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Rights lawyer detained in China for 'inciting state subversion'

BEIJING: A human rights lawyer has been detained in China on suspicion of "inciting state subversion", according to an official notice obtained by his wife weeks after he spoke out for a hospitalised teacher.

Bangkok Post

Thousands in Hong Kong volunteer to adopt hamsters amid COVID-19 fears

Thousands of people in Hong Kong volunteered on Wednesday to adopt unwanted hamsters after a mass cull order from the government over COVID-19 fears raised alarm that panicky owners would abandon their pets.

Reuters

Hong Kong's COVID-19 hamster cull sparks fear of owners abandoning pets

A mass hamster cull in Hong Kong sparked fears among animal welfare groups on Wednesday that panicky people would abandon their pets after 11 of the rodents from one petshop in the city tested positive for COVID-19.

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China reports fewest daily local confirmed COVID-19 cases in two weeks

China reported the lowest daily count of local confirmed COVID-19 infections in two weeks on Wednesday after cities sealed up areas of virus risk, quarantined infections and conducted mass testing.

Reuters

Warriors Distance From Co-Owner Chamath Palihapitiya After Comments About Uyghurs

Chamath Palihapitiya was dismissive of the genocide against the Uyghur Muslim minority population in China’s Xinjiang region.

Sports Illustrated

Czech Republic scraps mandatory jabs as daily cases hit new high; record cases in Bulgaria – as it happened

Czech government scraps decree to avoid ‘deepening fissures’ in country; Bulgaria reports highest daily tally of pandemic with 11,181 infections

The Guardian - UK

Why Chamath Palihapitiya Is Facing Backlash For His Comments On Uyghur Genocide

Billionaire venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya is under fire for comments he made on a podcast dismissing human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in China.

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Chinese authorities are trying to discourage travel this Lunar New Year. Here's how they're doing that

More than 1 billion trips are predicted to be made across China during the Lunar New Year holiday period, but authorities are trying to discourage domestic travel as the country attempts to control COVID-19 outbreaks ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

ABC News

U.S. lawmakers call for U.N. Uyghur rights report before China's Olympics

U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday urged the United Nations' human rights office to release its assessment of China's policies in Xinjiang before next month's Beijing Winter Olympics, which the U.S. government is boycotting on a diplomatic level over what it says is ongoing genocide in the region.

Reuters

3 Chinese Stocks to Buy on the Dip with the Winter Olympics Approaching

Despite logistic disruptions and depressed demand amid the omicron variant, the Chinese economy is predicted to outperform the other emerging economies in the near future owing to the optimism of investors, as the winter Olympics boosts international travel and tourism. Therefore, it could be wise to bet on quality Chinese…

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2022 Women's Asian Cup: Five stories to watch as Matildas embark on title charge

While the Matildas will absorb most of Australia's attention during the Women's Asian Cup, there will be a number of other fascinating storylines unfolding.

ABC News

Report: Mandatory Olympic app has serious security flaws

A new report shows that an app that athletes and others attending next month’s Winter Games in Beijing must install has glaring security problems that could expose sensitive data to interception

The Independent UK

Olympics boss John Coates urged to raise plight of jailed Australians during Beijing Winter Games visit

Human rights advocates demand senior Olympics official John Coates raise the plight of fellow Australians jailed in China when he travels to Beijing later this month for the Winter Games.

ABC News

The Guardian view on China’s baby bust: let people choose

Editorial: Beijing faces a demographic timebomb, with population growth at its lowest for six decades

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Athletes warned about speaking out against China at Winter Olympics

Attendees of the Winter Olympics in Beijing have been told to be aware of the ‘Orwellian surveillance state’

ABC News

Operation Fox Hunt and China's international efforts to force 'fugitives' back

A human rights watchdog says thousands of people including government critics have been forcibly returned to China under the guise of anti-corruption efforts. It says some were even kidnapped.

InsideEVs

CATL Launches Battery Swapping Service For Electric Cars In China

CATL has announced EVOGO, its EV modular battery swapping service for China; the first compatible electric vehicle is FAW Group's Bestune Nat MPV.

The Independent UK

Olympic athletes urged by activists not to criticize China

Athletes at the Beijing Olympics have been urged by human rights activists to avoid criticizing China because they could be prosecuted

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The Hindu

India-China border row should be resolved through dialogue: SRP

Communist Party of India (Marxist) Polit Bureau member S. Ramachandran Pillai has said that the party’sstand has always been to resolve the India-China border dispute through dialogue.He clarified his

The Independent UK

Silicon Valley billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya condemned for Uyghur comments

NBA's Golden State Warriors minority owner Chamath Palihapitiya said China's abuse of the Uyghur minority group ‘is below my line’

Reuters

Poland's president to attend Beijing Olympics amidst U.S. boycott

Poland's President Andrzej Duda will attend the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, a top aide confirmed to Reuters on Tuesday, as a number of Western countries call for a diplomatic boycott of the Games.

Sports Illustrated

Mikaela Shiffrin Is Focused on the Process

After the sudden death of her father, and faced with the crushing weight of expectations, the dominant skier of her generation has recalibrated her idea of Olympic success heading into Beijing.

ABC News

China says Australia is trying to interfere with its legal system in case of Australian writer Yang Hengjun

China's foreign ministry spokesman says Australia is trying to interfere with its "judicial sovereignty" after Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne called for the immediate release of the writer Yang Hengjun.

Benzinga

Shopify Partners With JD.com To Expand In China: Report

Shopify Inc (NYSE:SHOP) has partnered with e-commerce giant JD.com Inc (NASDAQ:JD) to help U.S. merchants sell their goods in China, CNBC reports. JD will open an "accelerated channel" for brands on Shopify to begin selling via its cross-border e-commerce site in China. The report added that JD would handle the price conversion and logistics…

Benzinga

China SXT Pharmaceuticals Shares Plunge On $3.5M Equity Raise Issued At Steep Discount

Maker of traditional Chinese medicines, China SXT Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: SXTC) has priced the previously announced underwritten public offering of its ordinary shares and prefunded warrants, with

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