China’s capital city of Beijing reported a spike in Covid cases over the weekend and began mass testing Monday in the business district of Chaoyang. Within the district, one community that’...
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Shanghai reports first Covid deaths since start of latest lockdowns
Shanghai, China’s largest city and the one hit hardest by the latest Covid outbreak, announced another round of mass virus testing that’s set to end Thursday, April 21. Str | Afp | Getty I...
Chinese EV maker Nio says it’s gradually resuming production after Covid halt
In February 2020, Nio got a lifeline of financing support led by the government of Hefei city, where the electric car start-up has established its China headquarters. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Im...
U.S. Tips For American Citizens Still In Shanghai
Workers in personal protective equipment facilitate a round of Covid-19 testing during a lockdown in … [+] Shanghai on April 7. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg © 2022 Bloomberg Finance LP The...
US sanctions threat if China aids Russia stirs fear in Beijing about forex assets
Washington’s financial sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine have raised concern in China over its large exposure to US government bonds, although experts say there is no real alternative for...
U.S.-listed Chinese stocks jump after China reportedly considers sharing company audits
A security personnel stands guard at the opening session of Baidu’s annual AI developers conference Baidu Create 2019 in Beijing, China, July 3, 2019. Jason Lee | Reuters New York-listed Chinese...
Citi raises its forecast for China’s GDP growth
Real estate and related sectors account for at least 25% of China’s economy, according to Moody’s. Costfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s economy faces so much...
China Inks Security Deal With Solomon Islands—Here’s Why The U.S. And Allies Are Concerned
Topline The Solomon Islands on Thursday announced it had inked a security deal with China, despite concerns from Western allies and nearby countries, that could drastically change security in the regi...
Black box on its way to Beijing for analysis
Zhu Tao, director of the aviation safety office at the Civil Aviation Administration of China, speaks during a press conference at a hotel in Wuzhou on March 23, 2022. Noel Celis | Afp | Getty Images ...
Even Before The War, Washington Had Shown An Increasingly Anti-China Side
Xi and Putin show warmth. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images) Getty Images Even before questions over Russian sanctions had increased tensions between Washington and Beijing, Congress and the Whit...
COVID restrictions stymie digital yuan rollout at Beijing Winter Olympics
Athletes and support staff at the Beijing Olympics have the option of using digital currency for payments Limiting the number of spectators may result in fewer people testing the digital yuan as a met...
Why Producing Live Snowboarding Events Is So Difficult—And What We Can Learn From The Beijing Olympics
USA’s Redmond Gerard competes in the snowboard men’s slopestyle final run during the Beijing 2022 … [+] Winter Olympic Games at the Genting Snow Park H & S Stadium in Zhangjiakou...
Hang Seng, China Stocks Soar as Beijing Pledges Support Amid Equity Rout
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China watches as Ukraine war makes U.S., EU and Japan show unity
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a meeting during the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) summit in Brasilia on November 14, 2019. Pavel Golo...
China defense spending to rise by 7.1% in 2022, says finance ministry
Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects troops during a parade on October 1, 2019, to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China at Tiananmen Square in 1949, ...
7 Athletes To Watch At Beijing Paralympics In Snowboarding, Skiing, Ice Hockey And More
LILLEHAMMER, NORWAY – JANUARY 18: Oksana Masters of USA in action on her way to winning gold in the … [+] Women’s 15km Sitting Cross Country race during the World Para Snow Sports Ch...
China on deck to reveal its 2022 GDP target
Workers weld at a workshop of an automobile manufacturer in Qingzhou, East China’s Shandong Province, on March 1, 2022. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China is sl...
Russian And Belarusian Athletes Banned From Winter Paralympic Games In U-Turn
Topline Russian and Belarusian athletes are now banned from the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, the International Paralympic Committee announced Thursday, a day after the group sparked widesprea...
Here’s how Chinese media is covering Ukraine
The Shanghai branch of the Communist Party newspaper, People’s Daily, on Feb. 27, 2022. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — In China, tightly controlled coverage of Ru...
Erin Jackson’s Thrilling Gold-Medal Finish At Beijing Olympics Has Her Setting Sights On 2026 Winter Games
Gold medallist USA’s Erin Jackson celebrates on the podium during the women’s 500m speed skating … [+] victory ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Beijing Medals...
Finnish Skier Remi Lindholm Suffers Frozen Genitals At 2022 Winter Olympics
Remi Lindholm of Team Finland finished 28th in the 50 km men’s cross country skiing race at The … [+] National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty...
Mikaela Shiffrin Crashes Out Of Her Final Solo Event At The Beijing Winter Games After Promising Start
Topline Mikaela Shiffrin on Thursday failed to finish the second leg of the alpine combined skiing event at the 2022 Beijing Olympics—her final solo event at the Games—a result that caps off a torrid ...
PBOC Reveals Central Bank Digital Currency Usage at Beijing Winter Olympics — 2 Million Digital Yuan per Day – Bitcoin News
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the Chinese central bank, has revealed how its central bank digital currency (CBDC) is being used at the Beijing Winter Olympics. A top PBOC official says, “It seems...
Ukrainian Cross-Country Skier Tests Positive For Three Banned Substances At Beijing Olympics
Topline Ukrainian cross-country skier Valentyna Kaminska has tested positive for a steroid and two stimulants, becoming the second athlete at the Beijing Winter Olympics to fail drug tests, the Intern...
Kamila Valieva Argues Contamination With Grandfather’s Heart Drug Caused Failed Test, IOC Says
Topline Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has claimed her positive drug test was caused by a mix-up with her grandfather’s heart medication, the latest development in the Games’ doping scandal ahea...
How much athletes at Beijing Olympics get for winning medals
Gold medalist USA’s Nathan Chen celebrates at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on February 10. Sebastien Bozon | AFP | Getty Images The 2022 Winter Olympics is well underway in Beijing, and...
Russian Skater Kamila Valieva Can Compete At Beijing Olympics Despite Earlier Doping Violation, Tribunal Rules
Topline Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will be allowed to compete in the women’s single skating event at the 2022 Beijing Olympics despite testing positive for a banned substance recently, the ...
Digital Yuan Transactions Overtakes Visa during Beijing Winter Olympics
At the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, the number of transactions using the digital yuan greatly exceeded Visa, according to a Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. At th...
China’s digital yuan enthral users at Beijing Winter Olympics
TL;DR Breakdown China1s-Beijing Olympic Games will be the first time for international users to utilize a national government-backed virtual currency. e-CNY encourages mass adoption, lowers entry barr...