The 2008 Beijing Olympics showcased China's reemergence on the world stage. In awarding those Games to China, the International Olympic Committee predicted the Olympics could improve human rights, and ...

ceremony at the iconic "Bird's Nest" stadium, watched by an estimated one billion people worldwide, and it certainly wasn't the only unprecedented spectacle on display during these spectacular Games.

July 13 -- Beijing bested Paris, Toronto, Istanbul and Osaka today, winning the International Olympic Committee's vote to host the 2008 Olympics. International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio ...

(For related story see CHINA/FLOODS/ or [ID:nPEK133762]) June 18 (Reuters) - China's floods are the latest in a series of disasters and troubles that have beset the nation in its Olympic year. Here is ...

GENEVA — Some 1.5 million Chinese have been forced from their homes during preparations for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, a rights group said yesterday. China rejected the figures from the ...

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The opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games took place in the majestic Beijing National Stadium (colloquially referred to as the "Bird's Nest" due to its appearance) on 6th September ...