BEIJING: A viral video of a man beating his wife in China, and police’s handling of the case, has renewed a debate online in the country over how to punish domestic abusers. Last week, a…
Monthly Archives For January 2022
China’s Zero-Covid Policy Is a Pandemic Waiting to Happen
These extreme measures are in line with China’s zero-Covid policy. President Xi Jinping and his government seem to believe that the country can be sealed off until the virus is eradicated around the …
Shenzhen toughens quarantine rules for people arriving from Hong Kong, authorities lock down third building at Omicron-stricken Kwai Chung Estate
Health authorities in Hong Kong expand lockdown at public housing estate, with five-day order issued for Ha Kwai House Hong Kong records 124 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, third day in row where tally …
China’s Xi meets International Olympic Commission’s Bach in Beijing
China’s President Xi Jinping met International Olympic Commission (IOC) President Thomas Bach at a state guesthouse in Beijing on Tuesday afternoon, according to a report from state media. The Beijing …
China’s Top Property Tycoons See Fortunes Drop $30 Billion With Even More Losses Expected
His China Evergrande Group is urging patience and asking offshore … retail investors, as well as a wide range of financial institutions including banks and trust firms to acquire land and build …
Ping An Promotes Conservation of South China Tiger to Promote and Sustain Biodiversity
Company of China, Ltd. (hereafter “Ping An” or the “Group, HKEX: 02318; SSE: 601318) announced that Ping An Public Welfare Foundation and Shenzhen Project Care Foundation have jointly launched a …
China to scale up tax and fee cuts in 2022
China will take stronger measures to cut fees and taxes to support market entities this year with a combination of fiscal incentives, the Ministry of Finance said Tuesday. The measures will be more …
Shenzhen toughens quarantine rules for arriving Hongkongers, authorities lock down third building at Omicron-stricken Kwai Chung Estate
Third and latest building to be hit with five-day lockdown order at Kwai Chung Estate is Ha Kwai House, where 13 cases have been detected so far Hong Kong records 124 new Covid-19 cases on…
Taiwan says no officials will go to Beijing Winter Games
Taiwan will not send any officials to the Beijing Winter Olympics but its athletes will attend as normal, the government said on Tuesday, adding a call for China not to use politics to “interfere” …
US downhill racer Johnson forced out of Beijing Olympics
The United States team for next month’s Olympics lost one of its top medal prospects Tuesday when downhill racer Breezy Johnson said injury will force her to miss the Beijing Games.
US combat jet crashes in South China Sea exercise, 7 hurt
The U.S. military says a Navy combat jet conducting exercises in the South China Sea has crashed while trying to land on the deck of an American aircraft carrier, injuring seven sailors …
U.S. Navy Jet Crashes on Aircraft Carrier During Drills in South China Sea
The accident happened on the second day of naval drills involving two U.S. Navy aircraft carrier groups in the contested waters.
China police response to lockdown domestic violence case sparks uproar
A viral video of a man beating his wife in China, and police’s handling of the case, has renewed a debate online in the country over how to punish domestic abusers.
