Beijing hotel prices during Games to rise 1.5 times

The prices of a hotel room in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games are expected to rise by only one and half times, much lower than hotels in other cites that have hosted the games, according to Beijing Modern Business Times.

IOC considering baseball's re-entry

Qingdao gears up for sailing regatta

Construction of the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center has been progressing smoothly with the works related to the 2006 international regatta expected to be completed by the end of this month, the center said on Thursday

Ecological passage built for Games

Two years from now, the Olympic Forest Park that covers a land of 680 hectares will spring up in the north of Beijing city.

Sacked official not affect Olympics

The sacking of an allegedly corrupt Beijing vice mayor who was in charge of overseeing construction projects for the 2008 Olympics will not affect the Games, organizers have said.

Morning finals proposed for Games

The International Olympic Committee and broadcasters NBC want the finals of the swimming competitions at the 2008 Beijing Games to be switched to the morning, according to a report on website swimnews.com.

China, U.S.Olympic Committees sign deal

China and the United States on Friday signed a groundbreaking document that will increase athlete and coaching exchanges and anti-doping cooperation between the nations in the run-up to the 2008 Beijing Games.

Security pledged for sport events in Beijing

Beijing Security personnel have vowed to ensure the peaceful holding of two major sport events -- softball and athletics -- in the Chinese capital in August.

UPS delivery services for Games

United Parcel Service (UPS) and the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), outlining the logistics and express delivery services UPS will provide for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Protection of local cultural heritages stressed

Beijing bid to stop Olympic rain

Beijing will be shooting for the stars in a bid to stave off downpours when it hosts the Olympics Games in 2008.

Beijing Capital Land plans JV for Olympic project

Chinese property developer Beijing Capital Land Ltd. plans to team up with Shenzhen-listed Super Shine Co. Ltd. to develop a residential and commercial property project in the Olympic Centre in Beijing.