Blanket screening is posing a new challenge, leaving behind a trail of used test kits, face masks and personal protective gear that need to be disposed of properly.

According to a memo seen by the Post, guests at celebratory events to mark handover will have to undergo seven days of self-management from June 23 to 29.

A national ban on tattoos for minors in China has won praise from many but a number of people have questioned the need for such a ban and criticised growing state intervention into people’s private lives.

Corporal punishment, pressure to lose weight and a brutal win-at-all costs mentality are driving large numbers of children to quit judo in Japan, raising fears for the sport’s future in its traditional powerhouse.

Artillery multiple launch rocket system, built by Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, jammed during launch, says defence ministry.

The family were travelling home to Auckland when their Toyota Hiace van hit a truck and was almost completely destroyed. Seven people, including a ‘young Taiwanese’ woman’s baby, died.

Beijing’s stringent approach to containing Omicron outbreaks is the biggest challenge for European businesses in China for the second year running, a new survey by a business lobby shows.

European Union leaders will meet this week to consider whether to back Ukraine’s bid to join the bloc, as Moscow presses its campaign to win control of the country’s east.

Liquidity is declining after the authorities bought the local currency and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority followed in the Federal Reserve’s footsteps in raising interest rates.

Top 10 per cent earn 40 times more than bottom 10 per cent who are struggling to make ends meet.

Despite paying full tuition to universities in China, those affected cannot enter the country and are limited to online classes in the early hours.

From filthy air to plastic pollution to food waste, the city’s environmental and sustainability challenges are growing ever larger. Here are some of the people tackling them.

John Albert Laylo, a lawyer for the Philippine government, was heading to the airport in Philadelphia with his mother when his Uber was stopped at a red light at around 4.10am on Saturday. He was shot in the back of the head.

Heads of Hong Kong-based associations urge incoming government to support proposal to turn Guangzhou district of Nansha into ‘new home’ for young talent.

Britain is on course for the worst disruption to mass transit since Margaret Thatcher was prime minister after efforts to avert a planned rail workers’ strike failed.

Anthony Albanese on Monday rejected calls for him to publicly demand the United States drop its prosecution of WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange.

The delay of the release, after a four-year wait, is a big setback for China’s No. 2 gaming company, which is also enduring a Weibo posting ban on the game’s official account.

The quake’s epicentre was the sparsely populated Hualien county and tremors could be felt across the island on Monday.

Passengers, including some from Hong Kong, have already endured long queues, flight delays and cancellations at European airports.

The fast food chain has started selling what it calls the ‘almost-potato set’, featuring a burger and a side of crunchy ramen noodles. Some customers aren’t too thrilled about the switch.

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China’s one-year loan prime rate (LPR) and five-year LPR, which is the reference for mortgages, remained unchanged, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said on Monday.

Chinese social media abuzz after internet scammers trick a Dalian man out of his life savings totalling more than 1.4 million yuan (US$210,000).

Electrical engineering team combine the power of humans and AI to create a prototype helmet that sounds an alarm when an indecent image appears.

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‘The new team must have the sense of a mission to deliver after taking up their positions in July,’ one expert says.

Structured products based on the MSCI A 50 index would help the exchange further advance its “privileged position” connecting China to the rest of the world, new CEO Nicolas Aguzin tells the Post.

Over 600 Rohingya were arrested trying to reach Malaysia in the past seven months – and activists say desperate conditions in Myanmar and Bangladesh are forcing more to risk the perilous sea voyage.

Former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly won a run-off election over a political outsider millionaire, ushering in a new era of politics for Colombia.

The treatment has helped elderly residents suffering from long Covid open up and come out of their shell, says therapist Janet Li Wai-chong.

Bitcoin is now up 16.7 per cent from this year’s low of US$17,592.78 on June 18.

Richard Nixon’s former interpreter says Beijing may view the election of a supporter of Taiwan’s independence as something it must respond to

The EU supports efforts by the United Nations to broker a deal to resume Ukraine’s sea exports in return for easing Russian food and fertiliser exports, but that would need Moscow’s green light.

Moroccan man Brahim Saadoun was sentenced to death this month in a pro-Moscow separatist region of Ukraine for fighting on behalf of Ukrainian forces.

Fina members voted 71.5 per cent in favour of its new ‘gender inclusion policy’ that only permits swimmers who transitioned before age 12 to compete in women’s events.

The outcome of Sunday’s parliamentary vote severely tarnished Emmanuel Macron’s second term presidential election victory in April.

The Oscar-winning filmmaker stands accused of sexually assaulting a young, non-Italian woman who has pressed charges. Haggis’ lawyer said he is ‘totally innocent’.

Dom Phillips wrote about Brazil for 15 years and asked President Jair Bolsonaro in 2019 how he intended to demonstrate Brazil’s commitment to protect the Amazon region.

Israel has warned its citizens against travel to Türkiye, citing suspected assassination or abduction plots by Iran.

Even though the Uygur Forced Labour Prevention Act does not take effect until Tuesday, traders in China’s Xinjiang region say losses have been mounting for months, as buyers shun what was once prized as the world’s most expensive cotton.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said China ‘engages in range of unfair trade practices’ but ‘the tariffs we inherited, some serve no strategic purpose’.

Citizens across the country are marking ‘Juneteenth’, the June 19, 1865 end of the legal enslavement of black Americans.

John Lee says sanctions imposed by ‘some bullying countries’ will not deter him and his government from their ‘must-fulfil’ responsibility.

The country’s representative has secured another term on a leading UN maritime body that rules on important economic and political disputes.

Among 21 key figures, seven are from incumbent administration, two have been promoted from undersecretary, six are serving or recently retired civil servants, and another six are newcomers.

Pan Yue will be the second member of China’s dominant ethnic group to head the office responsible for minorities.

Dame Kelly, a former army officer who won two golds in Athens in 2004, said she had known she was gay since she was 17 but hid her sexuality over fear of repercussions.

Dr Lo Chung-mau says he intends to form anti-epidemic measures rooted in evidence to reconnect Hong Kong with mainland China and the wider world.

Sara Duterte-Carpio’s six-year term with President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jnr does not officially start until June 30, when he will be inaugurated. Marcos was at Sunday’s swearing in event, as was current leader President Rodrigo Duterte.

Urban Renewal Authority to focus on Kowloon City, Yau Ma Tei, Mong Kok and Sham Shui Po, among other areas, over five years