Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the preparations for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing on Tuesday. He visited the National Speed Skating Oval, Main Media Center, Athletes’ …
Monthly Archives For January 2022
‘It’s bonus time’: Canada’s reigning Olympic champions go for more gold in Beijing
When you’ve reached the pinnacle of your sport, what happens next? For some Canadian Olympic gold medallists, you simply go back for more.’ Returning Champions video series, featuring some of Canada’s …
A closed mill in Beijing no longer makes steel but it has purpose in the Olympics
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Taiwan Refuses To Be Intimidated By Beijing, Holds Its Own F-16 War Games
The drill saw F-16s screaming to the sky as an alarm sounded A Taiwanese military official said their pilots can deal with all PLA aircraft Taiwan President recently asked China to curb its “military …
China to appoint Horn of Africa envoy amid Ethiopia crisis
China’s foreign minister says his country will appoint a special envoy to the Horn of Africa region, where Ethiopia and Eritrea have been fighting forces from Ethiopia’s Tigray region and Somalia is …
Beijing Olympics to Start in 1 Month — What to Know About the 2022 Winter Games amid COVID Pandemic
Despite an alarming increase in COVID-19 cases due to the omicron variant worldwide, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are still happening and will start in exactly one month. On Monday, International …
China plans peace envoy for conflict-riven Horn of Africa
MOMBASA — China said on Thursday it would appoint a special envoy to foster peace in the turbulent Horn of Africa and wanted to shift focus on the continent to trade over infrastructure. Foreign …
Shimao Default Notice Hammers Bonds, Stokes China Property Fear
Shimao Group Holdings Ltd., a bellwether for financial contagion in China’s embattled property industry, suffered its biggest-ever bond rout on Thursday after a creditor said one of the developer’s …
Chinese crypto miners in Kazakhstan use satellite networks, less hit by internet cut
Some major Bitcoin mining pools in Kazakhstan have been significantly affected after internet access was cut off amid protests sparked by fuel costs in the country, which is home to as much as 18 …
Tencent-Backed Tuhu to Move Planned U.S. IPO to Hong Kong
Representatives for Tuhu said they weren’t aware of a listing plan. Goldman Sachs and CICC declined to comment. Tuhu joins a slew of Chinese companies that are choosing to list in the Asian financial …
Coronavirus in fruits: China shuts down supermarkets after finding Coronavirus traces in a fruit
China had earlier imposed a ban on the import of dragon fruit from Vietnam till January 26 after the COVID-19 traces were found in the last week of …
China, rooted in ‘zero Covid-19’ policy one month before Winter Olympics
China tirelessly maintains its zero tolerance policy against Covid-19, with restrictions on mobility and confinements to stop active outbreaks in the country one month before the start of the Winter …
Blockchain Government Market to See Booming Growth | IBM, Microsoft, Deloitte, Cegeka
Advance Market Analytics published a new research publication on Blockchain Government Market Insights to 2026 with 232 pages and enriched with self explained Tables and charts in presentable format …
