Beijing - China again used rockets to disperse clouds so that rain would not dampen the fireworks at the Olympics closing ceremony, state media said Monday.
Beijing, Aug 25 : China has reportedly deported eight Americans who were detained in Beijing last week during the wave of pro-Tibet protests coinciding with the Olympics.
The US embassy in Beijing confirmed the release of the eight Americans. “Chinese authorities informed us last night that the eight individuals, detained August 20 and 21 respectively, were deported by Chinese authorities,” The News quoted a US embassy spokeswoman as telling a foreign news agency.
Two other detained foreigners, a Briton and a Tibetan-German, were also reported to have been deported back to their respective countries. Though there was no immediate official confirmation about this.
Beijing - Beijing will bid farewell to the Olympic family Sunday in what the closing ceremony organisers promise to be a "great, glittering party" for the record 11,249 athletes from 199 countries.
Few details of the three-hour show have been leaked. Italian music producer Georgio Moroder is known to have co-written with Chinese musician Kong Xiangdong the title song "Forever Friends".
This is due to be sung by nearly 70 pop stars from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other countries. Spanish tenor Placido Domingo is also due to perform a duet with Chinese soprano Song Zuying.
Beijing, Aug. 23 : The Air Pollution Index (API) in the Olympic host city has dropped by over 20 percentage points compared with the same period last year, said an official here on Saturday.
The API declined from around 80 points last year to about 56 during the Olympic Games in August, said Du Shaozhong, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Environmental Bureau at a press conference.
Major air pollutants on average dropped 40 percent, with nitrogen oxide emission directly related to vehicles down by 61 percent, and inhalable particulate matters falling
40 percent, said Du.
After doing his bit in leading Jamaica to victory in 4x100 meters relay, Bolt stopped off at the 100m start-line on his victory lap and performed a forward roll over it. He did this right next to where the Australian, Steve Hooker, was preparing himself for a crucial jump-off in the pole vault. While Hooker took the Jamaican’s expression of jubilation in good spirits, the president of the International Olympic Committee did not seem to be very pleased with Bolt’s antics. He suggested earlier this week that Usain Bolt would do well in restraining his triumphal celebrations.
Beijing - Tropical storm Nuri killed three people when it made landfall in southern China's Guangdong province, state media said Saturday.
The storm, which was downgraded to a strong tropical storm, made landfall in the province Nanlang Town, Zhongshan City, late Friday packing winds of up to force 10, or
90 kilometres per hour, the Xinhua news agency said, citing the provincial meteorological station.
After doing his bit in leading Jamaica to victory in 4x100 meters relay, Bolt stopped off at the 100m start-line on his victory lap and performed a forward roll over it. He did this right next to where the Australian, Steve Hooker, was preparing himself for a crucial jump-off in the pole vault. While Hooker took the Jamaican’s expression of jubilation in good spirits, the president of the International Olympic Committee did not seem to be very pleased with Bolt’s antics. He suggested earlier this week that Usain Bolt would do well in restraining his triumphal celebrations. 
Beijing - Tropical storm Nuri killed three people when it made landfall in southern China's Guangdong province, state media said Saturday.
