China Olympics

Zee NewsChina makes "kung pao chicken" official for OlympicsReuters - 50 minutes agoHungry foreign hordes craving a fix of diced chicken fried with chili and peanuts during the Beijing Olympics will be able to shout "kung pao chicken! …'We will do our best to ensure Green Olympics' Times of IndiaThe New Beijing Subway: Suddenly, A Pretty Good Ride International Herald TribuneChina: The good, the bad and the ugly NDTV.comall 18 news articles

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Yahoo! EurosportNo decision yet on Yao's availability for pre-Olympic tournamentCNN - 19 hours agoChina opens the Olympic tournament against the United States in one of the most anticipated events of the games. The 7-foot-6 (2.28-meter) Yao had surgery …Hope For Yao Ming Wall Street Journal BlogsReports: Yao will play for China in July SportingNews.comCheckup goes well but star centre Yao not yet cleared to play The Canadian PressRotowire - Reutersall 93 news articles

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CitizenAmerican college kids in Beijing launch Olympics songChina Daily, China - 2 hours agoAfter the Olympics, the 20-year-old starts his freshman year at Duke University, one of America’s best colleges, and has been working as an intern at China …Olympics official: Games to make Beijing world-class city, reduce … Xinhua57 Rules for Foreigners, In English Wall Street Journal BlogsAustralia expects big turnout at Beijing Opening ceremony CNNABC Online - New York Timesall 205 news articles

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Turkish PressNew Zealand equestrian champion Todd aims for third Olympic goldBangkok Post, Thailand - 1 hour agoBut the China Olympics proved too strong a magnet, and he resumed international competition this year, producing a qualifying score last month at Samur, …Todd's inclusion makes NZ top eventing chance guardian.co.ukNZ eventers Todd, Nicholson to attend sixth Olympics guardian.co.ukall 71 news articles

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Brisbane TimesTight security as Olympic flame starts Xinjiang legAFP - 14 hours agoThat is China's Olympics. We don't care," a shop owner named Azatjan said dismissively before the start, as his daughter urged him to be quiet. …Torch shines on ethnic tensions Sydney Morning Herald50 marchers arrested close to Indo-Tibet border as China changes … PhayulSecurity heavy for Olympic flame in China's Muslim region The Associated PressNew York Times - Reutersall 817 news articles

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BEIJING, June 18 (Bernama) — The Olympics torch relay in Tibet has been shortened to just a day in its capital Lhasa this Saturday instead of a two-day stopover in the region as earlier planned.

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China has appointed a top terrorism expert to a leading public security post following a series of alleged plots against this summer’s Beijing Olympics, an official notice said Monday.

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China has promised international athletes that it would stick to all its commitments for a ‘Green Olympics’.

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Seeking to address concerns over pollution in Beijing, China on Tuesday promised international athletes that it would stick to all its commitments for a ‘Green Olympics’.

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It’s official. Hungry foreign hordes craving a fix of diced chicken fried with chili and peanuts during the Beijing Olympics will be able to shout “kung pao chicken!” and have some hope of getting just that.

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