Games souvenirs will go on sale next month

Parlaympic paraphenalia will go on sale at Beijing's Olympic souvenir stores from next month, ahead of the Games' start on Sept 6, an official said yesterday.

"About 70 percent of goods on sale in September will celebrate the Paralympic Games," Wang Jian, general manager of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Flagship Store, said.

Paralympics licensed products in more than 10 categories, including clothing, toys, pens and mugs, are under production he said, adding that both Beijing Olympic and Paralympic licensed products will remain on sale until March.