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No need to be alarmed over Covid-19 reinfection cases in Hong Kong: ICMR

At a press briefing, ICMR Director-General Balram Bhargava said the Hong Kong case is a stray example and the reinfection can depend upon various factors

Hong Kong reports first coronavirus re-infection in technology worker

The 33-year-old's second SARS-CoV-2 infection was detected via airport screening on his return to Hong Kong from Europe this month

China vows support for Hong Kong as financial hub amid US standoff

Tensions between the US and China over Hong Kong has sparked tit-for-tat sanctions

Hong Kong to offer free, universal Covid-19 testing to all residents

Hong Kong will offer free, universal testing to its residents starting September 1

Jack Ma's Ant Financial plans dual IPO, targets $225 bn valuation: Report

The share sales could raise about $30 billion in total if markets are favorable, said one of the people

US ends extradition pacts with Hong Kong, escalating tensions with China

The moves are part of the Trump administration's efforts to pressure China over the imposition of a national security law

Trump administration suspends extradition, tax agreements with Hong Kong

The State Department announced it had taken the steps as part of the administration's response to China's imposition of strict national security laws over the former British territory

Flyers test Covid positive; Hong Kong bans Air India flights till Aug-end

Passengers from India can arrive in Hong Kong only if they have a Covid-19 negative certificate from a test done 72 hours prior to the journey

India takes on Asia's foreign exchange hubs for rupee trade with GIFT City

India's policymakers have been increasingly concerned about the growing heft of the rupee trades in venues overseas, and GIFT City as the hub is known, seeks to fill that gap

Hong Kong bans Brazil's Aurora chicken imports over Covid tests scheduled

The confirmation of the ban comes on the same day the privately-owned company agreed to test 11,000 workers for coronavirus starting on Aug. 21 at four of its plants

Hong Kong media tycoon relieved he wasn't sent to China after arrest

His arrest Monday morning at his home was the highest-profile detention under a new national security law that took effect in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory on June 30

China's days as world's factory are over, thanks to trade war: Foxconn boss

The proportion outside the country is now at 30 per cent, up from 25 per cent last June

Alibaba-backed Best to list delivery biz in Hong Kong, boost value: Report

The move also comes amid escalating geo-political tensions between the United States and China and tightening scrutiny of US-listed Chinese firms

In support of Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong protestors drive 1,100% stock gain

Now Hong Kong's pro-democracy supporters are wielding a new protest weapon: their stock-market trading accounts.

Hong Kong's goods for export to the US to be labelled 'Made in China'

The latest step will see Hong Kong companies subject to the same trade war tariffs levied on mainland Chinese exporters, should they make products subject to these duties

Media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested in Hong Kong, led away in handcuffs

Apple Daily, which is under Lai's media network Next Digital Ltd. and the biggest pro-democracy paper in Hong Kong, reported that nearly 200 officers were entering its offices

Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under security law

Hong Kong police said in a statement that seven people had been arrested on suspicion of violating the national security law, but did not reveal the names of those arrested

Hong Kong's privacy chief accuses US of 'Doxxing' sanctioned officials

The Trump administration has escalated pressure on several fronts against China's growing role on the world stage, which has become a key campaign issue in the upcoming US election

US intelligence agencies say China and Iran want Trump to lose 2020 polls

At the top of the list is China, which sees Trump as "unpredictable" and has been increasingly critical of the president on Covid-19, Hong Kong and TikTok

US sanctions Hong Kong's Chief Carrie Lam over curtailing political freedom

Lam, who works closely with Chinese authorities, has scoffed at the prospect of being targeted by US sanctions