Archive for June 14th, 2008

China Olympics tickets sold out - Kazinform

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

Thanh Nien DailyChina Olympics tickets sold outKazinform, Kazakhstan - Jun 12, 2008The organisers of this year's Olympic Games in China say domestic tickets for events in Beijing and Hong Kong have sold out, state-run media outlets say. …ASIA MARKETS: Automotive Shares Lift Tokyo, Banks Prop Up Sydney CNNMoney.comall 208 news articles

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The west is doing China no favours by rushing to apologise for … - guardian.co.uk

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

Javno.hrThe west is doing China no favours by rushing to apologise for …guardian.co.uk, UK - 19 hours agoHalfway into China's Olympic year, his promise shows little sign of being honoured. If anything, China is less democratic now than in 2001. …China says stop Tibet protests to advance talks ReutersGerman foreign minister visits China as dust settles over Tibet row International Herald TribuneHe's no foe of Beijing The AustralianDaily Times - The Associated Pressall 839 news articles

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Robles lifts weight of nation off China's Liu - The Australian

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

Boston GlobeRobles lifts weight of nation off China's LiuThe Australian, Australia - 14 hours agoSun told China's Olympic website yesterday that Robles' performance would provide extra motivation for Liu. "Sport is competition. …For China’s Top Star, Record Is Lost and Challenge Grows New York TimesWorld champ Liu takes new Robles record in his stride AFPCuban sets world hurdles record Chicago TribunePrensa Latina - Jamaica Observerall 440 news articles

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Austrade to fight Olympic visa cuts - The Australian

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

Alalam News NetworkAustrade to fight Olympic visa cutsThe Australian, Australia - Jun 12, 2008Austrade has plans for a big campaign in Beijing during the Olympics to promote business ties between Australia and China. Called Business Club Australia, …Sonia gets China invite to Olympics Times of IndiaChina fears domestic threat to Olympics: Interpol ReutersOlympia Dukakis would be proud of China's name game USA TodayReuters India - Hinduall 95 news articles

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Sonia gets China invite to Olympics 14 Jun 2008, 0315 hrs IST, Bhaskar Roy ,TNN (The Times of India)

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

NEW DELHI: Hardly two months before the Beijing Olympics, the top Chinese leadership has invited Congress president Sonia Gandhi to the Games in early August.

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China forces green activist to halt 3,000-kilometre walk to Olympics (EARTHtimes.org)

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

Hong Kong - A British environmentalist walking across China to highlight environmental issues in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics was Friday forced to abandon his walk after being refused a new visa. Paul Coleman, 53, has walked more than 2,500 kil…

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China cracks down on copyright infringement ahead of Olympics (People’s Daily)

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

China launched Thursday a four-month campaign to crack down on Internet intellectual copyright infringement in an attempt to ensure legal online communication services as the Olympics approach. Xu Chao, a senior official with the Na …

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China fears domestic threat to Olympics (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

China is more concerned about domestic than international terrorism and is pouring unprecedented resources into ensuring the security of the Beijing Olympics, the head of Interpol said on Thursday.

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China forces green activist to halt 3,000-km walk to Olympics (IANS via Yahoo! India News)

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

Hong Kong, June 13 (DPA) A British environmentalist walking across China to highlight environmental issues in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics was Friday forced to abandon his walk after being refused a new visa.

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