GENEVA (AP) — Athletes at the Beijing Olympics were urged by human rights activists Tuesday to avoid criticizing China because they could be prosecuted.The International Olympic Committee has said athletes will have freedom of speech at next month’s Winter Games when speaking to journalists or posting on social media. However, the Olympic Charter rule that…
American basketballer Sonny Weems was the target of racial abuse that was filmed last week in China. Fans yelled slurs at the ex-NBA pro after he engaged in a brawl with another Chinese league athlete. The crowd’s actions were condemned by the CBA and former Houston Rockets baller Jeremy Lin. Over 3 million people read…
A person places mail in a mailbox. Photo by hedidwhat /iStock / Getty ImagesThe Chinese government claims the Omicron variant of COVID reached their country via a parcel or letter mailed from Canada.Story continues belowThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Since Beijing made that accusation late last week, experts have debated…
, register or subscribe to save articles for later.Advertisement Singapore: The Little Boss pet store in Hong Kong did not expect to find itself in the middle of China’s war on COVID.The pet calendars had been ordered for a busy year: rabbits would star on the front, and the chinchillas, guinea pigs, and hamsters would…
An internet watchdog warned athletes participating in next month’s Winter Olympics in Beijing about an app expected to be widely used as part of the Beijing Olympics, saying it has security flaws.According to Citizen Lab’s report, all event attendees, including audience members, press and athletes, will be required to download the MY2022 app. The app…
China’s biggest jewellery retailer Chow Tai Fook is banking on the young, patriotic and affluent Generation Z cohort buying “China-chic” pieces to fuel growth.The strong demand from those born after 1995 for jewellery inspired by Chinese symbols such as dragons and phoenixes — the traditional emblems of emperors and empresses — has driven substantial growth…
Citizen LabThe International Olympic Committee has defended China’s MY2022 Olympics app following a report from Citizen Lab that found serious privacy issues with the platform.All attendees of the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing need to download and use the app, but Citizen Lab released a report on Monday that said a “simple but devastating flaw”…
BEIJING — China on Wednesday condemned plans by Slovenia to upgrade relations with self-governing Taiwan, a move likely to spark diplomatic and economic retaliation against the tiny Central European country.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said China was “shocked by this and strongly opposed to it,” but gave no immediate details on how Beijing would…
AdvertisementContinue reading the main story More than ever, Taiwan defines itself by its democratic values. Beijing’s military and diplomatic threats only reinforce the island’s separateness. Li Yuan-hsin, right, with her husband and daughter at a day care center in Chiayi, Taiwan. Ms. Li is among the more than 60 percent of the island’s people who…
Nearly 10,000 Chinese overseas nationals have been forced to return to China after coercive means outside the justice system were used by the government, a new report has claimed.Spain-based rights group Safeguard Defenders said the figure for what they call “involuntary returns” could just be the “tip of the iceberg”.The report states that China president…
