Beijing's 2008 Olympic Game officials have announced that they wont be partnering with any alcohol or tobacco related companies, or any company that is not environmentally-friendly, a Beijing-based newspaper reported today.
Amateur cyclist Yang Guangwen set out Friday from Beijing's Tian'anmen Square to start his global tour to promote Beijing Games 2008.
Hong Kong is considering loosening import rules for horses competing at the 2008 Olympics after some countries complained the quarantine period was too long, a newspaper reported on Friday.
Beijing police will purchase advanced helicopters from Italy Augustwestland Helicopter company, which will serve for security of 2008 Olympics.
The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) today announced Effem Foods (Beijing) as the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Exclusive Supplier and SNICKERS as the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Official Chocolate at a joint press conference held in Beijing.
Marathon world-record holder Paula Radcliffe said her injured foot is healing "really well" and she will resume her normal training routine next week.
Cuba has welcomed a Chinese delegation led by Li Binghua, the executive vice-president of the Beijing Olympics Committee (BOCOG), who was invited by Cuba's Olympic chief, Jose Ramon Fernandez, Cuban media said on Wednesday.
Famed American impresario Quincy Jones has offered to write a theme tune for the 2008 Beijing Olympics having been seduced by China on his first visit.
The Olympics and the United Nations share similar values and it's hoped the Beijing games will contribute to world peace, Beijing Olympic committee chief Liu Qi said.
Driver Liu Dong bought a two-bedroom flat on the northern suburb of Tianjin two years ago with 250,000 yuan (US$ 31,250) and sold it 400,000 yuan(US$ 50,000) last week.
A glance from the window of any of Beijing's towering skyscrapers is enough to ascertain the biggest problem facing the city in the run-up to the 2008 Olympics -- smog.
The equestrian governing body, FEI, confirmed the allocation for the three disciplines which will be held in Hong Kong.