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It's Showtime: A Spectacle of China's Might -- and Redemption

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For up-to-date coverage of the 2008 Olympics please see our new blog on the Games, "Beijing Beat" . Here's our Web story on the stunning Beijing Olympics opening ceremony: ...Photo for NEWSWEEK by Mike Powell From inside the 91,000-seat Bird's Nest stadium,...

Torch Relay Enters Beijing: the Square, Circled

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Gimme Shelter: Relief Efforts Continue in Sichuan

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Year of the Rat: Lucky Games?

Melinda Liu | Feb 9, 2008 12:27 PM

I believe in lucky numbers. Or, at least, I believe that the prevalent Chinese belief in lucky numbers (part of the arcane art of fengshui ) can take on a life of its own. Chinese authorities believe that picking 8:08 PM on the eighth day of the eighth... More

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