The Latest Breaking News from Hong Kong

Indian men claim 3-2 win over Hong Kong, keep hopes alive at Badminton Asia Team Championships

SHAH ALAM (Malaysia): The Indian men's team, led by world championship bronze medallist Lakshya Sen, secured a 3-2 win over Hong Kong in group A to keep its slim hopes alive of making the knockout stage at the Badminton Asia Team Championships here on Thursday.

The Times of India · Feb 17, 2022

Overflowing Hong Kong hospitals forced to put Covid beds outside

HONG KONG: Hong Kong hospitals are treating patients outside as a record surge in coronavirus cases pushes facilities beyond capacity and throws the city’s Covid Zero strategy into disarray.

The Times of India · Feb 17, 2022

'Battlefield Mode': Hong Kong Hospitals Buckle under Omicron Wave

Huddled under blankets and thermal shields, dozens of elderly patients shivered on gurneys outside a hospital serving one of Hong Kong's poorest communities -- a grim tableau for the city as its health system buckles under an Omicron-fueled coronavirus wave. "We call this the fever zone," a nurse in full-body…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 17, 2022

Omicron-hit Hong Kong seeks out hotel rooms for COVID quarantine

After keeping the coronavirus at bay for much of the past two years, Hong Kong is now struggling to contain the disease.

Al Jazeera · Feb 17, 2022

Hong Kong considers mass testing as COVID fight intensifies

Hong Kong's coronavirus battle intensified on Thursday as authorities reported that new cases had multiplied by 60 times so far this month, and the city's leader said city-wide testing was being considered in the global financial hub.

Reuters · Feb 17, 2022

Singapore opens to more countries, eases test rules

Singapore will ease Covid travel testing rules and launch new vaccinated travel lanes with the Philippines and Israel as it woos more tourists and seeks to reclaim its status of one of Asia’s major travel hubs. Shares of the city-state’s aviation-related stocks rose.

Bangkok Post · Feb 17, 2022

Hong Kong: Patients forced to wait in sickbeds outside hospitals as ‘zero Covid’ plan buckles

Patients have been forced to wait outside hospitals due to the high number of cases

Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2022

Sotheby’s Tips Largest Blue Diamond at Auction to Fetch $48 Mn

Sotheby's announced Wednesday that it would offer the largest-ever blue diamond to go up for auction at a sale in Hong Kong in April. The auction house said it expected the 15.10-carat De Beers Cullinan Blue diamond to sell for more than $48 million. The diamond is the "largest internally…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 16, 2022

Hong Kong watchdog warns of NFT, metaverse risks as top 2022 tech dangers

HONG KONG: Risks involving non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the metaverse are among key security threats to look out for in Hong Kong in 2022, according to the government-run cybersecurity watchdog Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT).

Bangkok Post · Feb 16, 2022

Manchester United cancel Hong Kong pre-season tour plans

Man Utd were planning to visit Hong Kong on their pre-season tour this summer.

Manchester Evening News · Feb 16, 2022