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一声枪响，俄乌战争开打。西方与东方国家的裂痕扩大至难逆之势，贸易的高墙随着战争建起，逆全球化发展到了又一峰点。然而，在世界可能深化分裂的2022年，十五个亚洲国家却「逆向而行」，依然选择了「团结」。由东盟十国（ASEAN）和中、日、韩、澳及新西兰共同签订的《区域全面经济伙伴关系协定》（RCEP）于今年初正式生效，翻开亚洲区多边主义的新篇章。

US sanctions on exporting hi-tech products to Russia are creating a dilemma for Chinese tech companies, from ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing to smartphone vendor Xiaomi.

推算在不封城、封城一个月和封城两个月这3种情形下，香港经济损失将分别为2021年GDP的2.58%、3.78%与7.38%。另外，本港人才也有因抗疫措施及讯息不稳定下流失的可能性。

自今年初，第五輪疫情、Omicron變種新冠肺炎病毒在香港迅速蔓延。截至昨天，檢測確認的陽性個案已增至超過20萬宗，累計死亡個案達841例，病例增長的速度已遠超醫療機構及隔離設施的承受能力，專家亦相信實際感染數字遠比官方的確診數字要高，未來數周確診及死亡數字將會持續上升，全民檢測看來勢在必行。

Hong Kong has set aside nearly US$22 billion in the Budget to cushion the impact of prolonged social restrictions.

Hong Kong announced a HK$170 billion ($21.79bn) budget to boost its flailing economy on Wednesday, as the territory battles a fifth wave of coronavirus infections with its harshest pandemic restrictions yet.

香港再出发大联盟与六大商会今日（21日）合办「RCEP对香港的启示」线上研讨会。工业贸易署署长卢世雄发言时指，港府1月中已申请加入《区域全面经济伙伴关系协定》（RCEP），约在18个月后加入，届时港商可受惠于减免关税、取消贸易壁垒等措施，相信能从而推动再工业化及改善港商的成本效益和竞争力。

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may not feel so blue after all — the city’s budget deficit for the 2021-22 financial year will probably range from HK$400 million ($51.2 million) to HK$37 billion — significantly less than the government’s forecast of HK$101.6 billion in February last year.

While the HKSAR government still seems to be dodging long-term reform of its tax regime, accountants and economists are calling for comprehensive tax reform to bolster the city's economic competitiveness and rationalize economic planning.