China
Peng Shuai emerges at Olympics, gives controlled interview
World
February 7, 2022
Peng Shuai emerges at Olympics, gives controlled interview
BEIJING (AP) — Nothing to see here, move on. That was the message that Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai delivered…
No large fluctuations in Olympics COVID cases expected, organizers say
World
February 6, 2022
No large fluctuations in Olympics COVID cases expected, organizers say
BEIJING, Feb 6 (Reuters) – A sharp drop in COVID-19 cases on Feb. 5 among Beijing Olympics-related personnel was due…
Olympic teams raise concerns over quarantine hotels
World
February 5, 2022
Olympic teams raise concerns over quarantine hotels
BEIJING (AP) — Not enough food. Inedible meals. No training equipment. Some Olympic athletes unlucky enough to test positive for…
In Beijing, Olympic ideals coexist with authoritarian rule
World
February 5, 2022
In Beijing, Olympic ideals coexist with authoritarian rule
His collar turned up against the cold, the head of the International Olympic Committee looked out over the stadium and…
Egypt’s Sisi, China’s Xi Jinping hold economic talks in Beijing
Business
February 5, 2022
Egypt’s Sisi, China’s Xi Jinping hold economic talks in Beijing
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held summit talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday morning at the Great Hall…
Sisi heads to China to attend opening of Beijing 2022 Olympics
Egypt
February 3, 2022
Sisi heads to China to attend opening of Beijing 2022 Olympics
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi headed to the People’s Republic of China on Thursday morning to attend the opening ceremony of…
On Lunar New Year, Chinese pray outside shut temples
World
February 1, 2022
On Lunar New Year, Chinese pray outside shut temples
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese people on Tuesday rang in the Lunar New Year despite pandemic restrictions, as small crowds gathered…
A Uyghur gets death sentence, as China bans once OK’d books
World
February 1, 2022
A Uyghur gets death sentence, as China bans once OK’d books
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — As the Chinese government tightened its grip over its ethnic Uyghur population, it sentenced one man…
Chinese soft power in Iraq: Speak the language, get jobs
Middle East
January 29, 2022
Chinese soft power in Iraq: Speak the language, get jobs
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — In a classroom in northern Iraq, Zhiwei Hu presides over his students as a conductor would…
US weighs letting diplomats leave China over tough COVID rules
World
January 26, 2022
US weighs letting diplomats leave China over tough COVID rules
WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) – The US State Department is considering whether to authorize departures for American diplomats and their…