China's Yan claims history-making bronze in men's skeleton（在线收听）

China's Yan claims history-making bronze in men's skeleton

Chinese, Dutch foreign ministers hold phone call

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has held a phone call with Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra.

Wang said that the Netherlands is an important partner of China in Europe and China attaches great importance to developing relations with the Netherlands.

He hoped that the Netherlands will actively support and participate in the Global Development Initiative and Global Data Security Initiative proposed by the Chinese side so as to jointly promote the sustainable development of the world.

China grants conditional approval for Pfizer's oral COVID-19 drug

China's drug regulator has granted conditional approval for the imports of Pfizer's Paxlovid COVID-19 pill.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the oral antiviral tablets for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 cases in the country last December.

Biden, Putin to speak on Saturday

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has said that U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak on Saturday.

Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed the Saturday phone conversation and said that the U.S. initiated the call.

China's Yan claims history-making bronze in men's skeleton

China's Yan Wengang has made history by claiming a bronze medal in the men's skeleton at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Yan clocked a combined time of four minutes and 1.77 seconds in four runs for the bronze, which is China's first ever medal in the skeleton event of the Winter Olympics.

Christopher Grotheer of Germany, a two-time world champion, won the gold medal in 4:01.01.

World leaders discuss ocean issues

Top scientists and global leaders have met in France to discuss how to better protect the world's oceans.

Scientists also warn that rising sea levels could wipe out half of the world's beaches within a century.

Barcelona clubs reopen

Partygoers have returned to Barcelona's nightclubs for the first time, as anti-pandemic measures ease in the Spanish region.

The sector normally attracts plenty of young tourists but it has suffered after a series of forced closures since last July.

Chinese entrepreneur inducted into U.S. Automotive Hall of Fame

Lu Guanqiu, founder of Chinese privately owned Wanxiang Group, has become the first Chinese inducted into the U.S. Automotive Hall of Fame.

Lu is a Chinese entrepreneur and trailblazer who used his creativity and wits to evolve Wanxiang from a local bicycle repair shop in the 1960s to a global supplier.

Wanxiang is the first Chinese company to sell automobile parts to American original equipment manufacturers and now has operations in 22 U.S. states.