CGTN头条新闻2022 速度滑冰男子500米决赛:中国选手高亭宇夺冠（在线收听）

China's Gao wins men's 500m speed skating

Xi signs order to promulgate regulations on military equipment experiment, assessment

Chinese President Xi Jinping has signed an order promulgating a set of regulations on the experiment and assessment of military equipment.

The regulations stipulate the basic tasks, contents and management mechanisms of military equipment experiment and assessment under new circumstances, and serve as the fundamental rule of relevant work.

Taliban criticizes U.S. president's decision splitting Afghan assets

The Taliban has criticized U.S. President Joe Biden's decision on splitting the Afghan assets frozen in the United States.

Biden has signed an executive order to free some 7 billion dollars of the frozen Afghan assets, splitting the money between humanitarian aid for cash-strapped Afghanistan and a fund for the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.

U.S. and allies tell citizens to leave Ukraine

The United States and its allies are urging their citizens to leave Ukraine right away, citing what they called "increased threats of Russian military action" against Ukraine.

Washington has been releasing intelligence which it claims is proof that Russia is prepared to mount a military aggression any time now, but Moscow has accused Western nations of spreading lies to distract from their own aggressive acts.

Direct engagements between the United States and Russia have yielded little substantial progress, with the Kremlin saying the White House failed to address its key security concerns.

Myanmar announces Union Day amnesty for 814 prisoners

Myanmar's State Administration Council has decided to pardon over 800 prisoners, including seven foreign inmates, to mark the Diamond Jubilee Union Day.

The council also closes cases against 46 members and others concerned of the Arakan Army while a separate pardon order reduces by half the sentences for a former Kayin State chief minister.

Myanmar is still under the state of emergency first imposed after the state power was transferred to the Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services a year ago.

China's Gao wins men's 500m speed skating

Team China won its fourth gold medal at the home hosting Olympic Winter Games from speed skating.

Chinese skater Gao Tingyu has won the gold medal in the men's 500 meters speed skating at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

Gao also broke the Olympic record clocking a time of 34.32 seconds.

It also marks China's first Olympic title in men's speed skating.

Gao was also the flagbearer for Team China at the opening ceremony of Beijing 2022.

He took the bronze medal of the event at the last Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Beijing 2022 Figure Skating Gala planned

Beijing 2022 organizers say they are planning for the Figure Skating Gala, but decline to give any details.

Zhao Weidong is the Spokesperson for the organizing committee.

"As far as I know, the Figure Skating Exhibition Gala is being planned. But when it comes to the exact list of participants, I think it better to leave the suspense to the moment when the exhibition gala begins."

It has been a tradition that the Games' best skaters come back onto the ice to have some fun performing more personality-driven routines when all the medals have been decided.

U.S. authorizes new antibody drug to fight Omicron

The United States has authorized a new antibody drug that targets the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus.

The Food and Drug Administration has cleared the Eli Lilly drug for adults and adolescent patients with mild-to-moderate cases of COVID-19.

The Biden administration has purchased 600,000 doses before the authorization and will begin shipping initial supplies to state health authorities for distribution.