The total investment of the Guangzhou Asian Games and Asian Para Games will come to about 122.6 billion yuan ($18.37 billion), Wan Qingliang, mayor of south China's Guangzhou City where the Games will be hosted said here Wednesday.
The top goal of the Chinese delegation at the Guangzhou Asian Games and Asian Para Games, to be held on November 12 in South China's Guangzhou city, is to showcase the professionalism and spirit of fair play of the Chinese athletes to the world, a top official with China's sport authorities said here Wednesday.
In a bid to host the largest ever Asian Games and Asian Para Games in history, Guangzhou has invested large amounts of money to upgrade its urban infrastructure, and build and renovate sports facilities.
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.
The Asian Games Torch Relay continued on Wednesday in Guangdong province after its ignition in Beijing on Saturday.
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.
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. [Photo/CFP]
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.
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.
More than 2,800 people of the staff working in the Asian Games Town vowed today to serve the Games with all-out efforts on the occasion of the 30-day countdown to the opening of the 16th Asiad.
Chinese President Hu Jintao(L) lights the torch during the torch lighting ceremony of the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, Oct 12, 2010.
Subway, ferry, train and long-distance bus passengers in this sprawling southern city will have to pass through a security check before they get on board - all for the sake of a safer Asian Games.