The British curse of causing embarrassment abroad has been eagerly taken up by the London Development Agency in Beijing ...full story at Guardian Blogs
from Guardian Blogs on Wed, Aug 20 2008
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Panorama View of London Visit Britian Now Through Olympics »
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| 22 Aug 08 |
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Beijing Olympics no pressure on 2012 Games, London Olympics organizers say » People's Daily Organizers of the 2012 London Olympics said on Friday the success of the Beijing Olympic Games did not put pressure on the British capital, but rather great inspiration and responsibility. Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London Organizing Committee... |
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London To Beijing By Rail » Letters from China Travelling from London to Beijing by train is humanly possible, according to BBC correspondent James Reynolds and London Times writer Rachael Glazier. Messrs Reynolds and Glazier have reminded me why I become complacent about being an armchair traveller.... |
| 16 Sep 08 |
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Follow that, London! » Countdown to Beijing Sebastian Coe says London is undaunted at having to follow Beijing when it hosts the next Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2012. “It’s a massive responsibility,” the chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games... |
| 19 Mar 08 |
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British PM Gordon hails China's achievements » People's Daily British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Monday in London hailed China's achievements and expressed his best wishes for China's future development. Addressing a charity dinner party held by the British Labor Party, Brown said that during his ... |
| 27 Sep 08 |
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Victor Chu joins the International Business Advisory Council for London » People's Daily Victor Chu, Chairman of First Eastern Investment Group has been appointed to London Mayor Boris Johnson's newly-established International Business Advisory Council for London (IBAC London). The IBAC London is made up of around 50 business leaders from... |
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