Perhaps because of the Beijing Olympic Games coming up, a lot more tai chi news articles are appearing. With that in mind, we’ve decided to have a tai chi news roundup each Wednesday to keep you informed of what’s going on in the world of tai chi.

BBC News and the Straits Times of Singapore cover a report from the British Journal of Sports Medicine that tai chi can help curb the symptoms of type 2 diabetes.

The West, a West Australian newspaper, has an article about the general health benefits of tai chi.

If you happen to be in the Illinois area, there will be a World Tai Chi Day celebration April 26 in Quincy. Read more about it here.

In the truly bizarre news of the week (or rather the year), The Times Online writes about a man who swears by tai chi for putting his cows in the mood for milking. This article is complete with a picture.