OC President Bach meets China’s Premier Li Qiang
International Olympic Committee 08 May 2023 – IOC President Thomas Bach was welcomed in Beijing this weekend by China’s Premier, Li Qiang. The IOC President was accompanied by the IOC Members in China, Yu Zaiqing, Li Lingwei and Zhang Hong. The two…
IOC President welcomed to China by COC President
International Olympic Committee 06 May 2023 – Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) President Gao Zhidan welcomed IOC President Thomas Bach to Beijing on Friday. It is the IOC President’s first visit to the country since the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, which were organised successfully and…
Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s Covid count could be up to 200,000, HKU experts say while arguing risks from reopening border with mainland China are small
Sammy Heung and Emily Hung From SCMP Up to 200,000 people may be carrying Covid-19 in Hong Kong, researchers have said, but experts say while the estimate may be far higher than official figures the risks will still be manageable when…
SANDERS: Fearless Fight for Climate Fairness
By Sir Ronald Sanders Showing all the frankness that he demonstrates in his domestic politics, Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne marched fearlessly like Daniel in the Lion’s Den, when he made several demands in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt where…
“The Ukraine war is a transformation accelerator”
The war in Ukraine is damaging societies and economies alike – but there is a chance, that it will fasten necessary transformation processes, i.e. to gain independence from fossil fuels. In this interview, Karl Haeusgen, President of Europe’s largest mechanical…
U.S. retains its position as the world’s biggest Travel & Tourism market despite lengthy travel restrictions by boosting domestic travel
UK sees biggest drop in the global rankings China and Germany hold onto second and third position London, UK: The latest World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Economic Trends Report reveals the U.S. remains the world’s biggest and most powerful Travel…
Tackling climate change together
From Reuters Next Team Climate change is perhaps the most critical issue of our time. Food security crises, sea level rises and deforestation are putting millions of lives at risk and destroying precious ecosystems. How do we prioritise action on…
5 Things you need to know about Mid-Autumn Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Harvest Moon Festival or Moon Cake Festival is an important traditional festival celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese calendar. This festival is held all over China and its…
Machinery exports up slightly in value terms in first half of year
Exports in the machinery and plant engineering sector rose by a nominal 2.3 percent year-on-year in the first half of the year. Against the background of the geopolitical and global economic situation, the machinery and plant engineering sector got off…
Brussels Conference June 29th – presentation of evidence of forced organ harvesting in China
The scandal of Communist China’s forced organ harvesting trade continues to shock the world. On Wednesday June 29th, at 11.00 (CET) an invited audience of journalists and human rights activists will hear evidence from former prisoners with personal experience of…
