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CHINA DAILY - Wednesday August 20,2008
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The pain of losing Liu Xiang to injury on Monday was lessened somewhat by the four more gold medals China picked up and the attention the Brazil-Argentina soccer match drew yesterday.
Beijing
Beijing is enjoying its cleanest air for 10 years and the blue skies are set to continue long after the Olympics, a top environment official said yesterday.
Beijing
Japan's formidable four in women's wrestling, who won two golds, one silver and one bronze at the Beijing Games as they did four years ago, may have fought their last Olympics together.
Nation
People from rural areas of Sichuan who were made homeless by the May 12 earthquake will be able to move into their new homes before December of next year, Vice-Governor Huang Yanrong said yesterday at a press conference at the Beijing International Media Center.
Insight
If the Olympics are a time for medals, many people earned theirs before the Games began.
Comment
The term, non-government organizations (NGOs), refers to all groups not formed and run by governments. To be sure, NGOs have already flourished in all layers and facets of society in response to unmistakable popular demand. And they represent the human desire for self-organization coming into fruition and having their presence in society keenly felt.
Opinion
A general view of the Olympic Village is seen on July 27, 2008 in Beijing, China. Located in the northwest corner of the Olympic Green, the Village lies adjacent to the National Stadium and National Aquatics Center.
Life
Chinese reality TV show The Disciple had its closing ceremony at the Great Wall late last month, when Jackie Chan chose 24-year-old Jack Tu as his protg. Tu's reward is to die for: He will accompany the action star to learn everything about international filmmaking and even get to star in Chan-produced films.
Beijing Live
Perhaps you've strolled through Beijing parks this summer and noticed - perched between the recreational table-tennis players and the badminton players - groups of four or more people seated around small tables, staring intently at flat game boards, shouting and laughing as they flip tiles.
Business
On the day that the world watched the opening of the Beijing Olympics, Zhang Guobao, head of the National Energy Administration, was at his organization's debut ceremony outlining his mission to ensure China's energy security.
Special Supplement
Born in 1938 in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province, Fan Zeng is a contemporary master of traditional Chinese painting and is especially skilled in figure painting.
International
Ten French soldiers were killed and 21 wounded in two days of fierce fighting outside of Kabul in the single biggest loss for international forces here in more than three years, officials said.
World Sports
MIAMI: The Tampa Bay Rays maintained the best home record in Major League Baseball with a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in a clash between division leaders on Monday.
2008 Beijing Olympic Sailing Regatta
QINGDAO: Xu Lijia's debut at the Olympics ended well yesterday, earning her country a bronze medal in sailing in Qingdao.
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