China leads the net zero transition – here’s what we can learn from its progress in Beijing and Hong Kong: Manufacture of renewable tech is skyrocketing in Chinese cities such as Beijing. Mike Fuchslocher/Shutterstock China is winning the clean energy race. It has spent ten times more on clean energy than either the US or …
Putin and Xi: Beijing Belt and Road meeting highlighted Russia’s role as China’s junior partner: The third Belt and Road Forum held in Beijing recently attracted fewer heads of state or senior officials than the previous forums in 2017 and 2019. There were 11 European presidents and prime ministers at the 2019 forum. But last …
China: why Beijing has decided this is the year to ‘unify’ with Taiwan: The likelihood of China using military force to “reunify” Taiwan is growing. Some believe the Chinese government could use military action to distract its population from troubles at home after China’s economic growth fell to its second lowest level for decades in …
Philippines sides with US amid rising regional tensions between Beijing and Washington: The US-China rivalry in east Asia has taken an interesting turn after the recent visit of US defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, to the Philippines. Austin’s trip ended in an expanded deal, the enhanced defense cooperation agreement (EDCA). This gives the US access to …
Taiwan: Beijing reacts to Pelosi’s visit with live-fire exercises prompting fears of escalation: The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has reportedly fired several DF-15B ballistic missiles into the seas around Taiwan as part of large scale military drills announced in response to the visit this week by the speaker of the US House of Representatives, …
Beijing 2022: why some athletes struggle with their mental health after the Olympics: Many Olympians have reported feeling depressed after the Games. sportpoint/ Shutterstock After the rush of competing at the Olympics and Paralympics, you’d expect an athlete to feel on top of the world as they return home. But for some athletes, the period …
Beijing 2022: environmental cost of world’s first Winter Olympics without natural snow – expert Q+A: The 24th Winter Olympic Games are underway in the Chinese capital, but winter itself seems far away. To counter the lack of cold weather, the organisers are using vast quantities of water and energy to supply the events with fake …
Beijing Olympics: why Pakistan is sending one athlete and eight ministers to the winter Games: There may be a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics by a number of western countries, including Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, but Pakistan is sending a high level delegation. The prime minister, Imran Khan, …
Beijing Olympics: US-led diplomatic boycott is misplaced: BiksuTong / Shutterstock The US has announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over concerns of China’s alleged human rights abuses. Predictably, Australia and the UK , members of the newly created AUKUS military alliance designed to counter China, followed suit, as has Canada. …
South Africa in the news: Lawmakers press US corporate sponsors of Beijing Winter Olympics, saying diplomatic boycott on Games is not enough: There is growing anger in Washington towards giant American corporations that have paid billions to sponsor the Games and stayed silent on China’s human rights record.: “South Africa” – BingNews LA County Moved …
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South Africa in the news: New Zealand closes its Beijing immigration office: Before the pandemic, the Beijing office decided half of all temporary visas – about 10,000 a week. Withdrawing visa processing from China ends a long programme of overseas office closures, including …: “South Africa” – BingNews Waldrum Lists Nigeria’ 23-woman Squad for Aisha …
South Africa in the news: BRICS vaccine center opens in Beijing: The BRICS Vaccine R&D Center-China Center was launched by Sinovac Research and Development Co., Ltd. Friday in Beijing. The center will combine online and offline methods to promote joint research, …: “South Africa” – BingNews Ethiopia reports 417 new COVID-19 cases: Ethiopia registered 417 …
A Chinese hacking competition may have given Beijing new ways to spy on the Uyghurs: Herr Loeffler/Shutterstock When Apple announced in a 2019 blog post that it had patched a security vulnerability in its iOS operating system, the company sought to reassure its customers. The attack that had exploited the vulnerability, Apple said, was “narrowly …
South Africa in the news: Beijing city raises Covid-19 requirements on travellers from low-risk areas: The city of Beijing tightened curbs on inbound travellers ahead of the peak Lunar New Year travel season kicking off on Thursday, requiring negative Covid-19 test results even from individuals …: “South Africa” – BingNews ‘Never give up’: Netizens react …
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South Africa in the news: Beijing bars arrivals from UK, Belgium due to 2nd Covid-19 waves: Chinese arrivals from Britain and Belgium, as it guards against a resurgence of the coronavirus by refusing entry to people from two of Europe’s worst-hit nations. Covid-19 first emerged in central …: “South Africa” – BingNews Tungsten launches Quantura …
South Africa in the news: The Latest: Beijing has first new local virus case in week: A northern Norway university hospital says two more crewmembers who worked on a Norwegian cruise ship have tested positive for the coronavirus, bring the total to 55 …: “South Africa” – BingNews How Miss Universe’s historic win helped shift …