China reported 87 new confirmed COVID-19 cases for Jan. 18, down from 171 a day earlier, its health authority said on Wednesday. Of the new infections, 55 were locally transmitted, according to a …
Monthly Archives For January 2022
Beijing suggests Canadian mail transmitted Omicron, Ottawa says the claim is ‘extraordinary’
A Canadian package allegedly contaminated with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is responsible for the lone case of Omicron infection detected in Beijing, according to the city’s center for disease …
China launches campaign to plug greenhouse gas monitoring gap
China will force key industrial sectors and regions to take action to measure greenhouse gas emissions as part of a new initiative to improve data quality and oversight, according to an environment …
Winter Olympics 2022: China sells Xinjiang as a winter sports hub
As the Beijing Winter Olympics draws nearer, the troubled Xinjiang region is being painted as a poster destination for China’s ballooning winter sports industry. Many foreign firms are rushing to be …
China unlikely to ban NFTs as ‘digital collectibles’ flourish, analysts say
The Chinese government is expected to keep a wary eye on the country’s mushrooming blockchain-backed “digital collectibles”, but it is unlikely to impose an outright ban on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) …
More than 50% of top crypto companies call U.S. home, despite intensifying regulation, study shows
Most of world’s biggest crypto companies are based in the U.S., though some industry participants are worried that increasing regulation will spur an exodus.
China cites corona on packaging, despite doubts abroad
Chinese state media say parcels mailed from overseas may have spread the omicron variant of the coronavirus in Beijing and elsewhere, despite doubts among overseas health experts that the virus can be …
In Denmark, employees fired or sent home for lack of valid corona passport
Several employees in Denmark have been fired or sent home without pay due to a lack of a valid corona passport that documents vaccination or a negative test, the national broadcaster DRTV reported on …
Putin to hold summit with Xi at start of Olympics in Beijing
Vladimir Putin will meet with China’s Xi Jinping to brief him on Moscow’s talks with the United States and NATO ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Olympic Athletes Advised to Take Burner Phone to China As Required App Has Security Flaws
Olympic committees in countries including the U.S. have asked athletes to leave their phones and computers at home out of concern they will be monitored.
NBA silence on China proves it’s less interested in human rights than the bottom line
The NBA has been silent on China’s human rights violations, including its treatment of Uyghur Muslims that human rights organizations decry as a genocide.
China Bond Rally Gathers Steam as Bets on Further Easing Rise
China’s sovereign yield curve is poised to bull steepen as the nation’s bonds extend an advance on expectations the central bank will continue cutting official rates while its global peers tighten …
Guochao’s Rising Prices Open a Door For Global Luxury Brands in China
Rising interest in domestic labels should concern luxury brands that have seen China become crucially important over the past two COVID-defined years.
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