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News Source: CCTV
| about 1 year ago
Chinese President Hu Jintao declared open the 29th summer Olympic Games of Beijing in the National Stadium in north Beijing on Friday night. Thundering cheers rocked the full-packed stadium, while splendid fireworks lit up the city skyline.
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News Source: China News
| about 1 year ago
A young girl waves a Chinese flag as she watches a firework display near the National Stadium also known as Bird's Nest during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 8, 2008. The three-hour show at Beijing's...
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News Source: Voice of America
| about 1 year ago
Tens of thousands of Chinese are rushing to get married Friday, as China marks the official start of the Olympic Games. China's official Xinhua news agency says over 16,000 couples in the capital, Beijing, have applied to get married Friday. An...
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News Source: Democracy Now
| about 1 year ago
S The eyes of the world are focused on China today as the Summer Olympic Games open in Beijing. One big question centers on whether the Olympic Committee and the Chinese government will allow any public protests during the Games. We speak with an...
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News Source: China News
| about 1 year ago
Over 10,000 athletes from some 200 countries are going to compete in 38 differents disciplines during the event, between August 9 to 24.[Agencies]
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News Source: Androscoggin News
| about 1 year ago
With the Olympic Games in Beijing starting this week we’ve racked our brains for the IT angle and we can’t find one. Instead we at Register Books have decided to hammer down prices and run with an inflation-beating 50 per cent off* a vast...
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News Source: Xinhuanet.com
| about 1 year ago
Indonesia on Friday hailed the Beijing Olympic Games that will be opened on Friday evening, expecting the international games to be successful, the foreign ministry said here Friday. "We hope this Olympic can succeed. We believe that the government...
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News Source: Xinhuanet.com
| about 1 year ago
Here are some interesting figures and facts about the 2008 Olympic Games being held in Beijing from Aug. 8 to 24. This number is seen by many Chinese people as lucky as it is a homophone for the Chinese character of "fortune." This is why the Games'...
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News Source: Xinhuanet.com
| about 1 year ago
Art performances are staged in the National Stadium ahead of the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, capital of China on Aug. 8, 2008. The 29th summer Olympic Games will open at 20:00 Beijing time here Friday. (Xinhua/Liu...
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News Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
| about 1 year ago
ET I arrived in Beijing four days before the Olympics began. My first day in the Chinese capital, I woke up groggy and badly in need of coffee...Reporters, Producers, Camera Operators and other staffers from various media outlets around the world,...