The Chinese port city of Tianjin is aiming to test its 14 million residents within the next 48 hours after the discovery of a cluster of Covid cases.
Monthly Archives For January 2022
Xinhua Headlines: Community spread of COVID-19 basically blocked in China’s Xi’an
Xi’an, capital city of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, has basically stopped the spread of COVID-19 in communities one month after the resurgence of the epidemic hit the city, thanks to stringent …
Nickel: Beijing Olympians know they can’t ease up during this pandemic
American Olympians have no option to make personal decisions over discipline and sacrifice from now until their flights to Beijing in less than a month.
China’s New Friends in Central America
Salvadoran President Bukele is courting Beijing and playing footsie with thugs.
ECC allows 50,000 metric tons of urea import from China
In order to address the shortage of urea in Rabi Season 2021-22, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has allowed the import of 50,000 metric tons of urea from China on a …
Coronavirus tests ordered for 14mn people in China’s Tianjin
The northern coastal city of Tianjin began testing its population of around 14mn yesterday after at least two local cases of the highly-transmissible coronavirus (Covid-19) Omicron variant were …
Snowboard star White’s Beijing Games bid in limbo
Three-time Olympic halfpipe gold medalist Shaun White’s participation in a fifth Winter Games at Beijing remained in limbo Sunday after the snowboard star withdrew from the World Cup event in …
China to host ministers from oil-rich Gulf states as Kazakhstan unrest heightens energy security fears
The visit by a delegation from the Gulf Cooperation Council comes amid violent unrest in one of Beijing’s main energy suppliers Analysts said the visitors will want to explore ways to overcome their …
China’s Chang’e-3 lunar probe finds evidence of water in lunar rocks
Beijing, DT China’s Chang’e-2 Lunar Probe Lander has discovered the first on-site evidence of water in the Moon’s soil and rocks, providing new evidence of the satellite’s dryness. The lunar soil at …
Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel appointed as Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s vice-president
Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as a vice-president of Beijing-based multilateral funding institution AIIB, sources in the bank said on Sunday. India is a founding member of the …
Urjit Patel, former India central bank governor, appointed AIIB vice president
Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is a multilateral funding institution launched in 2016 with 105 approved members including Nepal.
Winter Olympics spurs foreign sports brands’ investments in China
Opening a new outlet at an ice sports center in Beijing, American ice hockey equipment brand TRUE has received a warm welcome from the young trainees. The store, opened in October 2021, provides …
Covid 19 Omicron: China’s Tianjin testing all residents for new variant
The numbers are small, but the major port of Tianjin may be facing China’s first outbreak of Omicron of any size, less than four weeks before the Winter Olympics open in nearby Beijing. The city…
