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IOC president Thomas Bach says Peng Shuai is free to move in China

Bach's promised dinner with the tennis player is widely anticipated amid global concern for her safety after she accused a former Chinese Communist Party official of sexual assault

World leaders: Who's coming, who isn't to Beijing Winter Olympics

India said it won't send any officials following reports that a Chinese military commander who was involved in deadly clashes with Indian forces had been chosen as one of the Olympic torchbearers

Xi Jinping to launch Beijing Winter Olympics with Putin, Imran Khan

The event will take place from February 4 to 20

IOC president Thomas Bach to meet Peng Shuai at Beijing Winter Olympics

Peng, a former world No 1 doubles player, in November alleged on social media that former Chinese vice premier, Zhang Gaoli, had sexually assaulted her

Winter Olympics: DD Sports will not telecast opening & closing ceremonies

The announcement came shortly after the Indian government decided that its envoy will not attend the opening or closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics

Beijing Olympics: Indian envoy won't attend opening or closing ceremony

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the Chinese side has chosen to politicise an event like the Olympics

Explainer: Peng Shuai case shows barriers Chinese women face

While the #MeToo movement gained some initial traction when it launched in China in 2018, recent cases show those early hopes for a significant change in official attitudes may have been unrealistic

China reports 36 local, 27 new imported Covid-19 cases

Of the new local cases, 15 were reported in the province of Zhejiang, 12 in Tianjin, six in Guangdong, two in Beijing, and one in Hebei

Explainer: The Winter Games, a different kind of Olympics

From 1924 through 1992, the Winter and Summer Olympics were the same year. In '92 the Winter Games were celebrated in Albertville, France, followed by the Summer Games in Barcelona

Covid: 37 more positive cases reported ahead of Winter Olympics

The organisers also revealed that a further 62,928 tests were conducted within the closed loop on Sunday, 'including 2,502 taken by athletes and team officials'

China reports jump in Covid cases among Olympic athletes, officials

36 Games-related personnel were found to be infected - 29 when they arrived at the Beijing airport and seven already in the 'closed loop' bubble

Pakistan PM Khan to attend opening ceremony of Beijing Winter Olympics

Pakistan announced that PM Imran Khan will visit China to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics next week

Chinese travel to hometowns for Lunar New Year despite plea to stay put

Chinese are travelling to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year, the country's biggest family holiday, despite a government plea to stay where they are

'Stop interfering' in Winter Olympics: Top Chinese diplomat tells US

A few days ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics, China has said Washington should avoid interference in the Games and also stop flaring tensions up around the Taiwan issue

Vladimir Putin backs China over 'politicisation' of Beijing Olympics

The US is among several countries which have said they will not send politicians or other representatives to next month's Games in a so-called diplomatic boycott

Covid-19: Diplomats at Beijing Winter Games risk 21 days' quarantine

The notice, sent to diplomatic missions and seen by Bloomberg News, came amid a long list of measures that attendees must comply with to attend the Feb. 4 event

China lifts 1-month lockdown in Xi'an, 2 million in Beijing tested

Chinese authorities lifted a monthlong lockdown on the northern city of Xi'an and its 13 million residents Monday as infections subside ahead of the Winter Olympics in Beijing in less than two weeks. Meanwhile, the 2 million residents of one Beijing district have been ordered to undergo testing following a series of cases in the capital. The government told people in areas of Beijing deemed at high risk for infection not to leave the city after 25 cases were found in the Fengtai district and 14 elsewhere. Fengtai residents have lined up on snow-covered sidewalks in freezing weather for testing. The Olympics are being held under strict controls that are meant to isolate athletes, staff, reporters and officials from residents. Athletes are required to be vaccinated or undergo a quarantine after arriving in China. The announcement by Xi'an's government Monday followed the restart of commercial flights from the city the day before. The major industrial center and former imperial capit

Beijing to maintain Covid emergency status as Winter Olympics loom

A total of 27 domestically transmitted cases with confirmed symptoms and five local asymptomatic carriers have been found in Beijing since Jan. 15

Covid-19: Beijing residents disappointed Olympics will be closed event

Residents of the Chinese capital say they're disappointed at not being able to attend events because of coronavirus restrictions that have seen parts of the city placed under lockdown.

Beijing Winter Olympics marred by rising Covid-19 cases in China: Report

Weeks ahead of the Winter Olympics, China is witnessing a rise in COVID-19 cases in its major cities including Beijing despite the strict lockdown, said a media report.