When he's not tending cherry orchards outside Beijing, Yu Yonggang can be found behind the twin barrels of a 37mm anti-aircraft gun, blasting shells at passing clouds.
At Friday’s Executive Board meeting of Beijing 2008 organizers the group studied plans on recruiting volunteers for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and related policies.
The municipal government of Beijing has decided to add 12 parks and six museums to the list of the public goods free of cost as of July 1.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will not hasten to finalize the timetable for the swimming event of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, an IOC official said Tuesday in Beijing.
Water consumption in Beijing fell from 4.06 billion cubic meters in 2000 to 3.45 billion cubic meters in 2005, with an average drop of 100 million cubic meters a year, an official said on Wednesday.
Officials in Beijing yesterday expressed their confidence that the thirsty city will have enough water to meet rising demand during the 2008 Olympic Games.
The Olympic Tower, the headquarters of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) appeared with fresh luminous Olympic marks on Wednesday.
The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) officially set up the Security Service on June 23 to effectively safeguard the public order and create a harmonious and safe office environment for the preparation and holding of the Olympics, it announced today
South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) agreed to hold talks over forming a unified team in December's Asian Games and the 2008 Olympics, South Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) said on Wednesday.
A delegation from South Korea's Olympic Committee headed by Secretary-General Kim Jae-Chul visited the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) on Friday.
China is encouraging volunteer service in its communities and expecting to have a participation rate of 8 percent in 2008, up from currently 3 percent, an official in charge of community work said
The qualification systems for volleyball and beach volleyball at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games have been confirmed by the International Olympic Committee.
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
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 20100000002731 
