Benjamin Moukandjo captained Cameroon to Africa Cup of Nations success in Gabon in 2017. Cameroon captain Benjamin Moukandjo has joined Chinese Super League club Beijing Renhe on a season-long loan from rivals Jiangsu Suning. The…
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Beijing spends big as it prepares for 2022 Olympics
Chongli (China) (AFP) – Villages are being razed in northern China. Mountains are being cut to size. And new stadiums, high-speed train lines, expressways and three separate Olympic villages are coming to life. With the…
Beijing subway passengers in foul-mouthed row over foreigner smoking on train
A foreign man who got into a foul-mouthed slanging match with fellow passengers on a Beijing subway train after refusing to put out his cigarette is likely to face a police investigation, according to local…
Beijing City Authorities Declare Yellow Air Quality Alert Over Smog
BEIJING (Sputnik) – Beijing city authorities have declared the yellow alert level over the sharp deterioration of air quality in the Chinese capital, with smog blanketing the city for two days, Beijing Municipal Bureau of…
Beijing dangles carrots to woo foreign talent to its Silicon Valley
BEIJING (REUTERS) – Beijing, a major hub for artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors in China, is touting a new list of incentives to try and woo foreign talent for its equivalent of Silicon Valley in…
How do you top a record medal haul? Team Canada sets sights on Beijing 2022
PYEONGCHANG — Whatever the final medal count for Canada, these Winter Olympics have unfolded the way most do, with surprised winners and heartbroken favourites among the 225 proud, flag-waving representatives of the country. There were…
China cracks down on social media pushback against Xi Jinping
China’s censors have been working overtime since the news broke, removing social media posts from Weibo, the country’s state-monitored answer to Twitter. The BBC compiled a list of words and phrases that have been taken…
Bar set high for Canadian team at next Winter Olympics in Beijing
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of — Canada’s pump is primed for the podium at the 2022 Winter Olympics, according to one of the country’s top sports officials. After a record 29 medals — 11 gold, eight…
China leads its citizens to snow ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Games
Zhangjiakou, China (CNN)Four years out from the next Winter Games in Beijing, China faces the same challenges as most Olympic hosts — to build facilities, expand infrastructure and do it all within a budget. However,…
No NHL, no problem for Pyeongchang — but what about Beijing?
Nothing can replace best-on-best in any sport. But as exciting as Canada’s win was in 2010 with Sidney Crosby’s golden goal against the United States, this country’s successful gold-medal defence four years ago was a…
Pyeongchang hands off Winter Games to Beijing
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of — The Latest on the Pyeongchang Olympics (all times local): 9:20 p.m. IOC President Thomas Bach has handed off the Olympic flag to the mayor of Beijing, Chen Jining, symbolising the…
China could change constitution to pave way for Xi Jinping to serve beyond 2nd term
carried by state news agency Xinhua, gave few details. It said the proposal had been made by the party’s Central Committee, the largest of its elite ruling bodies. The proposal also covers the vice president…
Anbang takeover puts China’s companies on notice
“I think any private players in the financial sector who are big enough to potentially be a headache for the government and who have had regulatory problems must be worried,” said Andrew Gilholm, director of…
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