Hong Kong cyclist Steven Wong said on Monday that he is looking forward to competing in the inaugural BMX event at the upcoming Asian Games in Guangzhou, and winning the gold medal.
In a major step to ensure good air quality during the upcoming Asian Games in Guangzhou, Guangdong provincial authorities have decided to ban street barbeque stalls in 11 cities between Nov 1 and Dec 20.
Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang runs during a training session in Shanghai, Oct 22, 2010.
The multilingual service centre for the 16th Asian Games opened officially in the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies on Saturday.
The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou will remove about 40 percent of its vehicles from the roads to improve air quality and ease traffic congestion during the upcoming Asian Games and Asian Para Games.
Typhoon Megi's threat against South China's Guangzhou appeared to ease as it turned east on Thursday evening, and the Games will be safe against Typhoon Megi, an unnamed Games official said.
SHANTOU, Guangdong province - Rising China sports star Liu Xiaosheng carried the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games' flame on Thursday as the torch relay continued its tour of the coastal city.
China Southern Airlines (CSN) announced it would provide meals from different cuisines such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Western, Muslim, and nutritious meals for athletes and coaches, as well as for all the passengers on its planes during the Asian Games.
People should not misinterpret the 120-billion-yuan ($18 billion) bill for the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games and the Asian Para Games, a senior Guangdong provincial official has said.
Regulations on Smoking Control within Guangzhou City have now been put into force since September 1. According to the relevant person in charge in Patriotic Health Campaign Committee of Guangzhou City, the penalty treatment will be implemented later this month in accordance with the new Regulations.
An Asian Games themed album of "Scenic Splendour of China" was recently released by Wanxinda Culture Dissemination International Co., Ltd. (Chinese National Geography Abroad Publish Centre) with the approval of the Guangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee (GAGOC). The publisher held a press conference at the Garden Hotel in Guangzhou on Monday (October 18) and donated 5,000 copies to GAGOC.
The music video (MV) of "Reunion" (listen), the theme song of the 16th Asian Games, was released on October 20, along with the MVs of several other Asiad themed songs.