Brazil now China's biggest source of beef imports
2016-08-08 07:29About a year after recovering from a scare related to mad cow disease, Brazil has supplanted Australia as the biggest seller of beef to China. A production deficit is widening in China, and imports are heading for a record
China urges Olympics committee to rectify flag mistake
2016-08-08 14:09Chinese delegation has lodged a protest to the Rio Olympics organizing committee for using a wrongly designed national flag.
Turning the tables on youth
2016-08-08 08:37
When 19-year-old US citizen Yijun Feng played Spaniard He Zhiwen on Saturday, Feng entered the table tennis match with a slight but unusual advantage, despite being outranked and lacking comparable experience.
Rio set for 'coolest' Olympic opening ceremony
2016-08-05 10:42Rio 2016 opening ceremony organizers have urged athletes to participate in the Olympic curtain-raiser on Friday, promising them "the coolest party they have seen."
Take a closer look at the life in Rio Olympic Village
2016-08-03 09:36Take a closer look at the life in Rio Olympic Village
First ray of sunshine greets Rio ahead of Olympics
2016-08-02 16:00Rio de Janeiro embraces its first ray of sunshine in August to greet the forthcoming Olympic Games.
Rio opening ceremony to break with opulent traditions
2016-08-02 09:43The Rio de Janeiro Olympics opening ceremony on Friday will break with the recent tradition of large-scale and expensive shows, featuring a low-emissions cauldron and an "analogue" experience.
Security beefed up after Aussies robbed
2016-08-02 08:01Security at the Olympic village has been tightened following the theft of a computer and team shirts from the Australian delegation during a fire evacuation, team officials said on Sunday.
Giant graffiti painting greets Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil
2016-08-01 11:10Giant graffiti painting greets Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil
