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Preparations are 'truly impressive'
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will offer a great legacy for China, IOC president Jacques Rogge said yesterday on the eve of the one-year countdown to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Hi-tech expected to guarantee success
The results of new research will be applied to the Games, officials with the Ministry of Science and Technology said yesterday.

Traffic to be restricted, new routes mapped out
The number of vehicles allowed on Beijing's roads is to be limited during next year's Olympics. Special routes have already been mapped out to ease traffic flow.

Food safety assurance for Games
Beijing Olympics organizers yesterday unveiled meticulous plans to assure athletes of healthy food and sound air quality during the Games.

Rogge: Beijing Olympics 'a force for good'
IOC President Jacques Rogge said that the 2008 Beijing Olympics will be a significant force for good in China, but it can not be expected to resolve all the issues.

China orders police to be more polite ahead of Games
Chinese police must be more polite, more efficient and better dressed in the run-up to next year's Beijing Olympics or they will be punished, state media said on Sunday.

Olympics drives overseas students to learn Chinese language
Top prize winners of 102 foreign college students attending a Chinese language contest in northeast China will win full scholarships to study in China and all of them have the opportunity to be a volunteer for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, according to organizers.

Beijing police out in force to limit Barcelona abuse
In their latest effort to tackle crude behavior ahead of the Olympics, Beijing police say they will punish or even detain football fans who yell out the "F-Word" (the Chinese equivalent) at Sunday's friendly between Beijing Guo'an FC and Barcelona.

Fuel cell buses planned for 2010 Games
British Columbia's transit system has agreed to buy a fleet of fuel cell-powered buses to be used in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the western Canadian province said on Friday.

Foreign experts advise Beijing on traffic congestion during Olympics
Limit the use of private cars, improve public transport and encourage the use of bicycles to curb traffic congestion during the 2008 Olympics, experts from foreign countries advised Beijing on Friday.

Festivities planned for Big Wednesday
Senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials will invite over 200 National Olympic Committees to Beijing on August 8 to mark the one-year countdown to the opening of the 2008 Games.

Air quality not a concern for US Olympic
Air quality will not be a concern for the U.S. delegation during the Beijing Olympic Games, said Steven M. Roush, chief of sport performance in the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC).

Vegetable safety to be ensured during 2008
The athletes and tourists from all over the world don't have to worry at all about vegetable safety during the Beijing Olympic Games, said an official with the Supervision and Testing Center for Vegetable Quality of Ministry of Agriculture (MOA).

One of the trickiest events,equestrian,gets trial in HK
Equestrian has become one of the trickiest events for organizers of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Beijing introduces first ever Olympic Games postal code
Postal code for all the 2008 Olympic venues in Beijing was put into use on Wednesday to speed up the delivery of letters and parcels. 102008, the first zip code for the Olympic Games in history, was put into use here on Wednesday.

One year to Olympics: We are ready
The Beijing Olympic Committee (BOCOG) promises a "spectacular and splendid evening gala" marking the one-year countdown to the Beijing Olympic Games on August 8, says head of their cultural events department.

China downbeat about 2008 medal prospects
With just over a year to go until the Beijing Olympics, a leading Chinese sports official has poured cold water over expectations of a gold rush for the hosts.

Beijing introduces first ever zip code for Olympic Games
102008, the first zip code for the Olympic Games in history, was put into use here on Wednesday.

Registered Olympic volunteer applicants go new high
More than 560,000 have applied to be volunteers for the Beijing Olympics and the Special Olympic Games by Tuesday, almost a year after the recruitment began.

China's "King Kong" wants to carry Olympics Torch
One of the world's hairiest men, who nicknames himself "King Kong", has launched a campaign to carry the Olympic Torch during the relay ahead of next year's Beijing Games.

Hockey fields to click as test runs aim for bull's-eye
Some of the best international hockey teams will gather in Beijing for the Good Luck Beijing Hockey Tournament next week in a test run for next year's Olympics.

BOCOG announces investigation on labor issues
In June this year, after FairPlay 2008 released a report on alleged labor abuses in four licensees, BOCOG attached great importance to the issue and immediately requested that the four companies provide detailed information and explanations on the situation.

Licensed products of Beijing Olympics go on sale online
A shopping website for licensed products of the Beijing Olympic Games started operation on Monday, as Olympic organizers predict a booming market demand

Olympics to use 50 Li-ion battery powered buses
About 50 buses powered by Li-ion battery will be put into ervice for the Beijing Olympics next year, running a total distance of 10.4 kilometers for athletes and officials, according to a Beijing official.

Contest brings Beijingers together to learn English
In front of a studio audience and cameras, 11-year-old Liu Yuxin began to cry. The young girl failed to guess the English word "credit card", a banking concept a child her age wouldn't know. As a result Liu was eliminated among the 12 final contestants who were competing at the "I am the hero - Olympic English TV contest" taped by Beijing TV last Friday.

Fan detained over Internet postings insulting footballers
A 20-year-old Beijing football fan has received a seven-day detention for putting up Internet postings to humiliate rivals of the local club team Guo'an and trigger football hooliganism at events.

China Netcom fostering broadband convergence
With 12 Olympic test events planned next month across China, China Netcom Group is ready to step up and meet the challenge

'Mock Olympics' cheap as noodles
For the price of a single serving of beef noodles, sports fans can catch a live viewing of an Olympic-standard competition in the capital this year.

Beijing hosts nearly 2M overseas tourists in first half year
The number of overseas tourists who visited Beijing in the first half of the year rose 11 percent on last year to 1.97 million, the municipal statistics bureau said on Thursday.

Special Olympic torch flashes in Washington
The Flame of Hope for the Shanghai 2007 Special Olympic World Summer Games lit the torch, which was carried to pass through a string of landmark sites in Washington, on Thursday at the White House hosted by U.S. President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush.

Qingdao to have sufficient wind for Games
Sailors don't have to worry about insufficient wind in Qingdao during the Beijing Olympics, said an Olympic sailing event organizer here on Thursday.

Games volunteer numbers keep rising
Olympics fever must be contagious.

Quit cussing, spitting, littering, Beijing chief urges
The people of Beijing have been asked to rid themselves of bad habits and clean up their language as part of improving the city's environment ahead of next year's Olympic Games.

Beijing planning to make food makers, sellers accountable for safety
Beijing lawmakers are considering a new law that would force food makers and sellers to be responsible for recalling their unsafe products, say sources at the 37th session of the Standing Committee of the 12th Municipal People's Congress.

China, UN jointly promote initative to support Olympic volunteerism
The United Nations and China agreed to promote a training project on strengthening volunteerism through the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games here on Wednesday

Shunyi gears up for first Olympic test event
The Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park has been completed and the surrounding areas have been upgraded to welcome the first Beijing Olympics test event in Beijing, organizers said on Wednesday.

Chasing the flame
Gregory Groggel has traveled in six cities that host Olympic Games such as Beijing (top, Tian'anmen Square) and Seoul (center, Peace Monument) to study the impact of the Games.
Courtesy of Gregory Groggel

Beijing hotels ramp up rates for Games-paper
Some Beijing hotels are raising their room rates by up to eight times to cash in on next year's Olympic Games, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday.

UK must criminalise doping
The British government has again been warned to take a ruthless stance against doping by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

German leaders endorse Munich 2018 winter Olympics bid
Germany's Olympic Sports Association (DOSB) endorsed on Tuesday a possible bid by Munich to host the 2018 winter Olympics.

Beijing to build windmills for 2008
Beijing has started work on a 580 million yuan ($76.69 million) project to build 33 windmills to supply clean energy in time for the 2008 Olympic Games, Xinhua said on Tuesday.

Beijing puts Olympic drugstores under strict control
Beijing is ready to test its capability to control its supply of medicines for the 2008 Olympic Games.

Air China promises fewer delays for 2008 Games
Air China Ltd., the official airline partner for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, is working to cut delays and improve employees' English language skills ahead of next year's Games, according to executives

Beijing to improve meteorological services for expressway drivers
Beijing will provide better meteorological services for expressway drivers, an official with the Beijing Meteorological Bureau said on Monday.

US Olympic, Paralympic hopefuls to visit Beijing
The US Olympics Committee announced that five US Olympic hopefuls and one US Paralympic hopeful will travel to Beijing for the USOC Beijing Goodwill Tour.

Beijing puts Olympic drugstores under strict control
Beijing is ready to test its capability to control its supply of medicines for the 2008 Olympic Games

Volunteer lawyers help protect Olympic IPR
The Beijing Lawyers' Association has been selecting a total of 350 lawyers to assist the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) in protecting the Olympics-related intellectual property rights (IPR).

Security guards to be exchanged regularly at amusement venues
Security personnel will be exchanged every three months among amusement venues in Beijing to prevent retaliation as they may displease others in work.

Fake name-brand goods seized in Beijing Silk Street market
The Silk Street market in Beijing, popular among tourists for cheap goods, tarnished its reputation as authorities seized fake name-brand sneakers and sports wear in the latest raid at the market.

Beijing promises rain, rats won't spoil party
Beijing has mapped out strategies to contain both rats and rain to ensure a dry, disease-free Games in 2008.

Reclaimed water for Olympic venues
Coming from the city sewage and reclaimed at the Qinghe Water Reclamation Plant (Qinghe WRP), this reclaimed water helps cut down on water consumption of Beijing's lakes and rivers.

New water treatment system for Olympics
The recycled water supplied to the Olympic Village will go through one of the most stringent procedures in the world, Beijing's drainage experts said yesterday.

CCTV5 to become Olympic channel in 2008
China's CCTV5, the country's main sport channel, will become a 24-hour Olympics channel from January 1st, 2008, China Central Television (CCTV) President, Zhao Huayong has said.

Wen: Saving energy in constructing Olympic facilities
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday urged developers of Olympic stadiums and gymnasiums to promote energy efficiency and environmental protection in their construction.

Women more active to become city volunteers for Games
City volunteers for the Beijing Olympic Games see more women applicants after the recruitment went on for a month, said the Games organizers' official website on Tuesday.

Shanghai ensures success of Games
Shanghai Customs yesterday announced five measures to help people coming to the city for the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games.

Olympic graffiti become art that Chinese want to keep in cities
Graffiti is now sprawling in Chinese cities with some being treated as a branch of art and others quietly tolerated by the government.

Weather drills get under way
Rockets will be fired into the sky to disperse rain clouds ahead of next year's Olympics, it was announced yesterday at the start of a meteorologists' drill.

China stages terrorist drill in preparation for Olympics
Hundreds of police staged a mock terrorist attack on the Beijing Olympics' sailing venue, "hijacking" an oil tanker and trying to break into the facility, state media reported Saturday.

Rogge welcomes Rio bid for 2016 Olympics
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge encouraged Brazil's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics on Thursday despite Rio staging the most expensive Panamerican Games in history.

Healing touch for Beijing's migrant workers
As Beijing's army of migrant workers toils day and night to realize China's dream of hosting a successful Olympics, another, smaller army of doctors is in place to make sure they get the medical care they need.

New buses to feed 2,000 during Olympics
From the outside looks like a bus of normal size and appearance, but inside it has the capacity to carry food for 2,000 people along with freezing and heating devices.

Beijing orders hotels to turn down air-conditoners
China has ordered hotels in the capital to keep rooms no cooler than 26 degrees Celsius (79 Fahrenheit) in summer and no warmer than 20 degress in the winter in a bid to save energy, state media said on Friday.

China executes former head of food and drug safety watchdog
China executed former head of food and drug watchdog for approving untested medicine for cash, while officials announced moves Tuesday to safeguard food at next summer's Olympic Games.

Beijing airport gears up for Games "challenge"
Beijing's main airport will likely handle more flights than London Heathrow or Paris Charles de Gaulle during the 2008 Olympics and be "challenged" by the increased passenger numbers, a state newspaper said on Thursday.

Shenyang, Qinhuangdao stand test in Olympic rehearsal
With hosts China lifting the 2007 women's soccer invitational event trophy here on Tuesday evening, Shenyang and Qinhuangdao satisfactorily completed their task and stood the test at a rehearsal for the 2008 Olympic Games.

China says food safety scares threaten stability
China risks damaging its global credibility and provoking social instability if it does not tackle its food and drug quality problems, an official said in a rare admission amid a series of scares over tainted products.

Beijing spends 4 billion yuan to upgrade subway
The Beijing Municipal government has spent nearly 4 billion yuan (US$526 million) to give two of its key metro lines a facelift.

Official worried about Beijingers' bad behaviors ahead
With 13 months to go before the opening of the 2008 Olympic Games, the most worrisome thing might be how to help the Beijing residents to improve their behaviors.

Polish Olympic vice-president suspended
Artur Pilka has been suspended as vice-president of the Polish Olympic Committee on suspicion of drug dealing, PAP news agency reported on Sunday.

4 b people to enjoy Olympic broadcast in 2008
According to Sun Weijia, the director of the Media Operation Department of Beijing Organizing Committee for Olympic Games (BOCOG), 2007 World Broadcaster Briefing will be held in Beijing from September 23 to 29, when the issue of the broadcast of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will be discussed.

Beijing Railway Station sells tickets in English
Foreigners will find it easier to buy train tickets in the Chinese capital now that the city's major railway station has begun to provide services in English.

China denounces efforts to connect Beijing Olympics with Darfur issue

China on Thursday dismissed the claim made by some people that the Beijing Olympic Games should be linked with China's policy on Darfur as "sheer nonsense".

IOC gives Beijing 2008 progress stellar review
Preparations for next year's Beijing Olympics received rave reviews on Thursday from the International Olympic Committee, which described progress as "excellent".

A Survey on Ticketing
Most of those who booked tickets online for the 2008 Olympics are male and young.

Russian Sochi wins 2014 Olympic Games
Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi was awarded the 2014 Olympics on Wednesday, rewarding President Vladimir Putin and taking the Winter Games to his country for the first time.

Beijing to rehearse Olympics traffic control in Aug
The Beijing government will haul vehicles off roads for two weeks in August to rehearse traffic control measures for next year's Beijing Olympics, organizers of the event said.

BOCOG:News center for non-registered Games journalists
Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) pledged to provide another media press center (MPC) for non-registered journalists alongside the one for those accredited ones.

Beijing taking million cars off
Beijing officials will withdraw one million cars from the city's streets next month in a trial run as plans are drawn up to reduce pollution levels for next year's Olympics

Torch relay of Special Olympics

Beijing 2008 table tennis venue catches fire
The Peking University gymnasium, under construction to host the table tennis tournament at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, caught fire on Monday morning, state media reported.

Egypt blesses Shanghai Special Olympics
Egypt officials on Sunday expressed confidence on the success of the upcoming Shanghai Special Olympics as the torch relay ceremonies was scheduled to be held in Egypt on Monday.

Bookings far exceed supply as first phase of ticket sales closes
The first phase of ticket sales for the 2008 Olympic Games has come to a close with more than 700,000 people booking over 4.9 million tickets, officials said on Sunday.

Flame for Shanghai Special Olympic Games lit up in Athens
A Greek High Priestess lit up the Flame of Hope for the 12th World Special Olympics in Shanghai on the Olympic cauldron at the Sacred Site of Pnyka near Acropolis in Athens.

Longest road for Olympics opens
The longest highway designed for Beijing Olympics, linking the Olympic Village and the Olympic Water Park in the east suburban area, opens to traffic on Saturday.

Olympic sand arrives in Beijing for volleyball venue
Curious locals are intrigued by the sand - 1,400 tons carried in 59 trucks - which has been offloaded at a construction site in Beijing's Chaoyang Park.

Beijing beach starts to come to life
Beijing has received its first shipment of Olympic-standard sand -- 1,400 tonnes of it -- which will be used to create the beach volleyball venue.

Military preparing for Olympic security
The People's Liberation Army has established a security unit for the Beijing Olympic Games, a senior PLA officer said on Thursday.

Spreading the word
Beijing gets ready for English language test during the Olympic Games next summer.

Obstacles galore for Beijing's cabbies
A diet of English tapes, tailbacks and roadworks is not sitting well with some of Beijing's taxi drivers.

2010 Games budget said still on track
Venue construction for the 2010 Winter Olympics is on schedule with about half of the construction budget now spent, organizers said in a financial report on Thursday

Lighting flame in Athens extends blessings
Collecting flame on the Sacred site of Pnyka has some special meaning and extends blessings for those intellectually disabled players, President of special Olympics Hellas, said.

Sales of Olympic products online starts next month
Chinese residents will soon be able to buy official 2008 Beijing Olympics products online, said an official from the Beijing Games organizers.

Spanish-language call center for Beijing Olympics launched
Spain's King Juan Carlos I on Wednesday morning pushed a button at the network control center of China Netcom in Beijing and officially launched a Spanish language call center for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Beijing to assist overseas journalists in Olympics 2008
The press center of BOCOG will provide quality service to overseas journalists during the great events next year, a Chinese official of the committee pledged in Moscow.

Samaranch receives honorary degree and acclaim
Former International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Juan Antonio Samaranch said bringing Olympics to Beijing is one of the two important decisions he made during his tenure.

US mayors support Chicago's Olympics bid
The U.S. Conference of Mayors on Monday passed a resolution supporting Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Top Taiwan Olympic official silent on torch relay route
Wu Jingguo, chairman of Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee (CTOC), said he would let Taipei deal with the controversial torch relay issue after Beijing Games organizers restated their firm standing on the plan.

Beijing 2008 will be best-ever Games-Samaranch
Former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch said on Sunday that he believes the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing would be the best ever in Olympic history.

Italy win Olympics place after Under-21 play-off
Italy won a ticket to the 2008 Beijing Olympics after beating Portugal 4-3 on penalties in their European Under-21 championship play-off in Nijmegen on Thursday, despite being reduced to 10 men from the 74th minute.

Beijing sets up court in Olympic village area
A courtroom was opened in the 2008 Olympic village area on Thursday to deal with civil cases in this northern part of the city where the 2008 Olympic Games will be held.

Beijing won't intervene on inflated hotel rates
Beijing will not intervene in the pricing of hotel rooms during the Olympic Games, the city's tourism chief said.

Olympic ticket sales receive overwhelming response
Ticket sales for the 2008 Games have received overwhelming response as many events including the opening and closing ceremonies were over-subscribed.

Former president Samaranch to attend Olympic fair
Juan Antonio Samaranch, former president of the International Olympic Committee, is coming to Beijing to help kick off a fair for Olympic collectors.

Anti-terrorist exercise for Olympics
China held here Tuesday afternoon a state-level anti-terrorist exercise for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

HIV carriers plant trees
Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Belgium and Olympic table tennis champion Deng Yaping joined Chinese HIV carriers in a tree-planting ceremony at the Olympics construction site Tuesday.

China builds highway to Everest base camp
China has begun building a highway to Mount Everest base camp, partly to smooth the way for the carrying of the Olympic torch up to the highest peak in the world, state press reported Tuesday.

IOC condemns murder of Iraqi athletes
International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge on Monday condemned that the murder of 13 members of the Iraqi taekwondo team was "abhorrent".

Majority of volunteers to serve outside Games venues
Four hundred thousand city volunteers will be recruited to provide non-Games services before and during the Games next year.

Volunteers: Too much of a good thing?
The 2008 Beijing Games will feature 500,000 volunteers - 100,000 for the Games and another 400,000 to guide tourists through the city and smooth over any potential language barriers.

Beijing police seizes nearly 30,000 fake Olympic products
Beijing police have seized nearly 30,000 fake Olympic products, mainly the official mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, or "Fuwa"s, since the beginning of this year.

Beijing Olympic cultural festival to see multiple activities
The Beijing Olympic Cultural Festival will feature many activities with Beijing residents most welcomed to participate in, the organizing committee of the Beijing Olympic Games (BOCOG) said here on Monday

Guangdong firm used child labour, not for Games
Local government in Guangdong Province says children under the age of 16 did work for a stationery company that makes Olympic-licensed products but they were employed to package other products.

Olympic family blogs get booming views
More than 200,000 viewers have hit the Sohu blog page of the families participating in the campaign of "Olympic Families Tour Beijing" since June 4, 2007.

BOCOG medical service training center unveiled
The Worldwide Olympic Partner Johnson & Johnson has been authorized to conduct medical services training for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

China-Russia sports cooperation to be deepened in 2008
China will provide necessary assistance and supports to the Russian delegation in the Beijing Olympic Games 2008, a senior sports official said here on Friday.

Olympic Snapshots
Top 10 foreign visitors to Beijing by nation in 2006

Olympics makes exams more fun
Exam questions using the Olympics as examples, there are probably no more efficient ways to promote the movement among youngsters. That's what Chinese had tried.

China reports cases of Olympic trademark violations
Chinese inspectors have uncovered 1,556 cases of violations involving Beijing Olympic slogans, logos and other trademarks, a state media report said Thursday.

IOC inspection team praises London's progess
London's preparations for the 2012 Olympics received a glowing report from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the conclusion of a three-day inspection visit on Thursday.

China all out for medal hope in Beijing Olympics
When Tom Maher, head coach of the Chinese women's basketball national team, was sitting at the lobby of the Jinqiang Hotel, he knew that nothing but a podium finish of his team at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games could satisfy the fans.

Olympic promotion to make debut in Moscow
An event scheduled for later this month in Moscow, will help to promote Chinese culture ahead of next year's Olympic Games, to be held in Beijing, an official said at a news conference Thursday.

Volunteers sought for test events
The recruitment drive to find city volunteers for next year's Olympic and Paralympics, as well as the volunteers for this year's "Good Luck Beijing" test events, will be launched next week, officials from the organizing committee of the Beijing Games, BOCOG, said on Wednesday.

Mainland urge Taiwan to allow torch tour
A Chinese mainland official on Wednesday urged Taiwan authorities to honor their word and allow the 2008 Olympic torch to pass through Taipei.

FBI willing to help China with Olympic security
A deputy director of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States on Wednesday said the FBI is willing to offer its expertise to China on security issues relating to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

BOCOG pledges to thwart "ambush market"
The organizing committee for the Beijing Olympic Games (BOCOG) promised to protect the Games sponsors from "ambush markets" to protect their legal right to benefit from the Games.

Olympic child labor probe continues
Beijing Olympic organizers are investigating four companies that allegedly have used child labor to make official Olympic merchandise. Say 'No' Child Labor

Beijing Olympics expect to attract four billion TV viewers
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are expected to attract four billion viewers of TV relay around the globe, a top Olympics TV relay official has said.

China has no problem in anti-doping testing
China is making big efforts to ensure a clean Chinese team for next year's Olympic Games, including increasing the number of tests each year, said a Chinese anti-doping official here on Wednesday.

IOC inspection committee begin London visit
London's progress in delivering the 2012 Olympic Games came under the microscope on Tuesday as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) arrived for a three-day inspection visit.

A new official website goes online
A brand new official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games was launched on Tuesday.

Games organizers say 'no' to use of child labor
Games organizers have stressed that the use of child labor is strictly forbidden in the production of Olympic-licensed products and vowed to probe any allegation of labor abuse.

Opening ceremony rehearsals to begin in August
Rehearsals for the opening ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games will begin in August.

Beijing Olympic equestrian sponsors wanted
The Equestrian Committee said the Beijing 2008 Olympic Equestrian Sponsorship Program began to accept the apply from Hong Kong enterprises.

Sizzling weather challenges Beijing's energy-saving goals
Beijing's power supply network is groaning under the strain this week as more families and businesses are forced to switch on the air conditioners in the early summer heat.

Armed foreign officers may help British police during Olympics
Scotland Yard is considering using foreign armed police to protect dignitaries during the 2012 London Olympics if it is unable to train enough British officers to use firearms in time, police said Saturday.

London Olympic logo boosts love for Chinese seal
Many Chinese may not like the logo for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but after seeing the newly-unveiled jigsaw puzzle-like design for the 2012 London Games, they feel lucky having a pretty good one.

Hello toilet, goodbye WC for Beijing Games
Beijing's battle to standardize and correct English-language signs ahead of the 2008 Olympics has claimed another head -- "WC."

Beijing gets security tips from Greeks
A Greek research center is offering to share the security knowledge it gleaned from the Athens Games to help ensure there are no upsets in Beijing next year.

Tianjin shaping up as top-flight stadium
Although it will only cater for the preliminary matches of the Olympic soccer competition, the Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium will be as good as any venue in the world, officials said last weekend.

Four-tiered security team to make Games safe
A four-tiered professional security team will be formed to guarantee a safe Olympics and 20,000 people will be organized to help ease the traffic during the Games.

Successful games start with volunteers
A plan was released Wednesday that outlined key tasks that the Beijing Olympic Committee (BOCOG) needs to do in order to have the best possible personnel available for the Olympic games.

No forced evictions for Olympic Games: FM spokeswoman
FM spokeswoman said allg residents who have moved house because of Olympic site construction have been supported in their change of residence and none of them had been forced to move out of Beijing.

2012 logo footage withdrawn amid epilepsy fears
Animated footage promoting the logo for the 2012 London Olympic Games was removed from the organisers' Web site on Tuesday amid concern it could trigger epileptic fits.

Beijing Olympic tickets on sale in Hong Kong
Tickets for the 2008 Olympics will go on sale on Tuesday in Hong Kong, said the China Travel Service (Hong Kong) Ltd (CTS) on Monday.

London Olympic logo triggers debate
"This is an iconic brand that sums up what London 2012 is all about - an inclusive, welcoming and diverse Games that involves the whole country," said Olympics minister Tessa Jowell.

No economic slowdown after 2008
China's economy will not suffer a slowdown, and the country will remain a developing nation, after the 2008 Olympic Games, according to a senior Chinese economist

Beijing to cut emissions for Games
Beijing officials will implement new emission standards for vehicles and upgrade public transport system.

Call for Olympic song entries gets wide response
If you're a musician or an aspiring one, you won't want to miss the chance to compose an Olympic theme song.

Organizers sharpening language skills
With the Beijing Olympics drawing closer, Chinese sports officials are getting more enthusiastic about learning English.

Beijing Olympics to be smoke-free
The Beijing Olympics are going to be smoke-free, but it is sure to be controversial in China where an estimated 350M are smokers.

Beijing set to test Olympic wireless information service
Beijing will put a state-of-the-art wireless information service designed for visitors to the city during the 2008 Olympics to the test in the second half of 2007, according to the service operator China Netcom.

Beijing Olympics to showcase Wushu in optimal way
Wushu, the world famous Chinese martial arts, will be featured at the Beijing Olympic Games in an optimal way, a sports official of China said here Wednesday.

Olympic song high up in online new song chart
A song for the Beijing Olympics stood high up in the online new song chart of China's searching engine Baidu, which delighted the Beijing Olympics organizers.

Half million registered Games-time volunteers
Over half a million people have registered to become Games-time volunteers for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, according to a source attending the just-opened Beijing municipal congress of the Communist Youth League of China.

Rogge satisfied with preparation for Games
Visiting International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge said here Wednesday he was satisfied with the preparation work by the Chinese government towards the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Madrid joins race for 2016 Olympics
Spain's Olympic Committee on Wednesday approved Madrid's candidacy for the 2016 Olympics, two years after it lost a bid to host the 2012 Games to London.

Poor children given chances of watching Beijing
Children from poor families in China will have the chance to watch the opening or closing ceremony as well as competition at the Beijing Olympic Games.

Beijing organizers enthusiastic about learning English
Even speaking Chinese with an accent, Beijing Olympic Games shooting competition official Bai Huajun felt he was like an elementary school student when learning English.

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