”Beijing” News

Clampdown on dissidents smothers Beijing and beyond

BEIJING (Reuters) - Countless Chinese will stay locked in on Friday night, watching the Beijing Olympics open on television. Quite a few will do so against their will.
08 8 2008 10:31PM (...more)

Survey: Great excitement all over China for Beijing Olympics

BEIJING - Enthusiasm in China over the Beijing Olympics extends far beyond the capital city, a survey released Monday showed.
03 11 2008 12:00AM (...more)

Three quarters of Chinese excited about Games: survey

BEIJING (Reuters) - Enthusiasm for August's BeijingOlympics is a nationwide phenomenon with 74 percent of Chineseeither "excited" or "very excited," according to a surveyreleased on Monday.
03 10 2008 8:37PM (...more)

China ramps up psychology and downplays medal hopes

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has begun ramping up psychological training for its athletes to help them cope with the pressure at this year's Beijing Olympics , a top sports official told an advisory body to China's parliament.
03 6 2008 10:55PM (...more)

Beijing dreaming of a smoke-free Games

BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese health officials view the Beijing Olympics as a golden opportunity to step up the battle against smoking, a habit that kills about a million people in China every year.
02 28 2008 2:57AM (...more)

Selfish commuters new target of Olympic campaign

BEIJING (AFP) - Selfish commuters who refuse to give up their seats to pregnant women and the elderly are the new targets of a Beijing government campaign to "civilise" residents ahead of this year's Olympics .
02 28 2008 2:18AM (...more)

China tells airlines to reduce delays and improve service for the Olympics

BEIJING - China ordered domestic airlines to reduce delays and improve service for the Beijing Olympics in August or face penalties.
01 13 2008 6:40AM (...more)

Beijing kicks off anti-beggar campaign

BEIJING (AFP) - Beijing police have launched a campaign to clear the city's streets of beggars to create a "civilised and sound" environment for the August Olympic Games , state media reported Thursday.
01 4 2008 6:34AM (...more)

Olympics: No pampered pigs for athletes: officials

BEIJING (AFP) - Beijing Olympics organisers denied for the first time that special pig-breeding centres have been set up in secret to ensure that pork supplied to international athletes will be safe to eat.
11 4 2007 3:45AM (...more)

Go off the beaten track -- visit Ulanhot

ULANHOT, China (Reuters Life!) - Of the millions of foreigntourists expected to flood to China next year for the BeijingOlympics , many will likely want to venture beyond the usualwell-traveled tracks -- and maybe to Ulanhot.
10 26 2007 7:43PM (...more)