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CHINA DAILY - Friday August 1,2008
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Beijing will handle up to 1,500 flights and 260,000 passengers a day, the most its airport can cope with, in the run-up to and during the Olympic Games, Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) officials have said.
A performer looks pleased with her efforts and the reaction of the crowd of spectators as she marches in a procession outside the National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest, yesterday. Performers have been practicing outside the stadium in the run-up to the Olympic Games opening ceremony. Reuters
Nation
The government yesterday condemned a US congress resolution on China's human rights situation and urged Washington to curb the "odious" conduct of anti-China legislators.
Beijing 2008
Beijing has so far received no formal notification from foreign delegations about bringing food into the Olympic Village, a BOCOG official said yesterday.
China Scene
Distraught owner offers reward for lost pet dog
Having already spent 30,000 yuan over the past six months on searching for his missing, much-loved Dalmation, the owner, surnamed Zou of Shanghai, continues to offer cash rewards for any information that could help him to find his pet of eight years.
Special Supplement
As the Olympic Games approach, Beijing is attracting increasingly intense attention, which has spread to its coastal neighbor Tianjin, co-host of Olympic soccer games.
Insight
The lives of the 12 million migrant workers in this southern boomtown look set for a major change starting today.
Comment
As the Beijing Olympic Games approaches, the preparations for the world sports gala have intensified and with all these there is an atmosphere of openness.
Opinion
The United States in recent years has more and more frequently criticized China about its military transparency and openness, and some US government leaders have taken the issue as a reason to check further development of Sino-US relations.
Special Supplement
A year-long effort sponsored and organized by the State Grid Corp of China that solicited creative contributions from Chinese all over the world to celebrate the upcoming Olympics concludes today.
Life
As a founding dancer of LDTX, Xu Yiming, the choreographer of Trailing the Sun, is a familiar figure to the company's regular fans from his former works, Snail and Snail 2. This time, Xu is attempting to develop the possible limits of the dancer. In Trailing the Sun, each dancer engages with a new style, one that defies individual movement - muscular becomes tender, fast becomes slow and air-bound becomes grounded.
Olympics
International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) president and China's volleyball guru Wei Jizhong said yesterday he believes the country's women's team will be able to defend its Olympic title in Beijing.
Sports
CINCINNATI, Ohio: Rafael Nadal steamrolled to another overwhelming victory this season, crushing Florent Serra 6-0, 6-1 on Thursday in the second round of the ATP Cincinnati Masters tournament.
House Of Switzerland Special
Dear readers,
This August, China will greet millions of visitors from all over the world and enable them to experience the most important global sports event infused with a combination of oriental culture and Olympic spirit.