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Sunday, 23 November 2008
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Spectacle marks end of huge Games
With its $40 billion (22 billion pound) landscape of twisted steel stadium, luminous Water Cube and imposing arenas arching high into the Beijing sky, the 2008 Olympic Games were as much a statement as a sporting spectacle.
25 Aug 2008 |
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China loses main chance for track glory
China lost its main hope for a track gold on Monday when 110 metres hurdles Olympic champion and national hero Liu Xiang pulled out injured from the Games.
18 Aug 2008 |
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Kitajima steals spotlight from Phelps
Asia's greatest swimmer Kosuke Kitajima stole the spotlight from Michael Phelps on Thursday with an unprecedented double-double in the Olympics breaststroke.
14 Aug 2008 |
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Phelps joins Olympic elite with nine golds
U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps carved his name among Olympic greats on Tuesday, winning a record-equalling ninth gold on a dominant morning for Americans in the pool.
12 Aug 2008 |
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China security forces vow to thwart Games threats
Ranks of Chinese paramilitary police swore to prevent terrorist attacks or "political incidents" disrupting the Beijing Olympics in a show of force at the Games' main stadium, a state newspaper reported on Thursday.
24 Jul 2008 |
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One month to go: Beijing prepares to deliver
With a month remaining until the opening ceremony of one of the most scrutinised Olympic Games in history, the time has come for Beijing to deliver on seven years of promises and billions of dollars spent.
07 Jul 2008 |
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Rice in China to seek progress on North Korea
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was due to meet China's top leaders in Beijing on Tuesday to discuss how to persuade North Korea to fully declare its nuclear programmes as a step toward eliminating them.
26 Feb 2008 |
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China says won't meddle in sovereign wealth fund
Beijing will not meddle with the operations of China Investment Corp, the country's new $200 billion (102 billion pounds) sovereign wealth fund, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Friday.
18 Jan 2008 |
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Wal-Mart to Hire Up to 150,000 in China
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to hire up to 150,000 employees in China over the next five years, five times its current work force there, as it expands its number of stores, the company said Monday.
20 Mar 2006 |
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