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Posted in India on Sep 21st, 2008
India has launched an unique outdoor promotional tourism campaign in Japan, one of the key inbound markets, by draping Japanese auto drivers in Incredible India T-shirts and colourful Rajasthani turbans.
Amidst fanfare, 10 Velo Taxis wrapped in images of India’s tourism products were flagged off by Indian Ambassador to Japan H K Singh at Ginza, the [...]
Posted in Beijing Olympic Games, China on Aug 6th, 2008
Do you want to read some lies (or not the exact truth) , go on;
Beijing Olympics: Terror bombing was ‘Muslim jihad’
By Malcolm Moore in Kashgar (telegraph.co.uk)
“We found papers on one of the suspects saying that their religious beliefs are more important than their lives, the prosperity of their families and even the well-being of their [...]
Posted in Beijing Olympic Games, China on Aug 2nd, 2008
IN THE language of architecture, the Beijing Capital International Airport’s statement of intent is concise and unequivocal: it is a building designed for shock and awe.
This week, as hundreds of thousands of tourists, athletes, journalists, and administrators descend on China in advance of the Olympic Games, the new Terminal Three building will offer them a [...]
The medical facility at the Olympic Village that offers comprehensive health care primarily for athletes and officials.
Posted in Beijing Olympic Games, China on Jul 9th, 2008
The Main Press Center (MPC) for the Beijing Olympics formally opened on Tuesday, July 8 and will follow a 24-hour operation schedule between July 25 and August 27 for media crews from around the world, Director of the MPC and IBC operation team, Sha Wanquan, told reporters Tuesday.
The International Broadcast Center (IBC), nearby the MPC, [...]
Posted in Beijing Olympic Games, China on Jul 7th, 2008
Handout photo of China’s new 10 yuan note
China’s Central Bank is issuing a special 10 yuan note to commemorate the Beijing Olympics, swapping the image of communist leader Mao Zedong for a picture of the city’s iconic national stadium.
The People’s Bank of China says it plans to issue six million of the notes, worth about [...]
Posted in Beijing Olympic Games, China on Jul 7th, 2008
(LANZHOU, June 7) — Zhu Jun, a CCTV host, lit the cauldron at the Waterwheel Exhibition Park at 11: 45 a.m., marking the end to the Lanzhou leg of the Torch Relay and the last stop in Gansu Province.
Tian Yu carried the Olympic flame at 8:15 on Monday from Zhongshan Bridge to kick off the [...]
(BEIJING, July 4) — The Italian football team’s coach Pierluigi Casiraghi has chosen his 22-man squad for Beijing 2008. The squad includes Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi.
Lazio captain Tommaso Rocchi is the only over-age player in the squad. Rocchi is joined by Fiorentina midfielder Riccardo Montolivo. Both players are returning to national duty after not being [...]
(BEIJING, July, 5) - World No. 2 Rafael Nadal cruised past Rainer Schuettler of Germany 6-1, 7-6, 6-4 to set up a third successive Wimbledon final against Roger Federer yesterday in the second semifinal on Centre Court at Wimbledon.The first set was a one-sided one in favor of the Spaniard since he broke the [...]
Posted in Beijing Olympic Games, China on Jul 7th, 2008
(BEIJING, July 6) — Yet another day of record raiding for swimmers at the US Olympic trials in Omaha, Nebraska. The competition started off with Lara Jackson rewriting the American record in the prelims of the women’s 50m free with a time of 24.50; replacing the former mark (24.53) set last year by nine-time Olympic [...]
