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Mainland Chinese head to Hong Kong for mRNA COVID vaccines

Scores of mainland Chinese travellers are rushing to Hong Kong to receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which are not available on the Chinese mainland, as the country grapples with a torrent of infections which have overwhelmed its health system.

Reuters

Britain criticises 'erosion of freedoms' in Hong Kong, draws rebuke from China

Britain criticised on Thursday what it said was the systematic erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong by the Chinese government and a crackdown on free speech by authorities in the former British colony, drawing an angry response from China.

Reuters

Ex-Insurance Bailout Fund Official Hid Assets Overseas, Beijing’s Probe Shows

A corruption investigation has found that Fu Fei traded favors for gifts and failed to disclose his children’s residency status in Hong Kong

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City Council considering Chinese Government's 'behaviour' as review into partnership continues

Protestors have been calling for Nottingham to end its twinning arrangement with the city of Ningbo in China.

Nottingham Post

UK foreign minister meets with legal team of jailed Hong Kong media mogul

Jimmy Lai’s lawyers have been asking for an urgent meeting with Rishi Sunak to discuss his upcoming trial.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong authorities condemn UK minister meeting Jimmy Lai legal team

Hong Kong and Chinese authorities expressed strong opposition on Wednesday to a meeting between the legal team of Jimmy Lai, the jailed pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon, and a British minister.

Reuters

Lawyers for a jailed Hong Kong publisher ask to meet the British prime minister

Lawyers for Jimmy Lai, a jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher, have asked for an urgent meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, a leading member of his international legal team said Tuesday.

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Lawyers for jailed Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai ask Rishi Sunak for urgent meeting

Downing Street says minister for Asia Anne-Marie Trevelyan has met with representatives of the Hong Kong media mogul and activist

The Independent UK

Lawyers for jailed Hong Kong publisher ask to meet UK PM

A lawyer for a jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher says her team has asked for an urgent meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

The Independent UK

Pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai requests Rishi Sunak meeting

Dual Hong Kong and British citizen is awaiting trial on national security charges that could result in life sentence

The Guardian - UK

Almost everyone in China's third most populous provice has been infected with COVID

Official data from the health commission for central Henan province indicates about 88.5 million people have been infected with COVID as authorities across China brace for a surge in cases expected as Lunar New Year travel and celebrations approach.

ABC News

CanSino's Omicron mRNA shot reports 'positive' trial data

Chinese officials say they have "safe and effective" vaccines as Beijing rebuffs mRNA shots from the U.S. and the EU.

Fortune

China finally eases rules for travellers after three years of severe Covid controls

Tourism visas are not yet being issued for People’s Republic, but Hong Kong is already welcoming back visitors

The Independent UK

Factbox: Countries mandating Covid tests for arrivals from China

Authorities around the world are imposing or considering curbs on travellers from China as Covid-19 cases there surged following its relaxation of "zero-Covid" rules. China has rejected criticism of its Covid data.

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Bland warehouses hide the heart of a city

What makes cities work? It is not the historic monuments or grand architecture but something far more prosaic.

WEKU

China has reopened its borders to tourists after three years of COVID-19 closure

The ability of residents Hong Kong to cross into mainland is one of the most visible signs of China's easing of border restrictions, with travelers arriving no longer required to undergo quarantines.

Bangkok Post

As China lifts pandemic border controls, mixed feelings at home and abroad

HONG KONG: Over the past three years, Zhou Wanhui, a Hong Kong resident, has visited her parents in China just three times.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Ends Quarantine for Overseas Travelers

China lifted quarantine requirements for inbound travelers on Sunday, ending almost three years of self-imposed isolation even as the country battles a surge in Covid cases. The first people to arrive expressed relief at not having to undergo the grueling quarantines that were a fixture of life in zero-Covid China.…

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Bangkok Post

Normal travel between mainland, Hong Kong resumes with border reopening

HONG KONG/SHENZHEN: Normal travel between mainland and Hong Kong resumed as various control points linking Shenzhen and Hong Kong reopened on Sunday morning.

Al Jazeera

Excitement as China opens borders to quarantine-free travel

China lifts quarantine rules for inbound travellers, ending nearly three years of self-imposed isolation.

Reuters

China reopens borders in final farewell to zero-COVID

Travellers streamed into China by air, land and sea on Sunday, many eager for long-awaited reunions, as Beijing opened borders that have been all but shut since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Independent UK

Chinese travelers rush to take advantage of reopening

After two years of separation from his wife in mainland China, Hong Kong resident Cheung Seng-bun made sure he was among the first to cross the border following the reopening of crossing points

Bangkok Post

Why Pele was such a joy to watch

All week there have been eloquent tributes to the great Brazilian footballer Pele. The news of Pele's death came too late for last week's column but I would like to offer a belated salute, however inadequate, to this man who provided such joy to my generation. Just like Muhammad Ali…

Caixin Global

Chinese Mainlanders Can Book Omicron-Specific mRNA Shot in Hong Kong

Fosun Pharma opens online reservation platform for BioNTech vaccination as Covid border controls are set to end

Reuters

Factbox-China to reopen borders, including with Hong Kong, after 3 years

China will reopen its borders on Sunday, including with its special administrative region of Hong Kong, after nearly three years of COVID-19 closures and restrictions.

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