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Southeast Asia poll shows China beats US as top economic power

China is seen as the most influential economic power in Southeast Asia, according to the new poll, although there’s caution over Beijing’s territorial positions over the South China Sea.

Bangkok Post

There's no NHL stars at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, but still tremendous excitement at the ice hockey

There might be no National Hockey League (NHL) players at these Beijing Winter Olympic Games, but the supporters will not mind as Slovakia causes a huge upset by beating the USA, on penalties, at the quarter-final stage.

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French Skier Noel Wins Olympic Slalom with Fast 2nd Run

French skier Clement Noel put down a blistering second run to win the slalom at the Beijing Olympics by a large margin on Wednesday. Noel moved up from sixth following the first leg to beat first-run leader Johannes Strolz of Austria by 0.61 seconds after posting the fastest second run.…

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Kamila Valieva victory would be provisional before doping test cloud clears

The 15-year-old Russian has been allowed to continue to compete in Beijing despite testing positive for the banned heart medication trimetazidine.

The Independent UK

Snowboarder Murase aims for gold medal in 2026

BEIJING -- Snowboarder Kokomo Murase told reporters of her joy at winning the bronze medal in the women's big air snowboard finals at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Winter Olympics | Arif Khan fails to finish men's slalom event

Alpine skier Arif Khan was India’s lone participant at the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

The Hindu

After blow of Beijing, Olympians ask: What about Africa?

African representation has shriveled at the Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

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AP News Digest 3:30 am

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The Independent UK

Valieva in 1st place after short program

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva finished first in the women's short program with a score of 82.16 points at the Beijing Games on Tuesday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

China Approves Plans to Build 4 National Integrated Computing Hubs

China has approved plans to build four national integrated computing hubs aimed at increasing the country's computing capacity, the top state planner said on Wednesday. The hubs will be built in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the eastern Yangtze River Delta region, the southwestern Chengdu-Chongqing region, and the southern Greater Bay region,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sakamoto finishes short program with best score ever

BEIJING -- Kaori Sakamoto secured 79.84 points, her best score ever, in the women's figure skating short program in the Olympic Games on Tuesday, moving into third place ahead of the free skating portion of the event.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Americans Alex Hall, Nick Goepper win gold, silver in slopestyle

BEIJING — The pristine white snow at Genting Snow Park is more than just Alex Hall's office for the day. To the two-time Olympic freeskier, it's a sun-soaked, freezing-cold, blank canvas on which to paint his next picture.

Los Angeles Times

ATHLETES ON: Best things they've eaten in the Olympic bubble

Avocado ice cream and boiling hot pots are some of the best foods athletes say they’ve eaten at the Beijing Olympics

The Independent UK

This time, Tibet stands silent as Olympics return to China

Ahead of the Beijing summer Olympics 14 years ago, Tibet was on fire

The Independent UK

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Winter Olympics day 12: Canada crash out of men’s ice hockey – as it happened

Another busy day saw upsets, tight finishes, American success and more fallout from the Kamila Valieva controversy

The Independent UK

This time, Tibet stands silent as Olympics return to China

Ahead of the Beijing summer Olympics 14 years ago, Tibet was on fire

Bangkok Post

China to work with Asian nations to grow use of local currencies in trade

BEIJING: China will work with Asian countries to beef up use of local currencies in trade and investment, Yi Gang, the governor of the central bank, said on Wednesday, as part of plans to strengthen regional economic resilience.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Northernmost Hokkaido city cheers on curling Olympians

WAKKANAI, Hokkaido -- Loco Solare, Japan's national women's curling team at the Beijing Winter Olympics, frequently visited Hokkaido's northernmost city of Wakkanai for training camps and curling events.

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Miami Herald

Michelle Kaufman: Letting Russian skater Valieva compete is an affront to all athletes at Beijing Olympics

Don’t let Kamila Valieva’s slight frame, sequined dress, and lipstick fool you. The 15-year-old Russian figure skating phenom, like all the Olympic skaters American TV viewers woke up to Tuesday morning, is a strong, fearless, world-class athlete.

Tribune News Service

For biathlete Jake Brown, Olympics are long way from Mora Vasaloppet

BEIJING — It's always good to have goals in life. When Jake Brown was a young cross-country skier, his was pretty simple: to win one of the Swedish Dala horses given as trophies at the Mora Vasaloppet.

Tribune News Service

Jessie Diggins heads to her gold medal event with fresh changes, challenges

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Jessie Diggins has been making the case that the U.S. really isn't defending the Olympic gold medal in cross-country skiing she won four years ago. The team sprint at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games was a freestyle, while Wednesday's team sprint at the Beijing Games is in the…

Tribune News Service

It’s USA-Canada again, but college players fuel global growth of women’s hockey

BEIJING — With a 7 1/2-month old baby at home, Maura Crowell often finds herself awake at odd hours. That wasn't such a bad thing over the past two weeks, since she planned to be up anyway to watch the women's hockey tournament at the Beijing Olympics.

The Independent UK

Winning momentum all-important as Team GB aim to hit curling semi-finals on top form

The Team GB skip is aiming to seal a medal in Beijing this time around after two near-misses already

The Independent UK

Team GB confident over four-man medal prospects after bobsleigh pair crash out

No long-lasting effects from the high-speed derailment, but fewer errors required for a podium spot in Beijing

Daily Mirror

Russian ice dancer Kamila Valieva, 15, ends routine in tears after doping scandal

Russian teenager Kamila Valieva will go into Thursday's free skate event in gold medal position in the individual skating competition after an emotional display in Beijing

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