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BEIJING, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said the country will step up efforts to keep economic development fast and steady despite challenges from home and abroa...

BEIJING, July 6 (Xinhua) -- It's the time for the Dalai Lama to respond with sincerity and prove it by deeds after the Chinese central government had communicated goodwill to h...

HONG KONG, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping inspected the equestrian events venues for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Paralympics Sunday afternoon in Hong Kong t...

HONG KONG, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping said here Sunday he is glad to see that the Olympic spirit has won common acknowledgment among the general public in...

HONG KONG, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping met with Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Donald Tsang Yam-kuen here Sunday mo...

HONG KONG, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping arrived at the Hong Kong Lok Ma Chau cross-boundary checkpoint from Shenzhen on Sunday morning, kicking off a three-...

TIANJIN, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese women's soccer team will take part in six international warm-up matches in July to prepare for the Beijing Olympic Games, according to the t...

BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- China called upon all the citizens on Saturday to improve their professional ethics and adopt good manners to create a sound social environment for the ...

BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Five other member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) pledged on Friday to actively assist China in the security work for the upcom...

BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Health (MOH) is launching a campaign against possible abuse in the handling of performance-enhancing drugs among medical institu...

BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Beijing is to set aside special lanes for vehicles serving the upcoming Olympic Games, according to local traffic authorities here on Friday. Wo...

TIANJIN, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Tianjin, one of the co-host cities of the Beijing Olympic Games, is to ban construction at key building sites and limit factory sewage from July 25 to S...

TIANJIN, July 4 (Xinhua) -- From July 25 to Sept. 25, vehicles with odd and even numbers in Tianjin, an Olympic co-host city bordering Beijing, will take turns running within the o...

BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Ministry of Health has urged Olympic host cities ensure sufficient blood supply in hospitals to prepare for public health emergencies during...

CANBERRA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The Australian, the biggest-selling national newspaper in the country, has highly praised the efforts made by the Chinese government in preparing the u...

MOSCOW, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Five hundred children from China's quake-hit province of Sichuan will tour Russia's Primorsky territory for rehabilitation, the regional press se...

By sportswriter Zhang Rongfeng YANGLING, Northwest China, July 3 (Xinhua) -- China's agriculture researcher Shan Lun carried the first torch in Yangling, China's &#...

Torchbearer Shan Lun runs with the torch during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay in Yangling, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, July 3, 2008. Students cheer for th...

SINGAPORE, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Young people in Asia/Pacific have the highest medal expectations of their home teams at the Beijing Olympic Games in August, said a Visa survey here o...

MEXICO CITY, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The Internet portal Terra, of the Spanish group Telefonica, announced Thursday that they got the exclusivity in Latin America to broadcast by intern...

BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese public security official said on Thursday the government had taken effective measures to tackle threats and is confident the Beijing Ol...

TIANJIN, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese women's soccer team will take part in six international warm-up matches in July to prepare for the Beijing Olympic Games, according to the t...

TIANJIN, July 3, (Xinhua) -- Shang Ruihua, coach of the Chinese women's soccer team, said on Thursday that the squad to compete in the Beijing Olympic Games will be named on Ju...

LUSAKA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S.-based Zambian middle distance runner Prince Mumba has vowed to book an outright ticket to compete in the Being Olympic Games by running faster than ...

By Wang Jiangang NEW YORK, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese people are not only hospitable, but are unified on major issues of principle, which is a strong bond to ensure the...

TOKYO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has decided to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, Kyodo News reported Thursday. Fukuda...

BEIJING, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially awarded China's Xinhua News Agency the Host News Agency of the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing o...

GENEVA, June 23 (Xinhua) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) head Jacques Rogge said on Monday that he was "very optimistic" about the success of the upcoming Olympic ...

by Sportswriter Ma Xiangfei BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) -- China played tough hand in cracking down on drug cheats with more frequent no-notice tests and severe punishments ah...

BEIJING, June 5 -- The Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee has come up with a series of slogans and cheering routines for crowds at games' venues, Beijing Times reports. ...