By Lisa Richwine LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 18 (Reuters) – China’s Su Yiming celebrated his 22nd birthday by winning the men’s snowboard slopestyle final to hand his country their first gold medal of the Milano Cortina…
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USA men’s curling falls to China and Italy, hurting semifinal hopes
The U.S. men’s curling team suffered two losses to China and Italy in round-robin play on Tuesday, hurting their hopes for a semifinal spot.
CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Businesses scramble to reach China’s growing experiences economy
From a new theme park to business partnerships, companies are trying new ways to reach China’s consumer ahead of the Lunar New Year.
Megan Oldham reveals how Beijing setback helped her edge Eileen Gu in Milan Olympic Big Air
Megan Oldham shocked the women’s freeski big air field by winning Olympic gold in Milano-Cortina, beating favorite Eileen Gu by a small margin. Inspired by her fourth-place finish in Beijing, Oldham …
US offers more details on claim China conducted secret nuclear weapons test
Remarks by a top administration official appeared to be aimed at dispelling skepticism of its assertions, as President Donald Trump vows to restart U.S. tests.
Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom calls Eileen Gu a traitor for representing China at Olympics
Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom accused Olympic skier Eileen Gu of betraying America by competing for China, citing human rights abuses and Gu’s $23 million earnings.
Vance speaks out on Eileen Gu’s decision to compete for China instead of US in Olympics
Vice President JD Vance addressed controversy over Olympic skier Eileen Gu’s decision to compete for China instead of the U.S., saying he hopes Americans would represent America.
Vance questions US-born Eileen Gu’s decision to ski for China in Olympics
Gu, 22, is a freestyle skiing star who has won two silver medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, adding to three medals won in Beijing in 2022.
Beijing backs brain implant push to rival Elon Musk’s Neuralink
Looser regulation and new investment are helping groups such as NeuroXess accelerate trials of ‘brain-computer interfaces’ …
Beware China’s shrinking car market
Having returned to growth in 2021, annual sales of cars hit 23.8m last year, around 4% more than in 2024, according to the China Passenger Car Association ( cpca ), a government-backed trade body. Yet…
Dangote signs $400 million equipment deal with China’s XCMG to speed up refinery expansion
By Isaac Anyaogu LAGOS, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Dangote Group has signed a $400 million equipment deal with China’s Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group to speed up the expansion of its oil refinery toward a…
Lunar New Year: Millions welcome the Year of the Fire Horse
The Year of the Horse is here – and millions are celebrating with prayer, family and food.
As Trump retreats from climate goals, China is becoming a green superpower
China has created a desert that no longer just reflects the Sun. It captures it. Aluminium soaks up the rays on the golden dunes of Inner Mongolia, transforming one of the harshest landscapes into one…
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