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JUN 19, 2008
Challenges remain as Olympics approach
XinHua
As the clock ticks towards the Olympic Games, Beijing still faces awesome challenges as host city. "The situation is pressing, and the tasks are daunting," said Liu Qi, president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG), when visiting non-competition venues on Monday.
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JUN 17, 2008
China to ban air-freighting of dangerous goods during Olympics
XinHua
China will ban the air-freighting of dangerous goods to Olympic host cities during the Games, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said. Airlines will be prohibited from carrying explosives for civil use, guns and ammunition to the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang, Qinhuangdao and Qingdao from July 1 to Sep. 30,the administration said in a statement on its website.
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JUN 17, 2008
Anti-terror ace to ensure safe Games
China Daily
An anti-terrorism expert has been appointed executive vice-minister of public security amid intensified efforts to ensure a trouble-free Olympic Games. The ministry's website on Sunday night posted news of the appointment of Yang Huanning, former member of the standing committee of the Heilongjiang provincial Party committee and secretary of the province's political and law committee.
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JUN 16, 2008
China pledges safe rail transport during Olympics
XinHua
China's rail systems must place priority on providing safe and sound transport during the coming Olympic Games, boosting passenger flow this summer, the Ministry of Railways said Monday.
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JUN 9, 2008
Satellite launched for Olympic TV broadcast
China Daily
China launched a new communications satellite, Zhongxing-9, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern Sichuan Province at 8:15 p.m. (Beijing Time) Monday. Audiences would be able to watch live broadcasts of Olympic events via the satellite. The quality and coverage of the country's television and broadcasting services were to be increased, and people in remote regions of China would receive clear television programs.
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