The city’s officials are scrambling to build quarantine and mass quarantine centers as cases of the Omicron and Delta variants spread widely.
Author: TIFFANY MAY
China’s Weibo Suspends BTS, Blackpink and EXO Fan Accounts
Weibo accused one account devoted to a BTS member of illegal fund-raising amid a crackdown on 22 pages.
International students begin to return to U.S. universities after a Covid hiatus.
In May and June, American consulates issued almost as many visas for international students as during the same period in 2019.
Hong Kong Police Arrest University Students for ‘Advocating Terrorism’
The student union leaders, who were detained under the national security law, had expressed sympathy for a man who stabbed a police officer before killing himself.
How a Frontline Nurse Trained for the Olympics in a Time of Pandemic
When the coronavirus hit her home country, Joan Poh, Singapore’s only female rower competing in Tokyo, had to juggle a return to her hospital work with getting ready for the Games.
A Singapore Rower Trained for the Olympics Between Nursing Shifts
When Covid hit her home country, Joan Poh, Singapore’s only female rower competing at the Olympics, put her athletic training on hold to go back to work.
In a Muffled Hong Kong, Bookstores Offer Freedom of Thought
Some independent shops flout the new limits on free expression. Others try to come to terms with them. For readers, they offer a sense of connection in a changed city.
He Promised a Dreamy Wedding Proposal. Fans Got a 5-Hour Sale.
A Chinese influencer was barred from a video-sharing app after luring viewers to a livestreamed engagement, where he promoted makeup, perfume and mobile phones.
In China, Deaths of Mail-Order Pets in Mystery Boxes Set Off a Backlash
Puppies and kittens shipped in packages across the country have ended up dead, distressed or infected, spurring outrage.