Voice of America
Beijing 2008 Olympics: The 2nd Phase of Ticket Sales Suspended due …China Travel News, China -6 hours agoThe second phase of ticket sales of Beijing 2008 Olympics has been suspended due to network jam on the morning of October 30 th . Managers of the ticketing …FACTBOX-Olympics-How Beijing is trying to meet "green" targetsReutersOlympics ticket […]
AP Blog: '64 Tokyo Olympics RememberedThe Associated Press -2 hours agoHONOLULU (AP) — As the Beijing Olympics approach, only 10 months away, I cannot help but recall with sweet nostalgia the games of Tokyo 1964. …
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Sailom first to secure Beijing berthBangkok Post, Thailand -4 hours agoThe quarter-finalists at the championship qualify for the Beijing Olympics. In the featherweight category, Sailom, who is not among Thai favourites, …
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Join us in Bangkok, January 20-23, 2008, for Changing Dynamics in the Asia Pacific: Power Politics, Economic Might, and Media Challenges. Blogging in China, 2008 Olympics coverage, inside views on Burma, and outlooks on North Korea’s …
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The booking system for tickets to the 2008 Beijing Olympics was brought to it’s knees on Tuesday resulting in only 9000 tickets being sold in the first two hours. The website saw 8 million visits in the first hour with 200000 ticket …
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Turkish Press
China: Keep your Olympic promiseChristian Science Monitor, MA -4 hours agoBy John Hughes Provo, Utah - China sees the 2008 Olympics as an opportunity to present a positive and smiling image to the outside world. …IOC confident in Beijing Olympics air qualityCCTVall 66 news articles
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Eight hours after the tickets went on sale, the ticketing website flashed a note saying the system was busy and to check back later.” link: High demand crashes Beijing Olympics ticket website.
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The Associated Press
UN General Assembly Urges Olympics TruceThe Associated Press -58 minutes agoUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN General Assembly on Wednesday urged all nations to observe a truce during the Beijing Olympics next summer to enable all …
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BARNES IS BEIJING BOUNDSportinglife.com, UK -2 hours agoBy Mark Staniforth, PA Sport Belfast light-flyweight Patrick Barnes became the first Irish boxer to qualify for next year's Beijing Olympics after another …
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Turkish Press
UN General Assembly adopts resolution on truce during Beijing OlympicsXinhua, China -1 hour agoUNITED NATIONS, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) — The UN General Assembly adopted unanimously on Wednesday a resolution which calls for truce during the Beijing Olympic …UN General Assembly urges world to observe truce during Beijing…International Herald TribuneSurefire way to cut defections MIDWEEK MUSINGS:Chicago […]
