Safety first for international fleet

QINGDAO: Whether you're visiting, working or competing at the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center, the minute you walk into the "five-star" harbor you enter a safety zone.

Local economy riding on back of big three and good taste

QINGDAO: As one of the most dynamic economic entities on China's east coast, Qingdao is fueled by local companies whose brand names appear right around the world.

City thriving on sporting culture

QINGDAO: Each day thousands of people swarm to Qingdao's Fushan Bay where around 400 sailors from all over the world are warming up for the 2008 Olympic sailing regatta.

Forecast service 100 percent committed in Qingdao

QINGDAO: Accurate weather forecasts provided by a high-tech meteorological service are ensuring a smooth sailing during the 2007 Qingdao International Regatta.

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Qingdao Facts and Figures

Located in East China's Shandong Peninsula.

China Netcom to beam 2008 Beijing Regatta

QINGDAO: China Netcom has vowed to build the world's most advanced telecommunications network for the Sailing Regatta of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Athletes get taste of new format in advance

QINGDAO: With a year to go until the Beijing Games, the 2007 Qingdao International Regatta represents foreign athletes' last chance to familiarize themselves with the Olympic site.

Industry clusters drawing strength from games boon

QINGDAO: Qingdao is known for a multitude of enterprises with famous brand names, but today the coastal city is fast becoming a cluster industry capital.

Qingdao embraces the world

QINGDAO: As the mayor of a city boasting long-lasting friendships with 17 cities around the world, Xia Geng knows how to lay on the hospitality nice and thick.

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Qingdao sailing into salubrious era

QINGDAO: Xia Geng has the wind in his sails.