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HONG KONG

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 4, 2022
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she won’t seek second term
The city's current No. 2 official, John Lee, is forming a team to prepare for an electoral run, local media reported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 4, 2022
Hong Kong leadership contender emerges amid uncertain future
Former police officer John Lee, has signaled his intention to contest an election for the city's top job.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 31, 2022
How China aims to treat Hong Kong's explosive COVID-19 outbreak
Hong Kong had been relatively successful in containing the virus until the emergence of the omicron variant.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2022
China's COVID-19 spike preceded by surge in cases from Hong Kong
Health officials in Shenzhen and Shanghai have pointed to lax oversight in quarantine facilities for arrivals as a potential cause for the virus's spread.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 22, 2022
High death rate in Hong Kong shows importance of vaccinating the elderly
The city's conflagration of cases is now killing people at a rate exceeding that of almost any country since the coronavirus emerged.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 21, 2022
Hong Kong lays out broad COVID easing plan as frustration rises
The sweeping changes in how Hong Kong handles its still active outbreak come as residents' tolerance for COVID-19 restrictions begins to fade.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 21, 2022
Hong Kong should cut quarantine to one week, lawmaker says
Hong Kong reported 14,149 confirmed COVID-19 cases Sunday, the lowest daily toll in more than three weeks, signaling the outbreak is trending down from its peak.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2022
Hong Kong mulls outlook for scandal-plagued GEM, once touted as Asia's Nasdaq
The city's scandal-plagued alternative listing platform has been brought to heel after a rash of scandals, culminating in a clampdown on 60 companies dubbed the 'nefarious network.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 18, 2022
Clear roadmap needed for Hong Kong's revival amid COVID wave, experts say
Deaths have skyrocketed, the health system is swamped, morgues are overflowing and public confidence in the city government is at an all-time low.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 14, 2022
China’s COVID-19 lockdowns could threaten half of economy
Should key provinces along the coast and in the northeast follow Shenzhen's lead and lock down for a week, the economic cost could amount to 0.8 of a percentage point of GDP growth.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2022
Hong Kong’s leader goes quiet as city’s COVID-19 crisis deepens
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam's unusual withdrawal from public view underscores concerns about how the city will be governed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 7, 2022
Elections across the Asia-Pacific set to impact markets in 2022
Political incumbents are under pressure in countries reeling from surging inflation and commodity prices.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 6, 2022
Hong Kong can still achieve COVID-zero, official says
Hong Kong is battling its worst wave yet of COVID-19, which is claiming the lives of at least a hundred people a day.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 4, 2022
COVID deaths among Hong Kong’s young children alarm parents
Children have had less exposure to coronaviruses — including those that cause the common cold — due to school closures, and their immune systems may be less equipped to fight an infection.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 1, 2022
Hong Kong to lock down city for COVID-19 testing, reports say
After two years of limited outbreaks, Hong Kong is facing its toughest virus challenge of the pandemic, with the highly transmissible omicron variant testing its approach.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 1, 2022
Hong Kong domestic helpers abandoned as COVID-19 takes a toll
The spotlight is on the plight of domestic helpers in Hong Kong after some were fired by their employers when they tested positive for coronavirus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2022
Hong Kong abandoning key 'COVID zero' measures as cases snowball
One by one, Hong Kong's government is being forced to move away from key pillars of its strict 'COVID zero' strategy amid an overwhelming surge in new cases.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 25, 2022
China steps in to steer Hong Kong's COVID-19 crisis as risks loom
Hong Kong has stepped up anti-coronavirus measures, including plans for mass testing buttressed by equipment, testing vehicles and personnel from the mainland.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 24, 2022
Virus-hit Hong Kong invokes emergency powers to allow in China medics
On Wednesday, Hong Kong reported a record 8,674 new COVID-19 infections as the global financial hub prepares for compulsory testing of its 7.4 million people.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 22, 2022
Hong Kong seniors who refused COVID-19 vaccines are a ‘ticking time bomb’
Only 43% of seniors who are 80 or over have received even one dose. While that is up from 22% in early January, it still isn't enough.
South Korea's Yoon backs down after parliament rejects martial law
Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul, after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late Tuesday evening.
BOJ weighs case for first triple hike since Japan’s bubble burst
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda reiterated in an interview published Saturday that authorities will raise rates if the economy performs in line with projections.
Australian says romance scam tricked her into smuggling drugs into Japan
Donna Nelson says her life was turned upside down when she learned that the man she was falling for had tricked her into smuggling 2 kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan.
Jetstar Japan loses lawsuit over disciplinary action against cabin crew
Jetstar Japan has been ordered to pay back wages to two cabin crew members for the periods they were suspended.
Nomura CEO takes pay cut after former employee charged with attempted murder
Kentaro Okuda, CEO of Nomura Holdings, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yoon’s gambit a tempest in a teapot for financial markets
A screen displays market data at Hana Bank in Seoul on Wednesday.
U.S. Space Force launches first unit in Japan
Activated on Wednesday, U.S. Space Forces Japan — a component similar to the one established at South Korea’s Osan Air Base in 2022 — will operate out of Yokota Air Base in the city of Fussa, western Tokyo, with a staff of about 10.
Can Japan's scientific community rebound from a Nobel nosedive?
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo is a popular place to foster curiosity in the natural sciences.
Europe eyes 'boots on the ground' in Ukraine as possible peace deal option
A serviceman with the Ukrainian Army's 24th mechanized brigade fires a machine gun during an exercise, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the country's Donetsk region on Friday.
Seven strangers and an algorithm: Can this new dinner app help you make friends?
Timeleft uses an algorithm to match its users with five or six strangers in an effort to prompt “human connection” over dinner at a restaurant. It determines the attendees with the help of a simple personality quiz available when you sign up for the service.

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The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo is a popular place to foster curiosity in the natural sciences.
Can Japan's scientific community rebound from a Nobel nosedive?
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