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By CARLOS TEJADA For the second time in a month, an industrial project in China has been canceled after protests over pollution. The WSJ's Deborah Kan speaks to reporter Brian Spegele about why officials may be caving into public demand. BEIJINGâ€"The cancellation over the weekend of a second Chinese industrial project in a month following fierce environmental protests demonstrates the government's growing sensitivity to China's pollution problems. Officials in the coastal community of Qidong in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu said Saturday that they would stop construction of a pipeline intended to dump wastewater from a Japanese-owned paper mill into the sea. Worries about pollution sparked protests early Saturday that the state-run Xinhua news agency said drew thousands. Protesters Rally Against Pipeline Project in China Reuters Local residents occupy the local government building during a protest against an industrial waste pip...

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Print E-mail By KARL RITTER The Associated Press LONDON â€" Four-time weightlifting world champion Wang Mingjuan can finally call herself Olympic champion, too. Wang Mingjuan of China competes during the women's 48kg weightlifting competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 28, 2012, in London. Wang won the gold medal. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) Wang Mingjuan of China competes during the women's 48kg weightlifting competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 28, 2012, in London. Wang won the gold medal. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) China's Wang Mingjuan competes in the women's 48-kg weightlifting event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 28, 2012, in London. Mingjuan won the gold medal. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) China's Wang Mingjuan holds up her medal during a medals ceremony after winning the gold medal women's 48-kg weightlifting event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 28, 2012...

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The preliminary round of gymnastics ended with the U.S. men on top of the standings, with a score of 275.342. They are followed by Great Britain with 272.420, Japan with 270.503, and China, the favorites going in, with 269.985. Americans Danell Leyva and John Orozco led in the all-around. It was an odd day of gymnastics, as favorites faltered and unknown gymnasts stepped up. Kohei Uchimura, the defending, three-time world champion in the all-around, fell on the high bar and pommel horse. Jonathan Horton, the lone returner from the U.S. bronze medal-winning team, fell on pommel horse and parallel bars. The prelims allow one dropped score per rotation, but China had to count some of their worst scores on pommel horse because so many gymnasts stumbled. But the U.S. took the lead with steady performances, even on the events where they had previously struggled. All Orozco, Leyva and Sam Mikulak hit their pommel horse routines. They also brought in big numbers on their best events. T...

(AP) LONDON - Top-ranked Yi Siling of China captured the first gold medal of the London Olympics in the women's 10-meter air rifle at Royal Artillery Barracks on Saturday. Sylwia Bogacka of Poland took the silver for her first major medal, and Yu Dan of China won the bronze. Yi was the overwhelming favorite but it took a mistake from Bogacka in the eighth round of the 10-shot final for her to edge the unheralded Pole. Bogacka shot a 9.7, her worst score of the final, and dropped to fourth. A near perfect score on her final shot gave her the silver ahead of Yu. Yi finished with a score of 502.9 while Bogacka was at 502.2 and Yu at 501.5. Defending champion Katerina Emmons, who won a qualifying shootoff to make the final, finished fourth. Olympics 2012: Let the games begin! Baby boom: Malaysian Olympic shooter is 8 months pregnant Olympics 2012: Year of the Woman

BEIJING â€" Beijing's mayor is apparently still on track to be promoted to China's powerful decision-making body despite public questioning of the city government's handling of floods that left at least 37 dead. Mayor Guo Jinlong and one of his vice mayors resigned, state media reported Wednesday, in what is likely a routine reshuffling. The announcement came as more rain was forecast to hit Beijing and amid signs that the death toll from last weekend's storms could jump higher. Saturday's massive flooding was a major embarrassment for China's capital, which spent billions of dollars modernizing the city while apparently neglecting its drainage systems. State media, analysts and ordinary netizens have piled on criticism of the city's handling of the crisis and its lack of preparedness. Outgoing Mayor Guo had already been tapped for a promotion to the city's top position as Communist Party secretary, so his resignation was not unexpected. ...

The Summer Olympic Games in London debuted to much excitement Saturday following Friday’s spectacular opening ceremony. The first gold medal went to China's Yi Siling in the women's 10-meter air rifle competition. Sylwia Bogacka of Poland took silver and Yu Dan of China claimed the bronze. In a major surprise, American superstar swimmer Michael Phelps qualified for the 400-meter individual medley final later Saturday by only eight-tenths of a second. He trailed Hungarian Laszlo Cseh for most of his heat before out-touching him at the finish. Phelps' American rival, Ryan Lochte, swam the third-fastest time of the heats. Phelps has won 16 Olympic medals and needs three to break the all-time record of 18 held by former Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina. In another stunning development, host Britain upset 2008 Olympic champion China in a qualifying round to take an early lead in men's gymnastics. ​​ Also, an Albanian weightlifter, Hysen Pulaku, became the first athle...

The British men sure know how to kick off a party. The host country, which was only good enough to send two gymnasts to Beijing four years ago, upset Olympic champion China and took the early lead in qualifying Saturday at the London Olympics. A spectacular pommel horse by Louis Smith capped the day for the British, who finished almost 2.5 points ahead of China with at a total of 272.420. "It's just a dream competition really," said Smith, the British captain. Added Kristian Thomas, "We knew what we were capable of and what we did was well within our capability. The important thing is repeating this performance and not getting too overwhelmed by it, too excited." China scored 269.985, followed by France (265.759) and South Korea (255.327). Japan, the silver medalist in Beijing, and the United States go later Saturday, as do Germany and Russia. Team finals are Monday, and everyone gets a do-over. Still, this was a stunning result for the Chinese...

The Associated Press Updated LONDON â€" The British men sure know how to kick off a party. Ronald Martinez, Getty Images Louis Smith produced a score of 15.8 on the pommel horse Saturday, helping the Great Britain men's gymnastics team finish ahead of defending Olympic champion China in their qualifying group. Ronald Martinez, Getty Images Louis Smith produced a score of 15.8 on the pommel horse Saturday, helping the Great Britain men's gymnastics team finish ahead of defending Olympic champion China in their qualifying group. Sponsored Links The host country, which was good enough to send only two gymnasts to the Beijing Games four years ago, upset Olympic champion China and took the early lead in qualifying Saturday. A spectacular pommel horse routine by Louis Smith capped the day for the British, who finished 2.435 points ahead of China with at a total of 272.420. China scored 269.985, followed by France (265.759...