Mikaela Shiffrin, the two-time Olympic champion skier and a top U.S. medal contender at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, said Monday that she has tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss World …
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China’s COVID-19 policy keeps Japanese families apart ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics
China COVID-19 policy ahead of the scheduled Beijing Winter Olympics in February next year has kept the Japanese families apart …
Shenzhen party boss takes over as acting governor of Guangdong province
Promotion is expected to pave the way for Wang Weizhong, 59, to become a full member of the policymaking Central Committee.
Chen Quanguo: Architect of Uighur crackdown in Xinjiang replaced by Beijing
China’s government has replaced the Communist Party chief of Xinjiang who has overseen a security crackdown in the region, including mass detentions of ethnic U …
US wants China visas for 18 officials to attend Winter Olympics, Beijing confirms
Beijing urges the US to ‘stop politicising sport’, calling boycott a ‘farce’ as it confirms visa applications for 18 American personnel.
13 million in China’s city of Xi’an told to stay home amid growing Covid-19 surge
A Chinese city of 13 million is on strict lockdown with residents’ being told to stay at home with windows closed amid a mass testing drive.
China’s local coronavirus infections edge higher
China’s local symptomatic coronavirus cases crept up again, with most new infections reported in the northwestern city of Xian as it entered a fifth day of a lockdown.
Taiwan blasts Nicaragua for giving its assets to Beijing after cutting ties
Ministry criticises ‘illegal seizure’ after Daniel Ortega’s government confiscates embassy compound and other assets Taipei had donated to Catholic archdiocese.
China confirms that U.S. officials have applied for visas to attend Beijing Winter Olympics
The Olympic flame for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is on display on the Flame Exhibition Tour at Shougang Park in Beijing, capital of China, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin) BEIJING, Dec.
Middle East is stuck in the crosshairs of a worsening US-China rivalry
As 2021 grinds to an end and as a whirlwind of diplomacy picks up speed, a new geopolitical fault-line has appeared — the Middle East is becoming a political and economic battleground for the US…
China’s ageing population, coronavirus and youth unemployment threaten 2022 job market
China’s job market is under pressure from repeated outbreaks of Covid-19 and an ageing population, while recovery in the service sector has been delayed by the pandemic.
China provides a third of coronavirus vaccines administered worldwide
China says it has so far provided nearly two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 120 countries and international organisations.
5 Things to know for December 27: Coronavirus, trials, China, Myanmar, LA shooting
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