Beijing 2008 Olympics Latest News
- Torch shines new hope on life in Lhasa--(2008.6.23): -----Lhasa -- For rural hotelier Sonam Thundunp in Gaba village, near Lhasa, the 20-member media delegation he received over the weekend was the most - and only - business he'd had since the beginning of the year.
- Beijing publishes implementation measures of Emergency Response Law--(2008.6.23): -----Beijing -- With the approach of the Olympics, Beijing has published implementation measures of the Emergency Response Law on Sunday in a city newspaper.
- Major Beijing drug cheats will 'miss next Games'--(2008.6.9): -----Athen -- The International Olympic Committee said on Thursday that serious doping offenders at the the Beijing Olympics would be banned from the next Games.
- "Olympic pandas" kick off new life in Beijing--(2008.6.9): -----Beijing -- Two-year-old male panda Lang Lang has a nickname of “playboy” because he loves kissing his pals and people.
- Moving youngster carries Olympic torch--(2008.5.28): -----Hefei -- A total of 224 torchbearers will relay the Olympic torch through Hefei, capital city of Anhui province today.
- Vice President: China prepared for Olympics amid quake relief challenge--(2008.5.28): -----BEIJING -- China will try its best to make Olympic stadiums ready in about 70 days ahead of the Games while it goes all out for quake relief, said Xi Jinping, Chinese vice president on Tuesday.
- Athletes left earthquake-stricken Sichuan(2008.5.28): CHENGDU, Southwest China - The athletes who were preparing for this summer's Olympic Games in Sichuan when the massive earthquake hit, have been evacuated from the southwestern Chinese province, a sports official said on Monday.
- Olympic torch relay revealed (2008.4.27) : The torch relay for the 2008 Games will see the sacred flame reach the world's highest peak and travel through 135 cities around the world. more.....
- Beijing Olympics tickets go on sale(2008.4.15) : More than seven million very affordable tickets are now on sale for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) announced on Sunday. About 75% of the tickets will be sold domestically and the rest will be available to the overseas public. more...
- Olympic torch design unveiled(2008.4.26) : The torch to carry the Olympic Flame around the world ahead of the Beijing 2008 Games is inspired by scroll and cloud, the organizers said on Thursday. more...
- Beijing Olympic Tickets on Sale in HK(2007.6.6) : Tickets for the 2008 Olympics will go on sale on Tuesday in Hong Kong, said the China Travel Service (Hong Kong) Ltd (CTS) on Monday. more....
- Shanghai clears the air with smoke-free restaurants(2007.5.26) : Shanghai authorities want to introduce no-smoking areas to city restaurants from July ahead of next year's "smoke-free" Beijing Olympics. more...