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'Uncle Chen' Goes Viral Again For Chain-Smoking While Running Marathon

A 52-year-old man, who went viral for his smoking habits two years ago, gained more attention after he was disqualified from the 2024 Xiamen Marathon.

International Business Times UK · Jan 25, 2024

Hong Kong to scrap Covid mask rules for both indoors, outdoors from Wednesday after 3 years

Hongkongers and tourists can go mask-free from Wednesday as the city finally lifts its last major Covid-19 restriction after almost three years.

Bangkok Post · Feb 28, 2023

China's COVID scare sparks run on flu medicines, test kits as far away as Australia

The rising alarm over COVID-19 spreading in China was felt in pharmacies in Hong Kong, Macau, and in some neighbourhoods in Australia, as people hunted for fever medicines and virus test kits to send to family and friends on the mainland.

Reuters · Dec 15, 2022

Hong Kong to electronically tag Covid patients as it adopts China’s health code system

Those in home isolation will be forced to wear a bracelet tracking their movements as territory introduces China-style QR code system

The Guardian - AU · Jul 12, 2022

Macau closes casinos for first time in two years over COVID

Chinese territory and other cities on mainland impose strict curbs to stamp out an Omicron-fuelled outbreak of the virus

Al Jazeera · Jul 11, 2022

Hong Kong raises prospect of Shenzhen border easing by Aug 4

Hong Kong's new health secretary said on Monday he hoped the border with Shenzhen would reopen before Aug. 4, a move that would mark a significant relaxation of China's strict border controls, generating divided opinions on Chinese social media.

Reuters · Jul 4, 2022