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World

Spectacular ceremony marks Beijing Olympic opening

China launched the 29th summer Olympics Friday with a glittering opening ceremony combining 5,000...
» read full story August 08th, 2008 - 19:44

Aftershock kills at least one, injures 23 in China's Sichuan

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale killed at least one person and injured 23, five...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 15:24
6.0 Magnitude Quake Jolts China Ahead of Olympic Games

6.0 Magnitude Quake Jolts China Ahead of Olympic Games

A powerful earth quake measuring 6.0 degrees on the Richter scale struck China’s already devastated...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 15:09

Beijing Shortens Torch Relay's Tibet Leg

The Olympic torch relay through Tibet will be shortened to just one day, the Beijing Games...
» read full story May 25th, 2008 - 16:54
77-year-old Becomes Oldest Person to Climb Everest

77-year-old Becomes Oldest Person to Climb Everest

A Nepalese man has become the oldest person to climb Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain....
» read full story May 25th, 2008 - 12:45
The Olympic Flame Continues Its Relay

The Olympic Flame Continues Its Relay

The climbers selected to bear the Olympic flame on the world’s highest mountain, have reached their...
» read full story May 08th, 2008 - 13:53
Australia Is Ready For The Olympic Rally

Australia Is Ready For The Olympic Rally

Yesterday, the Olympic torch arrived in Australia from Indonesia at an air base in Canberra. The...
» read full story April 23rd, 2008 - 19:54
Dalai Lama Teaches US Youth Traditions Preservation

Dalai Lama Teaches US Youth Traditions Preservation

The Dalai Lama addressed 8,000 people gathered at the University of Michigan Crisler Arena on...
» read full story April 20th, 2008 - 14:17
China Ready to Speak With the Dalai Lama

China Ready to Speak With the Dalai Lama

While visiting Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda in Tokyo on Friday, the Chinese Foreign...
» read full story April 18th, 2008 - 11:02
Chinese Authorities Find Guns in Tibetan Temple

Chinese Authorities Find Guns in Tibetan Temple

The Chinese authorities said they found fire arms inside a Tibetan temple and five air passengers...
» read full story April 14th, 2008 - 12:10
65,000 Gather in Seattle to See and Listen to the Dalai Lama

65,000 Gather in Seattle to See and Listen to the Dalai Lama

In a speech held in front of almost 65,000 people packed in a Seattle stadium on Saturday, the...
» read full story April 13th, 2008 - 14:15
Dalai Lama Says China Deserves to Host the Olympics

Dalai Lama Says China Deserves to Host the Olympics

During a short stop in Japan on his way to the United States, the Dalai Lama said he firmly...
» read full story April 10th, 2008 - 15:03
Paris Ready For Olympic Torch Relay

Paris Ready For Olympic Torch Relay

In preparation for the Olympic torch’s Paris visit, over 3,000 police officers were called...
» read full story April 07th, 2008 - 14:47
Violent Anti-China Protesters Attack Flamebearers in London

Violent Anti-China Protesters Attack Flamebearers in London

Around 1,000 anti-China protesters have engaged in fights with police and assaulted one of the...
» read full story April 06th, 2008 - 20:33
China Accuses Tibetans of Planning Suicide Attacks

China Accuses Tibetans of Planning Suicide Attacks

After accusing the Dalai Lama of orchestrating the Tibet protests and describing him as “a wolf in...
» read full story April 01st, 2008 - 15:13
Olympic Flame Handed to China amid Protests

Olympic Flame Handed to China amid Protests

Amid growing tension over the Tibetan independence issue, the Olympic torch has been handed by...
» read full story March 30th, 2008 - 21:28
China Warns EU about Interfering in the Tibet Issue

China Warns EU about Interfering in the Tibet Issue

Just a day before the ministers of the European Union members gather for a two-day meeting, the...
» read full story March 27th, 2008 - 14:54
Dalai Lama Accused of Taking Olympic Games Hostage

Dalai Lama Accused of Taking Olympic Games Hostage

China’s top officials accused the Dalai Lama of using the Tibet protests to spoil the Olympic Games...
» read full story March 23rd, 2008 - 20:43

Swiss Pro-Tibetan Demonstrators Attacked the Chinese Consulate

The Tibetan crisis which transformed Lhasa, the region’s capital, into a horrible sight, sent shock...
» read full story March 15th, 2008 - 19:07
Tibetan March Continues After Police Ban

Tibetan March Continues After Police Ban

Hundreds of Tibetans trying to march to their homeland from Northern India continued their travel...
» read full story March 11th, 2008 - 11:00
China Prepares For 2008 Olympics With Upgraded Road To Everest

China Prepares For 2008 Olympics With Upgraded Road To Everest

The 2008 Summer Olympic will be hosted by Beijing. China is preparing for the event and has started...
» read full story June 19th, 2007 - 13:27
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Health

Beijing Reports First Victim of Child Virus

Beijing Reports First Victim of Child Virus

China’s capital, on Wednesday, confirmed the first two-child deaths of hand-foot-mouth disease,...
» read full story May 14th, 2008 - 13:01
China EV71 Infections Rise to 20,000 Children, 30 Dead

China EV71 Infections Rise to 20,000 Children, 30 Dead

The recent outbreak of hand, food and mouth disease in China has continued to spread despite harsh...
» read full story May 08th, 2008 - 23:14
HFMD Virus Spreads among Chinese Children

HFMD Virus Spreads among Chinese Children

HFMD Virus Spreads among Chinese ChildrenMore than 12,000 Chinese children are infected with the...
» read full story May 06th, 2008 - 20:25
EV71 Virus Makes More Victims among Chinese Children

EV71 Virus Makes More Victims among Chinese Children

A highly infectious virus has claimed the lives of 24 children in China, prompting authorities to...
» read full story May 04th, 2008 - 21:14
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Specials

Olympic Torch Stops in India

Olympic Torch Stops in India

The Olympic flame has reached India’s capital, Delhi. In order to prevent any incidents, around...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 13:27
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Sports

Prince of gymnastics Li Ning lights Olympic cauldron

Active sports heroes Yao Ming and Liu Xiang may have been mentioned most as favourites to light the...
» read full story August 08th, 2008 - 20:20

Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony Underway

The opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics got underway with a fireworks display on Friday...
» read full story August 08th, 2008 - 15:49

China is ready - and the world is waiting

China has everything in place to stage an Olympic Games which will change the world's perception of...
» read full story August 07th, 2008 - 17:27

Beijing Ready For The Opening Ceremony

Beijing organizers said Wednesday that they were ready to hold the opening ceremony on...
» read full story August 06th, 2008 - 11:02

Olympics were close to disaster - huge TV income

The Beijing Olympics were close to becoming a disaster over the protest-marred torch relay,...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 15:59

Olympic torch arrives in Beijing for final three days

The Olympic flame on Tuesday arrived in Beijing for the final three days of torch relay before it...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 15:28
Hong Kong: Olympic Torch Reaches Friendly Territory

Hong Kong: Olympic Torch Reaches Friendly Territory

The Olympic torch has reached Hong Kong this week, and the pro-Tibetan protests became less felt....
» read full story May 02nd, 2008 - 16:08
Olympic Torch Relay Ceremony Overshadowed By Protests

Olympic Torch Relay Ceremony Overshadowed By Protests

What happens to tradition when politics get in the way? The relit of the Olympic Games torch,...
» read full story March 31st, 2008 - 15:38
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