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News Archive --- Date:20040815


China

  • China 'regrets' Japanese shrine visit (09:33, August 16)
  • Hong Kong opens six new cross-boundary coach routes (16:12, August 15)
  • Bahamas prime minister arrives in Beijing  (12:04, August 15)
  • Growing energy demand nagging nation (12:05, August 15)



  • Business

  • Tibetan medicine industry developing steadily (15:06, August 15)
  • Central bank enhances monetary policy (11:09, August 15)
  • Volkswagen auto financial arm approved (11:03, August 15)



  • World

  • Kidnappers of Iranian diplomat demand freedom of 500 Iraqis (19:21, August 15)
  • 4 Japanese ministers visit Yasukuni Shrine (19:18, August 15)
  • Iraq national conference goes ahead (16:07, August 15)
  • Japanese PM pledges more efforts for peace (16:05, August 15)
  • At least 34 people die in Pakistan on independence day (15:03, August 15)
  • Thai police rescue Laotian, Myanmar women from brothel (14:23, August 15)
  • India for better ties with China, Pakistan: Indian PM (15:13, August 15)
  • S.Korean president calls for national confidence (14:20, August 15)
  • Kalam satisfied at India-Pakistan peace moves (12:42, August 15)
  • Sudan can restore stability in Darfur: president (12:39, August 15)
  • Thailand to host APEC transport meeting (12:38, August 15)
  • Establishment of southern Africa's regional parliament considered: official (09:56, August 15)
  • Iraq resuming military operations in Najaf (09:53, August 15)
  • US plans to cut forces in Europe, Asia (09:51, August 15)
  • Pope John Paul II on visit of pilgrimage in Lourdes in France (09:49, August 15)



  • Opinion




    Sports

  • Spain beat China 83-58 in men's basketball (21:30, August 15)
  • Chinese to meet Italians in men's individual foil (21:28, August 15)
  • Results of women's 10m air pistol at Athens Olympics (21:26, August 15)
  • Ukraine's Kostevych strikes Olympic women's 10m air pistol gold (20:40, August 15)
  • South Africa surprises Argentina in Olympics men's hockey (20:23, August 15)
  • Triple world champion Stockbauer out of 400m free final (20:23, August 15)
  • Russia's Alipov wins Olympic men's trap gold (20:18, August 15)
  • Olympics-basketball-- Angola Shows Africans Able to Play Well (19:42, August 15)
  • Medal events at Athens Olympics for August 16 (19:44, August 15)
  • Preview: Chinese divers out for golds in Athens (19:51, August 15)
  • China's Wu to vie against weightlifting legend in Athens (19:55, August 15)
  • China plays down opening success at Athens Olympics  (20:45, August 15)
  • ROK 6th seed stopped by Chinese Taipei's shuttler (19:56, August 15)
  • Results of Olympic table tennis (women's doubles) (17:50, August 15)
  • World champion Luo into semis of women's 100m breaststroke (17:46, August 15)
  • Ukraine's Kostevych shots Olympic women's 10m air pistol gold (17:31, August 15)
  • Australia sets rowing world best (17:23, August 15)
  • Badminton: Gong smashes Thai hope (16:38, August 15)
  • Chinese volleyball star out of Athens Olympics (16:40, August 15)
  • Women's 10m air pistol: Defending champ Tao bumped out of final (16:46, August 15)
  • Gymnastic finalists for men's individuals competitions (14:55, August 15)
  • HK exhibition opens at Olympic Games  (12:43, August 15)
  • Czech hockey players poisoned by carbon monoxide (12:32, August 15)
  • Breaststrokers attract attention on second day swimming (12:32, August 15)
  • After eight years, Guo finally makes it in Olympics (12:30, August 15)
  • Turkish weightflighter makes history (12:41, August 15)
  • Preview: China faces uphill challenge in shooting (12:28, August 15)
  • Zhao Ruirui may miss Olympics (12:00, August 15)
  • China bags two diving golds at Athens Olympics (12:41, August 15)
  • Medal winners at Athens Olympics (12:40, August 15)
  • Two world records fall as Phelps, Thorpe start perfectly in Athens Olympics (11:55, August 15)
  • Chinese Zhao sent to hospital after injury (12:00, August 15)
  • China off to good start in Olympics  (12:40, August 15)
  • Lei Yuping scores China's first win in Athens Olympic boxing (12:41, August 15)
  • China's pommel king Xiao out of Olympic final (11:49, August 15)
  • China holds Mexico 1-1 to keep slim hope for advance (11:35, August 15)
  • Chinese Teng collapses on parallel bar, gets only 6.775 points (12:25, August 15)
  • Australia wins women's 4x100m freestyle in new world record (11:34, August 15)
  • Turkey's Nurcan Taylan wins women's 48kg Olympic gold  (15:06, August 15)
  • Brazil breaks scoring record at women's basketball (11:31, August 15)
  • Klochkova wins women's 400 IM (11:31, August 15)
  • Italian Montano wins first fencing gold medal in Athens (11:30, August 15)
  • Chinese IOC member to present weightlifting awards in Athens (11:30, August 15)
  • Evolution of men's 400m individual medley world record (11:29, August 15)
  • Thorpe wins men's 400m freestyle Olympic gold (11:28, August 15)
  • Italian fencer Aldo Montano wins men's individual sabre (11:27, August 15)
  • Phelps wins men's 400m individual medley (11:25, August 15)
  • Arai ousted, other Chinese-born paddlers through (11:24, August 15)
  • Roundup: Chinese women shuttlers meet resist (11:23, August 15)
  • Japan sweeps first two judo golds (11:21, August 15)
  • Japanese Homura wins men's 60kg judo gold (11:20, August 15)
  • Tian/Yang win men's synchronized 10m platform gold  (12:22, August 15)
  • China's Guo/Wu win women's 3m synchronized springboard diving  (11:07, August 15)



  • Science & Technology

  • Chinese scientists' first Amazon tour completed (15:08, August 15)



  • Life




    Photo

    Australia wins women's 4x100m freestyle in new world record

    Australian team celebrate after winning the women's 4x100 metres freestyle relay final at the Athens Olympic Games, August 14, 2004. They clocked three minutes 35.94 seconds and broke the women's 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay swimming world record.

    Chinese Li Zhuo wins women's 48 k weight lifting silver medal

    Chinese Li Zhuo wins the women's 48 kilogram weight lifting silver medal at the Athens Olympic Games on August 14.

    US Michael Phelps wins in 400m individual medley

    US swimmer Michael Phelps wins in 400m individual medley at the Athens Olympic Games with a new world record.

    Chinese Art Week opens in Ottawa

    Chinese Art week opens at Ottawa on August 13. the art week, which is aimed at promoting the cultural exchange and traditional friendship between China and Canada, will last 14 days.

    China's women basketball team beat S.Korean

    Chinese basketball play at the match of China's women basketball team vs. the South Korean one at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, August. 14,2004. China beat South Korea 71:54.

    Deng Xiaoping commemorating show

    Audience admire at a picture at China National Museum on August 14. Almost ten thousand people walked into the museum to watch the show dedicated to the memory of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Deng Xiaoping.

    Chinese win four golds on first day of Athens Olympic Games

    Du Li at the awarding ceremony

    Gold medalist Du Li (C) waves to the audience at the awarding ceremony after she took the first gold medal of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 14,2004.Russian Lioubov Galkina won the silver and Katerina Kurkova of the Czech Republic had the bronze.

    Zhao Yinghui ends up the forth of the women's 10m air rifle final

    Chinese Zhao Yinghui ends up the forth at the Athens 2004 Olympics of the women's 10m air rifle final match, August. 14,2004.

    Four golds for China's first day in Athens

    Chinese win four golds on first day of Athens Olympic Games. The champions are shooters Du Li, Wang Yifu, divers Guo Jingjing, Wu Minxia, and Tian Liang and Yang Jinghui.

    Tian/Yang win men's synchronised 10 meters platform diving

    Chinese divers Tian Liang(R) and Yang Jinghui show their gold medals for the men's 10m platform at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, August. 14, 2004.

    China's third gold medal

    At local time on August 14 in Athens, Guo Jingjing and Wu Mingxia scored a third goldmedal for China in Synchronised 3 meters springboard.


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