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Year in Review

A look back at some bright moments from a dark year 2020

In 2020, the entire world was gripped by the devastating Covid-19 pandemic. But there were also many joyful moments. Here’s a look back at some of the brighter news stories that emerged from the dark and difficult year that is about to end.
 

December 28, 2020
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China in 2023: Year in Review
December 31, 2023
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In 2023, Hong Kong witnessed significant changes that shaped its landscape and narrative, from the post-Covid reopening of the Hong Kong-mainland China border in January to the murder of socialite...07:40
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Murder, typhoons and an end to Covid: Hong Kong 2023
December 30, 2023
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As the Covid-19 pandemic wore on into a second year, 2021 will be remembered as when the world mounted the largest vaccination drive in history. But while new vaccines and other tools for fighting...03:35
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Covid-19 2021 year in review
December 29, 2021
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As the world entered its second year in the grip of the Covid-19 pandemic, 2021 was another year of change for Hong Kong. The city saw dramatic political developments and unprecedented Olympic...02:33
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Hong Kong 2021 year in review
December 28, 2021
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Japan announced that visitors from or travelling through mainland China will be required to take a Covid-19 test on arrival. Health authorities cited the current Covid-19 surge in the mainland as...01:26
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Japan mandates Covid-19 testing for mainland China arrivals
December 28, 2022
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A massive vaccination drive is under way in India to protect as many people as possible from the coronavirus pandemic, which has crippled the country’s healthcare system and left millions infected...14:05
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Preventing Covid-19 in remote Indian-held Kashmir
July 18, 2021
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WHO: Covid-19 is no longer a global emergency
May 6, 2023
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During the Covid-19 pandemic, Macau imposed some of the world’s strictest travel restrictions. That was when Brazilian scholar Vanessa Amaro started to notice a rising number of Portuguese leaving...08:00
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‘It took our freedom from us’: Why the Portuguese are leaving Macau
April 8, 2023
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China announced it will resume issuing nearly all types of visas for foreigners, including for tourism, starting on March 15, 2023, taking another step in the country’s emergence from its strict...01:29
China's border reopening
Tourists soon allowed into China
March 14, 2023
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China announced it will resume issuing nearly all types of visas for foreigners, including for tourism, starting on March 15, 2023, taking another step in the country’s emergence from its strict...01:22
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China set to open its borders to foreign tourists for the first time since Covid-19 pandemic
March 14, 2023
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As Hong Kong lifts its long-standing mask mandate taking a further step back from restrictions imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic, we look back at another dangerous outbreak the city faced about...06:38
Society
The legacy of Sars in Hong Kong, 20 years on
March 1, 2023
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After almost three years under Covid mask rules, Hong Kong lifted its face-covering requirement on March 1, 2023. Residents and visitors no longer need to wear masks indoors, outdoors or on public...02:14
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Many Hongkongers remain masked after Covid mandate dropped
March 1, 2023
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Hong Kong will end its indoor and outdoor mask requirements from March 1, 2023, according to the city’s leader. Chief Executive John Lee announced the move on February 28, the day after...01:47
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Hong Kong to end mask mandate starting March 1
February 28, 2023
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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announced on February 28, 2023, that the city’s Covid mask mandate would be scrapped from March 1. Rules about wearing face coverings in some locations including...01:57
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Hong Kong set to end mask mandate
February 28, 2023
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Largely closed to visitors during the Covid-19 pandemic, Macau dropped its quarantine requirements for inbound travellers on January 8, 2023, to once again welcome global visitors to the casino hub...08:31
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What’s new in Macau: attractions that have opened in the city since the pandemic
February 26, 2023
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In a major loosening of Covid rules, South Korea has eased its mask mandate for indoor premises for the first time in three years, as the country saw a downward trend in Covid infections. Residents...01:50
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South Korea eases indoor mask mandate
January 30, 2023
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The central Chinese city of Wuhan became the world’s first Covid-19 epicentre after the first cases in the pandemic were reported there in November 2019. It was also the first city in the world to...05:12
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Pandemic fading into history for world’s first Covid-19 epicentre
January 24, 2023
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on January 20, 2023, a plan to downgrade Covid-19 to a disease category on par with the flu. The move would also ease mask-wearing and isolation...01:06
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Japan to downgrade Covid-19 to flu status
January 20, 2023
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China recorded almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths between December 8, 2022 and January 12, 2023, according to the country’s National Health Commission. The number released on January 14, 2023, was...02:10
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Nearly 60,000 Covid-related deaths since policy shift, says China
January 16, 2023
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China is struggling to contain the fallout from suddenly ending its draconian Covid-control regime. How bad is the situation and what’s next for the world’s second-largest economy?  ...29:55
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Unpacking China’s new Covid crisis
January 14, 2023
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Scenes of friend and family reunions have been seen at Auckland Airport, as one of the first direct flights from China arrived in New Zealand on January 8, 2023. This came as quarantine-free travel...01:47
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Joyful reunions in Auckland as direct flights from China resume
January 10, 2023
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The border that divides Hong Kong and mainland China reopened on January 8, 2023, for the first time in 3 years. Travellers are now being allowed to cross freely without having to undergo...05:42
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Travelling on the first day the Hong Kong-mainland China border reopened
January 9, 2023