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  • Forum to discuss creative industry

    2006-07-11 14:40

    As an important component of the fourth "Beijing 2008" Olympic Cultural Festival, the fourth International Forum on Beijing Olympic Games was opened on Sunday.

  • Forecasters begin 2008 Olympic practice

    2006-07-10 11:50

    Weather forecasting services being introduced for the Olympics are set to benefit the nation long after the Games

  • Beijing's Olympics going for gold

    2006-07-10 08:02

    With environmental protection a high-priority global issue and a pressing issue for China what better place for China to showcase its initiatives and innovations in sustainable development and environmental protection than the world's greatest sporting contest.

  • Green Olympics underway

    2006-07-10 08:02

    Beijing is gearing up efforts to build a green Olympic Games in 2008.

  • Fund(s) & Games: Serious business

    2006-07-10 07:29

    When Peter Ueberroth turned the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles into the first-ever profitable Games, he might have not have imagined that it would be regarded as an epoch-altering event with the spotlight as much on corporate sponsors as the athletes.

  • DV works promote green Olympics

    2006-07-07 17:26

    Beautiful scenery, a distinctive main character and a fluid story. Hollywood blockbusters costing millions of dollars are expected to have elements such as these, but when a short film made by a university student with a simple digital video (DV) recorder has them, too, it's worthy of note.

  • Construction of Olympic projects in full progress

    2006-07-07 14:59

    Construction of major Olympic projects including the National Stadium and National Aquatics Center, as well as the expansion of Beijing Capital International Airport have made smooth progress with timeline and quality guaranteed, officials said on Wednesday.

  • Zhang Yimou: A once in a lifetime opportunity

    2006-07-07 08:59

    Zhang Yimou is best known for his 1991 film "Raise the Red Lantern" and his 2004 title "House of Flying Daggers," both of which were nominated for Oscars. He has been recently appointed chief director for both the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

  • BOCOG Executive Board holds 68th session

    2006-07-07 09:01

    The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) convened its 68th Executive Board session in Beijing last Friday to study plans to recruit volunteers for the 2008 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games

  • Yellow River diverted for Olympics

    2006-07-06 15:19

    Beijing may divert water from the Yellow River to guarantee water supply during the 2008 Olympics, a Chinese newspaper said on Thursday, as the world's driest major city ponders how to slake the thirst of 2.5 million extra people.

  • Key Olympic venues to take shape by year-end

    2006-07-06 11:05

    Key venues for the Beijing Olympics will take shape by the end of the year

  • Xu: Hosting may harm China's medal hopes

    2006-07-06 10:49

    China'S first Olympic champion Xu Haifeng believes his country's pursuit of gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games could be hampered by the pressure of being host.

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