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HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) exam, the university entrance test, will be held on April 22 as scheduled, with special arrangements for COVID-19 control, an official said Monday.
A special examination site will be set up at the quarantine center at Penny's Bay for candidates who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 as well as those classified as close contacts, said Kevin Yeung, secretary for education of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government. (Hong Kong-Education-College Entrance Exam)
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HANOI -- Vietnam reported 48,717 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, down 2,013 cases from Sunday, according to its Ministry of Health.
The new infections, logged in 62 localities nationwide, included 48,715 domestically transmitted and two imported.
The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the epidemic hotspot with 5,868 new cases on Monday, followed by the central highlands Dak Lak province with 3,925 and the northern Bac Giang province with 2,649. (Vietnam-COVID 19-Update)
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SYDNEY -- Researchers from Australia's University of Sydney have discovered an underground, water-storing basin that stretches across the country's eastern seaboard which could store water for times of drought.
The research, published in Nature's Scientific Reports and released to the public on Monday, simulated the flow of water in three connected underground basins that stretch over 800 km between the cities of Brisbane in Australia's north, and Canberra to the south. (Australia-Underground Water-Research)
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MACAO -- Macao's broad money supply retreated 0.6 percent month-on-month to 688.3 billion patacas (about 85.1 billion U.S. dollars) in February 2022, the special administrative region's monetary watchdog said on Monday.
According to statistics released by the Monetary Authority of Macao, the currency in circulation and demand deposits decreased by 4.0 percent and 0.7 percent respectively. M1 thus dropped 1.7 percent from one month earlier. (Macao-Money Supply) Enditem
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