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India has closed the iconic Taj Mahal to visitors, as part of measures to try and combat the coronavirus pandemic. Most schools and entertainment facilities have already been shut, and visas to enter the country suspended. Jim Gould asked our Delhi cor...

Hong Kong's unemployment rate rose by 0.4 percentage points to 3.7 percent in the three months to February – its highest mark in more than nine years. But specific industries hit hardest by the Covid-18 pandemic fared far worse – the jobless rate for t...

Economist Ho Lok-sang says Hong Kong should start linking up with mainland cities that have largely recovered from the coronavirus pandemic, to set an example to the world of what's possible when authorities take effective steps to tackle Covid-19. Pro...

Many Hong Kong students studying in the UK have been scrambling to book flights back to the SAR, ahead of new mandatory quarantine arrangements set to come into force on Thursday. Many parents have also said they're not happy with the UK government's s...

Hong Kong has recorded another three confirmed Covid-19 cases and all three patients, including a 16-month-old boy, recently flew back from Europe. Officials say new travel warnings for the continent could now be on the cards. Meanwhile, an elderly man...

Stock markets across Asia went through a tumultuous, whipsaw session on Friday that saw bourses crashing in early trade, only to claw back losses in later trading amid hopes of a new US stimulus package. Australia was the most extreme example - with it...

Infectious diseases expert Siddarth Sridhar is predicting that the United States and Europe will be unveiling more 'draconian' measures very soon, to try to contain major outbreaks of Covid-19. The Hong Kong University microbiologist also says imported...