Villages are built and venues have been fine-tuned, tested, and some repurposed for the Beijing 2022 Olympics. With a recent surge there, Chinese officials went to Tokyo to see how it was pulled off.
Monthly Archives For August 2021
Why China’s climate policy matters to us all
China’s carbon emissions are vast and growing, dwarfing those of other countries. Experts agree that without big reductions in China’s emissions, the world cannot win the fight against climate change.
France’s Renault, China’s Geely to explore new hybrid-focused JV – sources
France’s Renault SA (RENA.PA) is looking to revive business in China by forming a hybrid vehicle joint venture with Geely Holding Group (GEELY.UL), sources said, a year after it ended its previous …
China sees highest daily figure of COVID-19 patients in current outbreak
China reported on Friday its highest daily count of new COVID-19 patients in an outbreak that began in late July, fuelled by a surge in locally transmitted infections.
Covid-19: Beijing imposes travel curbs to tackle outbreak
Beijing has rolled out a range of measures to strengthen the management of personnel returning from the most affected regions, including imposing restrictions on their purchase of railway tickets and …
Wolfsburg, we have a problem: How Volkswagen stalled in China
In late December 2019, managers at Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) headquarters in Wolfsburg realised they might have a serious problem in China, the company’s biggest market and ticket to its electric future.
Rising Inflation Could Crimp China’s Standout Bond Rally
The world-beating rally in China’s sovereign bonds fueled by policy easing bets may have some ways to go, but inflation data this week could provide a reason to slow the bullish momentum.
FirstFT: ByteDance revives IPO plan
Chinese group aims for a Hong Kong listing, Latvia warns of Nato-Russia ‘incident’, tearful Messi bids farewell to Barcelona …
ByteDance Aims For Hong Kong IPO By Early 2022 Despite China Tech Crackdown: FT
ByteDance, the owner of the short video platform TikTok, is aiming to go public with a listing in Hong Kong by early 2022, the Financial Times reports. The company is planning for the IPO either…
Beijing Winter Olympics next but virus, boycott calls loom large
The focus immediately shifts to Beijing as the curtain falls on the Tokyo Olympics, with a growing coronavirus outbreak in China and boycott calls looming large just six months from the start of the …
Beijing Olympics 2022: The politics of boycotts
China had planned a grand torch relay for the 2008 Summer Olympics, a coming-out party where it could flex its diplomatic and economic muscles on a global stage.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Athletes to watch in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Tokyo Olympics are coming to a close, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are just around the corner. Here are ten athletes to watch in the upcoming winter games.
TikTok owner ByteDance eyes Hong Kong IPO amid China tech crackdown: Report
The listing could take place either next quarter or in early 2022, the report adds.ByteDance has been working on addressing data security concerns raised by Chinese regulators, it says …
ADVERTISEMENT
