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  • Cultural square program ends

    2006-07-20 10:04

    The "Olympic Cultural Square" program, a component of the fourth "Beijing 2008" Olympic Cultural Festival, concluded on Sunday night with thousands of Beijingers participating in the Olympic-related cultural activities.

  • Vegetables to get Olympic identity codes

    2006-07-19 13:46

    The world's most populous country will now begin tracking its vegetables

  • Five Friendlies to appear in cartoon series

    2006-07-19 09:18

    The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games mascots, the Five Friendlies, will soon live up to their name by starring in a cartoon series about friendship

  • Drama 'Friendlies' staged in Beijing

    2006-07-17 15:36

    The Beijing Children's Art Theater Cooperative is directing a large-scale fairy-tale drama to promote the five mascots of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Entitled Friendlies (or fuwa), the drama is set to be staged at Beijing's Poly Theater from August 5th.

  • Venues on course for completion

    2006-07-17 11:39

    Beijing's "Bird's Nest" stadium and "Water Cube" aquatics centre, the showpiece venues for the 2008 Olympic Games, are on target for completion by the end of next year, officials said on Friday.

  • Undying Love for Sports

    2006-07-16 08:07

    On July 16, many beautifully dressed seniors performed on a temporary stage in front of a butterfly-shaped glass hall at Bejing Shijingshan International Sculpture Park. Their colorful program included solo performances and male and female choruses, but the most interesting thing about the program was that all of the songs pertained to sports.

  • Tianjin Olympic Stadium be ready on schedule

    2006-07-14 16:11

    The Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, situated in downtown Tianjin, will be completed by the end of this year on schedule, an official source said on Friday.

  • Workers at Olympic sites get free medical aid

    2006-07-14 06:11

    Fifty-year-old Olympic construction worker Hu Shouyi finally discovered why he has been suffering from bouts of dizziness for more than a year.

  • Opportunities abound for Beijing

    2006-07-14 06:11

    Will Beijing seize the chances offered by the 2008 Olympics to boost its economic, social and cultural development? According to a panel of experts attending a seminar in the city on Sunday, the answer is definitely "yes."

  • Security measures ready

    2006-07-14 06:11

    A policewoman unzips a suitcase, goes through all the contents and finds a metal article that looks like a bullet. The whole process takes only one minute and 50 seconds.

  • Beijing to curb budget flats in Olympic zone

    2006-07-13 11:44

    Beijing will restrain the construction of budget apartments in its Chaoyang District's Olympic zone, according to a development plan issued yesterday, Beijing News reported.

  • China duo remains focused on Olympics

    2006-07-12 09:41

    Newly-crowned Wimbledon doubles' champions Zheng Jie and Yan Zi believe success at the All-England Club will raise confidence for their bid for glory at the Beijing Olympics.

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