http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/BeijingFind stories, videos, and photos about Beijing from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:28:28 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Beijing14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Beijing from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/15/china.birth.defects/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/15/china.birth.defects/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe number of birth defects in China are on the rise and the rate has nearly doubled in the past decade in Beijing and several provinces, a state-run newspaper reported Tuesday.Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/02/china.riotinto.ft/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/02/china.riotinto.ft/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe arrest last month of four Shanghai-based Rio Tinto executives has raised fears of a crackdown by Beijing on foreign companies that would have been un­thinkable a few years ago.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:47:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/24/news/companies/china_rio_tinto.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/24/news/companies/china_rio_tinto.fortune/index.htmAfter officials in Beijing last month arrested four Rio Tinto executives for allegedly stealing secrets from Chinese steel companies, China took a brutal public relations beating internationally.Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/03/24/beijingbands/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/03/24/beijingbands/index.html#cnnSTCTextCNN explores Beijing's underground music scene and the bands making the rest of the world sit up and listen.Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:18:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/03/news/international/china_high_speed_bullet_train.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/03/news/international/china_high_speed_bullet_train.fortune/index.htmWhen lunch break comes at the construction site between Shanghai and Suzhou in eastern China, Xi Tong-li and his fellow laborers bolt for some nearby trees and the merciful slivers of shade they provide. It's 95 degrees and humid -- a typically oppressive summer day in southeastern China -- but it's not just mad dogs and Englishmen who go out in the midday sun.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/30/opinion.gao/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/30/opinion.gao/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe political events in Beijing in the spring of 1989 culminated in the tragedy on Tiananmen Square on June 4th (the "1989 Beijing Event"). It was one of those historical events which, despite the lapse of time, refuse to free themselves of controversies. Two decades later, emotions still run high in many quarters of the world.Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/27/ta.zhangxin/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/27/ta.zhangxin/index.html#cnnSTCTextZhang Xin is a billionaire property magnate, has been named one of the world's most powerful women and has played a large role in transforming Beijing's architectural landscape.Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/03/11/forbidden.city.china/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/03/11/forbidden.city.china/index.html#cnnSTCTextWelcome to a secret world. For nearly 500 years, the Forbidden City's fortified walls and 170-foot-wide moat protected the Chinese imperial family from fires, invaders, and nosy Europeans.Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/09/china.selfimmolation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/09/china.selfimmolation/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree family members who set themselves on fire in Beijing last month were apparently protesting the demolition of their home and were demanding "too much" compensation, an official said.Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:22:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/cliff_corcoran/03/05/poola.breakdown/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/cliff_corcoran/03/05/poola.breakdown/index.htmlLocation: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, JapanFri, 06 Mar 2009 19:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/china.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/china.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree men set themselves on fire in a shopping area in downtown Beijing Wednesday, Chinese state-run media reported.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/22/oly.subway/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/22/oly.subway/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs Bus No. 37 pulled up at the Wangfujing stop near his office, Chris Tsao watched the line of waiting passengers quickly dissipate into a familiar scene of mild chaos as they pressed their way onto the standing-room-only bus.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/oly.luxuryhotel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/oly.luxuryhotel/index.html#cnnSTCTextEnwei Lien's job title belies the unusual duties he has performed in the past few months.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/03/oly.beijjingcats/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/03/oly.beijjingcats/index.html#cnnSTCTextQin Xiaona used to visit the suburban Xiaotangshan Sanatorium in the summer to escape the scorching temperature in the city. Now she comes here to turn up the heat on a subject close to her heart.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/10/china.hotel.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/10/china.hotel.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Chinese television station has apologized for Monday's massive fire at an unoccupied luxury hotel that killed a firefighter and wounded seven other people.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/china.hotel.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/china.hotel.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTextA massive fire engulfed a newly constructed, unoccupied luxury hotel in central Beijing on Monday night as crowds watched a nearby fireworks display marking the end of Lunar New Year celebrations.Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/06/18/beijing.hybrid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/06/18/beijing.hybrid/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina's new found wealth has seen an explosion in the number of new developments springing up in what is, arguably, the world's biggest building boom.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/06/beijing.urbanization/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/06/beijing.urbanization/index.html#cnnSTCTextPost-Olympics Beijing is a vastly changed landscape from the one that existed in 2001 when the city won the bid.Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:46:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1855684,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1855684,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith 50 million children studying a classical instrument, China is poised to become a world force in Western melodiesThu, 06 Nov 2008 23:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/10/31/melamine.china/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/10/31/melamine.china/index.html#cnnSTCTextConsumers in Beijing's malls and shops are shunning the milk and poultry sections -- for good reasons.Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1854729,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1854729,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThree more Chinese brands of eggs containing melamine were identified on Wednesday and leery consumers began avoiding the productWed, 29 Oct 2008 19:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1854361,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1854361,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBeijing's market reforms continue as policymakers search for lessons from the U.S. meltdownTue, 28 Oct 2008 05:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1853554,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1853554,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs world leaders work on solutions to the financial meltdown, the problem keeps getting worseFri, 24 Oct 2008 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/china.gymnasts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/china.gymnasts/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Chinese women's gymnastics team did not use underage competitors during this year's Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, the International Gymnastics Federation said Wednesday.Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:03:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1839435,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1839435,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHong Kong's pro-democratic parties kept most of their seats and their veto power in the city's Sept. 7 elections. When will democracy follow?Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836464,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836464,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBrits are known for theater, pageantry, music and humor. But if stodgy politicians have their way, none of that may come through in the 2012 OlympicsWed, 27 Aug 2008 00:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836051,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836051,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA Chinese human rights activist detained by police during the Olympic Games has returned to Beijing, a human rights group said TuesdayTue, 26 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835838,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835838,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSecurity agents detained an elderly bishop of an underground Catholic church in northern China hours before the closing of the Olympic Games, a U.S.-based group said MondayMon, 25 Aug 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/25/beijing.hutongs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/25/beijing.hutongs/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs in Rome and Athens, ancient relics in Beijing stand in stark contrast to the highways, buildings and vehicles of the modern age. At Beijing's Jianguomen, the fortification-like Ancient Observatory -- dating from 1442 during the Ming Dynasty -- dodges the overpasses of the Second Ring Road while standing within steps of a subway station.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:29:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_wertheim/08/06/mailbag.0806/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_wertheim/08/06/mailbag.0806/index.htmlWill you do an Olympics Mailbag? If no, then why? -- George, AuburnMon, 25 Aug 2008 15:19:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_wertheim/08/21/us.open.seeds/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_wertheim/08/21/us.open.seeds/index.htmlHere are some initial musings and reactions to the U.S. Open draw, which was held Thursday morning.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:56:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/grant_wahl/08/24/memory.wahl/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/grant_wahl/08/24/memory.wahl/index.htmlWe asked the Sports Illustrated writers who covered the Beijing Olympics to leave us with their indelible memory of the Games.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:49:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/david_epstein/08/24/national.records/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/david_epstein/08/24/national.records/index.htmlRunning is a sport where relative success matters. A single group of striving runners can contain an individual for whom running at the pace of the pack is an act of utter laziness, and next to him or her, an individual for whom keeping up with that same pack is a heroic effort.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:03:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/richard_deitsch/08/24/memory.deitsch/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/richard_deitsch/08/24/memory.deitsch/index.htmlWe asked the Sports Illustrated writers who covered the Beijing Olympics to leave us with their indelible memory of the Games.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:03:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/mary_nicole_nazzaro/08/23/womens.wrapup/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/mary_nicole_nazzaro/08/23/womens.wrapup/index.htmlBEIJING -- The U.S. women's volleyball team ended its improbable run to the gold-medal match on Saturday. It's a story that reaches far beyond the boundaries of a volleyball court, for it was done in the shadow of a senseless tragedy.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/mary_nicole_nazzaro/08/24/memory/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/mary_nicole_nazzaro/08/24/memory/index.htmlWe asked the Sports Illustrated writers who covered the Beijing Olympics to leave us with their indelible memory of the Games.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:21:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/sl_price/08/24/memory.emmons/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/sl_price/08/24/memory.emmons/index.htmlWe asked the Sports Illustrated writers who covered the Beijing Olympics to leave us with their indelible memory of the Games.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:24:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/kelli_anderson/08/24/memory.cab/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/kelli_anderson/08/24/memory.cab/index.htmlBEIJING -- My favorite memory from Beijing involved Michael Phelps breaking a barrier, but not in the way you might think.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:21:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/david_epstein/08/24/memory/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/david_epstein/08/24/memory/index.htmlWe asked the Sports Illustrated writers who covered the Beijing Olympics to leave us with their indelible memory of the Games.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:18:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835582,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835582,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs spectacular as the sports were, the Games in the end had become more of an extravaganza for the Chinese, with the rest of the world tagging alongSun, 24 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/david_epstein/08/23/track/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/david_epstein/08/23/track/index.htmlBEIJING -- That's why they run the races, and throw the disks and jump the bars. So that, with the taste of gold on their tongues, Lolo Jones can heartbreakingly hit the ninth hurdle, and Sanya Richards can tie up with 80 meters to go in the 400. So that Tyson Gay can get knocked out in the semifinals and miss the baton in the 4x100, and so that Stephanie Brown Trafton, who finished third at the U.S. Olympic Trials, can use her first throw to win the first U.S. gold in women's discus in 76 years.Sun, 24 Aug 2008 05:50:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/richard_deitsch/08/22/briefing/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/richard_deitsch/08/22/briefing/index.htmlThe Redeem Team isn't the only basketball juggernaut in Beijing: The U.S. women have won 32 consecutive Olympic games and will be a heavy favorite in Saturday's gold-medal final (10 a.m. ET) against Australia (7-0), the team they defeated in the finals in both Sydney and Athens. Prior to dispatching Russia 67-52 in the semifinals, the U.S. had won its first six games by an average of 43 points.Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:13:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1834909,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1834909,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe biggest gold medal haul since 1908, far beyond that of rivals Germany, France and Australia, gives the U.K. an unaccustomed glowSat, 23 Aug 2008 04:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/tim_layden/08/22/friday.wrap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/tim_layden/08/22/friday.wrap/index.htmlBEIJING -- Late Friday night in Beijing, Bryan Clay won a gold medal in the Olympic decathlon, the first such victory for the United States since Dan O'Brien in 1996. It was immensely deserved and not altogether surprising: Clay was a silver medalist in 2004, a world champion in '05 and the favorite in Beijing among his peers.Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:14:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1834971,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1834971,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsCustomers in China of Apple Inc.'s iTunes online music store were unable to download songs this week, and an activist group said Beijing was trying to block access to a new Tibet-themed albumFri, 22 Aug 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1834474,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1834474,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAuthorities sentence two Beijing women in their 70s to time in a detention camp after applying to demonstrate in the capital's official Olympic protest zonesThu, 21 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1834144,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1834144,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnti-doping expert Werner Franke discusses whether clean athletes can ever really compete with cheaters, and the chances of catching a doperThu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/steve_aschburner/08/19/aschburner.olympics/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/steve_aschburner/08/19/aschburner.olympics/index.htmlWhen it comes to this nation's stick-and-ball sports as worthy Olympic pursuits, the United States apparently is damned if it dominates and damned if it doesn't.Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1834156,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1834156,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn the months before the Olympics, Chinese authorities pulled in the reins on social dissent to stage a trouble-free Games. But will Beijing loosen its grip after the world packs up and leaves?Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/richard_deitsch/08/19/briefing/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/richard_deitsch/08/19/briefing/index.htmlUsain Bolt makes the impossible seem commonplace. His running has been so spectacular here that he has forced hard-traveled track scribes to consider the question: Can Bolt break Michael Johnson's 12-year-old record in the 200? The time to beat is 19.32.Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:04:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20219788,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20219788,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnWith her recovery progressing, Barbara Bachman is airlifted to an American hospitalMon, 18 Aug 2008 15:39:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/david_epstein/08/17/beijing.airquality/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/david_epstein/08/17/beijing.airquality/index.htmlWhen Chinese officials and the IOC declared the air in Beijing clean for the Games -- IOC president Jacques Rogge said the sun was simply hiding behind fog from "heat and humidity," never mind that, some days, there was less than 60 percent relative humidity -- it gave a seal of approval to pollution-control measures that Beijing has ramped up over years in preparation for the Olympics. And in the last few days, the fervor over Beijing's air pollution has subsided, as pea soup skies gave way to a pleasant azure backdrop, the first of the Games.Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/16/oly.american.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/16/oly.american.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe woman whose husband was killed in a knife attack while attending the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, and who was herself critically wounded in the attack, is back in the United States, according to her doctors.Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:52:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1833371,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1833371,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsChinese officials implemented $17 billion in antipollution programs before the start of the Games. The skies are clearer, but simple meteorology may be the chief reason whySat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/14/olympics.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/14/olympics.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive activists protesting on behalf of Tibet, including three Americans, were arrested Thursday for what Chinese police called "activities against Chinese law" and will be deported, Beijing police said.Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/14/china.walls/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/14/china.walls/index.html#cnnSTCTextBeijing has undergone a massive construction blitz in the seven years since the city was awarded the Olympic Games.Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:04:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/david_epstein/08/14/running.in.beijing/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/david_epstein/08/14/running.in.beijing/index.html"In general, any form of exercise, if pursued continuously, will help us train in perseverance. Long-distance running is particularly good training in perseverance." -- Mao Tse-TungThu, 14 Aug 2008 14:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/13/oly.food/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/13/oly.food/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf there's one thing that makes Beijing an enticing city to both local and expatriate Beijingers alike, it's the food.Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832323,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832323,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThus far, political protests have been fairly restrained -- and so has the response from Chinese authoritiesWed, 13 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20218660,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20218660,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnOfficials replace the little-girl singer with a child "flawless in image"Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/08/07/sports.focus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/08/07/sports.focus/index.html#cnnSTCTextEyes are on Beijing, China, for the Summer Games, with an estimated 4 billion people expected to tune in to watch the world's top athletes seek the ultimate recognition: an Olympic gold medal.Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:17:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20218095,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20218095,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnFriday's dazzling kick-off (with Yao Ming and 14,000 others) is marred by the killing of an American SaturdayMon, 11 Aug 2008 11:04:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831074,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831074,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFamily members of the U.S. volleyball coach are stabbed in what appears to be a random attack Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/michael_farber/08/09/softball.dominance/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/michael_farber/08/09/softball.dominance/index.htmlBEIJING -- The team that was too good for its own good returns for the final hurrah, an overwhelming favorite to win the fourth and, for now, last, Olympic softball gold medal.Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/08/olympics.opening/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/08/olympics.opening/index.html#cnnSTCTextFireworks, athletes and pageantry on a scale never before seen in the Olympics opened the Summer Games in Beijing on Friday as the Asian nation kicked off the biggest and most scrutinized Games in history.Sat, 09 Aug 2008 08:07:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/david_epstein/08/08/beijing.pollution2/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/david_epstein/08/08/beijing.pollution2/index.htmlBEIJING -- Brian Sell, the colorful Egg McMuffin-eating, Fu Manchu-sporting, self-described redneck marathoner from Michigan, is concerned. And understandably so, with pictures of smog-obscured buildings and smog-swallowed mountains coming out of Beijing.Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:10:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/richard_deitsch/08/08/nbc.coverage/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/richard_deitsch/08/08/nbc.coverage/index.htmlBEIJING -- The 24-hour Olympics are so 2004. In what NBC Universal is calling the most ambitious single media project in history, the network and its affiliates will present 3,600 total hours from Beijing on seven NBC Universal networks: NBC, USA, MSNBC, CNBC, Oxygen (for the first time), Telemundo and Universal HD, as well as NBCOlympics.com. That's an average of more than 212 hours per day of Olympic coverage.Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/08/08/china.travel.highlights/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/08/08/china.travel.highlights/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina can seem as impenetrable as it is imposing. Consider the numbers: it's the world's most populous nation (1.3 billion), where more than 100 cities have populations over a million. Fifty-six ethnic groups are spread across 22 wildly distinct provinces and five autonomous regions, in a landmass slightly larger than the U.S.Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:26:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1830485,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1830485,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTIME tours the Beijing Olympic Village: it's green, it's clean, and haircuts are free! Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1830225,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1830225,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPresident Bush is eagerly awaiting the start of the Summer Olympics, making history as the first president to attend this world athletic competition on foreign soilThu, 07 Aug 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/david_epstein/08/07/beijing.pollution/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/david_epstein/08/07/beijing.pollution/index.htmlBEIJING -- For all the fuss about the measures that Beijing is taking to clear its smog, the reality is that the blueness of the skies during the 2008 Olympic Games will have very little to do with Beijing's Potemkin village-style pollution control efforts, because the air pollution in Beijing comes predominantly from south of the city, riding winds and making the journey to the capital from up to hundreds of miles away.Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/07/olympics.press.freedom.florcruz/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/07/olympics.press.freedom.florcruz/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor many overseas reporters now in Beijing, covering the Summer Games has turned into an Olympian task.Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/olympics.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/olympics.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextTen thousand athletes have gathered in China for the Olympics, along with hundreds of thousands of fans and 30,000 journalists. All are being watched over by 100,000 security forces.Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:59:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/selena_roberts/08/06/beijing/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/selena_roberts/08/06/beijing/index.htmlBEIJING -- The haze over the Bird's Nest possesses the air quality of a smoker's lung, and yet a group of spin artists on the Beijing scene Wednesday declared a blue-sky vision without a single catch in their throats.Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:52:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/brian_cazeneuve/08/04/scenes.beijing/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/brian_cazeneuve/08/04/scenes.beijing/index.htmlBEIJING -- Having recently arrived, I realize that some things defy translation: A sign by a towel rack near the outlet in my hotel bathroom ("Do not use for another use") convinced me to drip dry. When I picked up my phone's receiver, the rings led me to an answering machine on a number I had not called.Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/02/china.olympics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/02/china.olympics/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn the last weekend before the Olympic Games begin in Beijing, Olympic officials were still wrestling with pollution problems, Internet access, and at least one doping case -- albeit an old one.Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:07:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1829200,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1829200,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe incident will undoubtedly cast a pall over the beginning of the Olympic Games and has also underlined fears of further such events taking placeMon, 04 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/03/oly.calendar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/03/oly.calendar/index.html#cnnSTCTextPlanning to visit China during the Olympics, but already worried about what else there will be to do besides watching the Games?Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1828587,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1828587,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFacing criticism over reneging on its promise to relax censorship for visiting media, Olympic officials announce that China has agreed to relax curbs on Internet accessFri, 01 Aug 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/30/oly.beijing.pollution/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/30/oly.beijing.pollution/index.html#cnnSTCTextChinese officials have announced an emergency plan to deal with Beijing's persistent pollution problem as athletes flock toward the country for the start of next week's Olympic Games.Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:02:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826953,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826953,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBeijing denies that footage threatening the Games is serious, but the unhappiness of its Muslim minority is not imaginarySun, 27 Jul 2008 15:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826961,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826961,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThick pollution blanketed the Chinese capital on Sunday, one of the smoggiest days seen in the past monthSun, 27 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/em_swift/07/25/wilft/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/em_swift/07/25/wilft/index.htmlDon't even think about missing the women's gymnastics competition in Beijing. Bag the basketball, if you must. Torpedo the track and field. By all means, skip the swimming. But cancel all plans the night of the ladies' team final, Wed., Aug. 13, because the U.S. and China will be fighting World War III on four inches of the balance beam.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:44:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826710,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826710,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAn aggressive tabloid newspaper has had its Web site censored and could face further punishment by China's media authorities for running a photograph from the still-taboo 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy movementFri, 25 Jul 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826472,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826472,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Chinese organizers have set aside three areas for demonstrations during the Games. But they're out of the way. And you'll likely need a permitFri, 25 Jul 2008 14:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/25/oly.tickets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/25/oly.tickets/index.html#cnnSTCTextTensions rose in Beijing on Friday, as hundreds of people waited in long lines to buy the last batch of Olympic tickets to go on sale.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/07/09/oly.media/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/07/09/oly.media/index.html#cnnSTCTextThis year's Summer Olympic Games have been seen as China's coming-out party, destined to be as significant for the host country as the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were for Japan.Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/20/countdown.tvinfo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/20/countdown.tvinfo/index.html#cnnSTCTextCNN's monthly program, "Countdown Beijing: Chasing the Dream," profiles the athletes who hope to represent their nations in Beijing, and the issues and stories in the build-up to the Games in August.Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1823704,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1823704,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsChina's inflation fell to 7.1 percent in June, the government reported Thursday, possibly easing pressure on Beijing to raise interest rates or take more drastic steps to cool sharp rises in consumer pricesThu, 17 Jul 2008 06:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1823561,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1823561,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsConcern for the future of the Games and current geopolitical realities have made Olympic boycotts a relic of the Cold War Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1822476,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1822476,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA draconian set of industrial and traffic cutbacks will help clear the skies over the notoriously noxious capital in time for the Olympics. But it's only a quick fixMon, 14 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821203,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821203,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHounded by religious extremists, the only woman on the country's Olympic team vanishes. Is she seeking asylum? Or has something worse happened?Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/03/olympics.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/03/olympics.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush will attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing on August 8, the White House announced Thursday.Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:18:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1820345,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1820345,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe swift dismissals of two local officials and extensive coverage of protests in the remote town of Weng'an may signal a more open attitude as the Olympics Games draw nearFri, 04 Jul 2008 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819373,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819373,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSecurity concerns have prompted China to tighten visa requirements, choking off the flow of visitors to the capitalTue, 01 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819132,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819132,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA forest of blue-green algae is choking the coastal waters near the Chinese port city of Qingdao, causing problems and threatening Olympic events scheduled thereMon, 30 Jun 2008 20:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/30/oly.affiliates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/30/oly.affiliates/index.html#cnnSTCTextCNN's global network of affiliates will be providing dispatches from their countries on the Olympics. The aim is to give viewers around the world what the Olympic pulse is in various nations.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:19:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818025,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818025,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe 17-day games were supposed to generate a buzz throughout the summer, leading to a tourism windfall with fully booked hotels and free-spending customers. But Beijing's summer tourism season has been slowWed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1816846,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1816846,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHalf of Beijing's 3.3 million vehicles will be pulled off the roads during the Olympics to help clean the city's noxious air for the gameFri, 20 Jun 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1813120,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1813120,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsChina puts off a meeting with the Dalai Lama at a critical point in the Tibetan leader's ability to manage his followersTue, 10 Jun 2008 13:00:00 EDT