Chinese learn English to guide tourists during Olympics
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When Zhi Lijiang first signed up to be an Olympic volunteer for the 2008 Beijing Games, she could hardly have imagined she would be playing the role of a Canadian tourist in English and etiquette classes.
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Beijing authorities hope to eradicate "Chinglish" from bilingual signs in the Chinese capital in time for the 2008 Olympic Games, state media reported on Friday.
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To study Athens&#39; experience in hosting the Olympic Games and use it as a reference in preparing to hold the 2009 World Games, Kaohsiung City Government sent a six-man team to the city for a 10-day visit, led by Deputy Mayor Lin Yung-chien. Lin spoke to ...
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BEIJING -- China is relaxing decades-old restrictions on foreign reporters, announcing new regulations Friday that will give foreign media greater freedom to travel and report in the run-up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Even as the rules were made public, however, a Chinese court affirmed a prison...
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Business: 18 October 2004, Monday. Bulgarian companies might have the opportunity to boost preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games in China, it was announced Monday.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has urged Beijing to ensure the city is ready to host the 2008 Games well in advance, an official said on Wednesday.
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China&#39;s Olympic gold medallists visited Hong Kong this week generating adoring crowds and conveying an unspoken but unmistakable message -- vote for pro-Beijing candidates in Hong Kong&#39;s legislative election on Sunday.
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Chinese soldiers will be given more extensive training ahead of this year's Beijing Olympics to deal with potential terrorist attacks, including nuclear and biochemical threats, state media said on Monday.
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Visitor information for Wulingyuan National Park in China.
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Schools in England have been sent advice on how to teach children good spoken English.
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While Chinese athletics were striving for gold at the Athens Olympics, Chinese companies and international firms are competing for the business chances offered by the Games.
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China&#39;s Olympic team returned home on Tuesday to a hero&#39;s welcome and dedicated its medals to &#39;the motherland&#39;, as the country swelled with nationalistic pride and vowed to host a &#39;glorious&#39; Games in 2008.
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Beijing&#39;s battle to standardise and correct English-language signs ahead of the 2008 Olympics has claimed another head -- &quot;W.C.&quot;.
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At Jun Li's travel agency in central London, plans are already afoot to recruit extra staff and train new tour guides in preparation for an expected influx of visitors from China.
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BEIJING: With the end of the Athens Olympics, the focus is now on China&#39;s preparations as host of the 2008 Games. Authorities are promising a cleaner, greener and a culturally vibrant Beijing.
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Foreign students visiting Britain are to be educated in the etiquette of queuing for buses, after local users complained about them not observing the conventions of standing in line.