Shanghai faces ‘huge’ pressure to stay Covid-free as lockdown nears end
Residents counting down days to end of lockdown after two months of isolation
China’s Covid booster campaign falters as staff redirected to mass testing
Deep-seated vaccine hesitancy among older people leaves tens of millions vulnerable
Hong Kong easing travel rules to have little impact on spread of Covid – study
Reopening international travel marks apparent shift from strict zero-Covid policy
Ukraine outcry and Covid chaos overshadow Xi’s celebrations
China’s image in West as willing enabler of Putin’s adventurism worsens
Hong Kong to enforce mass testing amid surge in Covid cases
Researchers predict new infections could peak at 180,000 a day next month
China tightens lockdown measures in Xi’an as Covid cases rise
Mandatory testing launched for city’s 13 million residents
Two more Tiananmen monuments removed from Hong Kong universities
University says ‘unauthorised statue’ removed ‘following internal assessment’
China locks down 13m to contain Covid outbreak ahead of Winter Olympics
Xi’an residents ordered to stay home in one of toughest clampdowns since virus emerged in Wuhan
Hong Kong university removes ‘Pillar of Shame’ Tiananmen memorial
Pro-Beijing figures said sculpture risked violating national security law imposed last year
Hong Kong media tycoon jailed for 13 months over Tiananmen vigil
Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai pleaded not guilty to unauthorised assembly charges
An end to isolation: can Asia-Pacific live with coronavirus?
Failures to eliminate the Delta variant have brought to an abrupt end the region’s reliance on isolation
Hong Kong to censor films under China’s security law
Concern that vagueness of new guidelines will also give wide latitude to the authorities to target activists and critics
China backtracks on comments questioning efficacy of local vaccines
Country’s vaccination programme facing difficulties amid criticism of leading jabs
A year after Wuhan, China spins a tale of heroism and triumph
No mistakes admitted as Beijing portrays pandemic narrative as a Communist Party-led victory
Hong Kong’s Covid-19 mass testing programme reignites tensions
Activists calls on public to boycott scheme backed by Beijing due to lack of trust
Coronavirus: First confirmed case of reinfection reported in Hong Kong
Researchers say man had no Covid-19 symptoms the second time, suggesting immune system kept virus somewhat in check
Coronavirus: South Korea’s evangelical churches blamed for resurgence
Fears that country teetering on edge of major outbreak supported by data on rise in daily cases
From renditions to closed-door trials: What China’s security law means for Hong Kong
Law will punish crimes of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion
Officials insist new Hong Kong law will target only minority of ‘troublemakers’
China says draft law is aimed at separatist activity, subversion, terrorism and collusion abroad
Face masks: The definitive guide to when to wear them, how to wash them, and the chin tuck
Coronavirus: Now you’ve made your own fabric mask, here are the rules for using it
Sea level could rise 1m by 2100 if emissions targets missed - experts
Researchers say Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are ‘greatest source of uncertainty’
Quarantine in Hong Kong: Do wristbands and phone tracking work?
Those who break Covid-19 self-isolation rules can face fines, jail and social media retribution
Beijing role on UN human rights panel sparks concerns
China’s appointment like making ‘pyromaniac the town fire chief’, says watchdog
Infected but feeling fine: the unwitting coronavirus spreaders
High number of asymptomatic cases is complicating efforts to predict pandemic’s course
Covid-19: Pangolins found to carry diseases linked to contagion
Most-commonly illegally trafficked mammal used as food and also in traditional medicine
Top Hong Kong adviser softens stance on extradition Bill
Bernard Chan says it is ‘impossible’ to continue talks on Bill against violent backdrop
Explainer: What are the Hong Kong protests about?
Fierce oppositon to government plan that would allow extradition to mainland China
Chinese scientists defends work on ‘first genetically edited babies’
He Jiankui says another volunteer is pregnant as part of controversial research
Trinity College slips in latest global university rankings
Alarm among academics over impact of funding ‘crisis’ on third level
Hong Kong protesters face courts despite new leader’s pledge
Timing of prosecutions will likely raise tensions 2½ years after ‘Umbrella Revolution’
Wild Geese: Donn Holohan, designer and architect, Hong Kong
‘Even though there are 7.5 million people here, it feels like a village’
Education experts highlight urgent need to reform ‘outdated’ Leaving Cert
‘Mass assessment’ system is neglecting crucial skills needed in modern world
Hong Kong Letter: A city divided on democracy
A year on since the tear gas and democratic struggle still seen as a long-term campaign
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