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Hong Kong Schools Devote a Day to China’s National Security Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Kari Lindberg (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong is holding its first National Security Education Day following China’s imposition of sweeping national security legislation as part of the city’s efforts to revamp its school system after a wave of protests in 2019. Schools across the city will hold activities Thursday including raising the Chinese flag and singing the Chinese national anthem to foster better understanding of national security, Education Secretary Kevin Yeung said in a recent statement...

Greece Lifts Curbs; India Daily Cases Top 200,000: Virus Update Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- India reported more than 200,000 new infections on Thursday -- its highest one-day surge since the pandemic broke out. A senior official in Japan’s ruling party indicated that canceling the Tokyo Olympics was an option as cases in the city rose to the highest in more than two months. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel ended discussion of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine without taking a vote, while J&J itself said it continues to believe in the pos...

HSBC is moving top executives from London to Hong Kong CNN 2 hrs ago By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business © Chan Long Hei/Bloomberg/Getty Images People stand in front of the HSBC Holdings Plc headquarters building, temporary closed due to the coronavirus, in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. HSBC's main Hong Kong office was closed until further notice after three people working in the building tested positive for Covid-19 amid a renewed wave of infections among the citys business and expatriate community. Photographer: Chan Long Hei/Bloomberg via Getty Images HSBC w...

Bookings for coronavirus vaccinations jumped in Hong Kong as the government said it could ease social-distancing rules for inoculated people in a bid to encourage more of the population to sign up for shots.

Hong Kong Vaccine Bookings Jump in First Day of Expanded Access Bloomberg 4 days ago (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong saw more than 144,000 people snap up Covid-19 vaccine appointments the first day the government expanded access to a majority of residents, a sharp increase amid its bid to boost a lackluster inoculation rollout. Some 30,800 people reserved slots to get the Chinese-made Sinovac Biotech Ltd. shot and 113,200 others booked doses of Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE’s vaccine at community vaccine centers in the 24 hours ending at 8 p.m. Tuesday, the government said. The number of bookings soa...