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Hong Kong saw a record high of 67 new Covid-19 infections on July 16, 2020, with more than half untraceable, health authorities said. Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the communicable disease branch at the Centre for Health Protection, said there is still a chance that more cases are coming. (Video courtesy: Facebook/go…
Sisters Mimi and Nikki Lohitnavy have surprised many in the industry by producing award-winning wines in the tropical climate of their native Thailand. Winemakers from around the world who are struggling to adapt to climate change have been closely watching their progress developing tropical wine production. But as …
Despite the undeniable gloom of the pandemic and months of political turmoil in Hong Kong, JLL Head of Retail Oliver Tong believes the city is still the place for international businesses to take up retail space. Saying he believes those pressures will “reset” the property market to a “healthy rate”, he told the Pos…
A man from India’s southwestern state of Kerala has begun worshipping a “coronavirus goddess” at a shrine he built near his home. Saying his project offers a way to ask for divine protection for frontline workers, Anilan Muhoortham explained that Hindu traditions “promote the concept of seeing god in every molecule”.
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Several countries across Asia, including Japan, India and Thailand, have stepped up coronavirus restrictions again in the face of a potential second virus wave.
An Indonesian doctor runs a facility that shelters about 1,400 abandoned and stray dogs, many which were rescued from slaughterhouses with their mouths and legs tied up. Susana Somali, the shelter owner, has launched a herculean mission to end the country's long-criticised dog meat trade.
Mongolia's annual Naadam sporting festival got under way amid the coronavirus pandemic on July 11, 2020, at a ranch in the capital Ulan Bator. But the 800-year-old traditional event is taking place without the usual crowds, since Covid-19 restrictions prohibit most Mongolians from being able to watch the competition…
China has confirmed that two World Health Organisation experts are in Beijing and working with Chinese counterparts to identify the source of the Covid-19 pandemic. Hua Chunying, a Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman, said on July 13, 2020, that work to trace the origin of the coronavirus will also take place in ot…
The coronavirus pandemic had infected more than 13 million people around the world and killed more than 570,000 people in a little over six months. The disease’s spread has continued to accelerate as Covid-19 infections climbed by one million in just five days. During a press conference on July 13, 2020, Tedros Adha…
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Hong Kong reported more than 170 coronavirus cases between July 5 and 11, 2020, of which many were locally transmitted with an unknown source of infection. Professor Gabriel Leung, dean of the University of Hong Kong’s medical school, described the latest wave of coronavirus infections as the worst Hong Kong has see…
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As the sun sets in the Japanese town of Tatsuno, thousands of fireflies begin to glow, creating a spectacle that usually draws tens of thousands of visitors. But this year the there are no spectators at the popular annual firefly festival, after the event was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Singapore's long-ruling People Action Party retained power in the country's general election, but its support fell sharply, while the opposition made gains. The election was held under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Indonesia is facing an unexpected consequence of the coronavirus. As health clinics temporarily closed, slashed hours or were seen as too dangerous to visit amid the Covid-19 pandemic, many women were unable to access contraceptives. That means the Southeast Asian nation may see about 400,000 more babies than usual …
With games being played in stadiums left empty to fight the coronavirus, Japanese baseball team Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have come up with an alternative way to keep their players fired up about winning. At a game on July 7, 2020, robots were in the stands to pinch-hit for fans until they can start returning later in …
Thai authorities have denied allegations by an animal rights group that monkeys were being abused during coconut picking. Thai Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said “using monkeys for the coconut industry is almost non-existent”. He admitted that farmers did use monkeys to harvest coconuts but only on a small sc…
Hong Kong reported 19 new local infections on July 8, 2020, as the city started to feel the impact of a third wave of contagion. Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the communicable disease branch at the city's Centre for Health Protection, said there are now fears of a “wider community outbreak”.
Nine of 14 new coronavirus cases reported in Hong Kong on July 7, 2020, were classified as locally transmitted. The following day, preliminary test results showed that another 14 people in the city had contracted the disease. Health experts said the increasing case number signals that Hong Kong is now experiencing i…
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Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro reportedly tested positive for Covid-19 on July 7, 2020, after developing symptoms two days earlier. The positive result on his fourth test for the coronavirus followed three previous tests which officials said were all negative. The Brazilian populist leader has repeatedly downplay…
Two Chinese students who attended the delayed gaokao university entrance exams said the pandemic had helped them with their writing exam.
A bus crashed into a reservoir in Anshun city of Guizhou province in China on July 7, 2020, killing at least 21 people, including a student. 15 people have been taken to hospital according to the local authorities. (Video source: Reuters/Newsflare)
In Brazil’s largest city São Paulo, shops and bars started to reopen on July 6, 2020, after the city spent over three months in lockdown to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Businesses that reopen are being allowed to operate for six hours a day at 40 per cent capacity. But Covid-19 continues to spread across the coun…
Pupils at schools throughout China have had a bit more time to prepare for the 2020 gaokao, the all-important National Higher Education Entrance Examination that universities use for enrolment decisions. The test period, which has been extended from two to four days in many areas, is taking place July 7-10, 2020, af…
A cosmetics shop in the South Korean capital Seoul has found a hi-tech way to help protect customers from Covid-19. A mirror that uses augmented reality (AR) allows shoppers to “try out” make-up products without any need to touch their faces.
India opened the world’s largest temporary Covid-19 hospital in the capital New Delhi on July 5, 2020. On the same day, the country recorded its highest single-day spike in coronavirus infections as 24,900 new cases were reported. India is now the fourth worst-hit country in the world, with 673,165 cases and 19,268 …
Hong Kong-based wine entrepreneur Bernice Liu says her recent experience growing her online ventures despite the global pandemic illustrates how businesses are no longer tied to locations and time zones. The Canadian-born actress and model told the Post’s Elaine Ly that she shifted into a wine career after nearly 20…
In an exclusive interview, Hong Kong Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau said the city’s economic health taking a hit from rising tensions between the US and China. Mr Yau also spoke with the South China Morning Post about prospects for Hongkongers being able to travel amid the coronavirus pan…
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Archaeologists and Chinese medical experts say that they have unearthed the earliest example of processed traditional Chinese medicine from the tomb of the ninth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty in Jiangxi province.
You can check in but you can never leave, at least for now, from Taiwan’s Songshan Airport. The terminal in Taipei offered “fake” flights on July 2, 2020, to satisfy passengers hungry for a chance to travel as they wait for Covid-19 pandemic restrictions to be lifted. Thousands of people applied for “tickets to nowh…
An investigation is under way after hundreds of elephants in northern Botswana began dying of mysterious causes in early May 2020. Authorities say poaching has been ruled out because the animal carcasses were found intact. Conservation groups are looking into disease or poisoning as possible explanations.
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Students and residents in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, have started feeding stray dogs and wild monkeys that typically rely on food waste. Restaurants closed amid the pandemic, leaving the strays hungry. Bangladesh had recorded 145,483 cases and 1,847 deaths related to Covid-19 as of July 1, 2020.
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Nha Vy is one of hundreds of LGBT performers in Vietnam earning a living through ‘lotto’ shows. This form of entertainment dates back to the French colonial era and is now popular in the south of the country. Like many LGBT people in Vietnam, she has faced discrimination for much of her life despite gradual changes …
Vietnam has been praised by international health experts for implementing one of the world’s best-organised epidemic control measures amid the Covid-19 pandemic. On March 31, 2020, the Vietnam government ordered a nationwide lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus, and as of the end of June the country had re…
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of the World Health Organisation said at a press conference on June 29, 2020, that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is still “yet to come”. Michael Ryan, the chief of the WHO emergency response programme said that the pandemic cannot be defeated by ideologies and world leaders need to…
