”Beijing” News

Beijing aims to cut down smoking for Olympics

BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing will ban or restrict smoking inmost public venues in May as part of its pledge to hold asmoke-free Olympics , local media reported on Monday, citing thecity's legal office.
04 8 2008 9:11PM (...more)

French athletes want Olympic badge

PARIS - French athletes said Friday they want to be able to wear a badge marked 'For a better world' at the Beijing Olympics to show support for human rights in the wake of China 's crackdown in Tibet.
04 8 2008 2:11PM (...more)

China activist speaks out from inside 'black jail'

BEIJING – A Chinese activist who has spoken out about the country's "black jails" said Saturday that he was being held against his will in one of the unofficial detention centers used to discourage people from complaining to the central
12 14 2009 8:22PM (...more)

Beijing recyclers discarded in Beijing's security sweep

BEIJING (Reuters) - Liu Yang is among tens of thousands of migrant workers who scour Beijing bins for sellable scraps. But he won't be recycling any trash in August as Beijing's garbage pickers are being pushed out of town.
07 27 2008 8:08PM (...more)

Hotels in Beijing hurting as some foreigners seem to pass on Beijing Olympics

BEIJING - The Beijing Olympics are looking like a bust for the city's hotels.
06 26 2008 4:54AM (...more)

Smog chokes Beijing amid Games delay fears

BEIJING (AFP) - Children and the elderly in Beijing were advised to stay indoors as thick smog choked the city on Friday, a day after a top Olympic official warned that pollution could disrupt next year's Games.
10 26 2007 5:21PM (...more)

The Stranglehold of Weather on Beijing's Air Quality

When the Opening Ceremonies launch the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing on Friday, city officials will no doubt hope their efforts pay off to reduce the city's usual pall of smog and bring blue skies to the games. But their policies may matter
08 7 2008 3:47AM (...more)

Hotels in Beijing hurting despite Olympic fever

BEIJING - The Beijing Olympics are looking like a bust for the city's hotels.
06 26 2008 4:56AM (...more)

China Comes Out to Play

Beijing is boiling. A year before China 's capital hosts the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, its economy is swelling at an annual rate of 12%. Skyscrapers and vast shopping malls are springing up
09 22 2007 8:16AM (...more)

IOC: Olympic torch won't enter Taiwan

BEIJING - Bickering between rivals China and Taiwan forced Olympic officials to scuttle plans to include Taiwan in the torch relay for next year's Beijing Olympics , with both sides accusing each other Friday of trying to play politics with the event.
09 22 2007 2:34AM (...more)