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Two massive Chinese cities ease Covid-19 curbs as protests spread | South China Morning Post
Two big cities in China, Guangzhou and Chongqing, announced an easing of pandemic restrictions on November 30, 2022, in a move that followed demonstrations across the country voicing frustration about life under the world’s toughest zero-Covid policies. The announcements regarding the cities in China’s south and sou…
Japanese biotech firm uses roundworms in early screening for pancreatic cancer | South China Morning Post
Hirotsu Bio Science, a Japanese biotech firm, says it has developed the world’s first early screening test for pancreatic cancer using roundworms. In November 2022, it launched the “N-NOSE plus Pancreas” test, which uses the worm’s highly sensitive sense of smell. The company edits the worms’ genetic code so that th…
Dozens in Hong Kong gather to support anti-Covid protesters in China, mourn victims of Xinjiang fire | South China Morning Post
Dozens of people gathered in Hong Kong’s central business district on November 28, 2022, to mourn victims of a deadly fire in Xinjiang that sparked protests in mainland China against Beijing’s stringent zero-Covid policy. Among them was activist Alexandra Wong Fung-yiu, nicknamed “Grandma Wong”, who reportedly had h…
Taiwan elections: DPP's Tsai announces resignation as party chief after KMT wins big | South China Morning Post
Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen has announced she's stepping down as chairwoman of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party after it suffered major losses to the main opposition Kuomintang in local elections on November 26, 2022. Tsai will stay on as president of the self-ruled island. Analysts say many voters sought…
Over one-fifth of China’s total GDP under lockdown amid record Covid surge, new report finds | South China Morning Post
More than one-fifth of China’s total gross domestic product (GDP) is currently under lockdown, according to a November 24, 2022, report by finance group Nomura. The report also projected the amount of GDP affected by lockdowns would continue to rise in coming weeks as China deals with its biggest Covid-19 case surge…
Doctors perform heart surgery on child in Kyiv blackout | South China Morning Post
Heart surgeons continued to operate on a child after Russian missiles caused blackouts in Ukraine on November 23, 2022. The Kyiv hospital lost power during the operation, one doctor said. Russia has been launching air strikes targeting Ukraine’s energy facilities since October.
2022 World Cup a welcome boon for Guangdong factories starved of business | South China Morning Post
Factories in southern China’s Guangdong province have seen a recent bump in business, thanks to the 2022 World Cup. One in particular has been operating full steam ahead to manufacture La’eeb, the official mascot of the Qatar-hosted tournament. In the wake of the pandemic, companies like these are turning to big ord…
‘Many children’ among the dead in Indonesia earthquake, say disaster relief officials | South China Morning Post
Hundreds of children in Indonesia’s populous West Java province are being treated in hospital for injuries sustained during a devastating November 21, 2022, earthquake. The nation’s disaster officials said the childhood toll was high because schools were open when the 5.6-magnitude quake struck. The official death s…
‘I never doubt my ideas’: why Hong Kong philanthropist Michelle Ong never takes no for an answer | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong jewellery designer and philanthropist Michelle Ong is a creative force of nature. The artistic mind behind bespoke jewellery brand Carnet and founder of NGO First Initiative Foundation is a decisive and laser-focused businesswoman. The driving force behind Hong Kong’s largest dinosaur exhibition, “The Big …
Dozens dead after fire sweeps through factory in China’s Henan province | South China Morning Post
A fire at a factory in the central Chinese city of Anyang has killed 36 people, left two others missing and sent another two to hospital, according to Chinese state media. Local authorities said “criminal suspects” have been taken into custody in connection with the November 21, 2022, blaze at Kaixinda Trading Co Ltd.
Beijing’s central business district closes all office buildings to combat new Covid-19 outbreak | South China Morning Post
Beijing has been hit hard by its biggest Covid outbreak since the pandemic began, with businesses and schools disrupted. The capital's most populous district has urged residents to work from home to stop the spread of the virus, with all office buildings in Beijing’s central business district ordered shut from Novem…
First inhalable Covid-19 vaccine available across China | South China Morning Post
China has expanded the inhalable Covid-19 vaccine nationwide, according to state network China Central Television (CCTV) on November 18, 2022. Health authorities have said the vaccine is targeted at people over 18 who have completed their primary immunisation over six months ago. CanSino's vaccine, called Convidecia…
VOA60 Africa- There have been 55 deaths and 141 confirmed cases of Ebola in Uganda, according to the Health Ministry
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G20 Summit Breathes New Life Into Bali’s Post-Pandemic Recovery
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Bubble tea shop shut down after staff was ‘too late’ in asking for customer’s health code | South China Morning Post
A bubble tea shop in northeastern China was shut down by the local state administration for one day as the officers said a staff member was ‘too late’ to ask the customers to scan their health codes.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says report that he was taken to hospital is ‘fake news’ | South China Morning Post
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has dismissed a report that he had been taken to hospital for a heart condition. Lavrov arrived in the Indonesian island of Bali on November 13, 2022, to represent President Vladimir Putin at a Group of 20 summit scheduled to start on November 15.
China’s zero-Covid policy under pressure as infections rise in major cities | South China Morning Post
Covid-19 infections have been rising sharply in China despite increasingly intense controls, testing and lockdowns. More than 8,000 cases were reported in the country on November 9, 2022. The southern city of Guangzhou saw daily case numbers increase from double digit figures in late October to over 2,000 within two…
China debuts potential Boeing-Airbus rival as its biggest air show kicks off | South China Morning Post
The 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Airshow China, kicked off on November 8, 2022, in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. Aircraft navigated by the country’s People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force could be seen in the display, including four domestically developed J-20 fighter jets. But some…
Runners thrilled to compete as Beijing marathon returns after two-year Covid hiatus | South China Morning Post
The Beijing marathon was held in the Chinese capital on November 6, 2022, for the first time in two years following multiple cancellations because of the Covid-19 pandemic. About 30,000 people took part in the city’s first major sporting event since the Winter Olympics in February.
Hong Kong’s first woman university VC Nancy Ip gets mainland Chinese support to speed up research | South China Morning Post
Renowned researcher says access to mainland Chinese data of 10 million Alzheimer’s disease patients a big boost for research. University presidents also calls for girls to break ‘gender myth’ by taking up science and technology studies.
Nearly 3 years of Covid curbs take their toll on China’s middle class with many seeking counselling | South China Morning Post
For millions of families in China, the pandemic has shattered their middle-class life amid strict Covid controls and lockdowns which have seriously damaged the economy. A national survey in 2020 found that 35 per cent of respondents had experienced psychological distress during the pandemic, including anxiety and de…
Hong Kong rugby Sevens a test of city's readiness to reopen after years of Covid restrictions | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong’s showpiece international sporting event, the rugby Sevens, returned on the weekend of November 4-6, 2022. Thousands of revellers cheered loudly at the first event of its kind in the city after more than three years, in what is being seen as a key test of the city’s readiness to reopen to the rest of the w…
VOA60 America - Paul Pelosi Released From Hospital After Hammer Attack
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‘Like a Gulag labour camp’: Former Russian prisoner, Pussy Riot member recalls life in penal colony | South China Morning Post
Repetitive manual labour for little pay, poor sanitary conditions, long periods of solitary confinement, penalties for an unbuttoned coat – such was life in the Russian penal colony as remembered by Maria Alyokhina, member of the banned Russian punk band Pussy Riot, who was sent there for two years for taking part i…
Indonesian family details baby's death from acute kidney injury, one of over 150 cases | South China Morning Post
Indonesia has seen a rise in the number of acute kidney injury cases, with the fatal illness killing over 150 children since August 2022. Health authorities have found a link between acute kidney injury with ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol, which are commonly found in medicinal syrups. Authorities have since t…
Prudential eyes Greater Bay Area and Insurance Connect opportunities: CFO James Turner | South China Morning Post
Prudential CFO James Turner said he believes Greater Bay Area and a proposed Insurance Connect programme are set to bring in more opportunities for the of UK-based company, which is among the largest insurers in Hong Kong. Turner was one of the over 200 financiers attending the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment S…
DBS Hong Kong CEO says city needs to fully reopen to ‘reactivate it as an international hub’ | South China Morning Post
The Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit kicked off publicly on November 2, 2022 in Hong Kong, with the city’s de facto central bank hosting the largest gathering of financial heavyweights the city has seen in nearly three years. Sebastian Paredes, CEO of DBS Hong Kong, said it’s invigorating to see the finan…
Swiss bank Julius Baer plans expansion in Hong Kong to tap wealth management opportunities | South China Morning Post
Swiss private bank Julius Baer will expand its Hong Kong office in the coming years, as it aims to use the city as a hub from which to develop its wealth management and family office businesses in China and other Asian markets, according to its global chief. Zurich-based CEO Philipp Rickenbacher, one of about 200 to…
Thousands stuck inside Shanghai Disney Resort after snap Covid lockdown | South China Morning Post
China’s zero-Covid policy slammed shut the gates of Shanghai Disney Resort on November 1, 2022, for a second time this year and the third such closure since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The snap lockdown dealt was another major blow for the beleaguered tourism sector in the city, where officials are on ale…
Chinese workers flee world’s largest iPhone factory after Covid outbreak | South China Morning Post
Workers were seen fleeing the world’s largest iPhone assembly factory in China after a Covid-19 outbreak was reported at the facility operated by Foxconn Technology Group. The company issued three notices about cases in the facility on October 30, 2022, and pledged to arrange safe passage for workers wishing to leav…
More than 200 Chinese tourists detained in police raid on karaoke bar in Thailand | South China Morning Post
Bangkok police detained more than 200 tourists, most of them Chinese, in a drug bust at a karaoke bar on October 26, 2022. They were acting on a tipoff the venue was being used illegally for entertainment, with a karaoke bar for Chinese visitors, drug parties and illegal gambling, according to police.
Conjoined twins successfully separated in China | South China Morning Post
A pair of conjoined twins has been successfully separated after undergoing a surgery lasting about 2.5 hours in a hospital in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. The sisters were born with part of their abdominal skin connected. They shared the same umbilical cord in their mother’s womb.
Nigerian Robotics Engineer Tackles Late Detection of Breast Cancer With Wearables
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VOA60 Africa- Uganda steps up Ebola treatment efforts amid continued outbreak
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‘Like drinking milk tea’: China launches world’s first inhalable Covid vaccine | South China Morning Post
Shanghai residents queued up to receive a dose of the world’s first inhalable vaccine on October 25, 2022. The aerosol vaccine is currently being administered in select areas as a booster for those over 18 who are already fully vaccinated.
Hong Kong’s finance chief seeks new investment in Middle East as part of bid to revive the economy | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po has kicked off a series of high-profile visits to the Middle East. The government mission aims to drum up investment opportunities in new regions as the city seeks to carve a path to recovery for an economy battered by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cockfighting spectacle returns to arenas in the Philippines | South China Morning Post
Traditional cockfighting arenas in the Philippines are back to running at full capacity after being shut for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. During that period, the government granted permits to seven firms to host the bloody contests and take bets online. However, former president Rodrigo Duterte later reve…
Hong Kong swimmers cross Victoria Harbour in annual race after long training | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong's annual cross-harbour swim race has returned for a second year since a two-year pause caused by social unrest and the Covid-19 pandemic. About 1,500 swimmers took part in 1,000-metre (3,280ft) race from Wan Chai to Tsim Sha Tsui on October 23, 2022.
VOA60 America - Medical experts warning parents of the spread of non-COVID-19 respiratory infections
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Japanese yen plunges to 32-year low as government steps in to prop currency | South China Morning Post
As Japan’s yen tumbled to a 32-year low, the country’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on October 20, 2022, that “appropriate steps” will be taken to rein in currency volatility. The Japanese currency is edging closer to a key market health indicator of 150 yen against the US dollar.
Europe’s largest ‘narco bank’ broken up by police in Spain | South China Morning Post
Spanish police said on October 14, 2022, that it had dismantled a criminal group believed to be Europe’s largest money launderer behind international drug trafficking gangs from more than 20 countries. In total, police seized nearly 3 million euros (US$2.9 million), including 11 luxury vehicles, cryptocurrency accou…
World Food Day: Why over 800 million people go hungry each day despite adequate global supply | South China Morning Post
Each year on October 16 it is World Food Day, a day started by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1981 to raise awareness on global hunger and food safety. While worldwide there is more than enough food produced to feed the planet, a July UN report revealed the world is moving backwards w…
Chinese girl hugs parents in a tearful reunion 3 years in the making | South China Morning Post
A four-year-old girl finally reunited with her parents after 3 years in eastern China’s Shandong province. The couple had been working overseas and did not return home due to the pandemic.
Explainer: What is the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th national congress? | South China Morning Post
Members of the Chinese Communist Party are set to converge in Beijing in the latter half of 2022 for their 20th national party congress. Such gatherings take place about once every five years, but the upcoming congress is expected to be the most significant political event for China in decades. It will be the first …
China’s first home-grown passenger jet is certified to fly after 5 years of tests | South China Morning Post
China’s first home-grown passenger jet is certified to fly after passing natural icing flight tests, which were delayed due to the pandemic and unfavourable weather. The single-aisle C919 is manufactured by the state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China. China Eastern Airlines is expected to be the first c…
Sao Paulo’s ‘Crackland’ Reflects Brazil’s Rising Role in Drug Trade
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VOA60 Africa - War in Ethiopia has cut off access to medical care for millions of people
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Indonesian man loses nearly his entire family in football stadium stampede | South China Morning Post
A family outing turned into a nightmare for Andi Hariyanto, who had brought his family to watch their favourite football club at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in the Indonesian province of East Java on October 1, 2022. He lost his wife and two daughters in the football stampede that killed at least 131 people, after police…
Oil prices set to rise after Opec+ group agrees to larger-than-expected production cut | South China Morning Post
Fuel may once again become more expensive after weeks of falling prices at the pumps following a decision by oil producing countries to slash production for the first time since the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Members of the Opec+ group said the September 5, 2022, decision to reduce supply is needed to bring abou…