The Latest Breaking News from Beijing

The Games officially open on February 4 in the Chinese capital Beijing.

BEIJING -- Rays of light from Beijing's National Stadium illuminated the night sky during what was said to be a rehearsal for the 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, ahead of the opening of the Games on Feb. 4.

China has agreed to let the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights visit Xinjiang in the first half of 2022 after the Beijing Winter Olympics, according to a report in the South China Morning Post which cited unnamed sources.

Justin Abdelkader will be heading to Beijing with Team USA

Disenfranchised ethnic and religious minorities from China are urging the Seven Network to drop its coverage of next month's Winter Olympics in Beijing.

The Beijing Winter Olympics kick off in a week, putting sports at centre-stage following preparations that have been clouded by diplomatic boycotts and the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced the Games into a tightly sealed bubble.

Back in July last year, the International Olympic Committee announced a change to the Olympic motto, adding the word "Together" to its old 125-year-old "Faster, Higher, Stronger" banner. It was meant to signify the importance of standing together in solidarity. But as Beijing readies itself to host this year's Winter…

Olympic athletes at the upcoming Beijing 2022 Games will be allowed to remove face masks when receiving their medals.

The Ukraine crisis is intensifying and diplomatic efforts to prevent an all-out conflict have been stepped up. Yesterday, a meeting in Paris on the ongoing hot war in eastern Ukraine yielded some results, but too few to diffuse tensions.