Wang Yuanyuan EXPATRIATES have been impressed with the Beijing Olympics, saying the high spirits shown by all Chinese had made it a fantastic national celebration. “Normally I don’t watch the Olympics that often, even when it was held in my home country,” American Jason Anderson, 37, said. “I didn’t plan to follow the Games every […]

    Two-time runner-up Andy Roddick faced Argentina’s Eduardo Schwank, making his Wimbledon debut. Nadal, Sharapova ease into next round  DATA： 2008-06-26 Maria Sharapova of Russia returns the ball to Stephanie Foretz of France during their match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London on Tuesday.SD-Agencies In the day’s first major upset, fourth-seeded Davydenko was knocked […]

t SHENZHEN residents are being invited to voice their opinion on the intended locations of 30 book dispensers that are to be installed in October. Residents have until Sept. 15 to submit their comments. According to a report on www.sznews.com yesterday, Shenzhen Library is soliciting public opinion on the proposed locations of the book dispensers […]

    Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, chief executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), inspects the security check procedure at the Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Venue (Beas River) in Hong Kong, south China, July 28, 2008. Tsang inspected the preparation work for the Olympic Equestrian competition on Monday.(Xinhua Photo)     The current security measures in place […]

Border police alight from a train at Shenzhen Railway Station on Sunday night. A total of 43 Shenzhen border police were sent to Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, one of the Olympic host cities, to help ensure sports events went smoothly. During their stay of more than two months, they detained 11 people who were found to […]

      Elise Rechichi and Tessa Parkinson celebrate after the 470 women’s medal race at Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center in Qingdao yesterday.SD-Agencies AUSTRALIAN crews won both the men’s and women’s two-person 470 dinghy races in Qingdao yesterday to register the country’s first sailing Olympic gold medals of the Beijing Games. Three-time 470 world champions Nathan […]

Boston Celtics’ Paul Pierce celebrates with his MVP trophy after winning Game 6 of the NBA Finals basketball championship in Boston，June 17, 2008. Celtics clinched the NBA Finals champion, routing the Los Angeles Lakers 131-92 to win the best-of-seven NBA Finals four games to two. (Xinhua Photo) 

THE Phoenix Suns traded guard D.J. Strawberry to the Houston Rockets on Monday for rookie guard Sean Singletary. “Sean gives us depth at the point guard spot,” Suns general manager Steve Kerr said. “We like his instincts and his ability to run a team. He also puts a lot of pressure on the ball.” Singletary […]

FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT Claude-Louis GALLIEN (FRA) Born on August 26th, 1942. Married, two daughters. Education PhD in Biology, State Doctorate in Natural Sciences. Career Professor at Université René Descartes, Paris – Laboratory of Neurobiology, Developmental Biology and Muscular Differenciation (1972 – present) e-mail [email protected]  

“ONLY 15 days left!” Ma Xiaogang, a middle-school student in Northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, yelled as he counted down the days to the Beijing Olympic Games. Several months ago, the teenager assumed he would just be watching the long-dreamed of Games on television at his home, a small village in the arid region. […]