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Goodbye Beijing, See You Soon London

The 2008 Beijing Olympics closed its curtains last Sunday, 24th of August, ending the 16-day event with an extravagant show of lights and acrobatic performances.. The crowd was serenaded by a duet performance by Tenor Placido Domingo and Chinese Soprano Song Zuying, though its hard for me to understand what they are singing, I still [...]

1st Silver for Singapore

China dominated the women’s team competition against Singapore to win the gold medal in yesterday’s table tennis finals match. The Singapore team made up of three former Chinese nationals settled for the silver medal and will receive about half-million dollars as bonus for their accomplishment. Had they won the gold they would have been richer [...]

2008 Beijing Olympics

1 more day to go before the 2008 Beijing Olympics kicks off. About 10,500 athletes from around the world will gather in this quadrennial event to compete in 302 events in 28 sports and to promote Pierre de Coubertin’s ideals:
 
“The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, [...]