From the Shanghai Daily: Led by Michael Phelps’ seven gold medals, the United States dominated the world swimming championships in Melbourne. The Americans won a leading 36 medals, including 20 golds – equaling their best showing in 29 years. If the world’s other swimmers want to catch up, they’ve got some work to do before […]
Read MoreFrom UCA News via SperoNews: With about 500 days to go until the Beijing Olympics Games, Chinese Catholic leaders are making arrangements to meet the religious needs of foreign Christian athletes and visitors. Anthony Liu Bainian, vice chairman of the Chinese Patriotic Association (CCPA), an organization not recognized by the Vatican, recently put forward a […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters via China Daily: Beijing will name and shame dodgy tour operators in the city’s major papers in a bid to clean up the industry ahead of the 2008 Olympics, state media reported on Friday. Monthly reports from May would list “the most complained about” tour agencies and their offences, the China Daily said. […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: China has selected two pandas to give to Hong Kong as an anniversary gift, 10 years after the former British colony’s return to Chinese rule. The pair, a male and a female who have yet to be named, will arrive in Hong Kong by the beginning of May, the State Forestry Administration said […]
Read MoreFrom Newsweek: No task is too complex, no detail too small, for organizers of Beijing’s gala coming-out party, the 2008 Summer Olympics. At first, some Chinese planners hoped to shift the timing of the Games to September 2008, when temperatures are cooler. Beijing in August is hot, steamy and oppressive”a concern to visiting athletes”and most […]
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