Panda 'phenomenon' surprises Beijing Olympics mascot designer
Bing Dwen Dwen has become the latest must-have item for keen fans with long queues at Olympic souvenir shops.
Mon Feb 14 2022
We couldn't have the Beijing Olympics without snow machines. How do they work, and what's the environmental cost?
Beijing receives almost no annual snowfall and has an average temperature just below 0, even in the winter month of February.
Mon Feb 14 2022
Beijing Olympics to bring in more spectators
Beijing Organising Committee for the Winter Olympics did not specify how many more spectators it will add to the events.
Fri Feb 11 2022
Olympics - Figure skating-American "Rocket Man" Chen soars to gold in Beijing
American Nathan Chen achieved a spectacular redemption when he claimed the men's figure skating title in dazzling fashion in Beijing.
Fri Feb 11 2022
Olympics Alpine skiing: Cold food riles Germany coach, US bring own pasta
The US team came prepared with camping food such as bags of pasta that just need hot water to make a meal.
Sun Feb 06 2022
Beijing Olympics tickets will not be publicly sold due to COVID-19
Tickets for the Winter Olympics set to begin on Feb. 4 will be distributed to "targeted" groups of people.
Tue Jan 18 2022
Police escorts, hazmat suits - welcome to Beijing's Olympic bubble
China is sealing the Beijing Olympics inside an impenetrable giant bubble cocooning thousands of people and stretching nearly 200 kilometres
Sun Jan 16 2022
Netherlands won't send diplomatic group to Beijing Olympics
The Netherlands will not send an official diplomatic delegation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics because of COVID-19 restrictions.
Sat Jan 15 2022
Can China win back global opinion before the Winter Olympics? Does it even want to?
China's international image was already at its lowest level in years in many western countries following the outbreak of the COVID pandemic.
Tue Dec 28 2021
US officials to boycott Beijing Olympics over rights 'atrocities'
The Biden administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games.
Tue Dec 07 2021
Alpine skiing: Skiers concerned for Peng but will be at Beijing Olympics
They said the Peng situation had taken the joy away from the Feb. 4-20 Olympics while American skiers were tight-lipped.
Sat Dec 04 2021
Peng Shuai to Xinjiang - the issues dogging the Beijing Olympics
Preparations for February's Beijing Olympics have been overshadowed by several controversies.
Thu Nov 25 2021
Activists urge Beijing Olympics boycott over human rights concerns
Activists urged to boycott the Games saying that anything less would make the world complicit in what they called 'genocide' by Beijing.
Tue Oct 19 2021
Bolt loses relay gold after Jamaica's Carter tests positive
Carter was found in re-tests of his sample to have taken the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine, meaning Jamaica's 4x100 metres relay team must give back their gold medals.
Thu Jan 26 2017
Weightlifting: Three London gold medal winners disqualified for doping
Zulfiya Chinshanlo, Maiya Maneza and Svetlana Podobedova were all caught in new testing of hundreds of samples from the London and 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Thu Oct 27 2016
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024