August 3-Iran's supreme leader officially announces Ahmadinejad's re-election.
On August 4, former US President Bill Clinton visited the DPRK and held talks with Kim Jong Il. The next day, North Korea announced that Kim Jong Il had pardoned two detained American female journalists.
August 5th —— An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred at the junction of Jingyu County and Fusong County in Baishan City, Jilin Province (latitude 42.3 north, longitude 127.2 east).
August 6th-A mountain collapse occurred in Hanyuan County, Ya 'an, Sichuan, killing two people, injuring 18 people and blocking the Dadu River.
On August 7th, the13rd China-India border issue meeting was held in New Delhi, India.
August 8th-the first national fitness day in China. To commemorate the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, China designated August 8th as the National Fitness Day, which was implemented in 2009.
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August 15 —— War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, China and the 64th anniversary of the victory of the world anti-fascist war.
August 17-3: 38, 9.58 am Bolt once again set a new record for flying in the 100 meters.
August 18-At 1 42 pm local time, former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung died at Severance Hospital in Seoul at the age of 85.
August 25th-Edward Kennedy, the elder brother of John F. Kennedy, a senator from Massachusetts and the 35th president of the United States, died late at night on the 25th.