The IOC, which stores samples for 10 years, reanalyzed more than 1,000 samples from the 2008 Beijing Games and 2012 London Olympics with improved techniques that can detect the use of steroids going back weeks…
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Beijing cancels bilateral meetings with Mongolia following Dalai Lama visit
Biannual parliamentarians advisory summit also cancelled; Mongolian Prime Minister’s visit to Beijing also in question. A blow to the economy of Mongolia, which counts on Chinese loans and investment. Ulaan Baatar: the visit of the…
Britain’s 4x400m girls from Beijing 2008 are set to be upgraded to bronze – more than eight years after finishing FIFTH
BRITAIN’S 4x400m girls are set to be upgraded to Olympic bronze – more than eight years after finishing FIFTH with their Belarus rivals the latest athletes to be kicked out for doping. Christine Ohuruogu, who…
A Housing Frenzy Bedevils Beijing
BEIJING—When a rumor spread in June 2015 that the Beijing city government would move most of its offices—potentially 400,000 workers—to the sleepy suburb of Tongzhou, property sales there doubled within weeks. Authorities confirmed the rumor…
Knife-wielding attacker injures 7 children in China
although photos posted on the social media accounts of state news outlets showed a child being carried off on a stretcher. Calls to the local public security bureau and propaganda department rang unanswered. Mass attackers…
Facing a ‘tidal wave’ of dementia, China is running out of time
China is already, as a whole … Practice calligraphy. Cook. Read the news. Eat well. Try your hand at Peking opera. When it comes to dementia, “be brave to understand it,” he says. “Don’t feel…
'A lot better': Goertzen praises fentanyl agreement with China
Health Minister Kelvin Goertzen said the RCMP’s Thursday announcement of an agreement with China will help stop the flow of fatal opioid fentanyl into Manitoba. Goertzen said co-operation with China was one of the priorities…
China acknowledges role in Canada’s opioid crisis
Robert Gordon, a criminology professor at Simon Fraser University, said there is “no doubt” a significant amount of fentanyl has been flowing into Canada via China. He called Thursday’s announcement “good news.” “Up until now,…
China considers granting Philippines access to disputed shoal: adviser
China has been thinking of means to grant Philippine fishing vessels access to the island’s waters since President Rodrigo Duterte visited Beijing in October, said Wu Shicun, head of government-run National Institute for South China…
China's Deadly Scaffolding Collapse, What Went Wrong?
According to reports, this is China’s worst case of construction-related accidents … have expressed deep condolences to the bereaved families through a televised news conference. Chinese President Xi Jinping has issued a statement that all…
Workers in China accidentally discover new dinosaur fossil
In a humid, tropical jungle in southern China aeons ago, a bird-like dinosaur with a toothless beak and dome-shaped crest atop its head became trapped in mud, struggled in vain to escape and died. Workmen…
China to tighten control on domestic firms' foreign investment-WSJ
The State Council of China was not immediately available to comment. (Reporting by Vishaka George in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D’Souza) Next In Bonds News ( read original story …)
China's iron ore imports on track to top 1 billion tonnes; India shipments surge
MANILA (Reuters) – China’s iron ore imports from India surged in October and purchases from Australia grew slightly, data showed on Friday, with total shipments to the world’s top buyer of the steelmaking commodity on…
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