BEIJING: China on Monday (Jan 17) cancelled plans to sell tickets to the public for the Winter Olympics in Beijing, as the number of COVID-19 cases in the country reached its highest since March 2020.
Monthly Archives For January 2022
China Limiting Beijing Winter Olympics Tickets to ‘Selected’ Spectators
Amid the rise of the omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country, China made an announcement on attendance Monday.
Framework for understanding cross-country spread of COVID-19 in the context of the globally interconnected economy
A study published in Scientific Reports uses a three-dimensional conceptual model to examine COVID-19’s global spatiotemporal dissemination.
Beijing to offer Olympic tickets to ‘selected’ spectators
Only “selected” spectators will be permitted at next month’s Beijing Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said Monday. Beijing had already announced that no fans from outside the …
Beijing 2022 Olympics: Tickets won’t be sold to public due to COVID-19
No public tickets will be sold to next month’s Beijing Olympics due to COVID-19, the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee said.
China cancels Olympic ticket sales as Omicron arrives in Beijing
Officials had planned to sell residents seats for Winter Games events, but as COVID spreads, the government will now “organize spectators” itself.
China’s Births Hit Historic Low, a Political Problem for Beijing
The demographic crisis, a challenge to the economy, also signals a limit to the reach of the government, which has struggled recently to grow the population.
China has called for no imports because of Omicron
Chinese authorities are urging citizens not to order goods from abroad, claiming that a recent Omicron infection found in Beijing came from an international shipment from Canada. China is fighting …
Three reasons behind the recent crypto market fall
After a year of gains and record highs, cryptocurrencies are going through a turbulent time, and the market is in extreme fear territory. Why is this not surprising? There have been several major …
Analysis-China’s ‘zero-COVID’ campaign under strain as Omicron surges
COVID” strategy, saying the spread of the potentially milder Omicron variant is no reason to lower its guard amid warnings of economic disruptions and even public unrest as lockdowns drag into a third …
Pandemic hasn’t slowed China’s love for US lobster
China is showing no signs of slowing its demand for American lobster this year despite disruption to the supply chain and international trade caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Health fears for Australian blogger held three years in China on spying charges
The Australian government and human rights groups said they are concerned about the deteriorating health of Australian blogger Yang Hengjun, three years after he was detained in China, and with a …
China biggest property developer sees bonds slump
China’s biggest homebuilder by sales, Country Garden, saw its bonds slump on Monday as the country’s property crisis showed no sign of letting up. Last week was the worst on record for Country …
