As always, the Opening Ceremony featured flowery speeches from organizers, heavy with themes of unity and peace. Cai Qi, president of the Beijing Olympics organizing committee, promised "a simple, ...

PARIS, Aug 11 (Reuters) - China delivered their best performance at a Summer Olympics since the 2008 Games on home soil, winning the joint most gold medals with the United States and only missing out ...

IN PREPARATION FOR the summer Olympics in 2008, the authorities in Beijing, the host city and China’s capital, launched a campaign to teach English to residents likely to come in contact with foreign ...