Beijing gears up for 2008
68506
Although the Beijing Olympics is still four years away, the Chinese capital is already gearing up to host the event. The city of over 12 million is refurbishing ancient landmarks in
322588
SAITAMA, Japan  - The final three berths for the   men's basketball tournament at the 2008 Beijing Olympics will   be determined by a new event that will include 12 teams,   basketball's governing body FIBA said on Wednesday.
726478
China could host Major League Baseball  games as early as 2008 but popularizing the sport in the  country is a long-term challenge, MLB President Bob DuPuy said  on Friday.
707349
CHINA intends to make Olympic history by staging part of the 2008 Beijing Games outside its own territory. Top officials have suggested sending Olympians three hours by plane from the Olympic village on the
429712
SHANGHAI, China - Readying to host the 2008 Olympics, stretching beyond Asia to acquire coveted resources and icons of corporate might, China is steadily accelerating its ascent as a global economic power.
493642
Organizers of the Beijing Olympics have left nothing to chance for China's "coming-out party" this year but a few tricky hurdles still lie in wait ahead of the opening ceremony on August 8.
751149
FOXBORO, Massachusetts  - The New England Patriots   and Seattle Seahawks will play a pre-season China Bowl game in   Beijing next year to begin the countdown to the 2008 Olympic   Games.
764860
BEIJING -- Ticket prices at the 2008 Beijing Olympics will range from $3.82 to $638 when they go on sale next year.
304881
Two months ago when the Mayor of Athens visited London, she told a story about the preparations for the Athens Games. It went like this: a delegation from Athens visited Beijing where the 2008 Games are to be held.
242880
The five-yearly National Party Congress comes to Beijing, bringing traffic jams, political crackdowns and court intrigue. Never mind that its outcome is vital for the nation's future
703364
While Beijingâs success in winning the rights to host 2008 Olympics has gained considerable media attention, it also has added impetus to a slew of other developments in the Chinese
24664
China plans to carry out a record 4,500 doping tests during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, an increase of 1,000 from the Athens Games.
357236
It's political pageantry time in China's capital once again. The annual meeting of China's National People's Congress opened on Mar. 5 in Beijing's cavernous Great Hall of the People on the west side of Tiananmen Square.
536015
Beijing is pushing Chinese firms to establish a global presenceÂdespite the may risks that involves
432172
BEIJING (Reuters Life!) - On a wintery lunchbreak before Lunar New Year, Beijingers in puffy jackets lean over glass cases of gleaming rat figurines and Olympics trinkets at the city's largest gold store.
448487
The New England Patriots  and Seattle Seahawks will play a pre-season China Bowl game in  Beijing next year to begin the countdown to the 2008 Olympic  Games.
46263
WPP releases 2006 results and says its presence in China will help it take advantage of the 2008 Olympics.