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Coronavirus: three cheers for Hong Kong’s free face mask scheme
Over the past four months, binning one-off surgical masks has become daily practice for most Hongkongers. We have no option but to throw away non-recyclable masks, despite the known harm…
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Coronavirus: Singapore’s struggle to source nasal swabs shows why test kits are so scarce
In a back room of Singaporean dentist Teehee Dental Works, three orange-topped boxes hum with a sterile buzz.Over the next three hours, a thousand strands of liquid resin will form…
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As global travel and tourism braces for a long slump, can Hong Kong overcome this existential challenge?
International tourism as we know it has disappeared, and that will be the case for the coming six months – maybe a year. With it have gone millions of jobs…
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Anti-China bias in Australian media does neither country any favours
In late April, it was reported that the Chinese ambassador, Cheng Jingye, had threatened Australia with trade boycotts if it insisted on investigating China for its handling of the coronavirus…
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How to heal the WHO after the coronavirus pandemic? Try the opposite of what Trump did
In “The global coronavirus crisis has made press freedom, in Hong Kong and elsewhere, more vital than ever” (April 2) Phil C.W. Chan says the “all-too-cosy relationship between Beijing and…
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Coronavirus: scientists say US-China ‘political drama’ is impeding progress on tracing Covid-19’s path
US government requests from China for early coronavirus samples make sense as part of efforts to bring the pandemic under control and avoid future ones, but the “political drama” around…
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E-commerce, live-streaming help drive recovery in China’s retail scene amid coronavirus slump
Online sales of physical goods surged 36.3 per cent year-on-year during the Labour Day holiday in China, helping to drive the recovery of the country’s retail scene which has been…
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Europe holds low-key V-E Day commemorations due to coronavirus
Europe marked the 75th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany to Allied forces in low-key fashion Friday because of coronavirus lockdown restrictions across the continent.The big celebrations planned were…
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Hong Kong Film Awards fail to show any creativity
Lockdowns have forced the world to cancel most activities and events. But they have also unleashed innovation and creativity.From synchronised online performances by musicians under home confinement to live-streamed concerts…
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More pain to come as harshest US downturn in history sees job losses for 20.5 million Americans
It took just one month for the labour market in the world’s largest economy to capsize. It will take longer for the damage to be fully realised.In the harshest downturn…