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Recycled stadiums helped Olympics keep tight budget

SPEND LESS, ACHIEVE MORE – that was the aim of the financial controllers of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and so far it looks like they’ve done it. The total budget has come in at US$3.07 billion, making it usually good value, since the 2018 games cost US$12.2 billion. How did they do it? To answer…

February 18, 20220Comments ByFriday Writers

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Trading in a Floating City: the secret of Hong Kong’s success

People in the city on the southern coast of China got rich by moving goods without them ever touching the ground The community's extraordinary trading skills were highlighted by former Hong Kong leader CY Leung in a new business show, Friday Beyond Spotlights Hong Kong has become the "super-connector" between the rest of China and…

February 12, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Bitcoin ‘heist’ suspect Heather Morgan lived in Hong Kong

Cash from huge, unsolved crypto theft has finally been found, investigators say One time Hong Kong resident juggled careers, tried to be rap star The ultimate techy couple hid in the glare of publicity, her face on billboards Theft was from Hong Kong company – and so was part of the laundering operation A GAWKY…

February 10, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Athletes are new target for Aussie cartoonist Badiucao

PARTICIPANTS IN THE Winter Olympics are the latest target for Australia-based Badiucao, Western media’s favorite anti-China cartoonist. His latest “jokes” show sports people committing murder, spreading the coronavirus and so on. As with much criticism of China, the artist claims to oppose only the Chinese government but in practice attacks Chinese people in general. …

February 8, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Canada unrest condemned as ‘double standards’ rule

Image: Two men enter an Ottawa apartment block where people have complained about anti-vax protesters. In the second image, you see them lighting combustible blocks, and in the third image they tape the door handles to prevent escape; the pictures were shared by resident Matias Munoz on Twitter, attracting the attention of the city's police.…

February 7, 20220Comments BySeth Mallick

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NYT supports push to condition US citizens for one million pandemic deaths

WHEN WILL THE number of US Covid deaths reach the tragic figure of one million? We’ve done the maths and can give you an estimate date. But first a puzzle: As the number of deaths reached milestones like 100,000, the New York Times went big on the story. In May 2020, a huge number…

February 7, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Stunning party capped with Beatle’s hope for shared future

THE BREATHTAKING OPENING ceremony for the Beijing Winter Olympics was capped with a sneaky touch of genius – the playing of John Lennon’s Imagine. The theme of the spring awakening was created by performers using rods to create a giant field of grass; picture by Xinhua via the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee Movie director Zhang Yimou…

February 6, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Uyghur skier came from “the ancient cradle of skiing”

CHINESE SKIER Dinigeer Yilamujiang was born in a region that historians think was one of the sites where skiing originated. While ancient remains of skis have been found in Russia dating back 6,000 years, a similarly ancient cave painting showing human figures sliding on small platforms on slopes over a herd of animals was…

February 5, 20220Comments BySeth Mallick

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Uyghur story podcast traced back to CIA man

OOPS! THE US STATE Department’s latest attempt to vilify the Chinese tripped up today. An advertising campaign was launched to publicize Weghur Voices, billed as “the first podcast entirely about the Uyghur Diaspora”. Although apparently from humble origins from a pair of podcasters in France, they mysteriously have the cash to place their show on…

February 3, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Press stunned as Ukraine leader points finger at west

Under the surface is a very different tale of the Ukrainian tensions Campaign to paint Russia as aggressor is huge, but there are cracks Putin placing troops on Ukrainian border is “no different to last year” Ukrainian leader tells journalists that Russia isn’t the main problem, the press is NATO has continuously broken promises made…

January 29, 20220Comments BySeth Mallick

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Recycled stadiums helped Olympics keep tight budget

Trading in a Floating City: the secret of Hong Kong’s success

Bitcoin ‘heist’ suspect Heather Morgan lived in Hong Kong

Athletes are new target for Aussie cartoonist Badiucao

Canada unrest condemned as ‘double standards’ rule

NYT supports push to condition US citizens for one million pandemic deaths

Stunning party capped with Beatle’s hope for shared future

Uyghur skier came from “the ancient cradle of skiing”

Uyghur story podcast traced back to CIA man

Press stunned as Ukraine leader points finger at west

Starmer meets Xi today, hopes to rebuild UK’s relationship

Treasures from 800-year-old sunken vessel exhibited in Hong Kong

At the Great Wall, I learned how the Chinese dealt with their enemies