Canada has its first medal at the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games. Isabelle Weidemann won bronze in the women’s 3,000-metre event on Saturday. Canada has its first medal at the Olympics. Weidemann …
Monthly Archives For February 2022
Back from the ‘Clif’: How US women’s hockey defender went from selling granola bars to Beijing Olympics
BEIJING — Of all her teammates on the U.S. women’s hockey team, Lee Stecklein may have the most “professional” LinkedIn profile. A graduate of the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of …
‘No money, no new year’: Chinese developers remain mired in debt even after financial lifeline
The struggles of China’s developers to make good on IOUs to suppliers and … the company pleaded with offshore creditors for more time to tackle its “increasingly complex” financial situation after …
Short track-Mixed team relay gives China first Beijing gold
China won their first gold medal of their home Winter Olympics when they claimed the short track speed skating mixed team relay title on Saturday.
Pakistan’s Sesamum seeds export to China achieves historic figure
BEIJING: Pakistan and China trade was significantly higher last year and Pakistan’s export of Sesamum seeds to China achieved a historical figure of $120.44 million in the year 2021. China …
Winter Olympics while you were sleeping: Beijing will be Shaun White’s last snowboarding competition
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are officially underway. Norway grabbed first gold, while Team USA hasn’t medaled yet. Shaun White also made news.
Shaun White announces that the Beijing Olympics will be his last snowboarding competition
During the men’s snowboard halfpipe press conference, American Shaun White announced that the Beijing Olympics will be his final snowboarding competition.
Olympic athletes’ self-censoring won’t stop after return from China: human rights experts
Olympic athletes’ self-censorship of their criticism of the Chinese government does not stop when they leave the country because they rely on lucrative corporate sponsorship deals with companies that …
Can China Ever Reopen?
One day in January 2020, a team of experts from Beijing arrived in Wuhan, China, to investigate the origins and assess the scale of an outbreak of a mysterious virus. At least 60 people in…
Africa welcomes China’s help to bolster exports: AfCFTA chief
ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) — Africa welcomes the “generous offer” China is set to provide members of the African Union (AU) to help augment exports in the coming years, a senior official has said.
China Criticizes U.S. for Extending Tariffs on Imported Solar
China dominates the world’s solar manufacturing. The U.S. imports most of its panels from Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam, including from factories owned by Chinese companies. The tariffs Biden is …
Increased COVID-19 cases at Beijing Games no reason for concern, say Winter Olympics organisers
However, they are forbidden to leave the bubble and move freely in the city, as China looks to minimise the risk of foreign visitors spreading the coronavirus during the Games. “The numbers (of …
Katie Ormerod fails to advance to slopestyle final in Beijing
The 24-year-old hovered in the 12th and final qualifying place after her first run but a worse score on her second run saw her slide seven places to 19th on the first full day of…
