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  • Kids discover joys of sport with 'Happy Ten'

    2006-06-02 06:16

    While all the Chinese athletes make intense preparations for the 2008 Olympics, the students of Beijing Hepingjie Second Primary School are busy getting into the spirit of things in their own unique way.

  • Tianjin benefits from 2008 Games build-up

    2006-06-02 06:16

    Liu Dong bought a two-bedroom flat in the northern suburbs of Tianjin two years ago for 250,000 yuan (US$31,250). He sold it last month for 400,000 yuan (US$49,382).

  • Logistics center provided for Games

    2006-06-01 16:06

    A leading global provider of distribution facilities and services, ProLogis, announced on Wednesday that an industrial park it was developing in China would be used as the primary logistics and distribution center for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

  • First aid training begins for guards

    2006-06-01 11:25

    The first batch of Olympic security guards have started first aid training, in preparation for the 2008 Games in Beijing.

  • Olympic venues not using virgin timber

    2006-05-31 17:00

    The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) announced today that a review by the government agency responsible for supervising the construction of the venues for the 2008 Olympic Games has confirmed that none of the venues is using or will use virgin timber from Indonesia, as has been alleged.

  • Interview in the run-up to Games

    2006-05-31 16:56

    On the eve of the 800-day-countdown to the 2008 Olympic Games, the official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games staged a program themed "Approaching Our Olympic Games."

  • Drought-stricken Beijing faces dry Olympics

    2006-05-31 14:56

    Beijing, suffering its worst drought in 50 years, will face a severe water shortage during the 2008 Olympics if current trends prevail, a Chinese newspaper reported on Wednesday.

  • Beijing counting on lucky number eight

    2006-05-31 14:49

    That Beijing organisers have chosen to mark 800 days to the start of the 2008 Olympics on May 30 will come no surprise to those familiar with the power of numbers in China.

  • Polluting district uses recreation to go green

    2006-05-31 09:03

    Beijing's Shijingshan District, once considered a major polluting area in the city, yesterday officially announced it is building itself into a capital recreation district (CRD).

  • Beijing counting on lucky number eight

    2006-05-30 18:32

    That Beijing organisers have chosen to mark 800 days to the start of the 2008 Olympics on Wednesday will come no surprise to those familiar with the power of numbers in China.

  • Star promotion group for Games established

    2006-05-30 15:57

    The China Star Support and Promotion Group for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games was established in Beijing today.

  • Beijing children eager for softball event

    2006-05-30 10:12

    School children of Fengtai District in Beijing are eager to see the forthcoming XI World Women's Baseball Championship open at their hometown.

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