Beijing chooses 80 percent of Games volunteers
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Beijing organizers have chosen more than 80 percent of the 100,000 volunteers required for this year's Olympics and Paralympics from the biggest candidate pool in Games history, officials said on Tuesday.
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The eyes of the world are looking towards Beijing for the Olympic Games that will be held here fewer than 11 months from now. But for real China watchers, an event next month will draw much greater attention and have a much greater impact on the country than 16 days of athletics.
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The people behind New York City's bid for the 2012 Summer Games think they have a realistic chance to beat the four European capitals with which they are competing.
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China would not need "one cent" of foreign financial support to hold the Beijing Olympics, which are expected to turn a profit of about $20 million to $30 million, according to a senior Games organizer.
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ATHENS, Aug 30 : China emerged as the world&#39;s second most powerful sporting nation at the Athens Olympics as it achieved its best-ever medal haul and set the perfect foundations for a glorious showing when Beijing hosts the 2008 Games.
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AS the excitement of the Athens Olympic Games fades, the build-up to Beijing 2008 is in full swing. The countdown to China began last weekend when Beijing&#39;s mayor took possession of the Olympic flag at the Athens closing ceremony.
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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
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New York, Paris, London, Madrid and Moscow submitted their final bids to be host of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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A year before Beijing hosts the Summer Games, the country is feverishly preparing for its chance to show it is ready to take its place among the Great Powers  -  on its own terms
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The 11th of every month in Beijing is to be "voluntarily wait in line" day as the city attempts to eradicate queue-jumping before next year's Olympics, a city official said on Wednesday.
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Olympic athletes may be allowed to blog for the first time at the 2008 Beijing Games.
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BEIJING China&#39;s official news agency says 36 volunteers taking part in the world&#39;s first SARS human vaccine tests are &quot;in good condition.
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The International Olympic Committee gives the green light to blogging by athletes at the Beijing games.
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Beijing is planning to reduce the cityâs motor traffic during the games to improve air quality and ease traffic flow.
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(InfoWorld) - Chinese sport fans have embraced an online lottery for tickets to theÂ 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Nearly 90 percent of ticket applications were submitted through the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad's (BOCOG's) ticketing Web site, according to the Chinese Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), an organization that oversees the .cn top-level domain and tracks Internet usage in the country. The remaining applications -- 10.6 percent of the total -- were made using paper forms submitted through Bank of China branches across the country. "The Internet has become the most important channel for Olympic ticket sales," CNNIC said in a recent report (in Chinese). The first Olympic tickets to go on sale in China are being sold through a lottery system. The first phase of the lottery lasted from April 15 and June 30. During that period, BOCOG received 700,000 applications for a total of 4.9 million tickets to Olympic events, CNNIC said. It did not say how many tickets are being offered during the lottery. During the second phase of the lottery process, which lasts from July until September, BOCOG will allocate tickets and charge customers, although pricing for individual tickets has not yet been made public. Payment can only be made using Visa credit and debit cards or through a Bank of China savings account. The most popular event during the lottery was the opening ceremony, planned for August 8, 2008. Nearly 51 percent of ticket applications received during the lottery are for the opening ceremony, CNNIC said. The next most popular events are basketball (39 percent) and soccer (35 percent). The least popular event is softball, which accounted for 0.9 percent of ticket applications. Chinese sport fans who missed the lottery can still buy tickets for the games. The remaining tickets will go on sale in October through BOCOG's Web site, Bank of China, and the Olympic Ticketing Call Center. Tickets will also be sold at the venue for each event starting in April 2008. Â
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Trying to keep a low pre-Olympic profile, Beijing is enlisting help from abroad to discourage Taiwan's separatist president
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As the widespread coverage of Yi  Jianlian&#39;s NBA move reaffirmed China&#39;s love affair with  basketball, a first-round pick from the 2004 NFL draft was in  Beijing on Friday to promote &quot;America&#39;s favorite sport.&quot;