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Guangzhou begins countdown to 2010 Asian Games

Guangzhou welcomed the two-year countdown to the 2010 Asian Games on November 12. At 8pm that night, the Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (GAGO) held a ceremony unveiling the countdown board and presented a fireworks show to officially mark... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Thu, Nov 13 2008

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