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FAQs about Newswrap:How many episodes does Newswrap have?The podcast currently has 5,788 episodes available.
March 29, 2020Restaurants feel the pinch as new rules come inThe chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Restaurants, Simon Wong, says in the trade have needed to temporarily shut down now that new regulations designed to space out diners has come into force. He told Annemarie Evans that financial assistance is ......more3minPlay
March 29, 2020'Close pedestrian areas to stop helpers gathering'A group representing employers of foreign domestic workers is calling on the government to get rid of pedestrian areas for the time being, to stop helpers from gathering there in large groups. But as Richard Pyne reports, one migrant workers' group say......more2minPlay
March 26, 2020Virologist sees worrying trend in HK's spread of Covid 19Renowned University of Hong Kong virologist, Professor Malik Peiris said the jump in the number of new cases in Hong Kong was a worrying trend. He told Annemarie Evans determined action was necessary to stem the spread....more3minPlay
March 26, 2020HK records biggest ond-day jump in Covid 19 casesHong Kong recorded 65 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday - its biggest daily total so far. And there have been more infections linked to several bars and band members who performed there. But as Timmy Sung reports, health authorities have stopped s......more2minPlay
March 25, 2020Poor losing jobs disproportionately, study findsA survey of 360 low-income people has found that more than a third of them have lost their jobs since the Lunar New Year. According to Oxfam Hong Kong and three other groups that conducted the study, the pandemic is hitting low-paid workers in sectors......more4minPlay
March 25, 2020‘Seditious intention’ charge raises many legal questions: expertLegal expert Simon Young says the arrest of the chairwoman of the Central and Western District Council, Cheng Lai-king, under a rarely-used colonial era law, raises many legal issues that the courts will have to address if she is ever prosecuted. Cheng......more5minPlay
March 24, 2020Hundreds of homeless impacted by McDonalds closuresThe decision this week by fast-food giant McDonalds to ban eat-in customers after 6pm was – for most people – just another minor inconvenience of living in the age of coronavirus. But for the homeless, the change is having a much greater effect. Impact......more3minPlay
FAQs about Newswrap:How many episodes does Newswrap have?The podcast currently has 5,788 episodes available.