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Eight expats carry the Olympic torch - for China
They come from eight different countries but have one thing in common: A love for China. Their understanding of the country is profound; their commitment, uplifting; their vision, inspiring; and passion, contagious. |
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Beijing to upgrade car emission standard
Beijing is getting ready to upgrade its current exhaust standard for vehicles. In a bid to help clear the city's air, the emission standard will be raised from Euro Three to Euro Four early next year. |
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Torchbearer nominee Marco Torres
Lenovo Olympic torchbearer nominee Marco Torres shows his life in Beijing. |
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China wins in World Cup qualifer
China have beat Myanmar again in their second encounter in the 2010 World Cup qualifying. China scored a 4-0 victory on Sunday, after they trounced Myanmar 7-0 earlier this month. |
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Elisabeth Loisel named as head coach
And just five days after Marika Domanski Lyfor's called it quits, China's National women's football team have found their new coach. |
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IOC pleased with China´s progress
The IOC has been inspecting Beijing's Olympic venues, and coordination commission chairman Hein Verbruggen says he's pleased with China's progress so far. |
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Measures to tackle doping unveiled
The International Cycling Union are getting serious about anti-doping. There latest initiative a new biological passport. The UCI announced on Tuesday that it plans to collect blood samples from all professional cyclists in 2008, which would then act as a base reading for all future doping tests. |
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China to revise Energy-Saving Law
While the legislators' second reading on the draft amendment to the Law on Energy Saving, a major proposed amendment is to put energy conservation as one of the performance criteria for local government officials. |
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