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China

Beijing will invite 150,000 fans to Winter Olympics

The Chinese authorities said that the invitees will include international residents of China, marketing partners and sponsors.

03/02/2022

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Qingdao – where ancient tradition meets business innovation

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Known as the ‘Pearl of the Yellow Sea’, the Chinese coastal city of Qingdao sits in a sweeping bay at the southern tip of the Shandong Peninsula.

02/02/2022

Living

Take a look inside China’s first Vertical Forest City

In pictures: Stefano Boeri's newest project has just been completed in Huanggang and the photos are beautiful.

01/02/2022

Tech News

Grindr disappears from China's app stores

The gay dating app vanished from app stores amid a government push to "purify" the internet ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics - but censorship may not be to blame.

01/02/2022

Eco-Innovation

China's meat-free five year plan is set to be 'game changing'

Grown in a lab, this alternative source of protein could be more appealing to Chinese consumers than plant-based options.

31/01/2022

Art

Meet the calligrapher preserving Hong Kong's Chinese New Year crafts

In the run up to the Lunar New Year, Hong Kong's calligraphy artists set up on the streets. With brush and ink, they create traditional decorations that are a seasonal feature at homes and offices.

31/01/2022

China

Foreign journalists in China face 'unprecedented hurdles', says report

Media freedom in China is declining at a "breakneck speed", according to a new report from foreign journalists.

31/01/2022

China

Beijing seals off residential areas due to COVID before the Olympics

The Chinese capital is on high alert before the Winter Olympics open on Friday, with measures in place to prevent cross-infection.

30/01/2022

Sport

Delegates from over 20 countries arrive at Winter Olympics villages

The Beijing Winter Olympics gets underway on 4 February.

24/01/2022

Culture news

Wuhan documentary following volunteers during 2020 COVID pandemic

'Wuhan, I Am Here', a documentary directed by Lan Bo, follows local volunteers helping non-COVID patients, during the early 2020 lockdown in Wuhan

24/01/2022

China

Hong Kong to kill 2,000 small animals after hamsters get COVID-19

Hong Kong authorities said that they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several tested positive for COVID-19 at a pet store where an employee was also infected.

18/01/2022

China

China's birth rate drops to a record low

Changes to the strict "one-child policy" since 2016 have failed to result in a hoped-for baby boom

17/01/2022

China

Winter Olympics: Is your country doing a diplomatic boycott?

Here's a round-up of all the countries that have said they will not send senior officials to China for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games.

14/01/2022

China

China to continue to 'modernise' its nuclear weapons

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri), China had 350 nuclear weapons in January 2021.

04/01/2022

Culture news

Meet Zhang Wenquan: China’s Olympic Games superfan collector

The construction worker's €55,000 collection will be displayed across schools and universities in the run-up to this year's Winter Olympics in Beijing.

03/01/2022

China

China's real estate giant Evergrande suspends shares in Hong Kong

Baocheng Liu, director of the Centre for International Business Ethics at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, told Euronews that if Evergrande were to collapse, the "ripple effects are going to be huge".

03/01/2022

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Beijing rehearses medal ceremony ahead of Winter Games

With one month to go before the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics, a dress rehearsal for the medal presentations .

03/01/2022

China

Hong Kong news site shuts as pro-Beijing lawmakers sworn in

One of the city’s last remaining pro-democracy news outlets announced its closure.

03/01/2022

China

Hong Kong pro-democracy website Stand News closes after police raid

Stand News was one of the last remaining openly critical voices in Hong Kong following the shutdown of the Apple Daily newspaper.

29/12/2021

Tech News

Why Elon Musk and SpaceX are facing online backlash in China

China complained that its space station was forced to take evasive action to avoid collision with satellites launched by Musk's Starlink programme.

27/12/2021

China

Winter Olympics: Beijing 'strongly advises' Olympians to get booster

The organisers also "regret" the decision by the National Hockey League (NHL) not to send players to the Beijing Winter games.

23/12/2021

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Xinhuanet and the CCG release report looking at how Chinese cities can improve global communication

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Online news outlets and social media platforms have forever changed the ways in which cities’ reputations rise and fall.

23/12/2021

China

China puts 13 million residents in lockdown ahead of Games

Xi’an on Thursday reported another 63 locally transmitted cases, pushing the city’s total to at least 211 over the past week.

23/12/2021

China

Hong Kong university removes Tiananmen massacre statue

Over 100 pro-democracy activists have been arrested since Beijing implemented the national security law in Hong Kong.

23/12/2021

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Hisense's European campaign ramps up efforts to boost the multinational's image overseas

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Central pillars of the company's international expansion include localised market research and increasing brand awareness.

22/12/2021

Green News

China proposes green co-operation with Germany, including clean energy

President Xi says the world's second and fourth-largest economies should realise the growth potential of trade in services.

21/12/2021