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The decision comes less than a fortnight after the Hangzhou Asian Games, which were scheduled to be held from September 10 to 25

The Asian Games in September in the Chinese city of Hangzhou have been postponed because of Covid-19 with new dates to be announced “in the near future”, organisers said on Friday.

Beijing (AFP) - The Asian Games due to take place in Hangzhou in September have been postponed indefinitely, organisers said Friday, as China battles a resurgence of Covid cases.

Alibaba lost $26 billion of its market value on Tuesday, due to name confusion, but recouped a part of its losses later. Alibaba’s shareholders were surprised after state broadcaster CCTV reported that authorities in the company’s home base of Hangzhou had imposed curbs on an individual surnamed Ma, the same…

Chinese authorities have placed an individual with the last name Ma under “compulsory curbs” in the city of Hangzhou, Bloomberg News

The 2022 Asian Games in China will go ahead, the Olympic Council of Malaysia said on Saturday, denying claims that the event faced the possibility of being postponed.

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) - The 2022 Asian Games in China will go ahead, the Olympic Council of Malaysia said Saturday, denying claims that it was facing the possibility of being postponed. 

Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE:YUMC) has launched quick-service restaurant brand KFC's first Green Pioneer Stores in Hangzhou and Beijing. The move is part of Yum China's climate strategy toward reaching net-zero value chain greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. Green Pioneer Stores utilize advanced low-carbon technologies in construction and daily operations and reduce…

Beijing (AFP) - Competition venues for the Asian Games have been completed six months before the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou hosts athletes from across the region, organisers said Friday.