Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Beijing Olympics Latest News - 8 April, 2008 - 1

Using Olympics to pressure China won't work
Longview Daily News - Longview,WA,USA
It is in the news that movie director Steven Spielberg has resigned as artistic adviser to the Beijing Olympic Games to protest China's perceived ...
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Press release on the worldwide Beijing Olympic Torch Relay
第29届奥林匹克运动会网站 - 北京,China
With the theme of "Journey of Harmony," the Beijing Olympic Torch Relay started its worldwide journey on April 1, 2008. The sacred flame has so far passed ...
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2008 Beijing Olympics: This stock to get the gold
By Laura Cadden
With the 2008 Beijing Olympics approaching, many travel-related stocks have been predicted to benefit. One of the most promising is the leading Chinese online travel service provider, Ctrip. Like US-based Expedia, Ctrip allows online ...
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Feng Shui 2008 – Disturbance of Energy of Olympic Flame
By fengshui168
On Monday, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said all options remained open for Paris concerning a possible boycott of the opening of the Beijing Olympics, AP reported. In London Sunday, the Olympic torch was met with widespread ...
Feng Shui News - http://fengshui168.wordpress.com

Beijing Olympics protests continue in Europe
PRWeek - New York,NY,USA
The 2008 Beijing Olympic games continue to face protest throughout the world, this time because of the country's action involving Tibet. ...
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Thoughts on the Beijing Olympics debate
By Aaron S.
As a certified "ring-head,"* I've done a lot of thinking about whether it's good or bad for the Olympics to be going to China this Summer. I've finally settled it and it's becoming clearer and clearer that it is a bad thing for both the ...
Fighting Talker - http://fightingtalker.wordpress.com
 

Getting to China for Beijing Olympics 2008
India PRwire (Press Release) - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
In August this year, Beijing, China, will welcome sportsmen, spectators and tourists from a variety of locations for the start of the 2008 Olympic Games. ...
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Clinton Says Bush Should Skip Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony
Bloomberg - USA
The procession of the Olympic torch to Beijing has been disrupted by protests since it began in Greece on March 24. In Paris today authorities abandoned ...
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Timing the Olympic Dragon
ePluribus Media - USA
These nomads are shaping 21st century China, and have even made the 2008 Beijing Olympics questionable. We need to understand them, silenced for too long, ...
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SF prepares for Olympic torch run
abc7news.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
A spokesperson for the Beijing Olympics Organizing committee is calling the protestors, "a small group of people doomed for failure. ...
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Foster accepts Olympic Games spot
BBC Sport - UK
Mark Foster has confirmed that he will compete for Great Britain at the 2008 Beijing Olympics after his outstanding display at the British Championships. ...
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French athletes won't heed boycott
MWC News - Vancouver,Canada
Sarkozy is considering staying away from the launch of the Beijing Olympics to protest China's crackdown on unrest in Tibet, according to French officials. ...
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Beijing Olympic flame ends chaotic Paris journey
ABC Online - Australia
The Beijing Olympic flame ended its chaotic relay journey through Paris on Monday, marred by city-wide protests against China's crackdown in Tibet that ...
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