Tag Archives: Olympics

The official Olympic cheer

Let’s go Olympics! Let’s go Beijing!

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Postal restrictions

Restrictions on what you can post through the mail system in China for the Olympic period.

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Six types of foreigners not welcome for the Olympics

A new set of guidelines for foreigners

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Touring China with the guqin

John Thompson on old guqin music; controling coverage of the earthquake; the race for gold medals; a non-looting episode; no more thin plastic bags; why not to learn Chinese.

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Sichuan underdog wins relay, Guo Jingjing wins gold

Weekly sports news roundup.

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Liu Xiang at Olympic test event, sports and earthquake relief

Weekly sports news roundup.

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Macquarie’s tumbling Olympic fund

Torch on the roof of the world This roundup of the week’s sports news is by China Sports Today • The week in sports got off to a rough start for most people who tried to buy tickets in Phase … Continue reading →

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Eye witness account of torch relay problems

An account of problems in the Olympic Torch relay in Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

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SCMP Olympic site

SCMP Olympic guide.

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China visa confusion

A review of the visa situation for foreign passport holders who live in China.

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