Fridman: First a break, then start working for Beijing
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Windsurfer Gal Fridman said in Athens yesterday that his plans for the immediate future were to take a month-long break from the sport, after he won Israel&#39;s first ever Olympic gold medal Wednesday.
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The Athens Olympic Games debriefing has opened in Beijing, with future Olympic hosts and five bidding cities for the 2012 Games participating.
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Sport: Former Newcastle manager reveals intention to get back into work as quickly as possible
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Yasuo Fukuda, the frontrunner to succeed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said on Sunday it was vital to keep a thaw in ties with China on track but also urged Beijing to better explain its ballooning military spending.
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This is just the beginning, activist  warns, as China tries to limit damage over Olympic row
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China Investment Corp., the nation's huge sovereign wealth fund seen as a tool to project Beijing's economic clout, was invited Friday by Britain's prime minister to set up its first overseas office.
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Harry Shum&#39;s office may be one of the best places to witness the next stage of China&#39;s rise as an economic powerhouse. Set in the heart of the Haidian District in Beijing, with its
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Global investment bank Credit Suisse First Boston, or CSFB, has announced the appointment of former Merrill Lynch banker Zhang Liping as its country head for China.
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Trying to keep a low pre-Olympic profile, Beijing is enlisting help from abroad to discourage Taiwan's separatist president
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown will pay a three-day visit to China later this week, his first since taking office, Beijing said on Tuesday.
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JERUSALEM -- For US firms looking to slash costs by farming out work abroad, eyes may turn first toward bargains like Bangalore or Beijing.
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Â· Change of strategy after spokeswoman resignsÂ· Couple consult former News of the World editor
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An exhausted but relieved Paul Hamm will take today to relax in Lausanne, Switzerland, then fly home to the USA on Wednesday, hoping to leave the past and start concentrating on the future.
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Germany's Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, has left Berlin for a five-day visit to China and Japan, with trade and business high on the agenda.
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Olympic athletes may be allowed to blog for the first time at the 2008 Beijing Games.
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Travel: Summer was a washout, so get autumn off to a flying start with our bumper crop of breaks.
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US players are going to have to work harder than they wanted next year after finishing third at the World Basketball Championship, but the experience could pay golden dividends in 2008 at Beijing.