Russia is ready to deepen cooperation with China in economy and trade, energy, science and technology, finance and transportation, Putin said. Meanwhile, the two leaders agreed to jointly announce the …
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Winter Olympics Slopestyle Snowboarding Course Features Recreations of the Great Wall of China
Athletes competing in the snowboarding slopestyle events at the 2022 Winter Games will get to fly over the Great Wall of China — well, a version of it. Course designers replicated segments of …
Canada’s Isabelle Weidemann wins bronze in women’s 3,000m speed skating at Beijing Games
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 …
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 …
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…
Goons Drag Reporter Away on Live TV at Beijing Games Opening Ceremony
The Beijing Winter Olympics are officially underway—but, before the Opening Ceremony even finished on Friday, Chinese authorities proved to the world once again that it won’t tolerate any kind …
Deep Inside a Beijing Market, a Preschool for Migrants Thrives
Another time, when skipping rope with slightly younger children on the bank of Beijing’s Houhai Lake, he took care of them like a big brother. He still recalls the teacher-moms’ gentle smiles, as well …
Imran’s China visit underlines Pakistan’s financial dependence on Beijing as West ignores Islamabad
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s China visit — first in the last two years — points to Islamabad’s financial dependence on Beijing, especially as the West continues to ignore Pakistan …
China leader Xi and Russia’s top man Putin agree to jointly uphold global security
BEIJING/MOSCOW, Feb 5 China aily/ANN): China and Russia have reaffirmed their … pledged on Friday to further boost bilateral cooperation in the fields of energy, finance, science and technology, and …
China’s ‘soft-power blitzkrieg’ on Sri Lanka’s Tamils rings alarm bells in India
China has staged an unprecedented charm offensive to court … Sri Lanka’s central bank has said Colombo also is in talks with Beijing for help. Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa said the island, whose …
Govt calls out Beijing’s lie; ‘China’s bridge on Pangong is illegal occupation’
PM Modi led govt told Parliament on Friday that the bridge built by China on Pangong Tso Lake is located in areas under the “illegal occupation” of the Chinese side since 1962, and India expects…
Beijing Winter Olympics open under shadow of human rights criticism
The last time Beijing hosted the Olympics – the Summer Games in 2008 – Uyghur human rights lawyer Rayhan Asat woke up early full of excitement to watch the Olympic torch relay in the Chinese…