Three-car crash injures 38 in Hong Kongs West Kowloon area
Thirty-eight people, most of them on their way to work, were injured in a three-vehicle pile-up in Kowloon West during the morning rush hour yesterday. The 22 women and 16 men were taken to three hospitals for treatment after the crash happened on the .
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AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from Asia. Updated: 47 mins ago. South Koreans by the thousands wore surgical masks outdoors to keep from catching MERS, or Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus, which has���. Said I needed to hurry up and get back to the hospital.��� Jessica died suddenly from. We showed her photo to neighbors who pointed us to a rental house in a town a few miles down the road where we finally found Mouton and her husband. We asked��.
Obamacare is becoming more popular: Kaiser poll
The Kaiser Health Tracking poll, released Tuesday, found that 43 percent of the public said they have a favorable opinion of the Affordable Care Act. That compares with 42 percent who said they view the law negatively. The 1 percentage point.. South Koreas MERS outbreak is complex, with more cases expected, but theres no sign its spreading in the community, WHO said. Salt warns: Good or bad. States lack plan B for Obamacare aid. Most HealthCare.gov��.
The last rhino: future bleak for the sole male northern white
Today, only five northern whites remain, of which three are to be found at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, a windswept ranch of dun-coloured thickets and acacia trees in central Kenya, where efforts to save the species are centred. The ranch is also. The.
Taiwan to work with Hong Kong and mainland China on Mers
Taiwan has raised its alert against travel to South Korea to the second-most serious level, asking travellers to avoid visits to the country and especially hospitals in Seoul. The alert level by the islands Centres for Disease��.
Execution is imminent: Drug-running UK grandmother in Bali fears death is near
Customs officers found cocaine worth an estimated US$2.4 million (HK$18.6 million) hidden in a false bottom in Sandifords suitcase when she arrived in Bali on a flight from Thailand in 2012. Sandiford admitted the offences, but says that she agreed to.
Is Obamacare getting (marginally) popular again?
The Kaiser Health Tracking poll, released Tuesday, found that 43 percent of the public said they have a favorable opinion of the Affordable Care Act. That compares with 42 percent who said they view the law negatively.. The exchanges and the.
Thailands south hit by 17 bomb attacks in span of hours, leaving 18 wounded
The latest explosions in the provincial capital of Muang Yala injured 18 people, five of whom still remain in hospital, added Pramote, who is attached to Thailands Region 4 Internal Security Operations Command. ���Altogether there were 17 explosions in.
Hong Kong travel agencies cancel 600 tours to South Korea.
Pakistani man assaulted Indonesian girlfriend found dead in mattress, Hong Kong court hears. All 600 tours to South Korea organised for this month by local travel agencies will be cancelled following the issue of a red alert against travel to the Mers-hit country, industry representatives agreed yesterday.. A Korean businessman in Hong Kong for three days said he had been monitoring news about the Mers outbreak. I am not.. China �� Hong Kong �� Asia �� World.
Cathay Pacific deal ends threat of summer strike in Hong Kong
Hong Kong imposes red travel alert on South Korea in Mers policy shift �� Japans 40-year-old. from A$35. This article appeared in the South China Morning Post print edition as Cathay, union sign deal to avert threat of strike��.
Helios not intended as follow-up to their hit Cold War, directors say
Pitting the interests of Hong Kong, mainland China, South Korea and the master thief himself against each other, the rat-in-the-house drama presents another opportunity for Leung and Luk to spoil their pan-Asian cast with verbal battles of rich.
Lack of Mers cure blamed on drug makers failure to back.
Leung pointed out that it was not possible to trace the source of transmission in some of the new cases in South Korea, leading to concerns the virus may be spreading outside medical institutions. He pointed out that around��.
Thousands of Rohingya boat people may die at sea unless governments.
Southeast Asian governments on Tuesday faced international appeals to rescue thousands of migrants believed to be stranded at sea without food and water, with warnings that many may die if action is not taken. The escalating alarm over the regions .
Alleged Bossini heiress kidnapper appears in Hong Kong court, asks for shower
The first of the men accused over last weeks kidnapping of Bossini heiress Queenie Rosita Law appeared in court yesterday and did not enter a plea - but he did ask for a shower. Zheng Xingwang, the only one of the alleged abductors to be arrested in.
US sends envoy to North Korea to seek citizen Kenneth.
The State Department and Baes sister have said the Korean-American, whose sentence included long days of farm work, was recently transferred to a hospital due to deteriorating health. ���Ambassador King will request the. King has been in Asia since August 19, for a 10-day trip in which he was scheduled to discuss human rights in North Korea with officials in China, South Korea and Japan as well as North Koreans resettled in the South. The United States and��.
Truly heartbroken: Grief of Wanting Qu, girlfriend of Vancouvers mayor.
Neither Wanting Qu nor her managers have responded to the South China Morning Posts requests for an interview. Qu, 31, has been in a romantic relationship with Vancouvers married mayor for several months. Robertson, 50, has four adult children with .
Mexicos drug war: New cartel has weapons of an army and is willing to fight.
It has the drugs and distribution system of a traditional cartel - and it has the modern weapons and audacity of an army. After attacking federal forces, downing a military helicopter and shutting down streets in Mexicos second-largest city this month.
Minshengs Quam deal seen as sign of more to come in financial services sector
Although many mainland financial institutions have had offices in Hong Kong for years, they lack the sophisticated service offerings of Hong Kong and international financial firms, Chen said. They cant do it, thats why they buy Hong Kong companies.
University of Hong Kong students say no to compulsory studies in mainland.
Professor Ian Holliday rejected union criticism of a lack of transparency in the way the idea was put forward in a submission to the University Grants Committee.Fung said an international university like HKU should not single out mainland China as a .
The young no longer willing to make sacrifices, says liver transplant pioneer.
The pair began by practising the technique on dozens of pigs at Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam, and failed countless times. One pig finally did survive and the team proved that it could be done. The following year, the duo performed the first liver .
Protesters demand Regina Ip apologise for comments about Filipino maids
Yesterday, Eman Villanueva, spokesman for the Asia Migrants Coordinating Body, said the civil society in Hong Kong had no place for such racist remarks. What we fear most is that she is an aspiring chief executive candidate, he said. She is not.
Hong Kong hospitals step up inspections against Mers as.
More public hospitals in the city have stepped up inspections against the Middle East respiratory syndrome in response to the spike in the number of cases in South Korea. Dr Seamus Siu Yuk-leung, who works at Caritas��.
S. Korean delegation continue with Hong Kong travel expo.
Meanwhile, Cathay Pacific Airways has seen a drop in bookings from Hong Kong to cities in South Korea, where Mers cases have risen, chief executive Ivan Chu said. He made the remarks during the International Air��.
MERS precautions found lacking at South Korea hospital
SEOUL: The South Korean government on Monday (Jun 15) sent a 13-member team to Samsung Medical Centre which is at the centre of the spread of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus with more than 70 cases traced to it. The team will .
Alarming surge of flu cases complicates Hong Kongs efforts.
Meanwhile, the Medical Association and the Doctors Union yesterday urged people to go directly to public hospitals instead of private clinics for Mers testing if they developed symptoms within 14 days of visiting South Korea��.
Think you have Mers? Bypass clinics and get tested at a.
They advise patients who develop a fever and respiratory symptoms within 14 days after visiting South Korea or the Middle East to undergo quick tests at public hospitals. Medical Association council member Dr Choi Kin said��.
Dont panic over Mers, Hongkongers urged as all suspected.
A 44-year-old man, who is the son of a confirmed Mers patient in South Korea, is being treated in a hospital in Huizhou in southern Guangdong province. The man travelled to Huizhou late last month via Hong Kong.
Town quarantined in South Korea as Hong Kong expert.
South Korea reported its fifth death from MERS and number of infections rose to 64.. Woman, 22, rushed to Hong Kong hospital with suspected Mers after visiting South Korea �� Top banker bailed after death of Hong Kong��.
Liberal studies helps open minds, rather than creating radical students
However, this was not what we found in our in-depth interviews with 36 senior secondary students from 15 schools and 20 core members of Scholarism who had taken classes in the subject. Liberal studies had little impact on student activism, the survey .
Hong Kong public warned that they could face prosecution.
China outnumbers Japan for first time in Asia university rankings; HK and Macau in top 100 �� Nine teachers. Spreading false news about an epidemic is an unlawful act, and I believe the police will take action if necessary, Leung said. I urge citizens not to. Tour agency Travel Expert had seen 90 per cent of its clients cancel trips to South Korea or switch their itineraries to Taiwan or Japan since the Mers outbreak, sales director Sedgewick Cheung said. Additional��.
Hong Kong issues South Korea warning in serious response
Chan, a former Hong Kong health official, said South Koreas culture of families looking after relatives in hospital may have contributed to the spread of Mers within health care facilities. A WHO team including two Hong Kong��.
Stay alert to Mers danger, education chief Eddie Ng tells.
News �� Asia �� World.. All the confirmed Mers cases in South Korea are related to health care institutions, and there is no direct evidence of sustained transmission in the community ��� the [World Health Organisation] does not support any travel. Think you have Mers? Bypass clinics and get tested at a Hong Kong hospital, doctors say. 12 Jun 2015 - 11:30am. For unlimited access to: SCMP.com SCMP Tablet Edition SCMP Mobile Edition 10-year news archive.