Tag: Hong Kong

Over 100,000 People Cross Hong Kong-China Border After COVID-19 Restrictions Lifted

Thousands of people from the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong crossed the border on Sunday after Beijing lifted COVID-19 quarantine requirements, despite the recent COVID-19 surge in the region. Since early 2020, people from mainland China could not visit Hong Kong without being quarantined on arrival. Quarantine requirements also existed for travelers entering mainland China….


Cardinal Joseph Zen Had a Private Meeting With Pope Francis

When Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, the honorary bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong and ex-trustee of the 612 Humanitarian Support Fund, was in Rome to attend Pope Benedict XVI’s funeral, he also had a meeting with Pope Francis. Cardinal Zen, who was in jail on suspicion of violating the National Security Law, was…


Ancient Herbal Decoction Effective Migraine Treatment, Study Shows

Severe throbbing pain, often accompanied by nausea and sensitivity to light and sound are the hallmark symptoms of the migraine headache. Migraine is a neurologic disorder that afflicts more than three million people each year in the United States. A recent study at China’s Capital Medical University showed that the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) Evodia…


COVID-19 Cases, Deaths and Hospital Bed Occupancy in Hong Kong at Start of New Year

In the recent COVID-19 escalation in Hong Kong, the daily cases increased throughout December and peaked at 24,895 on Dec. 28, 2022, and in the first week of the new year, although cases were falling, they were still running at a 7-day average of 20,500 on Jan. 6. Center for Health Protection Report On Jan….


Top 10 Global and Hong Kong Financial News in Review

In this article, we highlight ten top items of Hong Kong and global financial news and incidents of 2022. (1) Fed Raises Interest Rates To fight inflation and high prices, The U.S. Federal Reserve (FED)  raised the federal funds rate by 0.75 percent four times in succession. It raised interest rates by a cumulative 4.25…


Political Cartoonist Forced to Leave Hong Kong After His Work Attracted Police Attention

A former assistant professor at the School of Visual Arts of Baptist University (HKBU) and political cartoonist has emigrated to the UK after he was reported to the police for an academic article on the anti-extradition movement in September 2021. Justin Wong, who had focused primarily on satirizing the current social situation in Hong Kong, was…


The Importance of Essence, Qi, Blood, and Body Fluid

“Essence, qi, blood, and body fluid” are the four basic substances that make up the human body and ensure its vitality. The viscera, meridians, internal organs, and other tissues of the human body are composed of these four basic ingredients, and they all rely on the nourishment of essence, qi, blood, and body fluid to…


The Fundamental Substances: Essence

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is built on a foundation of more than 2,500 years of Chinese medical practice. TCM is a holistic practice that treats the system as a whole, rather than alleviates specific symptoms of illness. Within the TCM, there is a substance called “essence.” According to TCM, “essence, qi, blood, and body fluid”…


China to Reopen Border to Hong Kong Amid Beijing COVID Outbreak

Mainland China will reopen its border with Hong Kong, as Beijing drops its zero-COVID restrictions this weekend. The border between the Mainland and the special administrative region of Hong Kong will be opened on Jan. 8, after nearly three years of travel closures and restrictions related to the pandemic. The reopening of the internal border…


Study Confirms Efficacy of an Ancient Decoction in Relieving Skin Allergy

Huang-Lian-Jie-Du decoction is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) used to treat sepsis, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, and gastrointestinal diseases. Also known as coptis toxin-resolving decoction, the remedy has the efficacy of clearing internal heat, detoxifying, and taming inflammation. It is also effective in treating dry mouth and throat, nosebleeds, insomnia, gastritis, red and yellow urine, heart…