China in Pictures Page 33

Nov 23, 2022 18:13 PM

Gallery: Saudi Arabia’s Stunning Victory Over Argentina
The Gulf state’s team scored a monumental upset on Tuesday with a 2-1 victory in a Group C match in Qatar, ending the South American team’s 36-game undefeated streak. It is the first time that the Saudi team won their first group match in the tournament since they qualified for the World Cup in 1994. The Argentinian line-up, which boasts global star Lionel Messi, ranks as FIFA’s third best team in 2022, while Saudi Arabia ranks 51
Nov 22, 2022 20:55 PM

Gallery: Factory in Flames
A fire at a factory in Anyang, Central China’s Henan province, has left 38 dead. Local authorities said the blaze was triggered when a welder’s torch set some flammable material on fire, state media reported. It took almost seven hours to completely put out the blaze, which was first reported at 4:22 p.m. Monday. Police have detained an unspecified number of people believed to be responsible, according to Xinhua
Nov 22, 2022 17:08 PM

Gallery: Beijing’s Worst Covid Outbreak
Authorities have urged Chaoyang district’s nearly 3.5 million residents to remain at home after it became the worst-hit area in the capital’s latest Covid flare-up. Since this past weekend, many restaurants in the district have stopped serving dine-in customers, and other business have been told to temporarily shut down. Local authorities identified 274 symptomatic infections and 1,164 asymptomatic cases Monday, with 783 detected in Chaoyang alone. It was the first time that Beijing recorded more than 1,000 new cases since the pandemic began
Nov 21, 2022 20:56 PM

Gallery: Unique Venues for the Beautiful Game
The 2022 World Cup, which began with Qatar’s 2-0 loss to Ecuador, is taking place in eight stadiums around the Gulf state. One of the venues, the 80,000-capacity Lusail Iconic Stadium, was built jointly by China and Qatar. It will host the final match of the tournament
Nov 21, 2022 20:16 PM

Gallery: Chengdu’s Marathon Returns
Thousands of runners on Sunday took part in this year’s 42-kilometer race, which was suspended in 2021 due to Covid-19. This year, only people living in Chengdu were allowed to participate and the organizer limited the number of runners to 30,000 to avoid potentially exposing people to the virus. Established in 2017, the event in 2019 became the only Chinese candidate race for the Abbott World Marathon Majors, which consists of the world’s six most renowned marathons
Nov 18, 2022 21:45 PM

Gallery: Global Solutions Discussed at Caixin Summit
The second day of the 13th Caixin Summit Dialogue saw panel sessions kickoff in Singapore, with guests including China Vanke founder Wang Shi and Singapore Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. The guests shared insights related to multilateralism, climate change and carbon neutrality. Friday’s summit also played an APEC session in its Beijing venue, which was hosted by Caixin Media Publisher Hu Shuli and featured government and business leaders, including Chile’s President Gabriel Boric
Nov 18, 2022 19:26 PM

Gallery: Xi Attends APEC in Bangkok
President Xi Jinping arrived in the Thai capital Thursday to attend the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders’ Meeting, the first in-person meeting of APEC economic leaders since 2018. The two-day event runs from Friday to Saturday under the theme of ‘Open, Connect, Balance.’ Xi’s visit to Bangkok follows his trip to the 17th G-20 Summit in Bali, where he met with leaders from the U.S. and Australia
Nov 17, 2022 20:55 PM

Gallery: Caixin Summit Opens
Business leaders, academics and government officials graced the stage on the opening day of the 13th Caixin Summit. Guests, including Jorge Toledo Albiñana, the European Union ambassador to China, and former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, spoke and attended panels on topics ranging from the green transition to Sino-U.S. relations, and investment in Asia. Themed ‘New Development, Shared Opportunities,’ this year’s summit features online and in-person forums hosted in Beijing, Shenzhen, Bangkok and Singapore. It runs through Saturday
Nov 17, 2022 19:51 PM

Gallery: Chinese High-Speed Train Arrives in Indonesia
A train designed and manufactured in China completed a trial run on Indonesia’s first high-speed rail line on the second day of the G-20 summit. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway connects the Indonesian capital with the nearby city to its southeast. The 88-mile line, which can accommodate trains running up to 217 mph, will reduce travel time between the two cities from as much as five hours to roughly 40 minutes. The railway, considered a landmark project of the China-led Belt and Road Initiative, is expected to be officially up and running by June
Nov 16, 2022 19:53 PM

Gallery: World Population Reaches 8 Billion
The number of people on Earth hit a milestone on Tuesday, according to U.N. estimates. China and India remained the world’s most populous countries with more than 1.4 billion people each, and India is set to overtake China next year. Although the pace of growth is slowing, the number continues to climb, with sub-Saharan African countries expected to contribute much of the growth in the years ahead. The global population is expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050
Nov 16, 2022 16:02 PM

Gallery: Covid Drives iPhone Factory Exodus
Workers at the largest iPhone assembly plant in the city of Zhengzhou are continuing to flee the factory amid fears of a worsening Covid outbreak on site. Employing around 200,000 people, the plant has been dealing with a virus flare-up since mid-October. Some village cadres in Central China’s Henan province have been deployed to help Apple supplier Foxconn recruit workers, as the plant needs some 10,000 new employees for production to resume, state media reported
Nov 15, 2022 20:06 PM

Gallery: World Leaders Hobnob at G-20
World leaders descended on Bali, Indonesia, for the official start of the group’s 2022 summit. President Xi Jinping landed at Ngurah Rai International Airport on Monday and met separately with U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called for international cooperation on global crises and U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the summit. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen left the meeting early after testing positive for Covid-19
Nov 15, 2022 19:14 PM

Gallery: Covid-Hit City Closes More Streets
The southern metropolis of Guangzhou has erected more barriers around areas where coronavirus clusters have been detected. Three districts in the city, including Haizhu, which has been hit hardest by the current outbreak, strengthened restrictions on movement, hindering commuters. Some 30,000 of the Guangzhou residents in centralized quarantine live in that district. Local authorities reported 5,124 new local cases on Monday, most of which were asymptomatic
Nov 14, 2022 20:39 PM

Gallery: Cities Report Record Covid Cases Amid Spike
The Chinese mainland reported 16,203 new Covid-19 cases for Sunday, the highest figure since late April. They include 1,794 symptomatic and 14,409 asymptomatic cases, according to China’s National Health Commission. On the same day, several cities recorded their worst daily count of infections since the pandemic began, including Beijing, which reported 237 confirmed cases and 170 asymptomatic cases
Nov 14, 2022 18:20 PM

Gallery: China’s Zhang Reclaims UFC Title
China’s Zhang Weili emerged as UFC strawweight champion for a second time after defeating Carla Esparza of the U.S. at the UFC 281 event on Saturday night. The native of Hebei province clinched victory in the second round of the fight after putting her opponent in a rear-naked choke. Zhang earned her first strawweight belt in 2019 in China, but lost it to Rose Namajunas at UFC 261 last year
Nov 11, 2022 20:42 PM

Gallery: Remembering a Paper-Cutting Master
Lü Shengzhong, one of China’s leading contemporary artists, passed away in Beijing at 70. Born in 1952, Lü became obsessed with traditional Chinese paper-cutting at an early age and developed extraordinary skills working with paper, which became his medium of choice for years of researching and teaching. His works, which brought an avant-garde style to Chinese folk art, have been displayed in exhibitions worldwide since the 1980s. CAFA ART INFO, the official art information platform of the Central Academy of Fine Arts established in 2009, contributed to this gallery
Nov 11, 2022 17:35 PM

Gallery: World Heritage Site Yields New Ancient Artifacts
Chinese archaeologists have unearthed more artifacts from the Yin Ruins, a UNESCO-recognized site in Central China’s Henan province, providing a better picture of life in the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 B.C.). China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration unveiled the discoveries on Thursday. Archaeological excavations at the site have been ongoing for almost a century
Nov 10, 2022 19:59 PM

Gallery: Mahjong Mastery
The Mahjong International League and the Hangzhou Branch of the China Chess Academy established a center Saturday to rate mahjong players. According to the Mahjong Sports Technology Rating Center’s guidelines, anyone can be certified as a mahjong master by competing in online and offline competitions. Here’s a look at how this ancient game is still going strong in China today
Nov 10, 2022 16:26 PM

Gallery: Guangzhou Brings Back Strict Covid Curbs
A surge in Covid-19 infections in the southern Chinese metropolis has led to the return of mass testing and tough restrictions on its more than 13 million residents. The city locked down several neighborhoods and transferred groups of residents in high-risk areas to centralized quarantine facilities, after detecting more than 10,000 cases since Nov. 1. Primary and middle schools in eight districts have also ended in-person classes on Thursday, just as the city reported a spike of 2,555 local cases the day before
Nov 09, 2022 19:54 PM

Gallery: Covid Blunts Chengdu’s Entertainment Scene
Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, is famous for its dynamic entertainment culture, including live music, art and varied nightlife. But the once booming industry is struggling, with owners of bars, clubs, and music businesses in the southwestern city finding it difficult draw enough customers to stay afloat amid Covid-19 outbreaks and strict epidemic controls