Residents of one neighborhood in Xi’an said they had been locked down for more than one month despite no positive cases among them.
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‘China will be China’: Why journalists are taking burner phones to the Beijing Olympics
A variety of stringent covid-control policies at the Winter Games is raising concerns about limits on press freedom.
NBC vows Winter Olympics coverage in China will include ‘geopolitical context’ following outcry from lawmakers
NBC vows to provide “geopolitical context” in its coverage of the Winter Olympics next month, which are being held in Beijing, China. Last week, a group of lawmakers sent a letter to NBC’s top brass…
Scientists explore the possibility of Omicron ending the COVID-19 pandemic
A new analysis parses out what scientists currently know about the Delta variant and predicts what the end of the COVID-19 pandemic might look like.
Corona Industrial Announces Appointment of Alexander Zalesky to Board of Directors
Corona Industrial, a Colombian multinational with 140 years of expertise in the manufacturing and distribution of products and solutions for the home and the home improvement, construction, industry, …
Chinese producers outperform French competitors in the Covid-19 self-test market
With the Omicron variant of Covid-19 wreaking worldwide havoc, the demand for tests is exploding. Companies producing test kits are living through a golden age. But it is mainly Chinese companies …
Ship Arrivals to Shenzhen’s Yantian Port Delayed by a Week
Ships arriving to the Yantian terminal are delayed by an average seven days at the moment, and the number of ships arriving from Europe and the U.S. has fallen more than 40% in th …
NBC won’t send most announcers to Beijing Olympics due to COVID
Most of NBC’s event announcers for the Beijing Olympics, which open in 15 days, will make their calls from NBC Sports HQ in Stamford, Conn., rather than traveling to Beijing, because of China’s strict …
Some athletes advised to use burner phones in Beijing
National Olympic Committees in some Western countries are advising their athletes to leave personal devices at home or use temporary phones due to cybersecurity concerns at next month’s Winter Games …
Unvaccinated Swiss snowboarder says Beijing Games quarantine no punishment
Unvaccinated Swiss snowboarder Patrizia Kummer said she had to overcome unexpected hurdles to earn a spot at the Beijing winter Olympics next month, but does not feel a mandatory 21-day quarantine is …
China’s Covid rules threaten energy transition, says Michael Hintze
China’s zero-Covid policy is stretching global supply chains and inhibiting the energy transition, hedge fund manager Sir Michael Hintze has warned. The worldwide shift from fossil fuels to zero …
Omicron in Shenzhen unrelated to previous cases
The second local case of coronavirus infection by the Omicron variant in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, is not related to any previous infection, based on the epidemiological investigation and gene …
Space debris from Russian missile test came within metres of hitting Chinese satellite, Beijing claims
Beijing has said space debris caused by a Russian anti-satellite missile test came within metres of knocking out a Chinese satellite in the latest near-miss cau …
