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In Hong Kong, China’s Covid Aid Gets the Cold Shoulder
Disputes about medics, squat toilets and diaper-changing duties underscore longstanding tensions between residents of Hong Kong and the mainland.
U.K. Judges Quit Top Hong Kong Court
They had served on the territory’s highest court, part of an arrangement to retain links to the common law world after Hong Kong returned to China.
Shanghai’s Lockdown Tests Covid-Zero Policy, and People’s Limits
A staggered lockdown on China’s commercial capital of 26 million people has sent beleaguered residents scrambling and raised fears of broader damage to the economy.
In Asia, Covid-19 Rules Fall Away, With a Big Caveat
Daily life in the region was once regulated by a snarl of virus restrictions. That is changing fast — except in mainland China, which is still rolling out lockdowns.
Your Tuesday Briefing: The Fight for Mariupol
Plus a plane crash in China and Hong Kong’s easing of Covid restrictions.
High Death Rate in Hong Kong Shows Importance of Vaccinating the Elderly
Covid has surged in a number of Asian countries that had once held the virus at bay. Vaccination levels have largely determined how deadly those waves would be.
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.
Confusion and Chaos in Hong Kong as Leaders Fumble Virus Response
Government officials have been unable to curb an outbreak that has surpassed one million infections, leading Beijing to step up its intervention in the semiautonomous territory.