Gift shopping
Bing Dwen Dwen, the Olympics mascot, makes an appearance during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Beijing punishes traders in Olympic souvenir crackdown

Feb. 11, 2022 08:03 AM EST

People queue with their parcels outside the post office at the Main Press Center at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Closed loop has advantages — for shoppers

By Stephen Wade Feb. 11, 2022 04:37 AM EST

In this April 2, 2020, photo, a net is laid around a Tokyo 2020 merchandise store after the shop closed for the day at the Narita International Airport in Nairta, near Tokyo. Official Tokyo Olympic souvenir shops are drawing few customers these days. The pandemic and the fact the Olympics have been postponed for a year has wiped out almost all business. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Long wait for Tokyo 2020 Olympic souvenir market to pick up

By Stephen Wade May. 10, 2020 10:33 PM EDT