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292 Thai nationals return home from Hong Kong and The Maldives
Yesterday at around 5pm, 292 Thai nationals returned home from Hong Kong and The Maldives, all 292 passengers have been sent straight to a state-organised quarantine centre for 14 days, both city hotels that were currently empty. The first flight arrived from Hong Kong at 3:59 pm. 161 passengers were on board the plane.Upon landing all passengers passed the initial…
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‘Bom sex’ Diệp Ngọc Khanh có cuộc sống vương giả ra sao?
“Quả bom sex” Diệp Ngọc Khanh, ngôi sao Hong Kong lừng danh thập niên 1990 giờ sống hạnh phúc cùng chồng và các con ở một căn biệt thự tại Mỹ. Trên On ngày 10/4, Diệp Ngọc Khanh, ngôi sao Hong Kong đóng phim cấp ba thập niên 1990, cho biết gần tháng nay, cô cùng chồng – doanh nhân người…
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Hong Kong riot police quarantined
Hong Kong, rocked by violent protests since last June, now faces a new hurdle. Almost all members of an elite anti-riot squad will be placed under quarantine for 14 days after an officer involved in mass arrests at an anti-government rally earlier this week tested positive with Covid-19 coronavirus. Now Hong Kong’s entire police force may have to undergo coronavirus testing…
- Việt Nam
Thêm 1 năm người tình đồng giới tưởng nhớ 17 năm ngày mất của Trương Quốc Vinh
1/4 hàng năm, cái tên Trương Quốc Vinh lại ngập tràn trên báo đài Hoa ngữ và phủ sóng khắp mạng xã hội cùng những lời tri ân, tưởng nhớ sâu sắc. Năm nay, ngày 1/4/2020 tròn 17 năm danh ca Trương Quốc Vinh tiễn biệt cuộc đời. Các phương tiện truyền thông đại chúng từ Hồng Kông đến nhiều nước…
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Hong Kong police on a roll as third suspect in toilet paper heist flushed out
Hong Kong has been gripped by panic buying since the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, as frightened residents hoard essentials like rice and toilet tissue. Now, a third man man has been arrested there for his role in a bizarre toilet paper heist, as a gang aimed to clean up during a run of frenzied buying in the city. The 26 year…
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Coronavirus UPDATE – sharp increase in cases, UK officials battle to contain a new threat
There’s been a sharp spike in new cases of coronavirus, principally in the central Chinese province of Hubei. There are now 60,373 world cases, 59,805 in China. 1,369 people have died and over 6,000 recovered. 242 new deaths were recorded yesterday, the deadliest day since the start of the outbreak. So what’s behind the big rise? It’s not actually a spike…
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Virus cases on Japan cruise ship climb to 135
The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases aboard the cruise ship Diamond Princess has climbed to 135. Sixty-five new cases were confirmed on the ship, which has been quarantined off the coast of Yokohama since February 5. Patients showing symptoms have been transferred to local hospitals. Authorities have allowed some of the tourists to return home. The government says there were…
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Coronavirus UPDATE: Chinese keep arriving in Thailand, UK man spreads virus to 11 others
The world death toll from the coronavirus outbreak continues to climb. Official figures put the Chinese figure at 1,016 deaths, up 108 from the day before, 1,018 worldwide. Outside of China there has only been 2 deaths reported – one in The Philippines and another in Hong Kong. The number of cases of infection has also grown to 43,104. That’s up…
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Coronavirus UPDATE: 7 more cases in Thailand, WHO battling fake virus news
The number of worldwide coronavirus deaths has now reached 813, exceeding the number of those killed during the SARS outbreak in 2002/2003. In Hubei province, the centre of the outbreak in mid-December, the death toll has reached 780. Significantly, all but one of the overall total deaths deaths reported have been in mainland China and Hong Kong. 37,553 people are currently infected…
- Việt Nam
Hong Kong phát minh thiết bị phát hiện virus corona trong 40 phút
Mới đây, các nhà nghiên cứu tại một trường đại học ở Hong Kong, Trung Quốc vừa phát minh ra thiết bị cầm tay giúp phát hiện virus corona trong 40 phút. Ngày 6/2, Đại học Khoa học Kỹ thuật Hong Kong công bố thiết bị có thể gia nhiệt các mẫu thử nghiệm lên 30 độ C mỗi giây, tăng…
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Coronavirus UPDATE – 31,481 infections world-wide, the search for a cure
“…the coronavirus has proven itself to have higher infection rates and lower fatality rates when compared with Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)” As the coronavirus outbreak in China surges past the 30,000 mark, having infected 31,481 people, the global scientific community are racing to find a reliable treatment and vaccine. Most of the people…
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Coronavirus UPDATE: Thursday afternoon, 1,200+ patients now fully recovered
As of Thursday afternoon, World Health Organisation officials have raised the death toll to 565, with a total of 28,299 cases identified around the world. The number of full recoveries now exceeds 1,200 and rising fast as many of the earlier cases progress to full recovery. Below we’ve catalogued a lot of the latest news from around the world from…
- Việt Nam
Bệnh viện tại Hồng Kông cho bệnh nhân ‘viêm phổi Vũ Hán’ nằm nhầm phòng
Mới đây, quan chức Hồng Kông (Trung Quốc) phải xin lỗi sau khi đưa một bệnh nhân nhiễm coronavirus vào nhầm phòng bệnh thường. Theo CNN, bệnh nhân nữ 62 tuổi được xác định nhiễm coronavirus nhưng bị đưa vào phòng bệnh thường khiến nhiều bệnh nhân khác phải đối diện với nguy cơ lây nhiễm virus viêm phổi Vũ…
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Hồng Kông đóng cửa trường học hai tuần vì virus corona
Lãnh đạo Hồng Kông Lâm Trịnh Nguyệt Nga cho biết chính phủ đã nâng mức phản ứng lên mức khẩn cấp và đóng cửa các trường học trong hai tuần vì virus corona. Theo CBS News, học sinh Hồng Kông sẽ nghỉ học đến hết ngày 17/2. Hiện các nhà chức trách Hồng Kông đang tìm cách ngăn chặn sự…
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Trung Quốc nhăm nhe can thiệp tình hình bất ổn tại Hong Kong
ẢNH: Reuters Đại sứ Trung Quốc tại Anh Lưu Hiểu Minh cảnh báo: “Trung Quốc sẽ không ngồi yên theo dõi nếu cuộc biểu tình ở Hong Kong leo thang thành tình trạng không thể kiểm soát”. Trong cuộc họp báo ở London, Anh ngày 18/11 vừa qua, Đại sứ Lưu Hiểu Minh phát biểu rằng chính quyền Hong Kong…
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Trung Quốc: “Ngăn bạo lực tại Hong Kong là nhiệm vụ cấp bách”
ẢNH: Reuters Ngày 18/11, quân đội Trung Quốc lên tiếng về tình trạng bạo động tại Hong Kong, cho rằng việc chấm dứt bạo lực tại Hong Kong là nhiệm vụ khẩn thiết nhất vào thời điểm này. Theo AFP đưa tin, ngày 18/11, phát ngôn viên quân đội Trung Quốc Ngô Khiêm cảnh báo rằng việc chấm dứt bạo…
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Hong Kong điều động đặc nhiệm Phi Hổ hỗ trợ cảnh sát kiểm soát biểu tình
ẢNH: SCMP Đội đặc nhiệm Phi Hổ được trang bị nguyên kho vũ khí để đối phó với người biểu tình, từ dùi cui, bình xịt hơi cay cho đến cả súng trường. Ngày 16/11, khoảng 70 thành viên của lực lượng Phi Hổ, thuộc Cục cải huấn Hong Kong (CSD), bịt kín từ đầu đến chân đi khảo sát…
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“Be water” and “Blossom everywhere”: Hong Kong protesters’ attempts to outsmart police
As the protests that have brought Hong Kong to a standstill show no signs of ending, demonstrators are employing new tactics in an attempt to overcome the police. AFP reports that flash-mobs are springing up across different parts of the city since Monday, as 7½ million people attempt to create as much chaos as possible. Shops continue to be ransacked,…
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Thais warned on Hong Kong travel
Hong Kong’s Thai Consular Office has issued a warning to travellers and Thais living there, of violent demonstrations that may be dangerous and disrupt public transport. The office tells Thai people to preparefor inconvenience, avoid protest areas and be very cautious. “Don’t photograph protesters or police, and refrain from doing anything that might be provocative,” the office warns Thais in…
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Recession hits Hong Kong as no end in sight for anti-government protests
More than five months in to the anti-government protests that have shaken Hong Kong, Paul Chan, the city’s Financial Secretary says Hong Kong is in recession and the economy is unlikely to grow this year. Thai PBS World reports that Mr Chan says the protests have had a devastating effect on the economy and that achieving the government’s forecast of…
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Chinese media is slamming NBA over Hong Kong comments
Sport, world politics and the mess in Hong Kong. Put the three together and you have an explosive mix. The NBA’s entire future as it expands in China is now under a serious cloud. Chinese state media is slamming the NBA for their “about-face” after the basketball association said it would not apologise for a tweet by the Houston Rockets…
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Hong Kong won’t rule out accepting help from China over protests
PHOTO: AFP Following more violent protests in Hong Kong, Chief Executive Carrie Lam says China stepping in to end the crisis is not out of the question. Angry demonstrations have rocked the city for four months now, having started out as protests against a proposed extradition bill that could have seen criminals sent to China for trial. The Hong Kong…
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Singapore Government issues travel advisory warning for Hong Kong
“Singaporeans are advised to defer non-essential travel to Hong Kong, given current developments.” PHOTO: AFP The ongoing protests in Hong Kong, and the Administration’s attempts to negotiate or quell the disturbances, is starting to reach far and wide with some countries now reviewing their travel advisories to China’s Special Administrative Region. This from the Singapore Government that describes the protests…
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Hong Kong leader should resign, says Malaysian PM
PHOTO: AFP Mahathir Mohamad, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, says Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam should quit as pro-democracy protests continue to rock the city. Activists are becoming increasingly violent as they voice their anger at what they see as increased interference from Beijing. The protests have now been running for four months and show no signs of ending soon.…
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China celebrates 70 years of communism, while Hong Kong police shoot pro-democracy protester
PHOTO: AFP Shortly after a huge military parade in Beijing, celebrating 70 years of communist rule in China, police shot a pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong as protests in the troubled city grew. Demonstrations have gripped Hong Kong for four months now, but this was the first such injury from a live round and marks a significant escalation in protests…
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Hong Kong stocks open lower, another weekend of strife ahead
PHOTO: AFP More protests in Hong Kong over the weekend, and threats of interruptions to communist China’s 70th anniversary celebrations starting tomorrow, is weighing heavily on investors this morning. Hong Kong stocks opened lower this morning, extending losses at the end of last week, a day before mass pro-democracy protests planned in the city on communist China’s 70th anniversary. The…
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Hong Kong clashes heat up ahead of 70th anniversary party for China
by Yan Zhao & Jasmine Leung “Democracy activists in the financial hub had vowed to ramp up their nearly four-month-long campaign ahead of tomorrow’s National Day celebrations.” Fierce clashes have again broken out between protesters and riot police in Hong Kong as thousands march through the sections of the strife-torn city. It was a day of global protests aimed at…
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Discussions between Hong Kong leader and protesters yield little in the way of progress
PHOTO: AFP Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam appeared humble during a meeting where citizens voiced discontent at her ongoing refusal to give in to their demands. The meeting comes after more than three months of often violent anti-government protests in the city. The protests originally began as a result of a proposed bill that would pave the way for…
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A drop in Thai visitors to Hong Kong as protests continue
PHOTO: Booking.com The ongoing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong are taking a toll on visitor numbers, with a drop in the number of Thai visitors staying overnight in the territory, according to the Hong Kong Immigration Department. The Bangkok Post reports that the number for July has dropped by 6.6% compared to July 2018. However, the number of single-day visitors…
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Bill withdrawal my decision, not Beijing’s, says Hong Kong leader
PHOTO: CNN Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam insists that the withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill was her decision, not Beijing’s. The bill was the spark that ignited months of protests in the territory, with clashes between activists and police frequently turning violent. Lam says that while the decision to withdraw the bill is hers, she has Beijing’s full…
