Covid vaccines prevented nearly 20 million deaths in the first year after they were introduced, according to the first large modeling study on the topic released Friday. Covid-19 vaccine. File photo: GovHK. The study, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, is based on data from 185 countries and territories collected from December 8, 2020 to … Read more
The proportion of Hong Kong children who are overweight and obese has more than doubled during the Covid-19 pandemic, a Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) survey has found. A local children’s health advocacy group said some pupils had turned to snacks when they “inevitably felt bored” as coronavirus forced schools to close. File photo: … Read more
by Fintech News Hong Kong June 17, 2022 The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), together with the Bank of Israel (BOI) and the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub (BISIH) Hong Kong Center, announced a joint research on retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) called Project Sela. This will be led by the BISIH Hong … Read more
The New York State Legislature passed A.9710 / S.8934 “An act in relation to conducting a study of public and private museums in New York state,” unanimously in the Assembly on May 24th and in the Senate on June 2nd. “This bill will make a difference to every museum in the state regardless of budget … Read more
The US Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, in partnership with the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) and the non-Federal sponsor, New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) have announced the completion of the Champlain Canal Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Barrier Phase 1 Study and the recommendation that a barrier be installed to … Read more
A study funded by the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has found that while online media in Hong Kong have largely been professional when reporting on issues related to race or ethnic minorities, their readers were more likely to discriminate. Photo: Almond Li / HKFP. Scholars from the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and the … Read more