Topic: Beijing

World

Europe's ardor for Olympic boycott cools

Despite earlier tensions over Tibet, French President Nicolas Sarkozy will attend the opening ceremonies in August.

China's sneak preview on carbon emissions cuts

While the G-8 sets vague goals on global warming, Beijing clears its polluted skies – by fiat.

Europe's ardor for Olympic boycott cools

Despite earlier tensions over Tibet, French President Nicolas Sarkozy will attend the opening ceremonies in August.

The Monitor's View: China's sneak preview on carbon emissions cuts

While the G-8 sets vague goals on global warming, Beijing clears its polluted skies – by fiat.

A month before the Olympics, Beijing still failing air-quality test

A month before athletes from around the world will gather in Beijing for the 2008 Olympics, the BBC has found that the city still fails to meet international air-quality standards set by the World Health Organization.

What the Chinese must not forget

Mao may be gone but a legacy of repression lives on.

World

China trains 200,000 cheerleaders – for other Olympic teams

The Beijing Organizing Committee has enlisted cheerleaders from the New England Patriots football team to hone the Chinese elite squad's skills.

China trains 200,000 cheerleaders – for other Olympic teams

The Beijing Organizing Committee has enlisted cheerleaders from the New England Patriots football team to hone the Chinese elite squad's skills.

Reporters on the Job

Around the world on 80 couches

Budget travelers make friends and save money by couch surfing.

For extreme sports fans, Olympics adds jumping cyclists

For the first time, the Summer Games will include BMX cyclists. Beijing wants some of the edginess that snowboarding added to the Winter Games.

For extreme sports fans, Olympics adds jumping cyclists

For the first time, the Summer Games will include BMX cyclists. Beijing wants some of the edginess that snowboarding added to the Winter Games.

USA

Demonyms and our fluid sense of place

Identifiers that used to anchor characteristics to communities may be slipping away in an increasingly unrooted world.

Chinese pumpkin farmer cultivates political reform

From gourds to politics: Lu Banglie uses the legal system to protect farmers' rights.

Christianity in a Chinese workplace? For some.

A strategic semiconductor firm gets leeway on promoting faith in its halls.

In Olympian swimsuits, threads of history

The full-body LZR Racer is seen as a breakthrough in reducing drag. Suits have changed dramatically in recent decades.

World

How tiny Jamaica develops so many champion sprinters

The world's two fastest men will go head-to-head in Jamaica's Olympic trials this weekend.

How tiny Jamaica develops so many champion sprinters

The world's two fastest men will go head-to-head in Jamaica's Olympic trials this weekend.

North Korea blows up tower at nuclear site – but questions remain about its program

The North's actions set the stage for another round in six-party talks, scheduled to take place next week in Beijing.

U.S. eases North Korea's isolation

Bush lifts some sanctions in exchange for pariah nation's step toward nuclear cooperation.

U.S. eases North Korea's isolation

Bush lifts some sanctions in exchange for pariah nation's step toward nuclear cooperation.