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March 19, 2022

China reports first COVID-19 deaths in over a year

China’s health authorities reported two COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, the first since January 2021, as the country battles its worst outbreak in two years driven by a surge in the highly transmissible omicron variant.

March 15, 2022

Tiananmen Square protester-turned-immigration lawyer stabbed in New York City

Li Jinjin, a Chinese legal scholar who participated in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest and was jailed for two years for it, was stabbed to death in his New York office.

March 9, 2022

Hong Kong delays mass COVID-19 testing plan as deaths rise

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Wednesday that reducing the skyrocketing number of deaths in the latest coronavirus surge is the city’s priority, putting a plan to test the entire population on hold in the latest flip-flop in the government’s pandemic response.

March 2, 2022

Hong Kong reports record COVID-19 cases; movements could be restricted

Hong Kong’s leader on Wednesday said people’s movements may be restricted during mandatory testing this month of the entire population for the coronavirus, as health officials reported a record 55,353 daily infections and over a hundred deaths.

February 26, 2022

Hong Kong’s COVID-19 success accelerates omicron surge

For two years, Hong Kong successfully insulated most of its residents from COVID-19 and often went months without a single locally spread case. Then the omicron variant showed up.

February 22, 2022

Hong Kong orders mandatory COVID-19 tests for all residents

Hong Kong will test its entire population of 7.5 million people for COVID-19 in March, the city’s leader said Tuesday, as it grapples with its worst outbreak driven by the omicron variant.

January 10, 2022

Olympic corporate partner 'proud' of sponsorship despite China's treatment of Uyghurs

Senior China researcher says the world should "stay away" from the 2022 Winter Olympics.

January 6, 2022

Hong Kong bans flights, imposes other COVID-19 restrictions

Hong Kong authorities announced a two-week ban on flights from the United States and seven other countries and held 2,500 passengers on a cruise ship for coronavirus testing Wednesday as the city attempted to stem an emerging omicron outbreak.

January 2, 2022

Another independent Hong Kong site halts production out of fear for 'safety and well-being' of staff

Hong Kong’s CitizenNews publication site announced it will “cease operation” on Jan. 4.

December 30, 2021

Hong Kong court denies bail to pro-democracy editors charged with sedition

A Hong Kong court on Thursday charged two former editors for a pro-democracy media outlet with sedition and denied them bail.