Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the historic flooding. Elsewhere, record-high temperatures are rupturing roads and driving energy consumption.
Author: TIFFANY MAY
In New Textbooks, Hong Kong Was Never a British Colony
The books are part of China’s effort to instill a particular historical narrative and to stress patriotic education in a city where a pro-democracy movement was crushed.
Brownface in Hong Kong TV Show Draws Outrage and Shrugs
The TV show “Barrack O’Karma 1968” fueled debate online. To many Filipinos, it was about racism and classism. Other viewers jumped to the actress’s defense.
Hong Kong Will Lift Its Flight Ban for 9 Countries
Carrie Lam, the chief executive, announced the measures on Monday, as experts said the worst of the latest wave might have passed.
IPhone Manufacturer Foxconn Suspends Production Because of Covid Lockdown
The Taiwanese electronics firm said it “adjusted the production line” to other plants in China to minimize any impact on operations.
300,000 in Hong Kong Isolate at Home as COVID Cases Rise
The city’s officials are scrambling to build quarantine and mass quarantine centers as cases of the Omicron and Delta variants spread widely.
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.