China police to shape up for Olympics
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Ahead of the Beijing Olympics, Chinese have been told to line up, use proper English and stop spitting. Now police are being told that slack behavior such as shooting the breeze or smoking could get them in trouble.
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China pledged Tuesday to investigate a report that officials covered up the deaths of at least 10 workers building the main stadium for the August Beijing Olympics.
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Given the weekly food sirens from China, and the suspicious nature of Olympians, athletes in Beijing will no doubt need a reservation for a training table with made-in-America cuisine.
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China replaced five Cabinet ministers -- including the finance minister and the head of the secret police -- the government said Thursday, just weeks ahead of a major Communist Party meeting that will set the country's policies for the next five years.
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Greece&#39;s defense minister says his country&#39;s security preparations for the Athens Olympics have been so successful that it is now in a position to advise China, the host of the 2008 Summer Games, on how to avoid terrorist attacks. But the minister says ...
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CHINA intends to make Olympic history by staging part of the 2008 Beijing Games outside its own territory. Top officials have suggested sending Olympians three hours by plane from the Olympic village on the
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Jacques Rogge has given Beijing&#39;s planning and preparations for the 2008 Games a stamp of approval during a tour of the city.
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China, having taken gold at the recent Asian Games minus Yao Ming, is likely to miss the NBA champion's services in Olympic warm-up matches against European power sides in 2007, local media reported on Monday.
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A year before Beijing hosts the Summer Games, the country is feverishly preparing for its chance to show it is ready to take its place among the Great Powers  -  on its own terms
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China replaced its finance minister Thursday amid reports he was involved in a sex scandal and also named a new chief of secret police. The reshuffle appeared aimed at putting President Hu Jintao's allies in key positions before a Communist Party meeting that will set policies for the next five years.
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In Beijing Saturday, mourners braved police presence to pay respects at purged premier's funeral.
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China's modernizing military will make it a more muscular player in world events, a U.S. Defense Department report says.
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Tibetan protesters and police briefly scuffled at the main Olympic stadium complex Sunday, just hours before organizers of the 2008 Beijing Games were to receive the Olympic flag at the closing ceremony.
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A delegation of top Olympic officials arrived in Beijing on Wednesday with a clear message for its hosts: Preparation is the key to successfully hosting the 2008 Games.
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The man leading security preparations for the 2012 Olympics says foreign officers may help to police the Games.
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China has sent a contingent of riot police to Haiti to assist United Nations peacekeepers in the troubled Caribbean nation. Authorities in Beijing say the force of 95 police, which includes 13 women officers, left the Chinese capital for Haiti Sunday.
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China on Monday unveiled a new leadership team expected to give President Hu Jintao a stronger hand in ruling the country for five more years while a successor is groomed to take over in 2012.