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Olympic souvenir firms fined for forced overtime
Two Olympic souvenir makers in southern China have been fined a total of more than1.36 million yuan (US$178,900) for for forcing their employees to work overtime.

China Netcom fostering broadband convergence
With 12 Olympic test events planned next month across China, China Netcom Group is ready to step up and meet the challenge

Coca-Cola to fizz the market with star power
NBA star Yao Ming and world record hurdler Liu Xiang will soon join other Chinese sports stars in helping to market worldwide Olympic partner Coca Cola, the company announced last week.

Seeing clearly: Panasonic ushers in first HDTV Game
With Panasonic's support, the Beijing Games will become the first Olympics to be entirely produced and broadcast in high-definition television.

Beijing to crack down on street peddlers selling fake Olympic mascots
Authorities in Beijing will launch a week-long campaign from Thursday to root out street peddlers selling fake Olympics mascots.

Keeping cool under pressure
BHP Billiton does not think it can save the planet from global warming single-handedly, but it does believe in leading by example.

Mainland welcomes Taiwan companies to share Olympics business opportunities
The Chinese mainland welcomes Taiwanese companies to share business opportunities that arise from the staging of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, said spokesman Yang Yi on Wednesday

Sales of Olympic products online starts next month
Chinese residents will soon be able to buy official 2008 Beijing Olympics products online, said an official from the Beijing Games organizers.

China GrenTech wins China Mobile contract for Olympics
China GrenTech Corp. Ltd. said it won a bid to supply wireless network equipment to China Mobile, the world's largest mobile phone operator, for next year's Olympic Games, sending the Chinese wireless services company's shares up.

Volkswagen promises 'green machines'
Volkswagen Group, the official automobile partner of the 2008 Olympic Games, has promised to trim the rate at which its cars consume fuel by utilizing its advanced technology.

Sponsorship program proving a huge success
The selection of the sponsoring companies for the 2008 Beijing Games is about to conclude and the income of the Olympic marketing plan has surpassed expectations, a senior marketing official said on Wednesday at the third Beijing 2008 Sponsor Workshop.

Adidas to double mainland outlets
Adidas is eager to expand its presence in China through the Beijing Olympics, hoping to more than double the number of its retail outlets on the mainland by 2010.

China reports cases of Olympic trademark violations
Chinese inspectors have uncovered 1,556 cases of violations involving Beijing Olympic slogans, logos and other trademarks, a state media report said Thursday.

Lenovo delivers computers to BOCOG

China looks into accusation of child labor in Olympics products manufacture
Chinese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday China is looking into recent accusation that some factories producing products for the Beijing Olympics are using child labor.

Samsung prepares to WOW audiences
Samsung Electronics is stepping up its partnership with the Olympic Movement.

No economic slowdown after 2008
China's economy will not suffer a slowdown, and the country will remain a developing nation, after the 2008 Olympic Games, according to a senior Chinese economist

J&J making big splash in China
Beijing Games sponsor Johnson & Johnson is raising water safety awareness among Chinese children as part of a nationwide education program.

Official motorcycle supplier appointed
Dayun becomes the official motorcycle supplier of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and the official exclusive motorcycle supplier of Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games

Snickers targets next generation
"Hungry? Eat a Snickers!" Mars, the company behind Snickers, one of the world's most popular candy bars, is hoping to migrate over more young people to the Beijing Olympics.

Olympic equestrian marketing program launched
Beijing Olympics organizers on Tuesday officially launched the Equestrian Marketing Program to symbolize another landmark event in the Beijing 2008 Olympic marketing plan.

Coca-Cola to promote torch relay route
Coca-Cola will use its expertise and global network of financial and human resources to support the operational planning and preparations for the Beijing 2008 Olympic torch relay route, the company said after the route was made public last month.

Realty check
Is the Beijing Olympic Games creating a property bubble?

Clean and green
YADU founder and Chairman He Lumin claims his company shares Beijing's goal of hosting a green, hi-tech and people's Olympics.

Chinese sponsors urged to adopt long-term view
With more and more Chinese companies signing up as Olympic sponsors, leading consultant Martin Sorrell thinks they should adopt a longer-term perspective and build a consistent brand image.

Beijing aims at recycling economy
The Beijing municipal government is striving to accelerate the steps for a recycling economy while paying attention to resource-saving and environmental protection, according to an official of the Municipal Commission of Development and Reform.

Ministry recalls private domain name consisting of "Olympic torch"
A private domain name consisting of "aoyun huoju", the Chinese pinyin of "Olympic torch", has been recalled by Chinese officials, local media said.

Olympic battle fires up
Strengthening Olympic intellectual property right (IPR) protection will be a key part of Beijing's IPR campaign this year, a local government official said yesterday.

Staying on target
Staging a successful Olympics means not missing any opportunities.

Rooms with a view-for the future
The Beijing Olympics is expected to be out of this world, and hotel prices are no exception.

Faster, higher, costlier
Some people say sports are all about money. They are for some.

Individuals allowed to run franchise stores
Organizers of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are planning to allow individuals to open Olympic franchise stores by the beginning of next year

BOCOG to expand its retail network
The network of Olympic franchise outlets is to nearly triple throughout China this year as BOCOG recruits more distributors to sell Olympic licensed products.

Olympic low-price scheme, a beneficial try
Attractive low-price scheme, a population of more than 1.3B, an army of overseas Chinese dreaming of Games, plus the whole world's huge interest in the ancient oriental land.

In Beijing, the future is digital
Imagine watching Liu Xiang sprint to victory or Yao Ming shoot a buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the Beijing Games with a video download to your mobile phone as it happens.

In vino, veritas; in beer, sportiness
There are plenty of sporty beer drinkers, but is there such a thing as a sporty beer?

Foreign enterprises seek business opportunities at Olympics
Foreign enterprises are seeking business opportunities by teaming up with the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Outdoor ads feature the Olympics

Noodle company looking for 'instant athletes'
List the ingredients to build the perfect athlete and noodles probably aren't high up there.

Betting on post-Games economy
My mother is probably not the only pensioner addicted to mutual funds.

Low-cost Olympic products takes lead
"To make more customers get access to Olympics, we will attach attention to from now on medium- and low-cost Olympic products in the market, "an officer said a few days ahead of 500 days to Beijing Games.

Olympic products to mark 500-day countdown
The Beijing organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) has unveiled new licensed products under the theme of "time" to mark the 500-day countdown to the Olympic Games.

China to work out auditing plan for Olympics
An auditing plan especially for Olympic construction shall come out in the first half of 2007, said Li Jinhua, auditor-general of the National Audit Office of China.

New corporate slogan for Int'l sponsor
A Chinese website has developed its own slogan to foster some Olympic-size teamwork in the run-up to the Beijing Games.

Games merchanding aims at being break-even
Beijing Olympic Games will aim at US$70 million generated from the licensed products sales, officer said on Wednesday.

Sponsor eyes for London 2012
Chinese sponsor already eyeing London 2012

Visitors on record-big trail for Games
It is estimated that at least 1.5 million visitors will descend upon the capital for the 2008 Olympic Games.

Unique homes with touch of glamor
When Xing Gang walked into the sales office of the Olympic Village real-estate project on Mon.afternoon, he was pleased to find he was the only visitor.

All Internet merchandise is fake
Organizers warned that Olympic licensed products sold on the Internet and the majority of Olympic-themed products sold outside licensed stores are counterfeit.

Tenfold increase in franchise stores
Organizers of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games plan to increase the number of Olympic franchise stores almost tenfold to 5,000 across China by the end of this year.

Beijing promotes management system certification
China's capital will promote management system certification in commerce and services to facilitate the Olympic Games.

Olympic products to be affordable
As the Spring Festival draws near, the demand for Olympic licensed products is on the increase

Atos Origin keeps a low profile
Executive vice-president for Olympics and Major Events at Atos Origin, the Olympic Partners, said company will not launch any major campaigns this year, although the Games is only 18 months away.

Steely resolve
The relocation of a giant steel plant from Beijing will make the air easier to breathe before the Games.

Games preparations help fuel Beijing boom
Preparations for Olympics have helped fuel an economic boom that has pushed Beijing's output per head above the $6,000 mark.

Visa ties up with Bank of China to tap Olympic business
VISA signed strategic Olympic alliance with the Bank of China in a bid to boost its business through the 2008 Olympic Games.

Liu Xiang's shoes auctioned at 150,000 yuan
A pair of gold-colored track shoes, once worn by Chinese Olympic Champion sprinter Liu Xiang, has been auctioned at 150,000 yuan (US$18,750).

Tsingtao supports grassroots sports
Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd will spend 100 million yuan (US$12 million) helping ordinary people soak up Olympic spirit.

Order-placing meeting to promote Olympic products
Over 400 people attended an order-placing meeting in Beijing on Wednesday to promote the licensed products of the Beijing Olympic Games.

Lenovo logs into advertising campaign
Lenovo Group the only Chinese firm in the 11-member The Olympic Partner (TOP) club of the International Olympic Committee will sign a number of top athletes and formulate a blueprint for its global Olympic advertising campaign this year.

Olympics to keep stock market boom alive
Investors hoping that China's dramatic stock market bull run will persist through 2007 take heart: history appears to be on your side.

Economy remain robust after 2008
The economy will remain robust after 2008 as has happened in some other host nations, said Li Yining.

No major economic turbulence after 2008 - deputy mayor
Beijing deputy mayorsaid that he personally doesn't believe Beijing will experience any major economic turbulence.

Beijing hotel prices rise 8%
The average price for a night at a 4 or star hotel in Beijing surged to RMB 896, an 8% hike from last year.

Luxury hotels,home for IOC officials
Beijing Hotel and its neighbour, Grand Hotel Beijing, will host senior officials from IOC during Beijing Oympic Games.

Hotels booking to begin in spring
The Beijing tourism administration will open an online accommodation booking centre next year for visitors to 2008 Olympic Games.

Olympic licensed products to go overseas
Beijing Olympic Licensing Programme will be taking its products global from early next year.

Olympics has sponsors from Taiwan: mainland official
Some Taiwan-invested enterprises have been selected by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) as sponsors and franchise enterprises, said a mainland official on Wednesday.

Zimbabwe private sector urged to sponsor Olympic Games
The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee called for the private sector to play a bigger role in Zimbabwe's preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, the official The Herald reported on Friday.

Man detained for selling fake mascots, commemorative coins
Beijing police have arrested a man for selling counterfeit mascots and commemorative coins of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Olympics boosts business for Henan dumpling maker
Winning the Olympic seal of approval has helped a food firm based in Central China's Henan Province taste success.

Everyone can be a champion
It appears that the ability to adeptly flip a burger can help one become a champion at the 2008 Olympic Games.

Questions and answers about Beijing Olympic tickets
The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) on Wednesday revealed details of its affordable ticketing program. Following is an interview by Xinhua News Agency with BOCOG officials.

Beijing-HK tourism promotion pact signed
Beijing and Hong Kong signed a framework agreement in Hong Kong on Thursday to make joint effort to boost the tourism industry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and China's capital city.

CCTV 's ad revenues hit new high as Olympics nears
The bidding for advertising on China Central Television (CCTV) in 2007 concluded on Saturday with the network's revenues hitting 6.79 billion yuan, up 16 percent over last year.

IT company gears up for Olympics
It's an understatement to say that pulling off a successful Olympic Games requires a seamless information technology (IT) system.

Beijing cashes in on Olympics to boost bank card use
Regulators in the Chinese capital will use the 2008 Beijing Olympics as an opportunity to move citizens away from cash purchases to bank cards. They are hoping that bank cards will account for at least 38 per cent of consumer retail sales in the city by 2010 as opposed to just 10 percent last year.

New Olympic products hit stores
Fuwa, Mascot of the Beijing Olympic Games, celebrates its birthday on Saturday as it was unveiled one year ago on November 11, 2005 by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG).

China will offer 3G service in 2008-official
A Chinese official reiterated Saturday the government's commitment that China would offer 3G service in 2008 when the Olympic Games will be held.

Consumers more attracted to sponsors
Chinese sports fans have greater affinity with Olympic sponsors, according to a recent study commissioned by WPP Group, a public relations company.

BOCOG, HK sign marketing pact
The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) and the Hong Kong Olympic Committee signed an agreement on Joint Marketing Program on Tuesday.

BOC becomes licensee of Olympic products
With the approval of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG), Bank of China, a banking partner of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, has become a BOCOG licensee to sell Olympic precious metal products, high-grade commemorative pins and other licensed merchandise.

Olympics beckon businesses to Beijing
For the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing expects to spend almost $40 billion on new stadiums, subways and a new airport terminal. That's more than three times Athens' estimated $12 billion infrastructure tab for its 2004 Olympics.

Taiwan Corp.infuses funds into Olympic parking construction
Since the interlocking steel superstructure that gives the National Stadium its 'Bird's Nest' shape was freed of its supports, the main Olympic venue is now dealing with another problem - where is everyone going to park?

Banking sees Olympics as chance to improve services
China's banking industry will be facing a number of challenges to improve its services during the 2008 Olympic Games as millions of tourists are expected to spend billions of yuan during the event.

Commemorative coins hot on the market
Olympic collectors swarmed before the counter to buy the newly issued commemorative coins of the Beijing Games Wednesday morning.

Questions raised over Olympics budgeting
Hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver will cost taxpayers at least C$2.5 billion (US$2.2 billion), far more than government officials claim, according to an auditor's report on Thursday.

Li-Ning sponsors Sudan's athletic team
China's leading sportswear company, Li-Ning, has joined hands with the Sudanese national athletic team to boost the development of sports in the African country.

Behlen gets piece of Beijing Olympics work
Behlen Manufacturing's investment in a Chinese plant is paying off for the Columbus-based company, despite what it cost the company chairman. The company has snagged a contract to produce a building for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

China Mobile, BOC sign 2008 Olympics cooperation deal
China Mobile Communications Corporation (China Mobile) and Bank of China, both official partners of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, have signed a strategic cooperation agreement.

Beijing ATMs to recognize your face
The Chinese capital's police will equip ATM machines with a face recognition system to detect criminal suspects and prevent cash withdrawal frauds.

Chinese shares rise on airlines, Olympics-related buying
Chinese shares climbed Monday despite worries over Industrial & Commercial Bank of China's plans for a huge initial public offering in Shanghai. The yuan rose to yet another high against the U.S. dollar.

Synear Food becomes exclusive supplier of the Games
The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) today announced Zhengzhou Synear Food Joint-Stock Co., Ltd as the Frozen Dumplings Exclusive Supplier of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at a joint press conference held in Beijing.

Mexico Olympic Committee sponsorship double for 2008
Mexico's Olympic Committee (COM) told media on Thursday that it was sponsoring 15 athletes who are preparing for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, twice the number of sponsorships ahead of the 2004 Athens Games.

Keeping an eye on Olympic rights
Wang Hao, deputy chief of the trademark section of the Beijing Industry and Commerce Bureau Haidian Branch, has been involved in the protection of Olympic intellectual property rights. Staff reporter Leng Yue spoke to him on the issue.

Li Ning to cash in on Beijing Olympic fever
Li Ning, the mainland’s major sportswear seller, plans to have as many as 5,100 retail outlets in China by 2008.

Macao opens first Olympic store outside the mainland
The first authorized retail outlet of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games mascots and souvenirs outside the mainland opened for business Friday in Macao.

Olympic Games viewable on cellular phones, MP4s
People in Beijing will be able to watch the 2008 Olympic Games on their mobile phones, digital cameras, PDAs and MP4 players.

Booming economy boosts city's status
QINGDAO: Qingdao boasts great potential in its economy.

The Friendlies make a fortune
The two-year countdown to the 2008 Beijing Olympics started Aug 8, 2006 and the official mascots, the Five Friendlies are bringing in a lot of business.

Olympics economy thrives in Beijing
There's exactly 2 years to go before the Bejing Olympics in 2008. And organisers say preparations are on schedule.

Greatwall wine selected as Games'supplier
The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) today announced COFCO Wines & Spirits (GREATWALL WINE) to be selected as the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Wine Exclusive Supplier at a joint press conference held in Beijing.

Statistician: Games will benefit many
How will the Beijing Olympic Games impact on the capital's economy? Pan Fan, who is in charge of economic surveys in Beijing under the National Bureau of Statistics, has provided some clues in a recently published report, Olympic Investment and Beijing Economic Development.

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