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Things are hard — beds, especially

2012-07-27 23:51:02

Everything is just right, except for the size of the beds. Accommodating about 16,000 people is clearly a huge project, and there's no way to make everybody happy.

Husband, coach, punching bag

2012-07-27 23:51:02

Perhaps Jiang Shan's most important role is corralling wife Li Na's infamously volatile temper.

State Councilor visits Chinese delegation

2012-07-27 12:09:13

Chinese government representative, State Councilor Dai Bingguo, visited members of the Chinese sports delegation in London Olympic Village on Thursday.

Opening ceremony full of surprises

2012-07-27 16:13:52

The best kept secret of the Olympic Games at the moment is what the opening ceremony will be like, but it looks set to be spectacular and with a dash of British humor thrown in.

DPRK incident mars Olympic opening

2012-07-26 11:26:12

A major diplomatic incident marred the first day of competition when the DPRK women's soccer team walked off after the ROK flag was mistakenly displayed before their match against Colombia.

CPC official to attend opening ceremony

2012-07-26 10:04:09

Liu Qi, a senior official of the CPC and former Party secretary of Beijing, will attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

China's injured Teng pulls out of Games

2012-07-26 10:22:27

China's former Olympic pommel horse gold medallist Teng Haibin has pulled out of the London Games after aggravating a forearm injury, organisers of the gymnastics event said on Wednesday.

National flag hoisted at Olympic Village

2012-07-25 20:02:15

In its first official appearance as member of the London Olympic family, the Chinese sports delegation joined several other nations in the traditional welcome and flag-raising ceremony on Wednesday inside the Games Village in east London.

Yi Jianlian to fly China's flag in London

2012-07-25 09:10:28

A top Chinese sports official confirmed Tuesday that China's flag-bearer for London Olympic opening ceremony will be a basketball player.

London Games to open in troubled times

2012-07-24 11:54:06

London stages its third summer Olympics against a sombre backdrop tempering the excitement and anticipation before the sports festival.

London hopes it's set for the Games

2012-07-24 09:30:17

Olympic organizers seek to avoid last-minute hitches as they hope the sun to shine.

Hard to track down memories in London

2012-07-24 10:11:55

The Chinese would probably recall their memories of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games when they come to London for the upcoming 2012 Games. Most of them will be disappointed.