Highlights
Welcome, world
The red Chinese national flag, with the five yellow stars, fluttered everywhere, welcoming one and all to the Olympic Games.
Five names in Games cauldron
Who will light the cauldron at the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony tonight? Five names have been widely talked about.
08-08-08, the magical wedding date
More than 16,400 Beijing couples have applied to have their marriages registered on the auspicious date of Aug 8, 2008 (Friday).
Air is fine, let the Games begin
International Olympic Committee president Thursday praised China for the "extraordinary" job it had done to clean the air for the Beijing Games.
Beijing seen cooling during Olympics, with no 'sauna weather'
On the first day of autumn under the lunar calendar, Beijing was wrapped in a persistent haze with cloudy skies on Thursday. The humidity made it feel stiflingly hot, even though it was actually cooler.
BOCOG apologize to pressmen for misunderstanding
The Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympics apologized for a misunderstanding between its security personnel and reporters Thursday.
Beijing Live: Parties for everyone
The Beijing Olympics will be experienced "second-hand", courtesy of television, radio and newspapers.
About 160,000 to be present at Olympic opening
About 160,000 people will attend the Olympic opening ceremony on Friday, according to a Beijing city government official here on Monday.