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Beijing Journal: Worrying About Traffic, Not Who Wins the Gold

Posted: August 6th, 2008, 11:43am EDT by By ANDREW JACOBS

Traffic restrictions, heightened security measures, and the closure of some nightclubs have some foreign residents and the media grumbling about the “no-fun Olympics.”
Town in China Returns to Normal a Day After a Bold Attack

Posted: August 6th, 2008, 8:16am EDT by By EDWARD WONG

China said the men who ambushed a military police unit belong to a movement that it considers as a terrorist group.
In South Korea, Mixed Reaction to Bush

Posted: August 6th, 2008, 2:17am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN

President Bush’s visit sharpened a political divide in Seoul, where middle-aged Christians and veterans waved U.S. flags, while young South Koreans battled riot police.
U.S. Cyclists Are Masked, and Criticism Is Not

Posted: August 6th, 2008, 2:15am EDT by By JULIET MACUR

The cyclists were the first athletes to be seen wearing masks or doing anything proactive to combat the effects of pollution.
Exiles Try to Rekindle Hopes for Change in Myanmar

Posted: August 6th, 2008, 1:47am EDT by By SETH MYDANS

On Thursday, a small group of activist exiles are scheduled to meet with President Bush to engage his support for democracy in Myanmar.
China Revokes Joey Cheek’s Visa

Posted: August 6th, 2008, 1:45am EDT by By KATIE THOMAS

The Chinese embassy revoked the visa of the former Olympic speedskater and the founder of the group Team Darfur, a day before he was scheduled to fly to Beijing.
World Briefing | Asia: Kyrgyzstan: U.S. Rental Is Raided

Posted: August 6th, 2008, 1:19am EDT by By REUTERS

Police officers in Kyrgyzstan raided an apartment rented by United States officials and seized 6 machine guns, 25 assault rifles and dozens of smaller firearms.
World Briefing | Asia: Pakistan: Threat From the Taliban

Posted: August 6th, 2008, 1:17am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban warned the government on Tuesday to end a military crackdown against insurgents in the Swat Valley or face suicide bombings.