Here’s a look at what athletes and spectators — only people living in mainland China are allowed to attend — can expect when Winter Olympics happens on 4-20 February next year.
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Beijing Contemporary Art Expo Returns for Fall
Beijing Contemporary Art Expo returns to be a gala for every one and to accentuate the capital’s cultural atmosphere in the golden glitters of autumn. [For China Daily] Opening at the National …
Man sentenced to death in China for setting his ex-wife on fire during a livestream
A Chinese man who set his ex-wife on fire as she livestreamed to her online followers was sentenced to death on Thursday, concluding a murder case that received nationwide notoriety.
China warns against ‘political manipulation’ of renewed coronavirus probe
The WHO has released a proposed list of 25 experts to advise it on next steps in the search for the origins of the virus after its earlier efforts were attacked for going too easy…
Man Whose Attack on Ex-Wife Was Livestreamed Gets Death Penalty in China
The case riveted the public’s attention in China and spotlighted the poor enforcement of the country’s law against domestic violence.
China’s domestic biodiversity pledges overshadowed by overseas footprint
China has used a U.N. biodiversity conference in Kunming to burnish its green credentials and launch new measures to protect domestic habitats, but the world’s second-biggest economy is under pressure …
Beijing 2022: Lim Hyo-jun will not skate for China at Winter Olympics, South Korean media outlet reports
Lim Hyo-jun, who naturalised from South Korea after ban over sexual harassment of teammate, misses deadline to apply to compete for hosts.
Wang Yaping: China is about to send the first female astronaut to work on its new space station
The first woman assigned to work on China’s new space station will be aboard when the Shenzhou-13 spacecraft blasts off early Saturday local time, in what’s set to be a landmark moment for female …
China coal futures on track for record weekly rise due to energy crisis
Chinese coal futures are on track for their biggest weekly rise on record, driven by a worsening energy crisis that threatens to pile further pressure on the country’s property developers as they …
Science turns nasty in Covid-19 origins argument on Twitter
It was already a battleground for those in the ‘zoonati’ camp versus the lab-leak proponents – then came documents from a purported whistle-blower that started another frenzy over bat virus research …
Sixth batch of Covid-19 vaccines from China arrives
THE sixth batch of China-donated Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines was handed over to the Lao side upon arrival at the Lao capital Vientiane.
Beijing 2022 updates this week: Oct. 10-15
Curtain falls on first Beijing 2022 test event. The Speed Skating China Open, the first international competition of the Beijing 2022 test series, concluded on Sunday with all …
Six curlers selected to represent Team GB at Beijing 2022
The British Olympic Association has today announced the six curlers who will compete in the men’s and mixed doubles disciplines at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. All six athletes, who are the …
