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Beijing Olympic Cultural Festival to see multipil activities from chinanews 864 days old

BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Olympic Cultural Festival will feature many activities with Beijing residents most welcomed to participate ...

Big number of city volunteers needed for Beijing Olympic Games from chinanews 864 days old

BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- A big number of city volunteers will be needed to provide information, language and emergency services during the Beijing ...

Events held to mark 100-day countdown to Special Olympics from chinanews 864 days old

BEIJING, June 25 -- A total of 23 events have been on display in Shanghai on Sunday as part of the celebrations to mark the 100-day countdown to the ...

Former IOC president: Beijing 2008 will be best-ever Games from chinanews 864 days old

BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch said on Sunday that he believes the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing would be ...

U.S. mayors support Chicago's Olympics bid from chinanews 864 days old

LOS ANGELES, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors on Monday passed a resolution supporting Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympic and ...