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Super Bowl on the minds of Olympic competitors in China

The Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl took place at the same time for the first time

The Independent UK

Editorial: Congress must unite behind China competitiveness bill

Under the shadow of growing tensions with Beijing, the U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill that would help the United States remain economically competitive with China. It will now need to be reconciled with similar legislation that passed the Senate last year.

Tribune News Service

Opinion: China Enlists Foreign Expertise in Bid for Olympic Gold

The country has established collaborations with experts from winter sports powerhouses to raise the level of its athletes

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The Independent UK

How Beijing residents are taking a ‘closed-loop’ Winter Olympics

Beijing residents lament the absence of foreign spectators but say the Winter Games ambience is still there.

Al Jazeera

Xu Mengtao wins China's first women's aerials gold as Australia's Laura Peel finishes fifth in Beijing

For Xu Mengtao the celebration was one of epic proportions in her home Olympics, but such is the cruel nature of aerials skiing that for Australian star Laura Peel it was the complete opposite.

ABC News

Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.98% on Monday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 0.76%

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Japan's curling team beats China for 4th win in row

BEIJING -- The women of Japan's curling team continued their hot play on ice, overwhelming hosts China 10-2 on Monday morning for their fourth consecutive win at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Chinese fans claim censorship as gay storylines removed from Friends

Fans who had seen the programme before were quick to notice the absence of several scenes, including those relating to Ross’s ex-wife, Carol, who is gay

The Guardian - AU

After Olympic debut, ice hockey's future in China uncertain

China made its Olympics debut in men’s ice hockey, but it’s not clear if the outmatched team consisting mostly of foreign players is kindling a passion for the sport in the country

The Independent UK

Fears Cambodia is rolling out China-style ‘Great Firewall’ to curb online freedom

Changes coming in this week will see all online traffic pass through a gateway to preserve ‘social order’

The Guardian - AU

Rocket part set to crash into Moon is from China's Chang'e 5-T1 mission, not Elon Musk's SpaceX

It's not a SpaceX rocket that will crash into the Moon next month, but a piece of a Chinese one that launched in 2014. So why the case of mistaken identity?

ABC News

Singapore, Hong Kong left behind as global travel rebounds

A global travel divide is deepening as some countries ditch Covid-19 restrictions including quarantines, isolation and even mandatory testing for good, while others cling to years-old curbs.

Bangkok Post

Clam shipments from Japan's major production area suspended amid false labeling of foreign products

Shipments of asari clams produced in Kumamoto Prefecture were suspended from February 8, in the wake of revelations that a large quantity of littleneck clams from China and South Korea had been falsely labeled as products of the prefecture.

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Hong Kong "overwhelmed" as COVID infections hit record

The latest wave of COVID-19 infections has "overwhelmed" Hong Kong, the city's leader said on Monday as daily cases surged by some 20 times over the past two weeks, leaving hospitals short of beds and struggling to cope.

The Guardian - US

Winter Olympics day 10 – as it happened

Day ten of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games

The Independent UK

At Winter Olympics, virus fight waged with worker sacrifices

So athletes from countries where COVID-19 has raged can compete, China's Winter Games workforce is making a giant sacrifice

The Hindu

The import ban on drones

Why has the Government issued such a ban? Will this move help promote more indigenous models of drones?

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Bangkok Post

Rail link poses unique challenges

The opening of the China-Laos Railway last December marked a key milestone for business exchange between Asean and China. Much has been said about how the project could help strengthen the economic presence of Thailand in the region, China's western provinces and the Belt-and Road networks, and propel regional economic…

Bangkok Post

BMW Takes Control of China Venture, Sees Big Profit Gains

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG said it has taken majority control of its Chinese joint venture, securing its grip on its operations in the world's biggest auto market.

Los Angeles Times

'Here to grow the game': Why North American hockey players are competing for China

The players agreed to take different names. Names they couldn't necessarily pronounce at first. Jeremy Smith became Jieruimi Shimisi and Jake Chelios chose Jieke Kailiaosi, and maybe it seemed weird.

The Guardian - AU

PM got copy of report into Tudge allegations on 28 January – as it happened

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Newsroom.co.nz

US warning: As Russia menaces Europe, so too China threatens the Pacific

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a warning on his whistle-stop tour of the warming Pacific about the heat radiating beyond the border of Ukraine.

Axios

China not living up to committments it pledged under Trump trade deal

U.S. exports to China since the deal was inked have only been 57% of what was pledged, an analysis finds.

The Independent UK

Cabinet ministers voice security fears as Boris Johnson seeks closer ties to China

Exclusive: Ministers believe PM and chancellor’s effort to reinvigorate ties with economic superpower ‘at odds’ with the UK’s security and defence needs

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