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Slovakian shooter Vadovicova grabs 1st gold

Slovakian shooter Veronika Vadovicova won the first gold medal of the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games on Sunday.
[Pictures: Paralympic Opening Ceremony]
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Swimmer Du gifts China first gold

China's Du Jianping won the men's 100m freestyle at S3 class with a new world record in Beijing on Sunday to clinch the first gold for the hosts at the Beijing Paralympic Games.

·	Paralympic Hall of Fame Inductees announced
·	Briton Simon Richardson wins Men's 1km Time Trial
·	Medalist or not, everybody is the champion
·	China beats Brazil in women's goalball
·	International media acclaims Paralympics opening ceremony
·	Iran crushes S. Africa in opener of men's wheelchair basketball

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Another swimmer eyes 8

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The Rickshaw
The Rickshaw is one of Beijing's few genuinely functioning bars in the Western sense of the word.

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China to launch Shenzhou-7 between Sept. 25-30

China's manned spacecraft Shenzhou-7 will be launched at an appropriate time between September 25 and 30.

New policies to ease cross-Straits travel

Mainland residents with permits to go to Taiwan will be able to travel to and from Taiwan through the islands of Jinmen, Mazu and Penghu, Wang Yi, director of State Council Taiwan Affairs Office announced on Sunday.

·	Hu meets German counterpart, Japanese guest
·	6 saved from C. China coal mine flood; 18 still trapped
·	China grants Samoa tourism destination status
·	HK people vote for 4th term Legislative Council
·	Putin: Russia not to apologize for conflict with Georgia
·	Inner Mongolia to launch Great Wall protection project
·	Coal mine flooding leaves 20 trapped in Henan
·	Pollution on the nose in Guangdong
·	Mine gas outburst toll rises to 13 in Sichuan

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Art Beijing 2008 opens
Art Beijing 2008 opened to the public on September 6.

Changchun once more the focus of NE Asia
Changchun City in northeast China once again delivers the biggest Trade Fair in Northeast Asia.

From Miao to Milan
Embroidered shoes, pleated batik skirts, shining silver accessories of the Miao minority - these are the exotic Chinese flavors that will pervade the Paris fashion trade fair.