China Olympics

MSN IndiaChinese hurdler Liu Xiang opts for foot surgeryCBC.ca, Canada - 16 hours agoThree months after withdrawing from the men's 110-metre event at the Summer Olympics — leaving a hometown crowd of 91000 stunned at Beijing's National …Liu Xiang likely to have surgery, says coach eTaiwan NewsLiu adopts ambassadorial role as surgery looms China DailyLiu coach offered bribe for tell-all tale Shanghai DailyThe Associated Pressall 66 news articles

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Slowdown Depresses China's Fuel DemandWall Street Journal - Nov 17, 2008Diesel stockpiles appear to have risen sharply ahead of the Olympics, and part of the sharp drop in imports last month could be the result of that big …

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The AgeChip and Charge: China loves its tennisESPN - 17 hours agoThe men's year-end tournament seems to follow in the path of the Olympics. On the heels of the announcement that Beijing would host the 2008 Summer Olympics …Briefs | Tennis: Novak Djokovic, Nikolay Davydenko reach Masters … Seattle TimesDavydenko, Tsonga win in Shanghai Winston-Salem Journal (registration)Athletic Shorts: Djokovic Advances Hartford CourantTucson Citizen - The Canadian Pressall 1,780 news articles

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Broadcast EngineeringOlympics coverage shifted China’s, India’s viewing habits to more …Broadcast Engineering, KS - 15 hours agoThe survey also revealed, not surprisingly, that mobile TV usage increased significantly in China during the Olympics as consumers tuned in to watch the …

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Radio AustraliaUS says will work with China on product safetyThe Associated Press - 20 hours ago… in China to dupe quality control tests and make the product appear rich in protein. The practice became known after the Beijing Olympics this summer.Video: FDA to Open Offices in China, India AssociatedPressFDA to detain food shipments from China The Associated Pressall 1,157 news articles

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Javno.hrChina jails two Olympic ticket scalpersThe Age, Australia - 1 hour agoPolice caught more than 560 ticket scalpers during the Olympics in August, arrested 350 of these and released the others, according to the China Daily. …China jails, fines Beijing Olympics ticket scalper The Canadian PressMan gets 30-month jail, $65000 fine for Olympic ticket touting XinhuaTwo Games ticket scalpers jailed People’s Daily OnlineMacau Daily Times - Shanghai Dailyall 61 news articles

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Boston GlobeChina tunnel collapse traps manyAljazeera.net, Qatar - 15 hours agoLast year, four construction workers were killed when a subway line built for this year's Beijing Olympics caved in. Two months later, another accident at a …Hopes fading for 17 missing people in fatal road collapse South China Morning Post (subscription)Rescuers seek survivors in China subway collapse The Associated PressAt least 3 dead in China subway tunnel collapse Reutersall 423 news articles

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China DailyChina's Cheng Fei grabs 3 golds at Stuttgart World CupXinhua, China - Nov 15, 2008The 20-year-old, a three-time world champion at vault, lost the vault gold at the Beijing Olympic Games in August, but she led the Chinese ladies team to …Chinese team takes seven golds in Stuttgart Shanghai DailyLondon 2012 a pending issue, says China's gymnast Cheng Xinhuaall 30 news articles

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Badminton: Chong Wei focuses on China Open final berthMalaysia Star, Malaysia - 6 hours agoThe China Open will see all the world’s top players assemble for the first time since the Olympics, including the Games’ gold medallist Lin Dan (pic). …Back-up not good enough New Straits Timesall 2 news articles

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China outlaws lip-synching after Olympics rowTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Nov 14, 2008China is to ban singers from miming to songs following the row over a nine-year-old girl lip-synching during the Olympic opening ceremony. …

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