(SOUNDBITE) (English) MANA! CAFE FOUNDER BOBSY GAIA, SAYING: ”Hi I’m Bobsy, and I’m the founder of MANA! And I’ve been here Hong Kong for almost 30 years.” Welcome to Hong Kong’s first zero-waste …
Postcards from the lockdown: our writers report from Hong Kong, Copenhagen, Tokyo and Cape Town
Hong KongEd PetersI live in Mui Wo, a seaside township halfway between the central business district (CBD) and the airport, which is cluttered with furloughed aircraft. So far, Hong Kong has come off …
Large hill fire burns in Hong Kong for more than 8 hours
Firefighters continue to battle the blaze, which has engulfed a hillside near Yeung Ka Tsuen in Yuen Long, into the night Government helicopter had earlier been deployed to try to douse flames A large …
Taiwan’s professional baseball league replaces human fans with cardboard spectators
As sports arenas and stadiums sit empty around the world amid the coronavirus pandemic, Taiwan’s baseball season is getting back into the swing, but with a twist – it’s being played in front of a …
As Taiwan shows, the antidote to the virus is freedom
What is most impressive is that Taiwan has done all this without ordering its population to shelter in place or shutting down schools, restaurants, stores and other businesses. As a result, Taiwan’s …
Taiwan says, ‘Game on!’
The pandemic cancelled sports around the world, but in Taiwan, which has only seen 6 deaths and less than 400 cases due to its aggressive management of the coronavirus, the professional baseball …
Bhutan: COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project
Project Description: The project provides emergency support to enhance Bhutan’s capacity to detect the cases of disease and ensure prompt contact tracing and early warning systems. It will also help …
BNP Paribas activates emergency support plan in Bahrain
Jacques Michel, head of BNP Paribas Middle East & Africa. MANAMA — BNP Paribas and its subsidiaries around the world have, from the outset of the global health crisis mobilized to support hospital …
Qatar musicians give balcony gig to banish virus blues
Strains of Bizet’s Carmen reverberated around Doha’s man-made Pearl island as members of Qatar’s philharmonic orchestra performed from balconies to punctuate the monotony of lockdown. Bars, …
Singapore Leader’s Wife Blasts Criticism on Nation’s Virus Spike
Ho Ching, head of Singapore’s state-owned investment company and wife of the country’s prime minister, blasted criticism on the city-state’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, saying it wasn’t …