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Hong Kong firm Far East sells four-star Dorsett London for US$162 million in what could be British capital’s biggest hotel deal this year
Hong Kong-based Far East Consortium (FEC) has sold its four-star 267-room Dorsett City London Hotel in Aldgate High Street for £115 million (US$162.1 million), the company said.FEC units Mazuma Holdings…
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New Zealand took early lessons from places like Singapore, Taiwan to beat Covid-19: scientist
A scientist who played a key role in New Zealand’s lauded coronavirus response said the nation used its luck well to stamp out the disease and is now eyeing the…
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Boris Johnson called health minister Matt Hancock ‘totally ****ing hopeless’ in WhatsApp message
Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Wednesday rejected criticism of his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic after private WhatsApp exchanges emerged in which Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared to describe…
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European Union president Ursula von der Leyen approves coronavirus recovery plan
The European Union moved a step closer on Wednesday to deploying the bloc’s massive pandemic recovery fund, with a top executive going to Portugal and Spain to announce the bloc’s…
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Dominic Cummings: key claims in his latest attack on government
Analysis: Boris Johnson’s former aide repeatedly criticises Matt Hancock and claims PPE system collapsed Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Dominic Cummings has delivered yet more incendiary…
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How China’s treatment of international students hurts its public diplomacy
China has arguably invested more than any other country in public diplomacy initiatives during the last two decades. There have been glitzy events such as the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong jab indemnity fund pays out a total of HK$450,000 to 3 people over side effects
Three people have received a total of HK$450,000 (US$58,000) from Hong Kong’s Covid-19 vaccination indemnity fund, health authorities revealed on Wednesday, marking the first time in more than three months…
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Hong Kong border reopenings rest on balancing risks and rewards
If any evidence were needed that Hong Kong has reached a pivotal moment in the pandemic balancing act between public health constraints and an all-out drive for economic recovery, it…
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Coronavirus: EU to ease restrictions on US, Hong Kong, Taiwan travellers
The European Union (EU) on Wednesday agreed to lift coronavirus restrictions for travellers from the US and several other places, as Western countries move towards a return to pre-pandemic life.The…
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Malaysian king says urgent parliamentary debate needed on Covid-19 exit strategy
Malaysia’s king on Wednesday said parliament should urgently reconvene to debate the government’s Covid-19 exit strategy, in a seeming contradiction of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s assertion that the legislature could…