Smog hung in the Beijing air as buyers filled about two-thirds of an outdoor sales queue set up at a shopping mall. Beijing’s first rain in weeks fell on an overhead canopy during the event. “It’s because of the rain, the temperature really is a Continue ..

Yesterday The Gleaner recognised a magnificent athlete for her resilience at the international level, an organisation that has been critical to the growth of Jamaica’s transport and tourism sectors, as well as a commission which has helped maintain Continue ..

If you live in China, you can now get an Apple ( AAPL ) iPhone. But you have better have a lot of cash, since the best data plan is going to cost you some $3000 smackers a year. On Friday, state-run China Unicom, Apple’s partner in the Middle Kingdom Continue ..

A coal miner walks on coal seams in an open pit coal mine on Aug. 19, 2006, in Chifeng of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. Many privately owned coal mines are being assimilated into larger state-run companies at a loss to the owners. (China Continue ..

Nicole Cooke rode this bike to victory in the women’s road race at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games – it’s the Boardman Pro Carbon Race Prepared. Hanging off the gold medal-winning T800 carbon fibre monocoque frame is some of the highest spec kit Continue ..

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