5.5% in 2021

Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po delivered his budget speech at the Legislative Council on Wednesday (Feb. 24).
02 24,2021 16:03
Budge | HK's economy contracted 6.1% in 2020 and will grow up to 5.5% in 2021
World

Golf great Tiger Woods suffers serious leg injuries in car wreck

Golf champion Tiger Woods was hospitalized in Los Angeles on Tuesday (Feb. 23) with severe leg injuries suffered when his car careened off a road and rolled down a hillside, requiring rescue crews to pry him from the crash wreckage, authorities said.
02 24,2021 14:47
Golf great Tiger Woods suffers serious leg injuries in car wreck
Hong Kong

Budget | All you need to know: Measures proposed to relieve HK people's burden

Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po began his budget speech at the Legislative Council at 11 a.m. on Wednesday (Feb. 24) with a pledge to stabilize the city's much-battered economy and relieve citizens' burdens.
02 24,2021 13:11
Budget | All you need to know: Measures proposed to relieve HK people's burden
Hong Kong

Budget | HK govt to send out HK$5,000 electronic vouchers, no cash handouts

Chan says that the government will issue electronic consumption vouchers in installments with a total value of HK$5,000 to each eligible citizen.
02 24,2021 13:06
Budget | HK govt to send out HK$5,000 electronic vouchers, no cash handouts
Opinion

Opinion | Much can happen during the gap between governments

Four chaotic years of the Trump presidency, followed by an insurrection designed to prevent the Biden administration from taking office, have cast a very long shadow over all future marketing of American exceptionalism.
02 24,2021 12:58
Opinion | Much can happen during the gap between governments
Hong Kong

Budget | HK$8.4 bn earmarked for procurement and administration of COVID vaccines

Hong Kong Financial Secretary, Paul Chan Mo-po, says in the 2021-22 budget speech today (Feb. 24) that the Government's top priority is to contain the epidemic, and has earmarked over HK$8.4 billion for the procurement and administration of COVID‑19 vaccines, with the goal of providing free vaccination to the majority of the population within this year.
02 24,2021 12:54
Budget | HK$8.4 bn earmarked for procurement and administration of COVID vaccines
Hong Kong

Booking for virus shots after March 11 to start in coming days

Online bookings for getting vaccinated with Sinovac doses after March 11 will start in the next few days as will the window for BioNtech jabs, Hong Kong's civil service chief said on Wednesday (Feb. 24) morning.
02 24,2021 11:36
Booking for virus shots after March 11 to start in coming days
China

China slams The Guardian's misuse of Air China's plane picture

The Chinese Embassy in the UK on Wednesday (Feb. 24) expressed strong dissatisfaction with The Guardian's misuse of a Chinese enterprise-related picture in one of its reports and requested immediate correction.
02 24,2021 11:20
China slams The Guardian's misuse of Air China's plane picture
Freeze Peach

Freeze Peach｜Systemic inertia, Asian hate crime, Cancun Cruz, and other news

Sup peaches. In the news this week, Joe Biden's first month in charge - we ask - Is America Great Again Yet? Trump is acquitted, but a culture of hate remains, especially against Asian-Americans. Langley-aligned The New York Times predictably trashes WHO trip to Wuhan. SNL digs at Israeli apartheid, but how soon until Michael Che gets fired, canceled, or is forced to apologize? Senator Ted Cruz is a sociopath. Finally, legendary dance duo Daft Punk quits after not breathing adequately in helmets for 28 years.
02 24,2021 11:17
Freeze Peach｜Systemic inertia, Asian hate crime, Cancun Cruz, and other news
World

Top executives of Texas electric grid resign after storm failure

Top directors of Texas's electric grid operator, who faced sharp criticism from a massive failure of the state power system that left millions last week without light, heat, and water, resigned on Tuesday (Feb. 23).
02 24,2021 11:00
Top executives of Texas electric grid resign after storm failure
World

GameStop CFO to step down after Reddit driven stock rally

GameStop Chief Financial Officer Jim Bell will step down next month, the video game retailer said on Tuesday (Feb. 23), as it focuses on shifting into technology-driven sales in the wake of headline-grabbing big betting in its stock.
02 24,2021 10:49
GameStop CFO to step down after Reddit driven stock rally
China

China rebukes Westerns for fabricating lies about Xinjiang

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Tuesday (Feb. 23) rebuked certain foreign politicians and media for fabricating lies about so-called "genocide" and "forced labor" in Xinjiang.
02 24,2021 10:40
China rebukes Westerns for fabricating lies about Xinjiang
World

Mexican president says Mexico doing better than US on virus

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday (Feb. 23) that his country is doing better than the United States in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, even though Mexico's per capita death rate is probably higher and the country has vaccinated less than 1% of its population.
02 24,2021 10:40
Mexican president says Mexico doing better than US on virus
China

China's Tianwen-1 probe enters parking orbit around Mars

China's Tianwen-1 probe successfully completed its third braking at 6:29 a.m. BJT and entered the parking orbit around Mars on Wednesday (Feb. 24), according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
02 24,2021 10:35
China's Tianwen-1 probe enters parking orbit around Mars
China

Coronavirus | Chinese mainland reports 12 new cases, all from overseas

The Chinese mainland recorded 12 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday (Feb. 23), all from overseas, data from the National Health Commission (NHC) showed on Wednesday (Feb. 24).
02 24,2021 10:28
Coronavirus | Chinese mainland reports 12 new cases, all from overseas
Hong Kong

Hong Kong CE backs reform of electoral system

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor reaffirmed on Tuesday (Feb. 23) her support for the central government's call to improve the city's electoral system, noting that the call was made to ensure the continued and accurate implementation of "one country, two systems".
02 24,2021 10:28
Hong Kong CE backs reform of electoral system
World

Trump may soon have to answer rape allegations under oath

During a December visit to New York City, writer E. Jean Carroll says she went shopping with a fashion consultant to find the "best outfit" for one of the most important days of her life - when she'll sit face-to-face with the man she accuses of raping her decades ago, former President Donald Trump.
02 24,2021 10:28
Trump may soon have to answer rape allegations under oath
Exclusive

Exclusive | 'Capital fleeing HK after NSL' a 'myth': InvestHK head

Over the past year or so, the double whammy of the social unrest in 2019 followed by the coronavirus has long beclouded HK's economy. After the enactment of the National Security Law in HK, however, vandalism ceased and order restored. This has provided foundations for companies to recover from the recession.
02 24,2021 10:09
Exclusive | 'Capital fleeing HK after NSL' a 'myth': InvestHK head
World

Facebook says it will lift its Australian news ban soon

Facebook said on Tuesday (Feb. 23) it will lift its ban on Australians sharing news after it struck a deal with Australia's government on legislation that would make digital giants pay for journalism.
02 23,2021 18:31
Facebook says it will lift its Australian news ban soon
World

WTO to set up panel over US relabeling of HK exports

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)'s government said the World Trade Organization (WTO) has agreed to establish a dispute settlement panel upon Hong Kong's second request over the United States' new requirement on origin marking for Hong Kong products.
02 23,2021 18:25
WTO to set up panel over US relabeling of HK exports
OMG

OMG | Ordinary Chinese guy's unbelievable Hanfu transformation

Chu Qi, a social media influencer with 1 million fans, looks like an ordinary guy with a receding hairline at first glance. But when he puts on Hanfu, the traditional dress of China's Han people, the wide sleeves, crossed collars and long robes totally transform him. By making videos of Hanfu cosplay, he even has real opportunities to act in costume dramas. Let's take a look at his unbelievable transformation.
02 23,2021 18:19
OMG | Ordinary Chinese guy's unbelievable Hanfu transformation
Hong Kong

Coronavirus | HK sees 12 new cases, more than 10 test preliminarily positive

Hong Kong reported 12 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday (Feb. 23), including 11 local infections, bringing the city's overall tally to 10,896.
02 23,2021 18:00
Coronavirus | HK sees 12 new cases, more than 10 test preliminarily positive
Hong Kong

HK district councilors who violate oath face disqualification

All of Hong Kong's district councilors will be required to swear allegiance to the special administrative region and the Basic Law, and those who violate the oath will be disqualified, according to a legislative amendment bill proposed by the Hong Kong government on Tuesday (Feb. 23).
02 23,2021 17:58
HK district councilors who violate oath face disqualification
Hong Kong

Around 70,000 book for COVID-19 jabs in HK, quota full for next two weeks

As of 4 p.m. on Tuesday (Feb. 23), around 70,000 HK citizens have made appointments online for vaccinations, and the quota for the next two weeks is full now, said Patrick Nip, HK's Secretary for the Civil Service.
02 23,2021 17:26
Around 70,000 book for COVID-19 jabs in HK, quota full for next two weeks
Hong Kong

Carrie Lam defends policy of 'patriots governing Hong Kong'

Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam on Tuesday (Feb. 23) defended the policy of "patriots governing Hong Kong," saying it was substantial to sustaining the principle of "one country, Two Systems."
02 23,2021 15:37
Carrie Lam defends policy of 'patriots governing Hong Kong'
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