日期：2009-06-13 Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda ruled out yesterday a visit to Tokyo's Yasakuni shrine, seen by many in Asia as a symbol of Japan's past militarism, on the Aug 15 anniversary of the country's surrender in World War II. Former prime minister Jun... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-13 Hurdles star Liu Xiang has been dreaming for years about finding the perfect combination at the Beijing Games - smooth running and explosive jumps. It is a combination he is desperate to find since he bears the expectations of an entire nation as he... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-13 The Olympic torch arrived in Leshan yesterday, the home of the world's tallest statue of Buddha. The relay was held at Emei Mountain, where the main attraction is the 71-m high Leshan Giant Buddha carved into the cliff face. Both the mountain and th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-13 Sixteen policemen were killed when two terrorists threw home-made explosives at the officers in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, around 8 am yesterday. Local security bureau officials said the group of 70 policemen were jogging during a re... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-13 Even the most devoted Chinese sports fans would barely have recognized Zheng Jie and Yan Zi four years ago, but now, the duo even need bodyguards at their training camps. Coming into the Games among the most popular of China's 639 Olympic athletes,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-13 Eleven Chinese people living in Africa and Europe came up with their own special way to support the Beijing Olympic Games: driving Land Rovers more than 40,000 km and collecting signatures along the way from people who support the Games. Hu Yan, a b... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-13 At least 123 people, mostly women and children, were crushed to death under the feet of thousands of pilgrims in a stampede at a temple in northern India yesterday, police said. Chanting and singing hymns, Hindu worshippers were snaking up a 4 km tr... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-13 Fang Dongming yesterday said the field in front of his house has been packed like this only once before. But the last time so many people were there was on May 12 when the devastating earthquake hit Sichuan province. Fang is a resident of Guang'an,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-13 Blue skies smiled over Beijing for the fourth day in a row and excitement filled its air yesterday as Premier Wen Jiabao promised a clean, green and beautiful city during and after the Olympic Games. A day earlier, International Olympic Committee Pr... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-13 China is the world's leading producer of energy from renewable resources and is on the way to overtaking developed countries in creating clean technologies, says a Climate Group report. The report, published on Friday, says China's clean revolution,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-13 International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) president and China's volleyball guru Wei Jizhong said yesterday he believes the country's women's team will be able to defend its Olympic title in Beijing. He said reaching the semis would be a big hurdle... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-13 Johnson Johnson (China) Investment Co Ltd bought Beijing Dabao Cosmetics Co Ltd in a bid to further expand its presence in the Chinese market. The subsidiary of the US -based consumer goods giant Johnson Johnson acquired Dabao from Beijing Sanlu Fac... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-13 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has decided to step down in the face of probes into his alleged corruption scandals, prompting right-wing Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu to call for new elections. A snap parliamentary election in Israel cou... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-13 Barcelona striker Lionel Messi will head to China early on Thursday to join the Argentina squad for the Olympics, which get underway next week, the Spanish club said. The 21-year-old will fly from Italy, where he took part in a 3-1 friendly win over... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-13 A loving kiss on the nose from 75-year-old torchbearer Ji Shaolin was the highlight of yesterday's Olympic torch relay in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province. The receiver of the kiss was not a person, but rather a bronze statue of Juan Antonio Samaranch, f... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-13 After years of trying to improve wastewater treatment systems, urban governments are now facing a new challenge: what to do with the tons of sewage sludge the process creates. According to figures from the Ministry of Environmental Protection, by 20... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-13 Olympic fans who failed to secure tickets for the main events can now look forward to the next best thing: watching the Games on huge TV screens across the capital. In a bid to ensure as many people as possible get to share the Olympic experience, s... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-13 Around 70 cooked pigs and hundreds of baskets of food were yesterday presented to Tonga's new king in a lavish traditional coronation ceremony for Polynesia's last monarchy. King George Tupou V will be crowned officially tomorrow, before Tongan, Bri... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-13 Olympic all-around champion Paul Hamm, winner of one of the most controversial golds in 2004, withdrew from the Beijing Games on Monday due to injury. I have put my heart and soul into this comeback and I've done everything I could to get ready in t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-13 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined the General Assembly on Monday in calling on all peoples who are at war to observe the traditional two-week Olympic Truce. Let them lay down their weapons, if only temporarily, so that humanity can lay claim to g... 阅读全文>>