Beijing
Taiwan’s new President Lai Ching-te in his inauguration speech has urged China to stop its military intimidation against the self-governed island that Beijing claims as its own territory. “My fellow citizens, as we pursue the ideal of peace, we must not harbour any delusions," Lai said
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The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are underway. In case you missed any of Day 2’s action, below is a comprehensive roundup of the second day’s events. – The second day of the Winter Olympics brought Team USA its first two medals of the Games (slopestyle snowboarding; moguls). – The U.S. women’s hockey team made short work of Switzerland with an 8-0 shellacking, giving the Americans two straight games without allowing a goal. – Jakara Anthony won Australia’s first Winter Olympics gold since 2010. American Jaelin Kauf and the ROC’s Anastasia Smirnova take silver and bronze, respectively. – Julia...
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Beijing’s attempts on Wednesday to reassure spooked global markets will do little to calm jitters as fear-driven volatility over Chinese tech shares looks set to define the rest of 2021. Q2 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more This is the warning from Nigel Green, chief executive and founder of deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organisations. China's Attempt To Reassure The Spooked MarketsIt comes after the China Securities Regulatory Commission hosted a call on Wednesday evening with executives from major global inve...
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Beijing (AFP) - China on Tuesday accused the US of "politicising sports", after Washington's top diplomat said he was seeking consensus among allies before any possible call to boycott next year's Beijing Winter Olympics. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a congressional hearing in Washington that the US was "consulting very closely with allies and partners to look at the common concerns that we have, and ideally to establish a common approach" on the Games, scheduled for February. There will be "more on that in the weeks to come", Blinken warned, as the Olympic showpiece becomes a flashp...
AFP
Despite the pandemic last year, the world gained almost 500 new billionaires. It is not very difficult to guess the countries with the most billionaires. Similarly, guessing the cities with the most billionaires is also not tough, but a couple of changes last year sort of rearranged the entire list. New York City, for the first time in seven years, lost the top position to a Chinese city. If you are curious to know the full list, then detailed below are the top ten cities with the most billionaires. Top ten cities with most billionairesWe have used the data from Forbes to come up with the top ...
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Washington (AFP) - The United States said Tuesday it would discuss calls to boycott the Beijing Olympics with its allies after growing pressure to shun the Winter Games on human rights grounds. "It is something that we certainly wish to discuss," State Department spokesman Ned Price said when asked if the United States would consider a joint boycott with allies. However he later reiterated that the United States does not "have any announcement regarding the Beijing Olympics," writing on Twitter that "2022 remains a ways off, but we will continue to consult closely with allies and partners to d...
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