Archive for September, 2008

Celebrations in Beijing mark China's National Day - People’s Daily

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Celebrations in Beijing mark China’s National Day People’s Daily Online, China - 33 minutes ago Overseas Chinese also actively supported and participated in the global torch relay of the Beijing Olympic Games this year, Jia said. …

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China’s car curb continues…

Monday, September 29th, 2008

According to a report out on Bloomberg today, China is continuing its curb on vehicles put in place on July 20th to help with the pollution problem ahead of the Beijing Olympics, which apparently was quite effective. …

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China Focus: Confucius commemorated - People’s Daily Online

Monday, September 29th, 2008

China Focus: Confucius commemorated People’s Daily Online, China - 28 minutes ago The address, compiled by Jin Yong, a well-known novelist of Chinese “wuxia” or martial arts stories, highlighted the Beijing Olympic Games and China’s …

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China puts the lid on milk scandal during Olympic Game

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Yet on Saturday, Premier Wen Jiabao said in in Tianjin: “When this kind of problem of food safety occurs, we do not cover it up. We face it candidly.” OLYMPIC WATCH: Human Rights in China and Beijing 2008.

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2008 Olympic Games - Beijing, China

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Beijing, China The one day we actually got to go up to the Olympic Greens (since you have to have a ticket to actually get into the Olympic Green area) and it was another sweltering day with clear skies.  First up was the Men’s …

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Chinese remote sensing scientists work for Olympics - Xinhua

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Chinese remote sensing scientists work for OlympicsXinhua, China - 20 hours ago27 (Xinhua) — Chinese scientists have worked for Beijing Olympic organizers through monitoring Olympic venues' landscape and surrounding environment to …DZULKIFLI ABDUL RAZAK: Milk scandal could have been avoided with New Straits TimesMartin Jacques: Magnificent Olympics earned China global respect China Internet Information Center|Chinese gymnast champion auctions Olympic gold for reconstruction … XinhuaXinhuaall 13 news articles

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Despite Warnings, China’s Regulators Failed to Stop Tainted Milk - New York Times

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

China DailyDespite Warnings, China’s Regulators Failed to Stop Tainted MilkNew York Times, United States - 11 hours agoBy JIM YARDLEY and DAVID BARBOZA SHIJIAZHUANG, China — Barely a month ago, China’s staging of the Beijing Olympics demonstrated how the Communist Party …China is missing the formula for honesty The Virginian-PilotThe Chinese will sour on a regime that can't deliver Globe and MailDespite Warnings, China’s Regulators Failed to Stop Milk Gainesville SunNewsweek - China Postall 2,052 news articles

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Wasting time looking for Chinese underage gymnasts - The Canadian Press

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Sydney Morning HeraldWasting time looking for Chinese underage gymnastsThe Canadian Press - 10 hours agoInternational gymnastic investigators won't rest until they finally know for sure whether China has been using underage gymnasts to win Olympic medals. …Gymnast blames slip of tongue for age discrepancy Tehran TimesSydney Olympic medallists dragged into gymnastics probe Sydney Morning HeraldWe think: World needs to know if Chinese gymnasts were eligible Orlando Sentinelall 26 news articles

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China after the Olympics; a great but hesitant power - Financial Times

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

China after the Olympics; a great but hesitant powerFinancial Times, UK - 7 hours agoBy Philip Stephens Each time I visit China I am struck by the hesitation. The world watches in awe and, if truth be told, with considerable apprehension, …

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GIANT LEAP - China’s pride: After Olympics, a walk in space - Hindustan Times ePaper

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

The AgeGIANT LEAP - China’s pride: After Olympics, a walk in spaceHindustan Times ePaper, India - 9 hours agoThe spacewalk was high on post-Olympics nationalism. Official media called it a ‘histor ical leap’ for China and an ‘upbeat’ note to a year of snowstorms …China space walk: Astronaut's 'small step' hailed as giant leap … Telegraph.co.ukBeijing, we have lift-off IndependentChina hails first space odyssey Irish IndependentABC News - Reutersall 3,431 news articles

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