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Clarity Medical Eyes Mainland Market from Its HK Base in IPO Run-up

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Benzinga

Hong Kong reports highest number of Covid cases since pandemic began

Officials confirm 614 new cases but insist outbreak can be controlled if people stay at home

The Guardian - AU

Hong Kong residents raid supermarket shelves as COVID surge disrupts supplies

Hong Kong residents crowded supermarkets and neighbourhood fresh food markets on Monday to stock up on vegetables, noodles and other necessities after a record number of COVID-19 infections in the city and transport disruptions at the border with mainland China.

Reuters

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Hong Kong zero Covid strategy under pressure as cases soar

Hong Kong has reported a record number of Covid-19 infections, putting strain on a “zero-Covid” policy that aims to eliminate the virus.

Evening Standard

Across Asia, Spike in Virus Cases Follows Lunar New Year

Many Asian countries are facing a spike in COVID-19 infections after the widely-celebrated Lunar New Year holidays, as health officials grapple with the highly-transmissible omicron variant and expectations that numbers will continue to rise in coming weeks. The Lunar New Year, which is China’s biggest holiday, was celebrated across Asia…

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Hong Kong's zero-COVID strategy under pressure as cases soar

Hong Kong reported a record 614 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, health authorities said, in the biggest test yet for the city's zero-COVID strategy as it grapples to contain a growing outbreak. The global financial hub, which is following mainland China's strategy of suppressing all coronavirus outbreaks as soon as…

Reuters

Covid news: Anti-vax mob targets UK opposition leader; Sweden eases travel curbs – as it happened

Police rescue Keir Starmer from protesters; Sweden move comes as country plans to remove Omicron restrictions on Wednesday

The Guardian - AU

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‘No light at the end of the tunnel’: Americans join Hong Kong’s business exodus

Worsening Sino-US ties, strict Covid rules and the crackdown on dissent have dented the territory’s fabled allure as a business hub, say expats

The Guardian - UK

Covid news: UK reports 259 deaths; Turkish president tests positive – as it happened

New Zealand and Russia both report record number of daily coronavirus cases

The Guardian - UK

IPO-Bound Tuhu Searches for Profits in Aftermarket Car Services

Key takeaways: Tuhu has filed for an IPO in Hong Kong, after reportedly abandoning its original plan to raise up to $400 million through a U.S. listing Intense competition in the aftermarket car services industry has kept the company firmly in the red, as it eyes new energy vehicles to…

Benzinga

Hong Kong Tesla Owner Shocked By Nearly $22K Repair Bill After Company Says Car Was Flooded

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has slashed a bill totaling $21,960 out of a goodwill gesture to replace a stalled battery in a Model S vehicle, South China Morning Post reported

Benzinga

Protesters denounce Winter Olympics with mock medals for China’s ‘record-breaking atrocities’

Uyghur, Tibetan and Hong Konger demonstrators in London claim IOC is helping China to ‘sportswash’ global image

The Independent UK

Hong Kong ramps up COVID-19 testing amid outbreak

Hong Kong’s leader has vowed to maintain its “zero” COVID-19 policy as the city plans to ramp up virus testing, amid record daily infections

The Independent UK

Beijing 2022: Winter Olympics opening ceremony – as it happened

Xi Jinping declared the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games officially open after a parade of 91 competing nations and a typically breathtaking show

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Hong Kong to roll out rapid antigen COVID tests for all residents

Hong Kong plans to roll out rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 to all its 7.5 million people in the near future, city leader Carrie Lam said on Friday, as the increasingly isolated global financial hub tries to control a new outbreak.

The Independent UK

Beijing Winter Olympics open under shadow of human rights criticism

Several western nations have criticised China’s rights record while protests are unfolding worldwide

The Independent UK

Hong Kong activist arrested ahead of Olympics protest

Local media says that a veteran Hong Kong pro-democracy activist has been arrested days after he announced plans to protest the Beijing Winter Olympics outside government offices in the city

Benzinga

Why Alibaba And Tesla Rivals Xpeng, Li Auto Are Shooting Up In Hong Kong Today

Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese tech companies surged in Hong Kong on Friday as the market resumed trading after the Lunar New Year holidays.

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Al Jazeera

Beijing Olympics: US legislators decry China human rights abuses

On eve of Winter Games opening ceremonies, Congress raises voices of human rights activists amid US diplomatic boycott.

France 24

Olympics in a bubble: How high are the stakes for Xi Jinping's China?

Can Xi Jinping's China pull it off? Can happy pictures of a torch relay reduced to 72 hours and tightly cropped images of top-level competitions make the world forget about the empty seats, the Covid bubble, the artificial snow, the tight security and the pressure on sponsors over human rights…

The Hindu

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Recent developments in Hong Kong serve as a reminder of the freedoms we take for granted

Reuters

Hong Kong expands government work-from-home plans as Omicron bites

The Hong Kong government said on Thursday it would extend a work-from-home plan for civil servants as health officials warned tougher measures could follow amid a worsening COVID-19 outbreak.

Al Jazeera

Chinese exiles: Boycott Winter Olympics over Uighur ‘genocide’

Dissidents join rights groups in warning against any effort by Beijing to use Games as ‘sports-washing opportunity’.

The Conversation

How tiny living spaces affect our wellbeing – individually and societally

In cities around the world, tiny living spaces are becoming increasingly common. An estimated 200,000 people in Hong Kong live in what are called “coffin homes” – subdivided units so small that a person cannot even fully stretch out their legs.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong quarantine raised safety discussion at UK aviation body

Civil Aviation Authority officials discussed ‘safety implications’ of city’s ultra-strict pandemic rules, emails reveal

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