Films about mature romance are hard to come by, and even rarer are the ones that deal with the desires and yearnings of closeted elderly gay men in patriarchal Chinese society.
04.02.2020 - 12:56 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A man has died in Hong Kong after contracting coronavirus, as the authorities in China continue to see a rise in the number of cases.
The 39-year-old man, who had an underlying heart condition, had visited Wuhan city in January, officials said.
It is the second coronavirus-linked death outside of mainland China, after a 44-year-old Chinese man died in the Philippines.
There are 15 confirmed cases in Hong Kong and it has suspended 10 out of its 13 borders crossings with mainland China.
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Films about mature romance are hard to come by, and even rarer are the ones that deal with the desires and yearnings of closeted elderly gay men in patriarchal Chinese society.
The Hong Kong International Film Festival will be postponed from its scheduled date in March and early April. The decision was a response to the growing fear of the novel coronavirus which has spread from mainland China to reach more than 20 countries and territories so far.
Hong Kong FilMart, Asia’s largest film and TV trade fair, will be postponed from its scheduled date in March to a new slot in August. The decision was a response to the growing fear of the novel coronavirus which has spread from mainland China to reach more than 20 countries and territories so far.
The death toll in the coronavirus outbreak has now reached 1,016 as 103 people died on Monday alone - a daily record.
China's virus death toll rose by 89 on Sunday to 811, passing the number of fatalities in the 2002-03 SARS epidemic, but fewer new cases were reported in a possible sign its spread might be slowing as other nations stepped up efforts to block the disease.Also Sunday, South Korea reported a new case in a 73-year-old woman whose relatives visited Guangdong province in southern China.
By Jill Goldsmith
Concerts and shows are being canceled, not just in China but across much of Asia, as a coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 300 people and reached more than 20 countries spooks the entertainment industry.
Hong Kong on Monday severed nearly all of its land and sea connections with mainland China as part of growing measures in Asia to slow the spread of coronavirus. The move makes it ever more likely that Hong Kong FilMart, the biggest film industry trade market in Asia, will be postponed. A decision is to be taken this week.
A man in the Philippines has become the first person to die outside of China from coronavirus.
An outbreak of bird flu has hit China as it struggles to contain the SARS-like coronavirus, which has killed more than 250 people.