Is China underestimating its Covid-19 numbers in its latest outbreak?
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South China Morning Post
Is China underestimating its Covid-19 numbers in its latest outbreak?
Public health experts believe scale of latest surge could be obscured by non-reporting of positive rapid test results and other factors.
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Macau rejects Genting in renewing city’s 6 casino licences
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South China Morning Post
Macau picks incumbents as Genting tycoon fails in casino bid
The announcement wraps up a jostling for rights to operate gambling halls in the world’s largest betting hub, where Macau remains the only place on Chinese soil where casinos are legal.
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Online bookings for new Omicron-specific vaccine in Hong Kong to open on Sunday
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South China Morning Post
Online bookings for new Omicron-specific vaccine in Hong Kong to open on Sunday
Experts recommend bivalent dose as a fourth jab for residents who have already been triple-vaccinated.
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Hong Kong’s 1958 cha-cha champion and the most influential martial artist in the world, we honour the late Bruce Lee. https://sc.mp/o1rf
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‘Beijing unlikely to allow foreign lawyers in Hong Kong’s national security cases’
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South China Morning Post
‘Beijing unlikely to allow foreign lawyers in Hong Kong’s national security cases’
Top court to announce decision on Monday on whether to uphold a ruling that allows prominent British barrister Tim Owen to defend media tycoon Jimmy Lai.
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Anti-Covid lockdown protests flare across China after deadly Urumqi fire
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South China Morning Post
Anti-Covid lockdown protests flare across China after deadly Urumqi fire
Residents and students gather in major cities including Beijing and Shanghai reflecting growing public impatience.
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Police called after HKU students commemorate Xinjiang fire victims with posters
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South China Morning Post
Police called after HKU students commemorate Xinjiang fire victims with posters
Police receive call from HKU at around 6pm reporting two ‘suspicious’ people putting up posters near university’s railway station paying tribute to 10 people who died in fire in Urumqi last Thursday.
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As China hits record 40,052 daily cases, can zero-Covid policy continue?
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FTX remnants remind Hong Kong of the bullet it dodged
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Hong Kong news roundup: Are Hong Kongers set to face more challenges as public transport and utility charges surge?
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Hong Kong this week: rising prices, security law convictions and climbing Covid cases
In this issue of Hong Kong Update, we look at a slew of higher charges looming for residents, as well as concerns over a Covid surge.
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No takers for 800 transitional housing flats in Hong Kong’s Yuen Long
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South China Morning Post
No takers for 800 transitional housing flats in Hong Kong’s Yuen Long
Welfare group running project hopes Housing Bureau can tell public flat applicants about vacancies
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Officials in China ease some Covid measures, ban exit blocking amid protests
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Event in Hong Kong’s Central marks mainland China fire that killed 10
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‘Pay for mistakes’: dad makes son apologise and pay for scratching luxury cars
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Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai’s trial may be deferred by month or more
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South China Morning Post
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai’s trial may be deferred by month or more
City leader John Lee is asking Beijing’s top legislative body to interpret the law, with the committee’s next meeting set for December 30.
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Chinese astronaut finally fulfils space dream after waiting almost 25 years
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South China Morning Post
Chinese astronaut finally fulfils space dream after waiting almost 25 years
The 56-year-old had been a backup crew member four times before finally getting the chance to go into space on the Shenzhou 15 mission.
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Hong Kong’s millennials value work-life balance over high income: survey
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South China Morning Post
Hong Kong’s millennials value work-life balance over high income: survey
Nine in 10 millennials view a balanced lifestyle as more important than a high income, according to a survey commissioned by British wealth management company St James’s Place Asia.
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China’s Joint Operations Command Centre sits at the top of the PLA’s chain of command, but who is in charge? Understand more with our explainer. https://sc.mp/qnsu
South China Morning Post
What is China’s Joint Operation Command Centre and who’s in charge?
China’s centralised military headquarters, the Joint Operation Command Centre, sits at the top of the PLA’s combat chain of command.
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China’s elite Tsinghua University meets students after weekend protest
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South China Morning Post
Top Beijing university officials seek to temper students’ zero-Covid fury
Witness says students not satisfied by lack of clear-cut responses following long-term dissatisfaction over pandemic restrictions.
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‘She started gutting fish aged 3’: knife skills of Chinese girl, 9, go viral
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Ghana staff slammed over ‘shameless’ selfie with South Korea’s Son at World Cup
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