Low-fare Olympic tickets for students

Beijing organisers will provide students with some low-fare tickets in order to better promote the Olympic Movement among the youngsters, local report said on Saturday.

BOCOG promises top press facilities

Foreign reporters have been promised the same unfettered access they have enjoyed at other Olympics while covering the 2008 Games.

Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center further ahead

The 2006 Qingdao International Regatta started its measurement work at the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center on Friday.

Yang: I'll make my best contribution

Yang Lan, a well-known TV host in China, was one of the image ambassadors of Beijing in its 2008 bid in January 2001. She has been involved in Olympic-related activities ever since. In an interview with China Daily reporter Xiao Ma, Yang shares her moments, both happy and sad, in helping the country achieve its Olympic dream.

Welcoming 2008 Games with fun Xiao Guang

At a park bordering the middle section of the East Second Ring Road in Beijing, some 200 children and adults were playing diabolo on Tuesday morning amid cheers from onlookers.

World broadcaster meeting to open

The 2006 World Broadcaster Meeting will open in Beijing on Thursday, attracting over 300 delegates from radio and television rights-holding broadcasters from around the world.

Preparation for Olympics progressing as planned

The preparation for the Beijing Olympic Games, scheduled to take place from August 8 to 24, 2008, is progressing as planned, with the goals set for each stage achieved as scheduled.

Two-year countdown to 2008 Olympics

For sponsors, 2008 Olympics have already begun

China's 2008 Olympics are set to open exactly two years from today, but advertisers have gotten a running start.

Beijing Olympic planners make marathon effort

The "Bird's nest" and the "Water Cube" are taking shape in the northern part of Beijing, the mascots and the theme slogan have been unveiled to the world.

'We cannot afford any mistakes'

Just before the two-year countdown to the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Liu Qi, president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) and secretary of Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, spoke extensively about the Beijing Olympic Games to journalists from major media organizations in China.

2008 pictograms get seal of approval

The 2008 Olympic Games was given another Chinese cultural symbol yesterday. as the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) released the Games' pictograms.