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The Hong Kong Medical Association says it isn't necessary to wear a face mask while attending small meetings of fewer than ten people who are considered healthy. The association's president, Dr Ho Chung-ping, did acknowledge that some Covid-19 patients...

Police in Australia are investigating the deaths of a former top rugby league player and his family in a car that was allegedly set on fire. Rowan Baxter died along with his wife and their three children in an incident that has rocked Australia. Author...

Casinos in Macau have been given the all-clear to re-open, after an unprecedented 15-day shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus. However, twelve casinos reportedly remained closed on Thursday and the government there has given them a 30-day rep...

US President Donald Trump will be visiting India next week, with his packed schedule including a stop in Gujarat, the home state of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. All eyes will be on the capital, Ahmedabad, where Mr Trump has said he is expecting...

Labour Party legislator Fernando Cheung says the pan-democrats plan to quickly approve 28 billion dollars for a government coronavirus relief fund. Money for a massive package, including subsidies for struggling businesses, poor families and students, ...

Manila has eased a travel ban on Hong Kong and Macau – allowing Filipino workers who have jobs in the two SARs to go back to work. But it appears that Hong Kong and Macau residents are still barred travelling to the Philippines, and Philippines nationa...

The Tourism Board is warning that the number of incoming tourists will fall by at least ten percent this year -- and that's before factoring in the effects of the ongoing Covid-19 epidemic. It says it can't give any meaningful estimate at this point, b...