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CHINA DAILY - Thursday July 24,2008
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Beijing has earmarked three areas for public protests during the Olympic Games, a senior security official said yesterday.
The security staff on an escalator seems to have become part of the kaleidoscope created by lit-up traditional Chinese drums at the Olympics Green in Beijing yesterday. Reuters
China Scene
Abandoned wife sues husband-turned monk
A young wife surnamed Sun from Miyun district, Beijing, sued her husband for divorce recently on the grounds of abandonment.
Beijing 2008
Unauthorized Olympic media, which are ineligible to broadcast from within the Olympic Green, have found an enviable alternative.
Insight
As cities countrywide swelter in the midst of summer, many Chinese families are said to be facing the heat from another major challenge of urban living - pandering to the "little emperors", or precious children, as they break out for the holidays.
Comment
The 29th Olympic Games will begin on August 8 in Beijing with the whole world watching. The Chinese government and people have been preparing for this historic event of peace, friendship and progress for the past seven years with no efforts spared to make it a great success.
Opinion
The paradox of tourism in China is that despite an unforgettable range of attractions, the country is a frustrating destination for foreign tourists. There are other contradictions. The tourist infrastructure is good (hotels, restaurants, and transport network), but not readily accessible; the people are inquisitive and hospitable, but the country remains aloof and inscrutable for most foreigners.
International
Radovan Karadzic will conduct his own defense in the Hague tribunal and is convinced he will be cleared of the charges of genocide, relatives and associates of the war crimes suspect said yesterday.
Business
Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer (left) says he plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to fix the company's unprofitable Internet business. His investors say they want proof he knows what to do with the money.
Special Supplement
Chinese painters are creating their own approach to contemporary art but their work remains nascent compared to the West, says Feng Yuan, vice-president of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles.
Life
Li Tiansheng has business cards that list five titles. The first four are affiliations with music associations from across China.
Olympics
WASHINGTON: When it comes to medals, a bronze won't be good enough this time for Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James and his teammates on the US Olympic squad of NBA stars.