Both countries eased some of their intensive rules after new cases slowed to a trickle. But clusters have cropped up again this month, and authorities are ramping up testing to try to curb the spread. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Navy gives a show of force in South China Sea
The U.S. Navy continues its exercises in the Western Pacific Ocean despite the postponement of multinational maneuvers because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Warships Support Malaysia Against China Pressure in South China Sea
The U.S. has sent three naval ships on patrols near oil-and-gas operations off Malaysia’s coast in recent days, a show of support for the Southeast Asian nation whose offshore explorations in the ... ( read original story ...)
Alstom embroiled in £2m corruption row with Hong Kong firm
Tube carriage maker being pursued in English courts by Alexander Brothers ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Creeps Back in Hong Kong as Local Transmissions Are Reported
After 23 days without a locally transmitted coronavirus case and with much of the city returning to normal life, Hong Kong health officials are investigating how a 66-year-old woman and her ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Reports First Locally Transmitted Coronavirus Cases in Weeks
Hong Kong reported its first two coronavirus cases in three weeks not linked to anyone who travelled overseas, with authorities scrambling to trace the origin of the infections. The Asian financial ... ( read original story ...)
People are catching hepatitis from rats in Hong Kong, but scientists don’t know how
A new strain of the hepatitis E virus that usually only infects rats is now sickening people in Hong Kong, with nearly a dozen human cases reported so far, according to news reports. But exactly how ... ( read original story ...)
Two new infections end Hong Kong’s 24-day virus clean sheet
Two people in Hong Kong tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Wednesday, ending a 24-day run of no new local cases that saw the city begin to ease social distancing regulations. The financia ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Seek Gang-rape Accuser’s Arrest
The rape allegation surfaced last year during the huge pro-democracy protests that struck Hong Kong and a time of intense public anger towards the city's police force. The woman, who cannot be named ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese State Media Warns Beijing Will Resist U.S.-Taiwan Collaboration Over WHO and Coronavirus
The U.S. has called for Taiwan to be invited to the coming World Health Assembly as an observer, a move that goes against Beijing's "One China" policy. ( read original story ...)