China, the country where the coronavirus outbreak emerged two years ago, is launching a locked-down Winter Olympics BEIJING — The country where the coronavirus outbreak emerged two years ago …
Monthly Archives For February 2022
Olympics-U.S. team says 80% of athletes will be at Beijing opening ceremony
Around 80% of the athletes in the United States team will take part in the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics, team chief Rick Adams said ahead of the ceremony on Friday. “In terms of…
Shaun White at the 2022 Winter Olympics: Everything to know about snowboarding star at Beijing Games
The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing will be Shaun White’s final ride. One of the most recognizable figures in Team USA history, thanks to his flowing red hair and podium success, the legendary …
Shaun White at the 2022 Winter Olympics: Everything to know about snowboarding star at Beijing Games
The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing will be Shaun White’s final ride. One of the most recognizable figures in Team USA history, thanks to his flowing red hair and podium success, the legendary …
Beijing Olympics: Girlfriends Kim Meylemans and Nicole Silveira Are Set to Compete in Skeleton
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will see couple Kim Meylemans and Nicole Silveira, two skeleton racers, vying for the gold medal for their respective countries. Meylemans, who represents Belgium …
China’s fully cashless society a step closer after two private banks end services for banknotes and coins
China’s digital yuan app is topping download charts ahead of Lunar New Year The latest announcements show how Chinese banks are pivoting towards digital banking. As well as the proliferation of …
China Backs Down On $8.3bn Railway Projects Loan
… the federal government said it won’t wait any longer for the Export-Import Bank of China to finance a major part of a crucial railway project. The government has received from the state …
China’s digital currency rollout could be a blueprint for the West
“Even if the reason for the cryptocurrency ban is different, by blocking cryptocurrencies, China has strongly fenced itself off from all the available opportunities for the infrastructure of the …
Russian President Putin arrives in Beijing for Winter Olympics – state TV
BEIJING (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday arrived in Beijing, where he is expected to attend the 2022 Winter Olympics and hold a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to …
China showcases low-carbon tech for ‘green’ Games
China is the world’s largest hydrogen producer, with annual production capacity of 41 million tonnes, and has been striving to make technology breakthroughs in storage and transporting the clean …
U.S. warns China against helping Russia evade Ukraine-related sanctions ahead of Xi-Putin meeting
The United States has warned China against helping Russia dodge potential sanctions … but Western officials have floated penalties on Russian financial institutions, curbs on U.S. technology exports …
China’s challenge: Can sports overcome the controversy of Winter Olympics?
How China responds will be a major test for the country’s leader Xi Jinping, who is gearing up for an unprecedented third term in power this fall. “The world is turning its eyes to China,…
The Beijing Games are unlikely to lead to an uncontrolled spread of Covid to the Chinese public: Professor
Dale Fisher of the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine says strict rules and the “wall” between the Beijing Olympics and the Chinese public would make a spread of the virus outside the Games…
