Coffee chains such as Luckin Coffee and Tim Hortons have increased the prices of their beverages in China, with U.S. giant Starbucks blaming “multiple factors” such as higher operating costs. The …
Monthly Archives For February 2022
China used to be the great exporter of Olympic talent. The Beijing Winter Games show China is becoming a talent importer.
For decades, Chinese-born table tennis players have been playing for other countries. Today, China is the one leaning on naturalized athletes for winter sports.
China urges some iron ore traders to reduce inventory
China’s state planner has told some iron ore traders to release excessive inventory and reduce stocks to reasonable levels, following a joint investigation with the market regulator in Qingdao, one of …
Don’t see China property crash, Standard Chartered CEO says
Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters discusses the British bank’s dividend and share buyback, outlook for the Chinese property sector, and recent share price performance on Squawk Box.
Norwegian skier misses out on gold medal at Beijing Olympics after ‘silly mistake’ in Nordic combined
Norwegian skier Jarl Magnus Riiber made a “silly mistake” that cost him an Olympic gold medal in Nordic combined.
Bickering between Scott Morrison and Labor over who is tougher on China ONLY benefits Beijing and there is no policy difference anyway, former spy chief warns
Dennis Richardson, a former ASIO director and Australian ambassador to the US, said both parties had the same policy towards the Asian superpower.
China’s yuan firms to three-week high on stronger fixing
China’s yuan firmed to a more than three-week high on Thursday after the central bank set a stronger daily fixing, as easing expectations of aggressive rate hikes by the Federal Reserve caused a pull …
U.S. says China not keeping word
The United States has accused China of failing to meet its commitments to the World Trade Organization and says it is exploring new ways to combat aggressive Chinese trade practices.
14 COVID-19 patients in China’s Guangxi recover, leave hospital
NANNING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) — A total of 14 COVID-19 patients in Baise City, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, have recovered and were discharged from hospital on Thursday. They are the …
Beijing Olympics get political with Taiwan, Uyghur questions
For two weeks and more, China’s stance on questions about its politics and policies has been straightforward: It’s the Olympics, and we’re not talking about these things. That changed Thursday at the …
No individual medals for Mikaela Shiffrin in Beijing after skiing out in slalom run of combined
After finishing fifth in the downhill portion of the Alpine combined, Shiffrin skied out in the slalom Thursday afternoon around the seventh gate.
Canada beats U.S. 3-2 to win women’s hockey gold at Beijing Olympics
Canada’s Captain Clutch, Marie-Philip Poulin, delivered at the Olympics again. Poulin scored twice, including her third gold-medal clinching goal, and Canada reclaimed its place atop the women’s …
Mikaela Shiffrin fails to finish for 3rd time at Beijing Olympics
U.S. alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin is out of medal contention in the women’s alpine combined after failing to finish the slalom portion of the event after falling at the Beijing Winter Olympics on …
