Chinese cheer on as Olympic torch starts mainland leg
Cheering Chinese stood on their chairs and waved flags as the Olympic torch started its mainland leg Sunday on the tropical island of Hainan -- the first stop in what is expected to be a peaceful three-month journey to Beijing. Nations:[China] People:[Yi Jianlian][Jackie Chan] Activities:[2008 Beijing Olympics Torch] 2008-05-04 'Baby Mama' delivers $18.3 million at weekend box office
"Baby Mama," Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's comedy about surrogate motherhood, delivered the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office with $18.3 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. People:[Amy Poehler][Tina Fey][Jackie Chan][Jet Li] 2008-04-27 'Forbidden Kingdom' fights to top of box office with $20.9M
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A martial arts dream team -- Jackie Chan and Jet Li -- won the weekend as their movie matchup "The Forbidden Kingdom" debuted at No. 1 with $20.9 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. People:[Jason Segel][Al Pacino][Jackie Chan][Jet Li] 2008-04-20 Jackie Chan, Jet Li set for box office supremacy
 Action heroes Jackie Chan and Jet Li will grab the keys to the "Kingdom" at the North American box office this weekend. People:[Judd Apatow][Al Pacino][Jackie Chan][Jet Li] 2008-04-18 Chan and Li team up in "Forbidden Kingdom"
 In a rare moment of candor in Hollywood, Jackie Chan admitted he was unimpressed with the script of his new movie, "The Forbidden Kingdom" but the chance to work with fellow martial arts star Jet Li for the first time lured him to the project. People:[Jackie Chan][Jet Li] 2008-04-16 'The Warlords' dominates Hong Kong film awards
 Historical epic "The Warlords" dominated the Hong Kong Film Awards on Sunday scooping eight gongs including best film and best actor in martial arts star Jet Li. People:[Siqin Gaowa][Johnnie To][Peter Chan][Ang Lee][Chow Yun-fat][Andy Lau] Activities:[2008 HK Film Awards] 2008-04-13 Torch concludes topsy-turvy tour of S.F.
 The Olympic torch played hide and seek with thousands of demonstrators and spectators crowding the city's waterfront Wednesday before being spirited away without even a formal goodbye on its symbolic stop in the United States. Nations:[U.S.] People:[Gavin Newsom][Nicolas Sarkozy][Gordon Brown][Wen Jiabao] Activities:[2008 Beijing Olympics Torch][2008 Tibet Riot][2008 Beijing Olympics] 2008-04-10 China urges U.S. to see nature of Dalai Lama
China urged the United States to understand the true nature of the Dalai Lama clique, which it blames for stirring up last month's violence in Tibet, and support China's "just position," state media said on Thursday. People:[Dalai Lama][Henry Paulson][Yang Jiechi][George W. Bush][Wen Jiabao][Hu Jintao] Activities:[2008 Tibet Riot][China-U.S.] 2008-04-02 Tibet tense as Olympic torch heads for Beijing
Tibet's capital Lhasa was calm on Sunday following a brief burst of unrest weeks after a bloody uprising against Chinese rule, but in Greece and Nepal flurries of pro-Tibet protest continued. Nations:[China] People:[Dai Bingguo][George W. Bush][Wen Jiabao] Activities:[2008 Tibet Riot][2008 Beijing Olympics] 2008-03-30 Dalai Lama calls for end to violence in Tibet
 The Dalai Lama said on Tuesday he would step down as head of Tibet's government-in-exile if that would stop bloodshed in his homeland, but China repeated its charge that he was the mastermind of a violent uprising. Nations:[China] People:[Dalai Lama][Ma Ying-jeou][Wen Jiabao] Activities:[2008 Tibet Riot] 2008-03-18 Dalai Lama called on Tibetan to stop violence
 The Dalai Lama threatened Tuesday to step down as leader of Tibet's government-in-exile if violence committed by Tibetans in his homeland spirals out of control. People:[Dalai Lama][Wen Jiabao] Activities:[2008 Tibet Riot] 2008-03-18 Wen: Dalai Lama behind deadly riots
 Premier Wen Jiabao defended China's crackdown in Tibet on Tuesday, accusing the Himalayan region's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, of organizing the rioting which has left dozens dead. Nations:[China] People:[Dalai Lama][Wen Jiabao] Activities:[2008 Tibet Riot] 2008-03-17
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