CHINA DAILY E-PAPERS>China Daily
Archive
CHINA DAILY - Monday August 25,2008
MAIN SECTION
Tonight I can write the saddest lines. This Pablo Neruda line so truly describes the feeling of every heart that beat in China last night.
Fireworks explode atop the National Stadium during the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games as performers present a wonderful display on the ground. Reuters
Beijing
Amid towering ancient trees, fragrant flowers and whispering creeks, President Hu Jintao and his wife Liu Yongqing hosted a banquet lunch for state leaders and royalty attending the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics yesterday.
Comment
In the context of the global economic slowdown and a possible negative economic growth in quite a few developed countries, there have also arisen widespread worries about China's economic performances in this Olympic year.
Life
Wang Jue had dreamed of becoming an Olympic volunteer for three years, from the day in July 2005 when he learned he had been accepted to a university in Beijing.
World Sports
CHICAGO: Aramis Ramirez hit a pair of three-run homers and Ryan Dempster won his 15th game this season as the Chicago Cubs coasted to a 9-2 win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.
International
President Hu Jintao is set to arrive in Seoul today for the start of a weeklong official visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK), Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
2008 Beijing Olympic Sailing Regatta
QINGDAO: The Sailing Regatta of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games came to an end with a spectacular farewell party on Saturday, marking the conclusion of what International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge called a "most successful" event.