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China’s Shoe Exports Swelled 35% Last Year, But Boom May Be Shortlived, Experts Say
The value of China’s shoe exports jumped 35 percent last year from the year before, reversing a downward trend that started in 2014, as global orders flood back to the country amid the pandemic.
A Covid case in Beijing’s Olympic bubble is linked to a German team.
A supervisor who tested positive is asymptomatic and is now in a quarantine hotel, the German Olympic Sports Confederation said.
Beijing’s Olympic bubble makes a slightly surreal experience
For journalists covering the Beijing Winter Olympics, China’s strict pandemic measures are creating a surreal and somewhat frustrating experience. China requires electronic confirmation of the health …
China Gives U.S. Three Urgent Demands
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi pulled no punches when he spoke with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday.
China’s Yunnan Province sees blooming flower export in 2021
Yunnan Province, the main supplier of flowers in China, reported robust export of fresh-cut flowers in 2021, the local customs authority said. The export value of Yunnan’s fresh-cut flowers hit 520 …
How the ‘Metaverse’ Could Become China’s Next Bubble
This is the second in a two-part series on China’s growing involvement in the metaverse. Part one can be found here. Since late last year, the tech world has been abuzz about the “metaverse.” Over…
The Chinese Watch Brand That Beat the Swiss
CIGA Design became the first Chinese brand to win a Grand Prix prize when its Blue Planet automatic wristwatch, a 46-millimeter titanium model featuring a rotating blue aluminum 3-D globe, beat five …
China Fintech PingPong Weighing $1 Billion Hong Kong IPO, Sources Say
Chinese fintech startup PingPong is considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong to raise as much as $1 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said.
No exit from zero-COVID-19: China struggles to find policy off-ramp
COVID” stance has put it at odds with the rest of the world and is exacting a mounting economic toll, but an exit strategy remains elusive as authorities worry about the ability of the healthcare…
E.China’s Zhejiang COVID-19 surge caused by Omicron variant, independent from earlier outbreaks
The epidemic flare-up in East China’s Zhejiang Province, which has registered 14 local confirmed cases in two days, is an independent outbreak caused by the Omicron variant, health authorities said on …
Beijing tightens Covid restrictions in parts of capital ahead of Olympics
Government officials have tightened Covid-19 restrictions in parts of Beijing, as China steps up efforts to prevent any disruption to the Winter Olympics next month. Areas in three neighbourhoods of …
For athletes, boarding the plane to Beijing is already a win
With just over a week until the Winter Games begin, teams are frantically trying to ensure that athletes stay virus-free to get past Beijing’s strict checks and make it to the start line as the…
