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CHINA DAILY - Monday August 11,2008
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China is ready to work with the US to take bilateral relations to a higher level in a sustained, healthy and stable manner, President Hu Jintao said yesterday.
Guo Jingjing (top) and Wu Minxia flip their way to the women's 3m springboard synchronized diving gold at the Water Cube in Beijing yesterday. Guo and Wu had won the gold at 2004 Athens, too. Yang Shizhong
Nation
A string of bomb attacks hit Kuqa county in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region yesterday, killing one security guard and injuring several civilians, the regional government said.
Comment
In June in Beijing, when I got into a taxi, I was amazed to see the white cotton seat cover, the kind I would hesitate to use on my home sofa. When I complimented the driver on the shining clean seats, he smiled shyly. There are many small things like this that reflect the eagerness of the people in Beijing be a good host. The taxi-driver, along with a quarter of the world's population, is ready to welcome the world to China for the Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing. Just as President Hu Jintao said: all that the Chinese people want is to host them successfully.
Life
Among the fast-changing trends of international cuisine, Peking Duck is a rare enduring classic, with a history stretching back 1,600 years.
Beijing Live
The Divas in Beijing concerts series will present beloved South Korean soprano Sumi Jo at the National Center for the Performing Arts tonight.
World Sports
LOS ANGELES: The Atlanta Braves recorded seven runs in the sixth inning on their way to a conclusive 11-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.
2008 Beijing Olympic Sailing Regatta
"The Olympic sailing competition held in Qingdao is the best prepared among all the eight Olympic sailing events I have participated in," said Goran Petersson, president of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), after a recent inspection of the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center.