Preparations for the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games and Asian Para Games have shifted to top gear with just over a month left for the Asian Games to open on Nov 12.
Police in south China's Guangzhou city Tuesday set up a counter-terrorism unit to ensure the safety of the 16th Asian Games which is scheduled to open here on November 12.
Police across Guangdong province have cracked 657 gun-related cases in a special campaign aimed to ensure a smooth start to the upcoming 16th Asian Games.
Chinese soldiers take aim during a drill in Foshan, South China's Guangdong province, Sept 28, 2010, to enhance emergency response capabilities for the upcoming 16th Asian Games (Asiad), which is to be held in Guangzhou Nov 17 - 27.
Policemen and security staffers at China Southern Airlines enhanced training on Monday by adding such activities as wrestling, hand-to-hand fighting, anti-hijacking practices and explosive check-up.
The 20 handpicked sniffer dogs, 14 of which have experience working at the Beijing Olympics two year ago, will leave for Guangzhou Asian Games on Wednesday and Thursday for their month-long training. The 16th Asian Games will open on Nov 12 in Guangzhou.
With more than 8,000 apartments, Asian Games Town in Guangzhou - built in the style of south China's Lingnan culture - is complete and has been formally handed over to the Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee.
An inspection team from the Standing Committee of the Guangzhou People's Congress (SCGPC) visited various organisations in the city to find out more about the city's interaction with its sister cities around the world.
Guangzhou is using a variety of high-tech measures to ensure air quality is up to scratch for the upcoming Asian Games.
Many of the shopping centres in Guangzhou have been promising to complete construction and open for business before the opening of the Asian Games;and this news has attracted a number of international brands to come seek out opportunities in Guangzhou.
Wan Qingliang, Vice President of the Guangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee (GAGOC) and Mayor of Guangzhou, inspected Asian Games venues at the Asian Games Town and Tianhe Sports Centre on August 1, three days before the 100-day countdown to the 16th Asian Games.
Journalists from over 70 Chinese and international media organisations visited Asian Games venues in Guangzhou's Panyu, Nansha, Tianhe and Zengcheng.