The opening ceremony of the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games (YOG) will be "very different" from that of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, according to Chen Weiya, general director of both events.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday encouraged Chinese young people to work together with global companions to address poverty, climate change and other critical issues that the world is facing at the moment.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said that he believes the Summer Youth Olympic Games will be a grand, wonderful gathering with Chinese characteristics.
The 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games opened in China's Nanjing on Saturday evening with more than 3,700 athletes from around the world taking part in.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday discussed several hot issues, including Ebola, Ukraine and Iraq, in their fourth meeting this year.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday met the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach in Nanjing, the host city of the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games.
As he visited athletes practicing a variety of sports on Friday, President Xi made sure to give a boost to China's sports culture and youths' physical fitness.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) will participate in the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Culture and Education Programme (CEP)。
South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun has been spotted in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu province.
Sierra Leone and Liberia, both affected by the deadly Ebola virus, will not send young athletes to take part in the upcoming 2nd summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said here on Friday.
With the opening of Nanjing Tangshan Homo Erectus Fossil Museum on Aug 11, a wax statue of a female homo erectus attracted numerous visitors.
The 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing are only a few days away. As the world tunes in to the international event, the host city has a chance to highlight its unique charm and fascinating history.
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