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Thirty years have passed in the history of China's environmental protection management.
Hosting the Olympics has raised China's global profile, and the country as a whole should benefit in the long run, Moody's economist said.
Down a Budweiser or a Coke when thirsty. Queue up at a McDonald's when hungry. So how is Beijing Games any different for the visitors in terms of brands?
People hear a lot of talk about China's factories. Here are two contrasting views of what it was like in the past and what conditions are now just 20-30 years later.
"China is a big country. Beijing is small. Even if Beijing's investment in infrastructure drops sharply after the Games, it would not have a significant impact on the whole economy."
The recent fall of international oil prices has lent credence to optimism about China's expectations on eased inflationary pressure.
If the grandeur that is New York - or Hong Kong - wasn't built in a day, how about within 50 years?
How will Beijing Olympics benefit China? How will the Chinese see the coming sports event other than as a world athletic contest?
798 is now a favorite hangout for Beijing-based artists, art dealers, art lovers and tourists.
China's lottery market has lacked regulatoins. The government has relied solely on temporary administrative tools, which critics say has resulted in frauds and malpractices.
Surging international grain prices and rising global inflation have placed the global spotlight on Chinese grain production, an industry that caters for 1.3 billion people.
Being rich in China does not mean all are living like aristocrats, a recent 2008 Hurun Report of New Aristocracy, said.
