Archive for August 21st, 2008

Imperial past drives China's Olympic dream - AFP

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

AFPImperial past drives China's Olympic dreamAFP - 1 hour ago"Why shouldn't Chinese pride in hosting the Olympics involve Chinese pride in the great achievements of their past?" says historian and China specialist …

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China Olympic Hero Liu Xiang Quits Games - BusinessWeek

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

ABC NewsChina Olympic Hero Liu Xiang Quits GamesBusinessWeek - Aug 18, 2008Coke's partnership with Liu Xiang has been one of China's most successful Olympic-related campaigns. According to data collected in May by market research …Video: Olympics '08: Liu Xiang Pulls Out AssociatedPressPoster boy plunges China into grief The Canberra TimesChinese champion pulls out hurt, stuns fans guardian.co.ukTIME - BBC Sportall 1,800 news articles

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View from Spain: Photo was never intended to offend Chinese - Olympics - ESPN

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

National PostView from Spain: Photo was never intended to offend Chinese - OlympicsESPN - Aug 19, 2008"I have two adopted daughters from China, and they'll both pose with Asian 'slant-eyes' when asked about their background," said Goyo Panadero, an executive …Best thing about the Olympics? D-Wade is back ESPNall 92 news articles

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Hacker exposes alleged Chinese Olympic age fraud - CNET News

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

WA todayHacker exposes alleged Chinese Olympic age fraudCNET News, CA - 8 hours agoStryde uses Google Translate on a document found in the Baidu search engine that indicates Chinese Olympic gymnast He Kexin was born in 1994 and thus below …Hacker Uncovers Chinese Olympic Fraud SlashdotChinese Gold Medalist Too Young To Compete, Finds Security Consultant InformationWeekHackers unearth more underage gymnast allegations Sydney Morning HeraldThe Epoch Times - Slashdotall 18 news articles

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For China, Olympics have been a win-win-win situation - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

XinhuaFor China, Olympics have been a win-win-win situationMinneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 6 hours ago"This is the culmination of a 100-year dream to have an Olympic Games in China. The Olympics have had a feel-good effect on Chinese society, …Video: China's Olympic medal haul stuns world RussiaTodayAmid China's Olympic Push, Public Recreation Lags NPRChina's the boss, and it's not even close ESPNNew York Times - Entertainment Weeklyall 1,898 news articles

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Olympics-Diving-China’s teen queens reach for missing gold (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News)

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

China’s dream of gold in the only individual diving event they did not win at the last two Olympics came closer on Wednesday when teenagers Wang Xin and Chen Ruolin finished top of the preliminary round of the women’s 10 metre platform.

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China: Olympics Help Tsingtao Sales (New York Times)

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Tsingtao Brewery, China?s largest beer company by sales, said first-half profit rose 32 percent after publicity from sponsoring the Beijing Olympics increased demand.

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Olympics icing on China trip for Scottsdale travelers (The Arizona Republic)

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

A Scottsdale couple makes the most of a trip to China by including the Beijing Olympics as part of their itinerary.

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China the Olympics’ weightlifting powerhouse as balance moves east (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Europe may boast the world’s current strongest man, but the balance of power has moved decisively to the east after eight-star China and their neighbours carried off all but three of the gold at the Beijing Olympics weigthtlifting contest.

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China detains six US pro-Tibet activists at Olympics (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

China has detained six American pro-Tibet activists, including an artist who planned to project a giant laser beam onto a Beijing building at the Olympics, a group said Wednesday.

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