Visiting IOC inspectors were confident that Beijing would successfully tackle traffic and environmental problems before the Olympic Games in 2008.
Beijing is drafting contingency plans to alleviate the city's smothering traffic and smog during the 2008 Olympics.
Youngsters have been recruited in the capital city to help pitch in on "green" efforts for the 2008 Olympic Games.
As a metropolis possessing the most buses using clean fuel around the world, Beijing will spend 2.8 billion yuan (US$345 million) this year to increase the number of environmentally friendly buses.
The stench was so pungent, people could smell it dozens of kilometres away. Rubbish floats on top of sewage. It's an unimaginable working environment for almost everyone, but one man has been working in it for 30 years, and he says the sacrifice is worth it.
Omega extended its Olympic sponsorship Tuesday to become the official timekeeper of the 2012 London Games in a deal worth more than $70 million.
Capital Indoor Stadium, an Olympic volleyball competition venue, started its renovation and expansion project on Thursday.
WHO official has called on authorities take action to meet the immense challenge of handling public health and emergency response issues during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
President of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) Liu Qi met with Hein Verbruggen, Chairman of the Coordination Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the Games in Beijing on Tuesday.
The Coordination Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad -- Beijing 2008 -- held the sixth plenary session in Beijing on May 16th.
The progress being made by the construction workers at the sites of new venues for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games won praise from members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission on Tuesday.
Double Olympic champion Chen Zhong, targeting her third Olympic taekwondo title in a row, decided not to repair her torn cruciate ligament until the end of Beijing Games.
Polar icebreaker Snow Dragon arrives in Antarctic
Xi's vision on shared future for humanity
UN's top environmental honors go to three in China
German trains collide near Duesseldorf, several people injured
China beats Germany 7-4 in men's curling Olympic qualification
Bayern beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in UEFA Champions League
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