Making/Spending Money in China - Olympics Cost $40B
Thursday, August 28th, 2008Making/Spending Money in China - Olympics Cost $40B.
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Archive for August 28th, 2008
After the China Olympics, part 2: Who’s laughing now?
Thursday, August 28th, 2008Among the remarks that are routinely surfacing in the post-Olympics chatter are observations like “China has really shown the world that it is an emerging superpower” and questions like “How will London ever be able to top this in 2012? …
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Mixed legacy likely as China's Olympics conclude with closing ceremony
Thursday, August 28th, 2008just one but two athletes gave arguably the greatest performances in Olympic history - Michael Phelps with his eight gold medals in swimming, Jamaica’s ebullient Usain Bolt with three golds and three world records in the sprints. …
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How Much Money Do Chinese Olympic Gold Medalist Make?
Thursday, August 28th, 2008China’s gold medal winners at the Beijing Olympics will be taking home cash along with their medals, state media reported Tuesday. Each gold medalist will get 350000 yuan (US$51000) each, the official Xinhua News Agency said, …
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