Beijing Olympic Games 2008

World’s largest color LED display

Mike — Fri, 09 May 2008 08:38:47 +0000

As oil approached $200 a barrel and the world faces an energy crisis, it is somewhat ironic that one of the largest growing users of energy has built the world’s largest LED display powered by...

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Yao Ming confident of reaching quarter finals

Mike — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:47:05 +0000

Yao Ming is confident China can at least reach the quarter finals in the basketball at the Beijing Olympics. Yao Ming is currently suffering from a knee injury, but he is now able to place 80 per...

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No guarantees for a free internet during the Olympics

Mike — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:50:45 +0000

China have said that they won’t be removing censorship of the internet during the Olympic Games. “China has always been very cautious when it comes to the Internet,” Technology...

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China declares Beijing Olympics “Basically” carbon neutral

regan — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:21:26 +0000

Due to a number of energy savings measures such as the use of solar power and an afforestation programme, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will “basically” be carbon neutral. China’s...

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I love China, nationalism and (L) China in MSN

Mike — Thu, 08 May 2008 05:21:51 +0000

Chinese are fighting back to the Olympic protests that have taken place around the world, especially during the Olympic torch relay in new bursts of nationalistic pride in their country. The...

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Torch reaches summit of Mount Everest

Mike — Thu, 08 May 2008 03:28:49 +0000

The torch reached the top of Mount Everest at around 3 a.m. this morning. The first time ever an Olympic torch has been taken up the mountain. Footage on television show the torch being passed...

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Pope gives Beijing Olympics his best wishes

Mike — Thu, 08 May 2008 02:36:47 +0000

Pope Benedict XVI said the Beijing Olympic Games are “an event of great importance for the entire human family”. The China Philharmonic Orchestra played in his honor in the...

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Olympic advertising or propoganda?

Mike — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:23:36 +0000

I took these pictures in downtown Beijing today. Olympic advertising or propaganda? What do you think?

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Virus not to have any affect on the Olympics?

Mike — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:56:29 +0000

The outbreak of the E71 or Enterovirus 71 virus will not have any impact on the Beijing Olympics according to Hans Troedsson, a WHO China representative. And the reason why? “Because the...

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World’s longest escalator?

Mike — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:19:51 +0000

Beijing’s latest shopping mall Joy City in the popular shopping district Xidan, is said to have the longest escalator in the world. I consulted Wikipedia to see if this was the case, but there...

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