Read more Olympic torch stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13249/olympic-torch.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:29:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/59745/2010-olympic-torch-looks-familiar-to-potheads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 2010 Olympic torch gets attention wherever it goes, much of it from people who look at the sleek metal shape and see a joint, the Toronto Star reports. The resemblance is probably unintentional——the design is supposed to look like the tracks skis and skates leave on snow and...http://www.newser.com/story/59745/2010-olympic-torch-looks-familiar-to-potheads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 May 2009 12:22:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34106/why-the-chinese-need-olympic-glory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThose shocked by China’s bristly response to Olympic protests and criticisms would do well to remember some history, Orville Schell writes for the New York Review of Books . After what the Chinese call a "century of humiliation" at the hands of the West and Japan, the nation has developed an...http://www.newser.com/story/34106/why-the-chinese-need-olympic-glory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 Aug 2008 16:30:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30888/china-reopens-tibetan-tourism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChina is allowing foreign tourists to enter Tibet for the first time since March protests, sources tell the BBC. The Olympic torch’s smooth reception in Lhasa over the weekend means "Tibet is safe,” a Tibetan tourism director tells state media. "We welcome the domestic and foreign tourists." Tibet remains essentially...http://www.newser.com/story/30888/china-reopens-tibetan-tourism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Jun 2008 12:13:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30580/olympic-torch-arrives-in-tibet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUnder tight security, the Olympic torch made its way through Tibet’s capital in the most controversial leg of its worldwide journey—a jaunt that ended with Chinese criticism of the Dalai Lama, Reuters reports. “We will be able to totally smash the splittist schemes of the Dalai Lama clique,” said...http://www.newser.com/story/30580/olympic-torch-arrives-in-tibet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Jun 2008 6:17:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30098/china-orders-muslims-to-stay-home-for-torch-relay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChinese officials have told China's Muslim Uighur to stay in their homes and watch the Olympic torch on TV when it winds its way through the troubled western region of Xinjiang, Reuters reports. Beijing blames the Uighur for a series of attacks that are part of a push for an...http://www.newser.com/story/30098/china-orders-muslims-to-stay-home-for-torch-relay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Jun 2008 9:06:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27819/china-orders-3-days-of-mourning-will-halt-torch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs the death toll in Monday's 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit 32,500, China declared 3 days of national mourning beginning tomorrow, reports Reuters. The Olympic torch relay will pause for the duration. Rescue efforts are still under way in devastated Sichuan province, but hopes are waning of recovering any...http://www.newser.com/story/27819/china-orders-3-days-of-mourning-will-halt-torch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 May 2008 13:02:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26829/olympic-flame-lit-atop-everest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChinese and Tibetan climbers lit an OIympic torch at the top of Mount Everest today, the BBC reports. The climbers unfurled Chinese and Olympic flags and chanted slogans for TV cameras beaming their images live onto the nation's TVs. The Chinese hope the elaborate stunt will counter the damage from...http://www.newser.com/story/26829/olympic-flame-lit-atop-everest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 May 2008 23:04:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26688/sky-high-internet-cafe-opens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Olympic torch is bringing more than controversy on its round-the-world trek—it’s also responsible for the world’s highest Internet café, the People's Daily reports. China Mobile built the communications center at Mount Everest's 17,000-foot-high base camp to ensure communications for relay teams as the torch scales the mountain.http://www.newser.com/story/26688/sky-high-internet-cafe-opens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 May 2008 16:36:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26452/torch-embarks-on-calmer-china-tour.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Olympic torch flickered in mainland China today in what will likely be a respite from its troubled worldwide tour. Security measures are in place for the relay, but Chinese citizens aren't in a protesting mood, the AP reports. “Even if no police were here, we would protect the torch...http://www.newser.com/story/26452/torch-embarks-on-calmer-china-tour.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 03 May 2008 15:30:00 CDT