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Winter Olympics: Rights group raises alarm as China warns athletes

The New York-based Human Rights Watch has raised concern about the veiled threats issued by Chinese authorities over freedom of speech ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 next month

China cuts key rates, steps up monetary stimulus to boost economy

Authorities are also stepping up efforts to prop up the troubled property sector

Japan, France seek to deepen security ties amid China's rise

Japan is particularly concerned about Chinese military activity in waters surrounding the Japanese-controlled Senkaku islands, which Beijing also claims and calls Diaoyu, in the East China Sea

Asian shares break losing streak as China cuts key mortgage rate

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China reports 1st Iranian oil imports since Dec 2020 despite US sanctions

China reported the first imports of Iranian crude oil in a year despite ongoing sanctions by the United States government

China cuts key rates, stepping up stimulus effort to underpin economy

Many analysts expect more easing measures will be necessary, despite other major economies, including the United States, appearing set to tighten their monetary policies this year

China traced back its first Omicron case to a document from Canada

The first case of the Omicron variant in China was traced back to an international document received from Canada, according to the Beijing health authorities

Indian youth 'abducted' by Chinese army from Arunachal: MP Tapir Gao

A member of Parliament from Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday claimed that a 17-year-old youth has been 'abducted' "from inside Indian territory".

Beijing Winter Olympics marred by rising Covid-19 cases in China: Report

Weeks ahead of the Winter Olympics, China is witnessing a rise in COVID-19 cases in its major cities including Beijing despite the strict lockdown, said a media report.

Chinese Olympic app has security flaws, could expose sensitive data: Report

A smartphone app for athletes and others attending next month's Winter Games in Beijing has glaring security problems that could expose sensitive data to interception, according to a report published

China launches campaign to plug greenhouse gas emissions monitoring gap

China will force key industrial sectors and regions to take action to measure greenhouse gas emissions as part of a new initiative to improve data quality and oversight

Autocracies outdo democracies on public trust, says survey

The Edelman Trust Barometer conversely showed rising scores in several autocratic states, notably China

China's births hit historic low, a political problem for Beijing

The demographic crisis, a challenge to the economy, also signals a limit to the reach of the government, which has struggled recently to grow the population

Taiwan jails 5 Chinese bizmen for buying votes for Kuomintang candidate

Taipei court sentenced jail term to five Taiwanese businesspeople working in China, who were found guilty of taking money from Chinese authorities to buy votes for Chinese Nationalist Party candidate

World needs to discard Cold War mentality, seek peaceful coexistence: Xi

The world needs to discard Cold War mentality and seek peaceful coexistence and win-win outcomes, Chinese President Xi Jinping said

China abstains from selling tickets to general public for Beijing Olympics

China on Monday announced that it will restrain selling tickets to the general public for the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics.As per the organizers, the move comes amid community infections of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant that have been expanding in China, reported Kyodo News.Spectator tickets for the sporting event, slated to start February 4, are expected to be distributed to a limited number of people through government organizations and state-run companies to prevent the further outbreak of COVID-19 at home.The decision indicated that President Xi Jinping, who has been eager to cement his grip to secure a controversial third term as the leader at the Communist Party's twice-a-decade congress in fall, has given up hosting the Beijing Olympics in complete form, pundits said, reported Kyodo News.In a speech online Monday at a session of the World Economic Forum, Xi was quoted by the official Xinhua News Agency as expressing confidence that China will ...

China's population grows by less than half-a-million as birth rate falls

China's population grew to 1.4126 billion by the end of last year, increasing by less than half-a-million as the birth rate fell for the fifth consecutive year

Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for a secure global supply chain

He also pushed for joint efforts to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic while ensuring fair distribution of vaccines

Covid-19: Omicron reaches China's political, financial and tech hubs

China has detected locally-transmitted omicron infections in the capital Beijing, the financial center Shanghai, and Guangdong

Geopolitics drives Xi's economic agenda

China's economic statecraft is in service of its geopolitical ambitions