Putting on a Winter Olympics spectacle is already a monumental task. COVID-19 and souring U.S.-China relations make it that much more difficult. Diplomats and Olympic organizers briefed the press on how the games are shaping up. CGTN’s Sean Callebs reports.

With the Beijing Winter Olympics fast approaching, there’s understandably concern about the potential impact of the coronavirus Omicron variant. CGTN’s Gerald Tan has the Gist on what’s in place to mitigate the risks.

A stark warning from the World Health Organization as new infections continue to rise around the world.

Last week alone the World Health Organization recorded a staggering 18 million cases of the Omicron Variant. The World Health Organization is particularly concerned about poorer countries with low vaccination rates. CGTN’s Jim Spellman has the latest.

The very latest in retail technology and supply chain solutions are highlights at this year’s U.S. National Retail Federation conference in New York.

  California, the biggest state in the U.S., has surpassed six million COVID-19 cases.  The latest surge comes at a time of delayed school openings and staff shortages in many public and private institutions.  On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom called on the National Guard to take up […]

  Just months after Broadway reopened, at least 13 shows have closed for good or been forced to go on hiatus because of a spike in COVID-19 cases.  Illness among cast members and falling audience numbers have left some of New York’s theaters losing money. […]

The American Red Cross has declared the nation is facing the first blood crisis in over a decade amid the pandemic. Some centers are reporting less than a one-day supply of critical blood types.