Monday, March 31, 2008

March 31st - Latest News

 

Boycott Beijing Olympics Games?
Korea Times - South Korea
A boycott of the Beijing Olympics would make good moral sense. The Chinese government is monstrous ― a nasty, repressive, exploitative regime with a shiny ...

IOC president's message to Beijing Olympic torch relay
Xinhua - China
I would also like to thank our Chinese friends from the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, and in particular its president Mr. Liu Qi, for their strong ...

Beijing aims to cut down smoking for Olympics
Guardian - UK
The Beijing Olympics start in August. Institutions that fail to comply would face "immediate fines" of up to $5000 yuan ($700), the China Daily said. ...

Beijing Olympics 2008 deprives gold medal cyclists of family tickets
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
By Gary Cleland Britain's champion cyclists will be watched by just two family members at key sessions of the Beijing Olympics because of tight ticket ...
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China slams EU over Tibet issue -- state media
Inquirer.net - Philippines
"Together with peoples of the rest of the world, the Chinese people will never be shaken in their determination to make the Beijing Olympic Games a great ...
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Australian swimmer's Olympics chances under threat
Radio Australia - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
The Australian swimmer Nick D'Arcy may be excluded from the Beijing Olympic team, after he was alleged to have been involved in a fight with another ...
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Bush Should not go to Beijing Olympics
Human Events - Washington,DC,USA
Even the US State Department warns those attending the Beijing Olympics to expect Orwellian intrusion. The State’s website warns that “All hotel rooms and ...
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Aussie swimmers warned of peaking at trials
The Times - Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
Thompson said he would act to rectify the issue for the Beijing Olympics. “We will talk about that at the team meeting so that we start on the right foot ...
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Beijing Olympics Eamon's success a story of resilience
Fox Sports - Surry Hills,NSW,Australia
After he set his second world record in 24 hours at the Olympic Team Swimming Trials, establishing the new 50m freestyle standard at 21.28sec, ...
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FACTBOX: Beijing Olympic torch relay route
Reuters - USA
The flame will arrive in the Chinese capital Beijing for the first time on Monday before it is taken around the globe and across China on a 137000-km (85130 ...
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