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BOCOG donates 5 mln yuan to Sichuan quake-hit area

The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) on Friday offered 5 million RMB (714,000 U.S. dollars) to the earthquake-stricken areas in Southwest China's Sichuan province. BOCOG set up donation boxes in the Olympic ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Sat, May 17 2008

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