WORK on the city’s Metro Line 2 started Monday, Chinese-language newspapers said yesterday. The line, which is scheduled to open in 2011, starts at Shekou passenger ferry terminal in Nanshan District and ends at Xinxiu neighborhood in Luohu District. It has 17 stations covering 20.65 kilometers, the Daily Sunshine said yesterday. In a separate development, […]

Spain’s coach Luis Aragones (L) gestures as Italy’s coach Roberto Donadoni watches the play during their Euro 2008 quarter-final soccer match at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, June 22, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) The former AC Milan star extended his contract with the Italian FA (FIGC) for two more years before the Azzurri’s Euro 2008 opening […]

PREMIER Wen Jiabao lit the Beijing Paralympic flame at the ancient Temple of Heaven in Beijing on Thursday, kicking off the torch relay across China before the 13th Paralympics open Sept. 6. In front of the symbolic Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, hearing-impaired torch holder Jiang Xintian lit the flame from a concave, burnished […]

STEVEN GERRARD is to have surgery on his groin that is likely to rule him out of England’s opening two World Cup qualifiers next month, manager Rafa Benitez said Wednesday. Gerrard played in Liverpool’s 1-0 win over Standard Liege that put them in the Champions League group stage but is now expected to be out […]

 Germany’s Michael Ballack celebrates scoring during the quarterfinals against Portugal at the Euro 2008 Championships in Basel, Switzerland, on June 19, 2008. (Xinhua Photo) Germany beat Portugal 3-2 in the first quarterfinal match of Euro 2008 here on Thursday, braving into the semifinals of the 24-day tournament. Midfielder Bastian Schwienseiger and sriker Miroslav Klose scored […]

Chinese President Hu Jintao rode the Beijing metro system Wednesday. ·”The high-speed trains have been a milestone in the history of China’s railway development.” ·The shuttle will transport spectators, athletes and other passengers during the Games. Chinese President Hu Jintao rode the Beijing metro system Wednesday to test the capital’s transport preparations for the upcoming […]

Katie Hoff leaves the starting block during her heat in the women’s 200m freestyle at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska July 1, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Hoff, however, coming off a world record in the 400m medley on Sunday, qualified for her second Olympic event by touching first in the 400m freestyle with […]

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping telegraphed the General Administration of Sport on Monday to express concern and sympathy for track star Liu Xiang, who pulled out of the men’s 110-meter hurdles in a first-round heat with a foot injury at the Beijing Olympic Games. Chinese state leaders were very concerned with the Shanghai native’s injury, […]

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (R) poses for photos with athletes of the Australian Olympic delegation at the Olympic Village in Beijing.Xinhua U.S. President George W. Bush arrives with wife Laura in Beijing on Thursday. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo arrives. The Bird’s Nest seen Thursday night ahead of Friday’s ceremony.Xinhua More than 80 heads […]

VICE-PRESIDENTS Hironoshin FURUHASHI (JPN) Born in Shizuoka, Japan, on September 16th, 1928. Married with two children. Education Graduated in political science and economics Career Professor at Nihon University and holder of many international honours e-mail [email protected]