By Adrienne Mong, NBC News Producer BEIJING – Spectacularly sunny and clear skies in Beijing the past two days – and generally most of this year so far – have made residents here (or at least this one resident) appreciative of the Chinese govern... ...full story at NBC World Blog
from NBC World Blog on Wed, Jun 10 2009
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Beijing Olympic Buildings with 181 Days to go :) »
YouTube video Beijing Olympic Park, which Includs the Birds Nest and Water Cube. Shot with 181 Days remaining. Beijing Fireworks for Chinese New Year 2008. Year of the Mouse or Rat, whatever it is. |
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Beijing steps up battle against smog » NBC World Blog By Adrienne Mong, NBC News Producer BEIJING – Twenty-two days before the Olympic Games open here, the capital is awash in smog – an unseasonably thick haze that seems part pollution, part humidity. Adrienne Mong / NBC News A typical mor... |
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Battling against a Beijing demolition » NBC World Blog By Adrienne Mong, NBC News Producer BEIJING – According to the lunar calendar, it's officially winter in China today. And although it was sunny, the wind picked up as the temperature dropped. So spare a thought for 56-year-old Dong Jiqin, who could ... |
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Cheering crowds and changing minds at Beijing Paralympics » NBC World Blog By Adrienne Mong, NBC News Producer BEIJING – Two weeks after the end of the Summer Olympics, the residents of Beijing have yet to wake up to their much-anticipated sports hangover. In fact, if the vast crowds an NBC News crew and I witnessed on t... |
| 06 Mar 09 |
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The Sleeping Giant wakes...Not » NBC World Blog By Adrienne Mong, NBC News producer BEIJING – It’s rare that those of us at the NBC News Beijing bureau ever envy Chinese politicians. But around this time of the year, some of us wouldn’t mind trading places with members of China’s legi... |
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It’s party time in Beijing – and only some are invited » NBC World Blog By Adrienne Mong, NBC News Producer BEIJING – After a short summer break, I returned to Beijing to find the city under siege. At least that’s how it looks these days – two weeks before the national holiday on Oct. 1 to mark the 60th anniversary ... |