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11th Chinese National Games opens in Jinan

October 17, 2009
11th Chinese National Games opens in Jinan

One year after the hosting of the exceptional Beijing Olympic Games, the 11th National Games, billed as China’s mini-Olympics, opened amid a splendid ceremony here Friday evening. The cauldron is lit at the opening ceremony of the 11th Chinese National Games in Jinan, east China’s Shandong Province, Oct. 16, 2009. (Xinhua/Yang Zongyou)Chinese President Hu Jintao [...]

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24th Winter Universiade opens in Harbin

February 19, 2009
24th Winter Universiade opens in Harbin

Chinese state councilor Liu Yandong declared the 2009 World Winter University Games open on Wednesday evening, reeling off the biennial event here in China’s northeastern Ice City. Fireworks explode above the cauldron of the 24th World Winter Universiade in front of the Harbin International Conference, Exhibition and Sports Centre Gym in Harbin, capital of northeast [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...