With new venues and facilities already completed and thousands of volunteers on standby, Beijing is ready for a rehearsal for the 2008 Olympic Games this month.
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."
In ancient times, only emperors and members of their families had furniture made from red sandalwood.
The Beijing Olympic Games organization committee released a set of symbols representing each of the sports for the 2008 Games on Monday, one day before its two-year countdown to the opening ceremonies.
Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee (BOCOG) Thursday signed letters of responsibility with its department chiefs to make them assume responsibility if anything involving corruption happens.
Beijing's Olympics will not be shrouded in smog or choked by traffic jams, the city's top Games official promised yesterday.
A car races through a busy street to a highway at 110 kilometres per hour. After making a swift U-turn between two lanes, the vehicle swerves over a traffic barrier with an upward blade. Despite a burst tyre, the driver still has control of his car and slows to a smooth halt
Professor Jin Yuanpu founded the Humanistic Olympics Studies Centre of the Renmin University of China in October 2000 and has since served as its executive director.
Some Beijing residents say that TV will be the most important medium for them to experience the 2008 Olympics, followed by newspaper and radio.
The Beijing Coking-Chemical Plant is the latest pollution-causing factory to move from Beijing's urban district in accordance with a municipal government order aimed at creating a cleaner environment for the 2008 Olympic games.
Volunteer recruitment for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will kick off next week. Approximately 100,000 volunteers are needed.
As night falls and the lights come on, the Beijing Olympic Tower's glowing new decorations can be seen clearly under the starry sky
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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