After five months of being at the forefront of the coronavirus pandemic, new infections in Hong Kong have slowed to a trickle, and the city is slowly getting back to normal. Which, these days, means ... ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong Did It
I was eager to go back to Hong Kong, where I had been conducting research on its protest movement. A new epidemic there would likely mean that visiting the city anytime soon would be unsafe. I worried ... ( read original story ...)
‘The stakes are higher’: Hong Kong’s battle lines redrawn for post-Covid protests
The territory is braced for a summer of activism, but mass demonstrations may be a thing of the past as police target leaders, reporters and freedoms ... ( read original story ...)
China can ill-afford causing a Hong Kong failure
The Hong Kong people are constantly being told by China’s Central People’s Government and the United Front overseas propaganda arm that we do not properly understand the concept of “one country, two ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Asia-Pacific stocks mixed as US top coronavirus expert warns of ‘real risk’ of opening businesses too soon
Pacific were mixed Wednesday as investors weighed the latest red flags on the coronavirus front: America's top virus expert warned reopening businesses too soon could trigger a resurgence, while the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan wants to share what it’s learned at a big WHO meeting. But there’s a problem
Taiwan is campaigning furiously to attend the next World Health Assembly (WHA) meeting to be held from May 18 as the island's successful coronavirus containment strategy has attracted the world's ... ( read original story ...)
New Zealand still supports Taiwan at WHO despite Chinese rebuke
New Zealand's foreign minister on Tuesday said the country has to stand up for itself after China warned its backing of Taiwan's participation at the World Health Organization (WHO) could damage ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan set to be iced out of annual WHO assembly after Chinese objections
Taiwan looks likely to be again excluded from an upcoming annual World Health Organization (WHO) meeting, amid objections to Taiwan’s inclusion by the Chinese – and as the U.S. calls on WHO leaders to ... ( read original story ...)
‘Authentic’ travel experiences are hard to find — but not in this country
While the rest of the world openly courted tourist dollars, Bhutan dammed the tourist flow. In doing so, it protected its people and its travelers, the latter of whom rave about the authenticity of ... ( read original story ...)
‘It’s like nothing else’: insect swarms on Cyprus reveal incredible journeys
For eight hours a day, from March until May, research biologist Will Hawkes surveys huge swarms of insects landing on the Karpaz Peninsula on the north-east corner of Cyprus. “This place is a ... ( read original story ...)