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USA’s Nathan Chen sets world record in short program at Beijing Olympics
The figure skater, 22, scored 113.97 in the individual men’s event. The previous record-holder, two-time defending gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu, stumbled Tuesday.
U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen sparkles in men’s short program at Beijing Olympics
Majestic and composed, Chen exulted the skate at the end — shaking off his terrible short performance four years ago at the Pyeongchang Olympics.
Beijing 2022: Winter Olympics slammed by deluge of complaints from athletes
Athletes have been hitting out at Olympic organisers, with complaints about freezing conditions and quarantine rules pouring in. Beijing kicked off the Winter Games two days ago, promising it would be …
China cenbank to exclude rental housing loans from management system
China’s central bank will not include affordable rental housing loans in a management system for property loans by banks, it said on Tuesday, in a bid to support the rental housing market. …
US-born freeskier Gu wins Olympic big air gold for China
American-born Eileen Gu of China cranked out the first 1620 of her career on her final jump, stunning Tess Ledeux of France and earning the first of what she hopes will be three gold medals…
Skyscraper in China offers luxurious city life with ocean views
Shenzhen, China is a growing entertainment and cultural center. To accommodate the growth, China Merchants and 10 Design have collaborated on a plan for a residential development that speaks to modern …
Monsters of Rock: China’s back in business and iron ore prices are climbing
China’s steel industry has returned from Lunar New Year festivities with a bang, with soaring iron ore prices leading to … Read More The post Monsters of Rock: China’s back in business and iron ore…
Trade war with China shocks Maine company with $300K in new tariffs
It is an example of the collateral damage to American companies from a trade war with China that began under former President Donald Trump but is still being enforced by President Joe Biden.
China’s Forex Reserves Slips in January as US Dollar Gains, Asset Prices Fall
China’s forex reserves came to USD3.22 trillion at the end of last month, down USD28.5 billion from December, data released by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange showed yesterday. The …
AP PHOTOS: A Day 3 filled with crashes at Beijing Olympics
Favored to defend her gold medal in the giant slalom, Shiffrin instead lost control and ended with a rare DNF —Did Not Finish. Monday’s race was delayed for about 15 minutes when Nina O’Brien slid…
U.S. adds Chinese entities to red-flag export list, WuXi Bio shares plunge
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday it had added 33 Chinese entities to its so-called ‘unverified list’, which requires U.S. exporters to go through more procedures before shipping goods to …
Bank of China loses bid to toss $37m lawsuit by NSW developer The Gosford
The Bank of China has failed in its legal bid to throw out a 37m lawsuit accusing the bank of misleading a Central Coast property developer over a 185m contract with a Shanxi Construction Group…
