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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...

Beat of the drum lures Olympics props visitors

National
2008-8-31

AN exhibit of the ancient Chinese drum, or fou, and other props used at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics has been attracting thousands of visitors. Crowds swarmed into the "One World,...

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...

'Heaven' will determine the weather for Olympics

National
2008-8-8

THE weather in Beijing will be decided by "heaven" and there is no effective solution to solving problems such as "foggy" skies during the Olympic Games, an official with the organizing committee said this morning. Wang...

Bush: US-China relations 'good' and 'important'

National
2008-8-1

US President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that US-China relations are good and important, and he is "honored" to be invited to attend the Beijing Olympics. "The fact that both countries are honoring the 30th anniversary...

Benin becomes 1st foreign delegation to raise flag in Beijing Olympic Village

Sports | Olympics
2008-7-29

BENIN became today the first foreign delegation to raise flag in Beijing Olympic Village. The Olympic Village has officially opened its gates Sunday with Chinese delegation entering as the first guests of the 66-hectare-surface...

Police debunk terror claims

National
2008-7-27

POLICE yesterday dismissed claims by an Islamic terrorist group that it organized attacks in several cities, including deadly bus blasts in Kunming and Shanghai. A terrorism monitoring firm in the United States said on Friday that a group calling itself the Turkistan Islamic Party had claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Australian walker Deakes pulls out of Beijing

Sports | Olympics
2008-7-21

AUSTRALIAN world champion walker Nathan Deakes has been forced to pull out of next month's Beijing Olympics because of a hamstring injury. The 30-year-old has been troubled by hamstring problems for the past...

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...

Pistorius falls short yet again

Sports | Athletics
2008-7-13

DOUBLE amputee Oscar Pistorius failed with his second attempt to reach the Beijing Olympics 400 meters qualification time on Friday at Rome's Golden Gala. The South African is trying to clock 45.55 seconds after...