The Olympic Air: Gaming the Numbers?

An Ethiopian runner withdraws, as an American researcher's claims that the Chinese are maniuplating their air-quality statistics

China's Curious Olympic Terror Threat

An alleged hijacking plot involving ethnic separatists may simply give Beijing new reason to crack down on dissent

Beijing Tries To Clear the Air

Beijing is working hard to improve the city's air quality in order to avoid having this summer's Olympics be remembered as the 'Smog Games'. It still has a ways to go.
Photographs by Ian Teh for TIME

Beijing's Changing Skyline

Photographer Kadir van Lohuizen photographs the city's transformation into a modern metropolis in anticipation of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

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