Chinese tourists are ‘eager to travel’: where they’ll go and for what
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South China Morning Post
Chinese tourists are ‘eager to travel’: where they’ll go and for what
Overseas travel is high on the wish lists of Chinese people once Covid travel restrictions are eased. With safety a top concern, Hong Kong is the place most will visit first, a survey finds.
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Hong Kong’s base rate rises at a slower clip as US inflation tapers
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Hong Kong banks raise prime rate to the highest level in 15 years
The latest move ended the Fed’s four successive jumbo hikes of 75 basis points after US data showed that consumer prices rose at a slower pace last month as monetary tightening works its way into the economy.
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Hong Kong unveils plan to allow 7,000 workers to be imported for elderly care homes
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South China Morning Post
Hong Kong unveils plan to allow 7,000 workers to be imported for elderly care homes
New plan aims to ease the acute manpower shortage in the sector and cut down processing time of applications from five months to two.
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China’s Covid spike not due to lifting of restrictions, WHO director says
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South China Morning Post
China’s Covid spike not due to lifting of restrictions, WHO director says
Coronavirus infections were already exploding before Beijing’s shift on its strict zero-Covid policy, emergencies director Mike Ryan says.
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The most recent Disney+ K-drama starred Jung Hae-in as a superhuman serial killer. Find out more about the series with our review! https://sc.mp/5j9q
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Connect: Takashi Miike’s wild and grungy K-drama debut loses its way
This Disney+ K-drama follows Ha Dong-soo, played by Jung Hae-in, who is a ‘connect’, a superhuman who can reattach his severed body parts. After a good start, the story moves to a wispy climax.
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‘Any common sense?’: vegetarian parents’ plan to feed baby soy milk shocks millions
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South China Morning Post
‘Any common sense?’: vegetarian parents’ plan to feed baby soy milk shocks millions
Shock in China as maternity ward doctor reveals a vegetarian couple asked which was better — coconut milk or soy milk for feeding a one-day-old baby.
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Very unsatisfactory': Only 65 overseas doctors apply for special scheme to work in Hong Kong
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South China Morning Post
Only 65 overseas doctors apply for special scheme to work in Hong Kong
Scheme recognises qualifications of non-locally trained doctors from 50 overseas medical schools, allowing them to work in city without licensing exam.
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1 million deaths if mainland opens without Covid measures: Hong Kong study
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South China Morning Post
1 million deaths if mainland opens without Covid measures: Hong Kong study
If country reopens fully between December and next January, healthcare systems across all provinces will be unable to handle infection surge, study says.
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Hong Kong to send ‘thousands of officers’ to mainland Chinese border checkpoints
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South China Morning Post
Hong Kong to send ‘thousands of officers’ to mainland Chinese border checkpoints
Government sources say relevant departments preparing to test all customs checkpoint clearance systems, including those at high-speed rail terminus.
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Are you of the opinion that “Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus”? If so, why do these gender differences exist? Find out more. https://sc.mp/y8b7
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So, if men truly are from Mars and women from Venus, why is that so?
For John Gray, author of THAT book, how our bodies react to stress is what separates men and women. But for a researcher studying male/female cognition, gender differences are small or nonexistent.
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Asia on alert for new Covid-19 strains as China reopens
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South China Morning Post
Asia on alert for new Covid-19 strains as China reopens
Potential mutation of virus could be milder but more transmissible, experts say, urging Asian countries to guard against fresh respiratory viruses in winter.
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Macau allows Covid home quarantine for arrivals, including Hongkongers
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South China Morning Post
Macau allows Covid home quarantine for arrivals, including Hongkongers
Travellers can now quarantine at home or any hotel of their choice instead of at centralised isolation facilities.
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China signals support for Big Tech, indicating crackdown is nearing an end
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South China Morning Post
China signals support for Big Tech, indicating crackdown is nearing an end
Readout by Chinese state television after the conclusion of a two-day Central Economic Work Conference signals support for Big Tech.
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Interest in flights to Hong Kong spikes as city rolls back Covid travel curbs
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South China Morning Post
Interest in flights to Hong Kong spikes as city rolls back Covid travel curbs
Online travel agency Trip.com says queries for flights to Hong Kong shot up on Tuesday compared to same day last year.
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Hong Kong police arrest 4 on suspicion of abducting woman from bus stop
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South China Morning Post
Hong Kong police arrest 4 on suspicion of abducting woman from bus stop
Correctional Service officers and onlookers fail to stop suspects from taking woman from bus stop outside Stanley Prison.
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Hong Kong news roundup: Will Hong Kong’s biggest easing of pandemic curbs put the city back on track?
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South China Morning Post
Hong Kong this week: Covid easings, Google stand-off and Jimmy Lai
In this issue of Hong Kong Update, we look at the city's biggest easing of pandemic curbs since the coronavirus emerged, as well as a political storm involving anthem search results.
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