2008 IIHF World Hockey Championships underway
Indonesia to host Asian Beach Games in October
JAKARTA, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia is to host the first Asian Beach Games from October 18 to 26 in the resort island of Bali, chairperson of the country's sport committee (KONI) Rita Subowo said here Monday. < Detail >
Olympic torch relay sets off in southeastern Quanzhou
QUANZHOU, Southeast China, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Olympic torch relay started on Monday in the southeastern coastal city of China, Quanzhou, the third stop in Fujian province. < Detail >
Cheering crowds line roads ... and roofs
BEIJING, May. 12 -- The Olympic torch relay turned out to be a carnival yesterday for the 6.7 million people in this southern port city in Fujian province. < Detail >
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- Cheering crowds line roads ... and roofs (2008-05-11 China Daily)
- Liu splashes to easy win in Beijing warm-up (2008-05-11 China Daily)
- La Liga: Atletico Madrid beats Deportivo Coruna 1-0 (2008-05-11 Xinhua English)
- Man Utd crowned 17th England title (2008-05-11 Xinhua English)
- Carlos Parreira hopes to again coach in Brazil (2008-05-11 Xinhua English)
- Caio Junior wins first game as Flamengo head coach (2008-05-11 Xinhua English)
- Manchester United wins 10th Premier League title (2008-05-11 Xinhua English)
- Flamengo takes lead in Brazilian men's basketball playoffs (2008-05-11 Xinhua English)
- Corinthian head coach praises team for opening victory (2008-05-11 Xinhua English)
- Coritiba beats Palmeiras in Brasileirao debut (2008-05-11 Xinhua English)
- Atletico-PR beats Ipatinga in Brasileiro opener (2008-05-11 Xinhua English)
- Internacional beat Vasco with reserves (2008-05-11 Xinhua English)
- Three-way tie in 43rd Capablanca Memorial Chess Tourney (2008-05-11 Xinhua English)
- Sheila to meet Brazilian volleyball team (2008-05-11 Xinhua English)
- Djokovic entitled in Rome Masters men's tennis tournament (2008-05-11 Xinhua English)
- Indonesia beats Thailand in first day's Thomas Cup (2008-05-11 Xinhua English)
- Russia's Safina snatches German Open title (2008-05-11 Xinhua English)
- Massa wins Turkish Grand Prix (2008-05-11 Xinhua English)
- Olympic torch relay in Fuzhou starts (2008-05-11 Xinhua English)
- Chinese women's team wins silver of AVC Eastern Zonal Volleyball Championships (2008-05-11 Xinhua English)
- World No. 1 seal doubles' gold of German Open (2008-05-11 Xinhua English)
- China dominant in first-day Thomas and Uber Cup match (2008-05-11 Xinhua English)
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World
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- Bush welcomes "spectacular" wedding for first daughter
- Clinton: race is not over
Business
- Chinese shares mixed in morning trade, Shanghai down 0.55 percent
- Fumigant used in grain storage phased out
- China's monthly trade surplus hit $16.68 bln in April
Entertainment
- U.S. actor arrested for attempting to board flight with weapon
- Michael Jackson averts ranch foreclosure
- TV viewership still down in wake of 100-day writers strike
Life
- Beijing Int′l Dance Festival opens with "Her Story"
- Teen marijuana users at high risk of mental problems
- Thieves betrayed by stolen MacBook