Jukka Jalonen, Finland’s head coach, said Marko Anttila, a ninth-round pick of the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2004 NHL draft, was under mental stress and “not getting good food”. “We know that he’s …
Monthly Archives For February 2022
China-Britain relations: Xi lauds Queen Elizabeth on Platinum Jubilee while seeking closer ties with UK
Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Queen Elizabeth on her Platinum Jubilee on Sunday, while also calling for closer bilateral ties in the face of global challenges. In his message, Xi said the …
Crypto is a very interesting long-term story, says Christopher Wood
Cryptos remain a “vulnerable asset class” but bitcoin satnds to gain with the Federal Reserve planning to tighten liquidity and hike rates, says Wood …
Asian entrepreneur-focused Aurora Spac seals IPO
Aurora, a special purpose acquisition company (Spac), is seeking out businesses founded by Asian or Asian-American entrepreneurs with a vision to be a global enterprise, according to its prospectus.
CULines readies Hong Kong IPO
China United Lines (CULines), one of the fastest growing container carriers during the pandemic, is gearing up for a listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. CULines has expanded dramatically over the …
Facing regulatory roadblocks, SoftBank drops sale of Arm to Nvidia, will seek IPO
SoftBank Group Corp shelved the sale of Arm Ltd to U.S. chipmaker Nvidia Corp due to regulatory hurdles, the companies said, and Arm named a new CEO who it said would help the British firm…
US-China Business Council: Trade ties will wobble for a while
Trade ties between the world’s two largest economies are likely to remain on back burner as China focuses on Winter Olympics and prepares for upcoming ‘two sessions’ legislative meetings, the South …
With COVID-19 under control, China invites more spectators to Beijing Games
China will invite more spectators to attend the Winter Olympics as the COVID-19 situation is under control within the “closed-loop” bubble, which separates all event personnel from the public, an …
Olympians pushed to their limits over uncompromising Beijing Covid-19 controls
Weeks-long isolation, repeat stints in quarantine and sub-par meals — these are conditions that some Olympic athletes snared in Beijing’s stringent system for controlling Covid-19 say they are …
USA’s Nathan Chen sets world record in short program at Beijing Olympics
The figure skater, 22, scored 113.97 in the individual men’s event. The previous record-holder, two-time defending gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu, stumbled Tuesday.
U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen sparkles in men’s short program at Beijing Olympics
Majestic and composed, Chen exulted the skate at the end — shaking off his terrible short performance four years ago at the Pyeongchang Olympics.
Beijing 2022: Winter Olympics slammed by deluge of complaints from athletes
Athletes have been hitting out at Olympic organisers, with complaints about freezing conditions and quarantine rules pouring in. Beijing kicked off the Winter Games two days ago, promising it would be …
China cenbank to exclude rental housing loans from management system
China’s central bank will not include affordable rental housing loans in a management system for property loans by banks, it said on Tuesday, in a bid to support the rental housing market. …
