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Olympic torch relay photo exhibition opens August 22
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Painting scroll depicting the torch relay(BEIJING, August 22) -- The photo exhibition for the Beijin...
Spectators reminded of media information
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(BEIJING, August 11)-- Ticket-holding spectators are reminded of media information on weather condit...
Air quality during the Games ensured
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Photo GalleryFull coverage: Press conference on Beijing air quality(BEIJING, August 8) -- On Friday ...
President: Beijing Olympics offer opportunity for both China and world
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Chinese President Hu Jintao addresses a welcoming luncheon in Beijing, China, Aug. 8, 2008. Hu Jinta...
August 8: A day to remember
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The National Stadium on the night before the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games (Photo credit: Xi...
Guests across world arrive in Beijing on eve of Olympics
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BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Most guests on the Olympic Games' attendance list have arrived here as n...
2008 Int'l Students Orchestra performs to hail Beijing Olympics
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2008 International Students OrchestraPhoto GalleryMembers of the 2008 International Students Orchest...
24-hour countdown to Olympics Games begins
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One day left until the Opening Ceremony on August 8, 2008 (Photo credit: Li Wei)Photo Gallery(BEIJIN...
Photo: Olympic volunteers work at Hong Kong equestrian courses
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Six Olympic equestrian volunteers pose for a group photo.Photo GallerySix Olympic volunteers working...
Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park ready for Olympics
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Scene of the press conferencePhoto GalleryFull coverage: Press conference on preparation work for Sh...
BOCOG clarified accreditation rights issue for IBC & MPC
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(BEIJING, Aug. 7) -- At 4:30 p.m.on August 7, Liu Shaowu, director of BOCOG Security Department, cha...
12355 hotline to offer Olympic volunteers 14-hour psychological support
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(BEIJING, August 7)-- The 12355 hotline officially opened on August 6 to offer counseling support to...
Photos: Athelets practise for Olympics at Water Cube
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A diver practices at National Aquatics Center, nicknamed the "Water Cube" in Beijing, capital of Chi...
Beijing plans to prevent heat stroke
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(BEIJING, August 6) -- The Beijing government is currently working on a plan to prevent heat stroke ...
IOC happy with Olympic preparations
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(BEIJING, August 6)-- At a press conference last night, IOC Olympic Games Executive Director Gilbert...
Large-scale oil painting scroll 'Ode to the Olympics' is presented
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The father-daughter artist pair and BOCOG officials introduce the artwork at a press conference. Pho...
Walking a tightrope: Graphic design for Olympics
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Graphic designers create "pictograms" (left) to represent different Olympic sports based on jingwen ...
Photos: FIVB technical official teaches Olympic volunteers
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A FIVB technical official (middle) teaches Olympic volunteers hand signals used to call plays on the...
China ensures food and water safety for the Games
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(BEIJING, August 6) --More than 400 public health officers are in charge of inspecting the food, wat...
MPC journalists get a special tour of Tiananmen
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Tourists view flowerbeds in Tiananmen Square.Photo Gallery(BEIJING, August 5) -- Almost a dozen MPC ...
Beijing officials visit Olympic volunteers
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Liang Wei, vice-director of the Beijing Olympic Volunteer Work Coordination Group, observes voluntee...
Olympic Village Mayor meets Luxembourg Grand Duke Henri
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(BEIJING,August 5)-- Chen Zhili, vice president of BOCOG and mayor of the Olympic Village, met with ...
UN system takes part in Beijing Olympics
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UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations is taking part in the upcoming Beijing Olympic...
UNEP: Green energy to enrich Beijing Olympic experience
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NAIROBI, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The UN environment agency, UNEP, says that solar energy, wind farms and ...
Wushu Tournament Beijing 2008 to begin August 21
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The scene of the press conferencePhoto GalleryFull coverage on Wushu Tournament Beijing 2008(BEIJING...
Great minds think alike: Tan and Wells on Olympic music
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Scene of the interviewPhoto GalleryVideo: Interview with Tan Dun and Robert Wells(BEIJING, August 5)...
NW China's Ningxia immerged in Olympic atmosphere
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An old man flies a kite by an Olympic-themed parterre.Photo GalleryYinchuan, capital city of northwe...
Oversized stretcher and bed stand by at Beijing Olympics basketball stadium
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BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Beijing Olympic organizers are putting an extra large stretcher, a spine...
Beijing says Olympic preparations in place
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BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- From power supply to traffic service to air quality and food safety, Bei...
Ample medical stockpiles in place for Games: China drug regulator
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BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- China has stockpiles of medicine for the Olympics that are three times t...