Archive for April 3rd, 2020
Thailand reports 103 new coronavirus and 4 new deaths; total cases at 1,978
Thailand on Friday reported 103 new coronavirus cases and four more deaths, bringing its total number cases to 1,978, a health official said. There were four new deaths, [...] » More
Taiwan, Czech Republic forge partnership over COVID-19
Taiwan and the Czech Republic has forged a partnership to contain the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic, with efforts such as cooperation in the development and production of [...] » More
Pandemic fears curb global stocks as markets wait on US jobs test next
Asian share markets were pinned down on Thursday, haunted by the rising US coronavirus death toll, and with investors braced for more signs of economic pain in the [...] » More
Coronavirus: HK social-distancing rules likely to continue, government adviser says, as officials warn beauty parlours could be next to close
Social-distancing measures in Hong Kong are likely to continue beyond the initial 14-day period to combat the spread of the coronavirus, a government public health adviser [...] » More
Smuggler jailed for two years after he was caught by HK customs officers with 57 endangered tortoises
A foreign traveller convicted of smuggling 57 endangered tortoises with an estimated market value of HK$340,000 has been jailed for two years, the heaviest penalty ever [...] » More
HKers embrace confined space workouts during pandemic
In an empty park overshadowed by Hong Kong’s cramped apartment blocks, personal trainer Kristen Handford presses record on her phone and begins a workout for clients [...] » More
Coronavirus: University of HK final-year medical students sit exams as government exempts event from ban on gatherings
Some 200 medical students at the University of Hong Kong sat their final-year exams on Wednesday despite the coronavirus pandemic, after the government exempted the event [...] » More
Coronavirus: four rescue flights from Hubei province cost HK HK$7.4 million
The first four chartered flights to bring Hongkongers back from one of the epicentres of the coronavirus pandemic cost taxpayers about HK$7.4 million (US$950,000), officials [...] » More
Coronavirus: HK university to mass-produce reusable face shields for public to help in fight against epidemic
Polytechnic University is to mass-produce reusable and affordable face shields for community use as part of Hong Kong’s fight against the coronavirus epidemic. On [...] » More
Coronavirus: airport service firms call on HK to follow Singapore in covering wages of aviation workers, warning of further job loss
Major businesses serving Hong Kong’s airport have called on the government to follow Singapore’s example in subsidising the wages of workers, warning that job [...] » More
Taiwanese groups donate face masks to Philippines
Two Taiwanese groups in the Philippines have donated urgently needed surgical face masks to the government and a hospital here to help in the fight against the COVID-19 [...] » More
Taiwan guards against second wave of Covid-19 infections
The Central Epidemic Command centre (CECC) on Wednesday (April 1) reported seven new imported cases of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) infections, bringing the total number [...] » More
EU leader Ursula von der Leyen risks Beijing’s ire by lauding Taiwan’s donation of 5.6 million masks for coronavirus battle
The European Union’s top leader has praised Taiwan for donating millions of masks to help the bloc battle the coronavirus pandemic, in a highly unusual show of [...] » More
Taiwan’s coronavirus cases rise by 10 to reach 339
Taiwan confirmed 10 people as new Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases Thursday (April 2), bringing the total for the country up to 339. As on previous days, most of the new [...] » More
The TAIPEI Act is well-intended, but will it be effective?
The Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act, signed by President Donald Trump on March 26, is the latest legislation aimed to enhance [...] » More
