BEIJING (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday praised “unprecedented” close relations with China, as he met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing hours ahead of the Winter …
Monthly Archives For February 2022
Bitcoin, Ethereum and alt-coins buck up as crypto investors spy bottom
The two cryptos are still trading approximately 45% below all-time highs seen in November as rising inflation and fears that Russia and Kazakhstan will follow China’s lead and prohibit crypto mining …
Xi Jinping sees Beijing Olympics as validation of his power
Beijing’s second Olympics, opening this week amid the world’s strictest COVID-19 controls, mass incarceration of minorities in Xinjiang, military threats to Taiwan and the dismantling of civil rights …
US starts Olympic preparation in Beijing without 3 players
Six weeks after the NHL pulled out of the Olympics and three weeks since USA Hockey finalized the roster, the full team was finally on the ice together Friday for the first time. Well, almost…
Risk-taker Eileen Gu makes China an Olympic force on snow
a 47-year-old Internet technology blogger living in Xiamen, posted on Weibo recently. “First, the opening ceremony. Second, Gu Ailing. Third, the closing ceremony.” No matter how she does over these …
Russia to boost gas exports to China by a quarter, Gazprom says
MOSCOW, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Russia plans to increase gas exports to China to 48 billion cubic metres (bcm) a year via a new pipeline that will deliver 10 bcm annually from Russia’s Far East,…
Cocktails and hazmat suits mingle in the Beijing Winter Olympics bubble
Brian McCloskey, chair of the Beijing 2022 medical expert panel, said he expected the daily number to drop once the number of participants arriving begins to decrease. The “closed loop” will …
Column: China scoops up U.S. soybeans for next year but corn plans unclear
FORT COLLINS, Colo., Feb 3 (Reuters) – Troubles in South America could give U.S. soybean exports a lift in the near term, but top importer China is already thinking ahead to next year and booking…
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and alt-coins buck up as crypto investors spybottom
The two cryptos are still trading approximately 45% below all-time highs seen in November as rising inflation and fears that Russia and Kazakhstan will follow China’s lead and prohibit crypto mining …
Olympic Bosses’ Business Links to China and Xinjiang Exposed
A Daily Beast investigation reveals that several IOC big shots have deep business links to China, whose human rights record they refuse to condemn. Recent weeks and months have seen members of the …
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: latest medal table
Find out who’s leading the medals charge at this year’s Winter Games in China, and get details on the event and competitor for every medal …
Putin arrives in Beijing for Winter Olympics with gas supply deal for China
Russian President Vladimir Putin touched down in Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday, bringing with him a deal to increase natural gas supply to China amid rising tensions with the West.
The Jeff Bezos of China said he’ll donate $2.3 billion to charity. He’s the latest tech mogul pledging away billions in China’s tech donation rush.
From warehousing to supply-chain management and a commitment to same- or next-day deliveries, JD.com’s growth trajectory and business model are similar to that of Amazon’s, earning Liu the moniker of …
