Hong Kong gives away tickets to revive tourism
The city’s leader John Lee announced the giveaway at the launch of the Hello Hong Kong campaign
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Thailand offers 5 year-visas to influencers to promote tourism
With the return of Chinese and Hong Kong visitors, Thailand is giving the invited influencers a special ‘gift’ Thailand is switching to online influencers as a key strategy in its new approach to attracting new tourists to …
Asian And Middle East Central Banks participated in the largest cross-border CBDC pilot to date
A project to test a central bank digital currency (CBDC) across four jurisdictions in Asia and the Middle East has shown they can enable faster and more efficient cross-border payments
Asian and Middle East central banks claim success with digital currency pilot
A project to test a central bank digital currency (CBDC) across four jurisdictions in Asia and the Middle East has shown they can enable faster and more efficient cross-border payments, according to the central banks involved. …
Hong Kong offers 500,000 free air tickets to tempt tourists back
Hong Kong attracted around 56 million visitors a year before the pandemic, and now the popular destination is taking significant steps to win tourists back after over two years of some of the world's toughest travel restrictions. …
Asia lifts pandemic rules, only China adherent to 'COVID Zero' policy
Asia, the region that has fought the pandemic the longest and with the most stringent restrictions, is moving on
In Hong Kong, Xi says 'one country, two systems' is here to stay
There is no reason to change Hong Kong's "one country, two systems" formula of governance, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on a rare visit to the global financial hub after swearing in the city's new leader, John Lee, on …
Rising dollar puts Asian Central Banks on defence
The dollar’s relentless advance to a two-year high is roiling Asian currencies and pushing policymakers into action to curb losses
Jet leasing companies race to pull planes from sanction-hit Russia
Questions swirl over how Asian plane suppliers can recover aircraft, unpaid bills
Quarantine for travelers from Hong Kong, south African countries cancelled in Russia
A 14-day quarantine is no longer necessary for passengers arriving in Russia from Hong Kong and several African countries, Russia’s sanitary watchdog said on Tuesday. The new document, posted on its website, revokes the …
Vaccine could be up to 32 times less effective against Omicron
The German-made BioNTech vaccine is far less effective at neutralising the Omicron variant of the coronavirus but a booster shot greatly improves protection, a Hong Kong research team has found. Receiving jabs remained the most …
Most expensive cities for overseas workers named
Hong Kong has been named as the most expensive location in the world for expatriates, according to the latest Cost of Living research published by ECA International. "Hong Kong is the most expensive place in the world for overseas …
Europeans dispute over China
Merkel is under pressure to cut Germany's ties with China as the Hong Kong crisis triggers a European backlash against Beijing
China to impose visa restrictions on U.S. individuals over Hong Kong
Beijing said it will impose visa restrictions on U.S. individuals with “egregious conduct” on Hong Kong-related issues, mirroring U.S. sanctions against unnamed Chinese officials deemed responsible for curbing freedoms in the city. …
Europe's dilemma: to follow Asian 'exit strategies' or not?
Several Asian countries have seen the coronavirus surge back after easing restrictions, despite their initial success in restraining the outbreak. As EU Observer writes, …
Will Covid-19 End the Age of Mass Protests?
Once the health crisis ebbs, there will be a new surge of global protests — perhaps even greater in scale and political consequence
Pet cat catches coronavirus in Hong Kong
A pet cat has tested positive for the new coronavirus in Hong Kong after its owner came down with the virus, the World Organization for Animal Health said, Sputnik reports. The agency was alerted to the human-to-animal transmission by …
Pet cat tests positive for COVID-19
A pet cat has tested positive for the coronavirus in Hong Kong after its owner was confirmed with having the virus, the city’s Agricultural and Fisheries department said, cautioning that the animal has not shown any signs of the disease. …
Coronavirus: to wear or not to wear face mask?
Coronavirus: Why some countries wear face masks and others don't
Asia deploys innovative, if invasive, tech to curb virus
Electronic bracelets and phones that report your whereabouts, text messages if you stray too far from quarantine and digital detectives tracking where you have been — Asian countries have embraced innovative, if somewhat invasive, tech …
