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- 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…
- Covid-19 News
Briton becomes Thailand’s 48th confirmed coronavirus case
Thailand’s Ministry of Health announced today that a British man flying from Hong Kong is the latest Covid-19 coronavirus patient in Thailand. The ministry’s permanent secretary Sukhum Kanchanapimai says the Briton became the 48th confirmed case after he tested positive and was admitted to a hospital on Tuesday after he developed symptoms associated with the virus. The patient, who was…
- World News
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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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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Thousands allowed to leave cruise ship quarantined in Hong Kong
Around 3,600 passengers and crew on the cruise ship World Dream, quarantined for four days in Hong Kong amid fears some staff could have contracted the 2019nCoV coronavirus, have been allowed to leave. Another cruise ship, the Diamond Princess, where dozens of cases have been confirmed, remains in quarantine off Japan. Authorities reported on Saturday that 64 people had been…
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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: 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
Người lao động Hong Kong làm việc tại nhà sau Tết Nguyên đán vì virus corona
Chính quyền Hong Kong yêu cầu người lao động làm việc tại nhà do nghi ngại dịch cúm do virus corona sẽ lây lan sau Tết nguyên đán. Truyền thông Hong Kong (Trung Quốc) vừa đưa tin nhằm giảm thiểu lây lan virus corona thì các công nhân, viên chức nhà nước và các nhân viên thuộc doanh nghiệp tư…
- 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…
- Việt Nam
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…
- Việt Nam
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…
- Việt Nam
Căng thẳng leo thang tại Hong Kong
ẢNH: Thanh niên Sau hai ngày đối đầu quyết liệt với người biểu tình, sáng ngày 18/11, cảnh sát Hong Kong đã tiến hành phong tỏa Đại học Bách khoa Hong Kong, chặn mọi con đường ra vào khu vực, giới quan sát nhận định căng thẳng này sẽ dẫn đến đổ máu. Từ tối 17/11, lực lượng cảnh sát…
- Việt Nam
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…
- World News
“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,…
- World News
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…
- Việt Nam
Tim Cook vấp phải phản đối khi ngày càng “thân Trung Quốc”
PHOTO: Reuters Mới đây, thông tin CEO của hãng công nghệ lừng danh thế giới Apple – Tim Cook nhận chức chủ tịch trường đại học Thanh Hoa ở Bắc Kinh, Trung Quốc khiến giới trẻ Hồng Kông phản đối kịch liệt. Trước đó, làn sóng chỉ trích từ Hồng Kông đã bùng phát mạnh mẽ khi Apple xóa ứng…
- World News
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…
- World News
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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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.…
- World News
Hong Kong police call for curfew amid riots
PHOTO: AFP Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been clashing with police since the shooting at close range of an 18 year old protester earlier this week. Activists have gone on the rampage, setting fires and throwing petrol bombs, while police responded with tear gas, as four months of protests show no signs of dying down. The police themselves are…
- World News
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…
- World News
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…
- World News
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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Talks with the community will begin next week, says Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam
Thai PBS World shares a Reuters story that reports on planned talks between the Hong Kong government and the community, set to begin next week. The reports says Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has repeated her calls for the violence to end, with the city having been gripped by protests for over three months now. The demonstrations began in…
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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…
- World News
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…
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Chief Executive of Hong Kong insists she’s going nowhere
PHOTO: Scmp.com/Nora Tam The Asean Post reports that Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam says she has no intention of resigning, despite a leaked audio recording where she says she wants to do just that. “For a chief executive to have caused this huge havoc to Hong Kong is unforgivable. If I have a choice, the first thing is to…
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China sounds ominous warning to Hong Kong protesters
PHOTO: Vox.com Authorities in China have issued a stark warning to Hong Kong protesters, as reported by the country’s state-run Xinhua News. “The end is coming for those attempting to disrupt Hong Kong and antagonise China.” Beijing is also clear that its words are aimed not just at Hong Kong activists, but equally directed at Western governments attempting to undermine…
