HONG KONG | Virus surge begins to overwhelm Covid measures

Hong Kong’s leader yesterday said a surge of coronavirus cases is overwhelming the city’s emergency resources, but defended strict measures that have been imposed. Chief

Xinhua Insight | Anti-pandemic approach suits national condition, benefits whole world

Every now and then, some Western media criticized China’s anti-pandemic approach of clearing COVID-19 infections in a timely manner, arguing it’s too rigid to sustain

At Winter Olympics, virus fight waged with worker sacrifices

In her mind, Cathy Chen pictures a scene that she herself says could be drawn from a TV drama: Falling into the arms of her husband

US aims to counter China by opening Solomon Islands embassy

The U.S. says it will open an embassy in the Solomon Islands, laying out in unusually blunt terms a plan to increase its influence in the

Hong Kong reports record Covid-19 cases, tightens measures

Hong Kong on Saturday reported its daily record of confirmed COVID-19 cases, at 1,514.  The city is struggling with the worst outbreak of the

‘Politics of grandeur’: Two Olympics and China’s love of big

Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City. The Great Wall. The Three Gorges Dam. Dozens of high-end malls in Beijing. China has thousands of years of doing things in

Evergrande | Troubled Chinese builder promises 600,000 apartments

A Chinese real estate developer that is struggling under $310 billion in debt is promising to deliver 600,000 apartments this year, a newspaper reported yesterday, in a

The Buzz | Hong Kong’s zero-covid approach meets growing frustration

Hong Kong residents expressed growing frustration yesterday after new, tighter coronavirus restrictions went into effect, imposed by city leaders in line with Beijing’s zero-COVID policy. Hong Kong

Space | China to make six human spaceflights, rocket’s maiden flight in 2022

China will make six manned space flights in 2022 to complete the building of its space station and see the maiden flight of Long March-6A, the

Taiwan, Somaliland ties growing despite diplomatic isolation

Taiwan and Somaliland are expanding economic and political ties despite being two of the world’s most diplomatically isolated governments.  Somaliland Foreign Minister Essa Kayd

China locks down southern city as omicron variant surges

China has ordered inhabitants of the southern city of Baise to stay home and suspended transportation links amid a surge in COVID-19 cases at least partly

US indictment accuses Chinese firm of stealing Motorola trade secrets

A federal indictment unsealed yesterday accuses a Chinese telecommunications company of stealing technology from Illinois-based Motorola Solutions Inc., in another case highlighting longstanding fears about China

US bill aims to arrest China, Russia influence in Latin America

Two leading voices in Congress on Latin America have introduced bipartisan legislation to spur closer U.S. security cooperation in the region and turn back what they

A muted Lunar New Year, inside and outside Olympic bubble

China's capital city returned to work yesterday after a weeklong Lunar New Year holiday that was muted by the pandemic — especially for the thousands

Olympic diplomacy | Xi meets Poland, Pakistan leaders

Chinese President Xi Jinping met las weekend with leaders from Poland and Pakistan in a flurry of diplomacy on the sidelines of the Beijing Winter Olympic

The buzz | Taiwanese supplier to chip producers announces expansion

GlobalWafers Co., which supplies silicon wafers to semiconductor manufacturers, says it will invest $3.6 billion in facilities in Asia, the United States and Europe after its attempt to

Diplomacy | Xi says China, Egypt hold ‘similar visions and strategies’

China and Egypt “share similar visions and strategies in defending their own interests,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping said this weekend in a meeting with Egypt’s authoritarian President

Xinhua Insight | Coinciding with Spring Festival, Beijing 2022 celebrates togetherness

Many Chinese New Year customs have been widely observed for thousands of years. The family reunion dinner, pasting couplets and setting off fireworks are must-dos during

PMI | China manufacturing activity grows at slower pace in January

Manufacturing activity in the world’s second largest economy grew at a slower pace in January compared to the previous month, according to an official government measure,

Xi extends Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese

Chinese President Xi Jinping, on behalf of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council, extended Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese yesterday

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