Three activists protesting human rights abuses in China snuck into the archaeological site in Greece where the flame lighting ceremony for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics was being held Monday and …
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Tibet activists sidetrack Beijing Winter Olympics flame ceremony
Activists grabbed the spotlight at the flame-lighting ceremony for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in Greece on Monday by unfurling a Tibetan flag and a banner that said “no genocide” at the Games.
Olympics-Protest Disrupts Beijing Games Torch-Lighting Ceremony
Olympics – Lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics – Ancient Olympia, Olympia, Greece – October 18, 2021 A protester holds a Tibetan fla …
A murder suspect who gained wide public sympathy in China has died after a week on the run
A murder suspect who garnered widespread sympathy from the Chinese public has died after more than a week on the run, triggering an outpouring of sadness and outrage on social media.
Future Blockchain Summit: Binance CEO CZ Says Progress Is Coming
Meanwhile, countries like China are refraining altogether … Lastly, for countries that are looking to make blockchain a major sector of performance, CZ serves some piping hot tea. He says that all …
China scientists link Covid-19 measures to fall in other infections
Researchers in Guangdong province have identified a dramatic reduction in other infectious diseases during the pandemic.
China denies testing a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, says it was a spacecraft
China has denied a report that it tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, saying on Monday that the test was instead a “routine spacecraft experiment.” …
China denies report of hypersonic missile test, says it tested space vehicle
China tested a space vehicle in July, not a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile as reported by the Financial Times, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday.
Xi Jinping undeterred from structural shifts despite China’s economic slowdown
But none of that was bad enough to deter President Xi Jinping from a range of policies that have prioritised longer-term structural changes over short-term growth as he enters the final year of his …
US watching China’s weapons development, Austin says, after hypersonic missile report
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Monday Washington was closely watching China’s development of advanced weapons systems, while declining to comment directly on a report that Beijing had …
U.S.-China Conflict Must Not Overshadow Russia Threat, NATO Baltic Allies Warn
Top diplomats told Newsweek President Joe Biden must contain the short- to medium-term Russian threat and face China’s existential challenge.
Yum China Reaffirms its Commitment to Reducing Food Waste with Food Bank Program
Yum China Holdings, Inc. (the “Company” or “Yum China”, NYSE: YUMC and HKEX: 9987) has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing food waste through the gradual expansion of its existing pilot Food Bank …
Changes to China’s Banking Law Could Help – or Hurt – the Planet
As China – the host of this week’s U.N. Conference on Biodiversity – announces a new fund on biodiversity, we, environmental organizations that track the activities of global financial institutions, …
