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Olympic Quick Facts 8: Lip Synch And Fake Footprint Fireworks

August 12th, 2008 at 3:37 pm » Comments (0)

Recall the charming little girl in the red dress, with the voice we gushed over during the 0808 opening ceremony - an event watched by 91000 people in the Bird's ...more »

Asia’s Hottest Olympic Athletes - India

August 12th, 2008 at 1:04 pm » Comments (0)

Who can be hotter at the moment than Indian sharp shooter Abhinav Bindra? On August 11th 2008, the 24-year old bagged his country's first ever individual gold medal since the Olympics ...more »

Beijing Olympic Quick Facts 7: What’s Luck Gotta Do With It?

August 11th, 2008 at 1:55 pm » Comments (0)

080808 seemed auspicious enough, for starters it didn't rain that night. Turns out that 1110 rockets were fired from Beijing and Hebei Province in 2 rounds on Friday afternoon (1600-1730h) and ...more »

Beijing Olympics Quick Facts 6: Opening Trivia 080808

August 9th, 2008 at 2:24 pm » Comments (0)

China formed the largest 1099 member delegation and sent a record 639 athletes for this games. What caught my eye was that India only sent 57 athletes to participate, surprising ...more »

Beijing Olympics Quick Facts 5: Opening Ceremony 080808

August 9th, 2008 at 1:16 pm » Comments (0)

080808 - People, people everywhere sums up the night. What could have been a logistical nightmare turned out to be a well-synchronized, spectacular 3.5 hour visual feast with dazzling pyrotechnics ...more »

2008 Beijing Olympics Quick Facts 4: Gold Medal For Online Advertising

August 8th, 2008 at 5:51 am » Comments (0)

China's fluorishing internet traffic is generating ample growth opportunities for Chinese internet companies, in particular driven by exuberant online advertising in gearing up for the Beijing Summer Olympics. China's largest ...more »
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