While all the Chinese athletes make intense preparations for the 2008 Olympics, the students of Beijing Hepingjie Second Primary School are busy getting into the spirit of things in their own unique way.
Liu Dong bought a two-bedroom flat in the northern suburbs of Tianjin two years ago for 250,000 yuan (US$31,250). He sold it last month for 400,000 yuan (US$49,382).
A leading global provider of distribution facilities and services, ProLogis, announced on Wednesday that an industrial park it was developing in China would be used as the primary logistics and distribution center for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The first batch of Olympic security guards have started first aid training, in preparation for the 2008 Games in Beijing.
The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) announced today that a review by the government agency responsible for supervising the construction of the venues for the 2008 Olympic Games has confirmed that none of the venues is using or will use virgin timber from Indonesia, as has been alleged.
On the eve of the 800-day-countdown to the 2008 Olympic Games, the official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games staged a program themed "Approaching Our Olympic Games."
Beijing, suffering its worst drought in 50 years, will face a severe water shortage during the 2008 Olympics if current trends prevail, a Chinese newspaper reported on Wednesday.
That Beijing organisers have chosen to mark 800 days to the start of the 2008 Olympics on May 30 will come no surprise to those familiar with the power of numbers in China.
Beijing's Shijingshan District, once considered a major polluting area in the city, yesterday officially announced it is building itself into a capital recreation district (CRD).
That Beijing organisers have chosen to mark 800 days to the start of the 2008 Olympics on Wednesday will come no surprise to those familiar with the power of numbers in China.
The China Star Support and Promotion Group for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games was established in Beijing today.
School children of Fengtai District in Beijing are eager to see the forthcoming XI World Women's Baseball Championship open at their hometown.