COVID-19 & Flu Express (Volume 3), Number 30 (Week 30, 2025)
COVID-19 & Flu Express (Volume 3), Number 30 (Week 30, 2025)
Communicable Diseases Watch Volume 21, Number 7, Weeks 26 – 30 (June 22 – July 26, 2025)
Communicable Diseases Watch Volume 21, Number 7, Weeks 26 – 30 (June 22 – July 26, 2025)
Troubled waters: Chinese tycoon’s US beverage plant bid sparks national security alarm
A US subsidiary of Chinese bottled water giant Nongfu Spring planned to build a beverage plant in Nashua, New Hampshire, and tap into the city’s surplus water supply. But mounting political backlash h
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Hong Kong renames ‘space oil’ drug as etomidate to help deter potential users
Hong Kong authorities have renamed the emerging drug “space oil” as etomidate, after its main ingredient, as part of efforts to avoid promoting any positive feelings towards the narcotic.
Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung also said on Thursday that police had intercepted 250,000 vape cartridges containing the drug in the first half of this year, compared with just 7,000 over the same period in 2024.
“Some of the drug traffickers made use of the name [space oil] to promote the fantasy…
Hong Kong basks in job well done as Tottenham boss praises ‘perfect’ occasion
The curtain came down on the first Hong Kong Football Festival on Thursday, with a game between bitter rivals Arsenal and Tottenham that made a mockery of its friendly status and left organisers basking in the glow of a job well done.
By any metric, they would consider the past week to have been a success, on and off the field, including a particularly impressive milestone for Kai Tak Stadium, which welcomed its 1 millionth visitor despite having been open for less than six months.
Almost 60,000…
Elderly scavenger seeks relief at MTR Admiralty Station during heatwave, sparking mixed online reactions
31st July 2025 – (Hong Kong) An elderly scavenger seeking respite from the intense heat was spotted at Admiralty MTR Station on Saturday, 26th July. According to a social media post, the man, dressed in a thick coat and long trousers despite the scorching weather, was carrying multiple bags and stood close to a station […]
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Suspected Voyeur at anime festival restrained for allegedly using 200mm lens for inappropriate cosplayer photos
31st July 2025 – (Hong Kong) A viral video from the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong festival has sparked heated debate after a suspected voyeur was restrained by attendees. The incident, which occurred on 29th July, shows the 56-year-old man kneeling on the ground while being held by individuals using what some have described as excessive force, […]
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Cosplayer mocked at Hong Kong Anime Festival for striking resemblance to Eric Tsang
31st July 2025 – (Hong Okng) During the 2025 Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong convention, a female cosplayer became the target of online ridicule after her appearance in a media interview drew comparisons to Eric Tsang. Screenshots of her interview were widely circulated and mocked on social media. Days later, the cosplayer took to social media to […]
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Bitcoin whales accumulate 30,000 BTC following profit-taking and diversification into Ethereum and Solana
31st July 2025 – (New York) Bitcoin whales holding between 10 and 10,000 BTC have amassed 0.9% of the total Bitcoin supply over the past four months, according to data from Santiment. This accumulation includes a notable 30,000 BTC purchased in the last 48 hours alone, as highlighted by on-chain analyst Ali Martinez. Currently, 19,899,417 […]
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Jetstar Asia concludes 20-year journey with final flight from Changi Airport
31st July 2025 – (Singapore) Jetstar Asia, the Singapore-based budget airline under the Qantas Group, operated its final flight on Thursday, 31st July, marking the end of over two decades of service. Flight 3K685 to Kuala Lumpur departed Changi Airport at 2.55pm, bringing an emotional close to the airline’s operations. As the final flight taxied […]
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3 family members die after flat fire in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district
Three male members of a family, including a six-year-old boy, died in hospital after being pulled from a burning flat in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district late on Thursday.
Firefighters found the three – a man in his eighties, one in his forties and the boy – unconscious in the flat in an old residential building on Sai Yee Street near Argyle Street shortly after the blaze was reported at about 11.10pm.
A woman in her seventies was also rescued but remained conscious.
All four were rushed to either…
Trump imposes 35% tariff on Canada following dispute over drug trafficking
1st August 2025 – (Washington) U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order raising tariffs on Canadian goods from 25% to 35%, citing Canada’s alleged failure to curb the flow of illicit drugs, including fentanyl, into the United States. The White House announced that the new tariff rate would take effect on 1st August. […]
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