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BEIJING, Jan 31 (APP): The Beijing Olympic Winter Games will not only provide a competitive stage for athletes from different countries and regions but also build a platform for cultural exchange, said Zhang Ming, secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Monday.

Zhang made the remarks during an exclusive interview with Xinhua prior to the opening of Beijing 2022, as 12 SCO countries will attend the opening ceremony taking place on February 4 at the National Stadium.

HONG KONG, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam on Monday delivered a Lunar New Year message, wishing all Hong Kong citizens a healthy, harmonious and auspicious Year of the Tiger.

The Lunar New Year falls on Feb. 1 this year.

"Looking back on the Year of the Ox, we have maintained stability overall as a result of hard work," Lam said.

BEIJING, Jan 30 (APP): Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed his expectation for the journey to Beijing and appreciated the efforts of the Chinese people in hosting the international sporting event.

The PM will visit China and attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. He is looking forward sincerely to deepening the friendship between the two countries through his attendance of the opening ceremony of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

HONG KONG, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Having discussions and making "general remarks" about Hong Kong's coronavirus strategy is not illegal and does not violate the Chinese territory's national security law, the government said on Sunday, as it grapples to control a rise in cases.

Hong Kong has followed China in sticking to a zero-COVID policy with the economic and psychological tolls rapidly rising, and measures becoming more draconian than those first implemented in 2020.

BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Moldovan counterpart, Maia Sandu, on Sunday exchanged congratulatory messages to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their countries' diplomatic relations.

In his message, Xi pointed out that China and Moldova are traditional partners of friendly cooperation.

 BEIJING, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada said five members of its Winter Olympics delegation in Beijing have tested positive for Covid-19.

   The winter sports powerhouse has not said whether those concerned are athletes, support staff or officials.

   “Currently five out of the 246 members of the Team Canada delegation in Beijing are in Covid-19 protocols,” the Canadian Olympic Committee said in a statement released late Friday.

BEIJING, Jan 28 (APP): Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said the Pakistan-China partnership was unparalleled among inter-state relations. “The history of our friendship is a unique account of unwavering mutual support, mutual trust and mutual respect.

Nurtured by successive generations of our leadership and peoples across seven decades, this iron-brotherhood has blossomed into a strong and vibrant All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership,” he said in an article published by Global Times.

BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- China has urged the United States to "find no more excuses and immediately correct the wrongdoings" in its trade practices after a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling granted China rights to slap tariffs on U.S. goods, according to the Ministry of Commerce on Thursday.

On Jan. 26, the WTO issued the decision that China could impose tariffs on goods imported from the United States totaling up to 645 million U.S. dollars a year, as the U.S. side failed to implement previous recommendations and rulings made by the WTO Dispute Settlement Body.

BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday held a phone conversation over China-U.S. relations and the current situation in Ukraine.

The top priority for China and the United States at present is to truly implement the important consensus reached by Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden during their video meeting in November last year, said Wang.

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets tumbled by unusually wide margins Thursday after the Federal Reserve indicated it plans to start raising interest rates soon to cool inflation.

Tokyo’s market benchmark fell more than 3%. Hong Kong and Seoul lost more than 2%.