The provincial capital of Hunan is the latest after Guangdong and Tianjin to report Omicron cases. . Read more at straitstimes.com.
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How China’s global ambitions almost unseated an IMF chief
The furore over whether IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva manipulated data to favour China in her previous role at the World Bank nearly cost the Bulgarian economist her job. Whatever the …
China Finds Imported Omicron Cases in New City as Outbreak Grows
Two new cases of the omicron variant were detected in the central Chinese city of Changsha from arrivals into the country, state-backed media Xinhua reported Saturday citing the municipal government.
Imported Omicron in China’s Changsha; NSW Surge: Virus Update
Australia’s largest state reported a record 2,566 cases on Sunday, including hundreds of cases of the omicron variant. Leadership in New South Wales is under pressure to reintroduce mandatory …
Beijing Olympics
Katie Ledecky enters the Tokyo Olympics with outsize expectations and will try to show how much faster she is five years after dominating the Rio Games.
Chinese city’s tennis ambitions imperilled by Peng Shuai scandal
Hosting the Women’s Tennis Association Finals was supposed to put the Chinese technology hub of Shenzhen on the sporting map, but the suspension of the tournament in the wake of the Peng Shuai scandal …
China’s property distress sours steel sector in warning sign for economy
Debt problems at a major Chinese property developer have now spilled over into a vital artery of the nation’s industrial engine – the steel sector – and started to ripple through to other critical …
China’s Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine Ineffective Against Omicron: Study
Should further studies establish that Sinovac is ineffective against Omicron, then China, which has attempted to shield its populace from COVID-19 by imposing strict lockdowns and other measures, …
Ferreira takes ski halfpipe win, closing in on Beijing spot
Alex Ferreira joked that all the spins in his winning run of the men’s ski halfpipe final left him feeling dizzy. This might straighten things out for Ferreira: He’s a virtual lock to make the…
NHL reportedly in ‘triage mode’ over COVID-19 concerns, mulling pause to season and Beijing Olympics opt-out
The delicate, multi-faceted situation has put the NHL league office in “triage mode,” according to ESPN’s Emily Kaplan. Kaplan said the NHL hopes to “avoid a full-on pause at all costs” but admits …
China’s Zhejiang reports 39 local COVID-19 cases
East China’s Zhejiang Province reported 39 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases from 4 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Saturday, said the provincial government. The confirmed cases were in the cities of Ningbo, …
Not Just China and Russia, U.S. Ally Turkey Says ‘Many Are Questioning’ Biden’s Democracy Summit
“List of invitees suggest political expediency took precedence over genuine democratic considerations,” the Turkish embassy in Washington told Newsweek.
Covid surges threaten festivities worldwide, as China’s biggest holiday is upended for a third year
As the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant looms across parts of the globe and the Delta variant remains dominant — for now — in others, the Covid-19 pandemic is again threatening …
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