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6 athletes from Beijing Olympics test positive

Sports | Olympics
2009-4-29

SIX athletes were found positive for a new generation of EPO after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) further analyzed the samples from last year's Beijing Olympic Games. The IOC announced today through...

Simpler security for Expo visitors

Metro | World Expo
2008-12-24

SECURITY checks at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo site will be simpler than those at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games so that Expo visitors will feel free and comfortable, a senior Expo official said yesterday. Visitors...

Poll shows citizens say Games a success

National
2008-8-29

NINETY-EIGHT percent of Beijing's residents believe the Olympic Games were a success, according to a survey by Beijing Daily and the Beijing Social Facts & Public Opinion Survey Center. A total of 3,032 residents...

Beijingers 'touched' by opening ceremony of Olympics

National
2008-8-15

MOST Beijing residents were touched by the ``The Four Great Inventions'' performance during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games on August 8 in Beijing. The ``martial arts and taiji'' ranked second...

Games star accepts role as environmental champ

National
2008-8-10

CHINESE NBA star Yao Ming accepted an invitation from the UN Environment Program (UNEP) to become the first ever Environmental Champion yesterday, the second day of the Beijing Olympic Games. Yao, the Chinese delegation...

3G network all set for Games

Metro | Science
2008-8-3

SHANGHAI'S third-generation, or 3G, mobile phone network now covers 98 percent of the downtown area. This means city residents will have access to high-speed data services, such as mobile television, in time for...

Weather forecast is clear and optimistic

National
2008-7-28

THERE'S good news on the weather front for the capital as the Beijing Olympic Games approach. An environmental official said in Beijing yesterday that hot and humid weather had contributed to poor visibility and...

Village opens - now bring on the Olympics

National
2008-7-28

THE Athletes Village for the Beijing Olympic Games sprung to life yesterday with a grand opening ceremony to welcome its first delegation of Chinese athletes. It was opened by Village Mayor Chen Zhili, also vice...

Clean, green Olympics puts the spotlight on local talent

National
2008-7-28

BEIJING has applied a wide range of green technology and clean energy in building venues and facilities for the upcoming Olympic Games, officials said yesterday. These advanced technology, including water recycling,...

Hu inspects preparatory work for Olympic sailing event

National
2008-7-21

CHINESE President Hu Jintao yesterday visited east China's port city of Qingdao to inspect preparatory work for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games' sailing event and local enterprises. Hu was pleased at the efforts...