“While Afghan Central Bank reserves held in the United States are subject to ongoing litigation, we recognize calls to examine making available reserves to help the people of Afghanistan.” Meanwhile, …
Monthly Archives For February 2022
China City Locks Down; Australia to Allow Tourism: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — China put a city of 4 million people into lockdown. South Korea reported a record number of locally transmitted cases on Sunday, while Hong Kong saw a second consecutive day with …
EU wants to rival China’s belt and road in Africa, but will deeds match words?
With less than two weeks to go until the sixth EU-African Union summit, European Union members remain split on how to come up with a financial package able to rival China’s multibillion-dollar …
U.S. Ambassador: China Trying to ‘Distract’ from Human-Rights Abuses by Choosing Uyghur for Olympic Opening Ceremony
We will not be contributing to the fanfare of the games,” Psaki said at the time. Thomas-Greenfield said Sunday that the circumstances in China are “not business as usual” because “we know that a …
China reports 45 new COVID cases among Olympics personnel on Feb 4
BEIJING, Feb 5 (Reuters) – China detected 45 new cases of COVID-19 among Olympic Games related personnel on Feb. 4, up from 21 a day earlier, the organising committee of the Beijing 2022 Winter Games…
American Jaelin Kauf wins silver medal in women’s moguls at Beijing Olympics: ‘In awe of it all’
ZHANGJIAKOU – This time, Jaelin Kauf treated every run as if it were a super final. No holding back, no playing it conservatively, and definitely not too much thinking. In 2018, she couldn’t really …
Ecuador Looking to Increase China Trade by 35%, Minister Says
Non-oil Ecuadorean exports to China between January and November last year totaled some $2.8 billion, while imports in the same period totaled $3.96 billion, according to the central bank of Ecuador.
One year on: How are fashion’s boycotted brands faring in China?
Seen as an attack on China, the fallout was swift and severe — and a year later, can still be felt to some extent. Looking at H&M, Nike, and Burberry, how much did this consumer…
GLOBALink | China expands COVID-19 test kits production to meet surging global needs
As the world is ravaged by highly contagious Omicron variant, the demand for COVID-19 test kits is surging. As one of the largest manufacturers of the kits, China is speeding up production to meet the…
‘We will be there to protect them’: Biden official vows protection of US athletes in Beijing for Winter Olympics
The US government will protect American athletes participating in the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing and their freedom of speech, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield affirmed …
How China plays by different rules — at everyone else’s expense
A single Chinese state-run firm, China Radio International (CRI), has secured a controlling … our political leaders will divest or at minimum give up some control of their business interests when …
China’s coronavirus policy impacts trade with South East Asia
HANOI: China has gone to great lengths to keep the coronavirus out of its borders. It has screened mail and tested thousands of packages of fruit and frozen foods despite little evidence that the …
Men’s downhill skiing at Beijing Winter Olympics postponed a day due to high winds
Weather disruptions in Alpine skiing are not unusual at the Winter Olympics. High winds hit Sunday, postponing the men’s downhill race a day.
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