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Most HK age groups hit the 90% jabbed mark

MOST AGE GROUPS in Hong Kong have reached, surpassed or are fast approaching a 90 per cent jabbed rate, with families way ahead. PARENTS LEAD: “Mum and dad” age groups are ahead, with the 50-somethings at 92% and 40-somethings at a remarkable 96.6%. GRANDPARENTS JOINING: The oldies have been slow but are catching…

February 21, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Culture

Streets are empty, but lantern festival goes on

Sadly this year's lantern festival in Hong Kong will be very subdued, with the arrival of Omicron in the city. But while people are unlikely to be parading in the streets with their children holding lights, there are red lamps on show in shops and homes, and the traditions are still remembered, reports Aleesha Naqvi…

February 15, 20220Comments ByAleesha Naqvi

Opinion

Hong Kong lacks the healthcare facilities to ‘live with the virus’

The city doesn’t have enough hospital beds to follow UK model Numbers will hit 10,000 within days at current rates of growth China’s 2-4-24 strategy to protect citizens has been shown to work Mainland techniques such as universal testing can be implemented here HONG KONG IS NOW reporting the highest number of Covid-19 infections since…

February 14, 20220Comments ByChow Pak-chin

Opinion

Winter Games are chance to thaw icy relationship

AFTER 14 YEARS, Beijing is playing host to the Olympic Games again. While most Olympic cities in the world suffered staggering financial losses, or were plagued by bribery and other charges, China has spared no effort in demonstrating to the world its heart-warming hospitality, distinctive culture, and extraordinary capability for organizing huge events. At…

February 11, 20220Comments ByHenry Ho

News

Athletes are new target for Aussie cartoonist Badiucao

PARTICIPANTS IN THE Winter Olympics are the latest target for Australia-based Badiucao, Western media’s favorite anti-China cartoonist. His latest “jokes” show sports people committing murder, spreading the coronavirus and so on. As with much criticism of China, the artist claims to oppose only the Chinese government but in practice attacks Chinese people in general. …

February 8, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Videos

How NYT helps Biden team shape public opinion

AS COVID DEATHS in the US approach one million, the Biden administration, helped by the New York Times, is working on "conditioning Americas" to move on from the pandemic for political, strategic reasons. See the video report below, or click here to go to a text report. A

February 7, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

NYT supports push to condition US citizens for one million pandemic deaths

WHEN WILL THE number of US Covid deaths reach the tragic figure of one million? We’ve done the maths and can give you an estimate date. But first a puzzle: As the number of deaths reached milestones like 100,000, the New York Times went big on the story. In May 2020, a huge number…

February 7, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

Media and govt credibility plummeting: global survey

MEDIA CREDIBILITY IS dying at high speed—and trust in liberal governments is following in tandem, according to a new major global survey. Half of all respondents now view governments and media as “divisive forces in society”, said the huge study, which collected data from 36,000 respondents in 28 countries. But public confidence in executive-led governments…

January 19, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

Prankster scores big with fake “propaganda” card

A YOUNG BRITISH filmmaker in China is being celebrated today after playing a spectacular trick on the anti-China lobby. Curt McArdle, 27, is one of many people who have been labelled “wumao” (meaning “paid propaganda agent”) for daring to have said something positive about China: considered a terrible crime in much of today’s social media/…

January 16, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

US flights banned as HK sacrifices CNY fairs

OMICRON IS AIRBORNE now, forcing scientists in one of the world’s most Covid-proof cities to scramble for new measures. Hong Kong has banned all flights from the US, UK, Australia, Canada, France and the Philippines until February 4. Lunar New Year Fairs are all cancelled—a major sacrifice in a community for which the annual…

January 15, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Most HK age groups hit the 90% jabbed mark

Streets are empty, but lantern festival goes on

Hong Kong lacks the healthcare facilities to ‘live with the virus’

Winter Games are chance to thaw icy relationship

Athletes are new target for Aussie cartoonist Badiucao

How NYT helps Biden team shape public opinion

NYT supports push to condition US citizens for one million pandemic deaths

Media and govt credibility plummeting: global survey

Prankster scores big with fake “propaganda” card

US flights banned as HK sacrifices CNY fairs

As Hong Kong people mourn, western journalists rush to politicize tragedy

West’s hybrid warfare team using Tai Po tragedy to destabilize Hong Kong

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