SmallShop---Video News

More than three decades after China introduced policies aimed at controlling its population, the country is having to cope with increasing demographic imbalances. One effect is the growing ratio of older to younger people, in turn placing huge pressures on single children to care for their aging parents and grandparents. Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan reports from Beijing. Related articles by Zemanta China's one-child policy creates massive gender imbalance (videonews.smallshop.com)

Nearly 53,000 children in China are now known to have been made ill by milk powder contaminated with melamine.

Beijing dazzled the world with its clockwork efficiency during the Olympics, and the Chinese capital is still revelling in the glory of hosting a "truly exceptional games" as described by Jacques Rogge, the International Olympic Committee president. But once the circus leaves town, one question will remain: will life in China ever be the same? Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan takes a look.

CBS News' Barry Petersen looks back at the outstanding achievements of the Beijing Olympics, and what could have been a big win for China.

The summer games in Beijing are coming to a close. 90-thousand spectators will pack The Bird's Nest stadium as the closing ceremonies get under way.

There are new questions as to whether members of the Chinese women's gymnastics team are underage. Jeff Glor reports.

While Olympic organisers have tried hard to put a lot of gloss over the Beijing games, they have failed to shake off criticism over the way protests have been handled. In the latest incident two elderly women are facing a year in a labour camp after applying to hold a legitimate demo in one of Beijing's Olympic protest parks. Al Jazeera's Tony Cheng reports.

With the parents growing indignant and the Beijing Games winding down, the International Olympic Committee wants to "put to rest" persistent questions about the age of China's gold medal women's gymnastics team.

Report: Now that a direct train links Beijing to Lhasa... many Chinese are settling in Tibet and bringing Chinese merchandise with them. This city market used to display the local crafts industry. But today, Tibetan products are rare.

Host nation China has amassed a virtually unassailable lead in the medals table with almost twice as many golds as its closest rival, the US. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reports on how the country has achieved superpower status at the Olympics.

'I Have to Break the 10,000m World Record in Berlin' Haile Gebrselassie, middle distance runner, Ethiopia

There are those who say nations should move their disputes from the battlefield to track and field events. While official relations between Georgia and Russia are still in turmoil, athletes from both countries are united in showing the world what true Olympic spirit is about.

The Jamaican sprint queens defeated all comers in the 100m

If you are Tibetan, the only way you can compete at the Beijing Olympics is by renouncing your Tibetan identity and registering as a Chinese athlete. Many Tibetan athletes in exile have refused to do this and are instead participating in the 'Tibetan Olympics' in northern India. Witness follows two participants as they prepare for and then participate in 'The Other Olympics'. Part2

BEIJING TIME: Liu Xiang's trainer Sun Haiping coaches other athletes in Beijing. Chinese Reactions on Liu Xiang's withdrawal Liu Xiang was under pressure, according to some Chinese people.

Jamaican women finish 1-2-3 in the 100 meters; U.S. women's basketball crushes New Zealand; Nadal wins Olympic singles tennis title; Guo Jingjing defends her 3-meter springboard diving title.

Swimmer Michael Phelps, who won 8 gold medals in Beijing, says he's looking forward to returning to Baltimore and relaxing.

Here's the latest from the Beijing Olympic Games: Jamaicans sweep women's 100 meters; Phelps wins eighth gold medal; Dara Torres gets silver in 50-meter freestyle; Nadal wins tennis gold; Softball wins again; U.S. leads overall medal count.