Welcome to morning news. It's January 26 (Tuesday), 2021. 14°C~25°C, cloudy in Guangzhou

China

1. Hong Kong lifted a lockdown early Monday morning after testing 7,000 residents in the neighborhood of Jordan in Kowloon. Thirteen COVID-19 cases were confirmed.

2. The Hong Kong government on Monday approved the emergency use of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine developed by Fosun Pharma and BioNTech, and the first one million doses are expected to arrive in Hong Kong in late February.

3. Chinese livestreaming and short video platform Kuaishou is gearing up to list at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on February 5. The company said in a statement on Monday that it looks to sell 365.2 million shares at up to HK$115 each.

4. Guangzhou's Taikoo Hui Shopping Mall is greeting the Spring Festival with a special exhibition that runs through the end of February. The exhibition uses multimedia and creative ink paintings to present the Chinese New Year customs and celebrations in a cool and fashionable way. [Photo/Guangzhou Daily]

5. In celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year, Gucci rolled out a special collection featuring Doraemon and opened pop-up stores in major Chinese cities including Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Macao this month. The Doraemon x GUCCI Collection is also marking the 50th anniversary of the Japanese manga. [Photo/Gucci]

6. The Chinese mainland registered 89 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday, including 69 locally transmitted, and one new death. Guangzhou and Foshan in Guangdong province each reported one new coronavirus infection from abroad in the past 24 hours.

World

1. Starting today, all air passengers traveling to the United States must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days of departure or documentation of recovery, according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

2. The International Olympic Committee and local organizers are considering hosting the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in empty venues without spectators. In that case, Japan could suffer an economic loss of about 2.4 trillion yen, local media reported Sunday.

3. US President Joe Biden on Monday overturned a controversial ban by his predecessor on transgender individuals serving in the US military, a move cheered by LGBTQ advocates that fulfills a campaign promise.

4. The Biden administration is set to reinstate CoVID-19 travel restrictions on non-US travellers from Brazil, Ireland, South Africa, the UK and 26 other European countries that allow travel across open borders, local media reported on Monday.

5. NBA team plans to use COVID-19 detection dogs to screen fans attending the upcoming Miami Heat games on Thursday.

6. Israel's Cabinet on Sunday approved agreement to normalize diplomatic relations with Morocco.

Editor: Pauline Tai

Source: China Daily, Xinhua, CGTN, Guangzhou Daily