Friday, October 01, 2004

News

Paralympians return in golden glory: Members of the Chinese Paralympic Delegation wave to people welcoming them home at the Capital Airport yesterday. The athletes won 63 golds, 46 silvers and 32 bronzes, placing them at the top of the medal charts for the games in Athens.

Peking Man Skull on Display: The 500,000 year-old Peking Man skull went on display Thursday at the Zhoukoudian Peking Man Museum, southwest of Beijing.

China's thirst for oil gets into top gear: China is not the biggest oil consumer in the world, that prize goes to America, nor is it the biggest importer — which is also the USA. What China outdoes the rest of the world at is the growth of its appetite.


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