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Beijing manufactures its own scenery for Olympics

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Polluted Beijing is usually shrouded in gray, so for the Olympics, Beijing city officials have tried to add some color.

Fun may be a casualty of Beijing's effort for a perfect Olympic Games

LA Times (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

Officials have clamped down so tightly on the city that some fear Beijing may lack the traditional Olympic spirit. The Chinese have worked overtime to get all their checklists ticked, buildings built and security secured in the lead-up to the 2008 Olympics . But something seems to have happened on the way to the arena: They forgot the fun.

Arts, Briefly: Beijing Exhibitions Are Delayed

New York Times (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

The Chinese government has asked art galleries in Beijing to delay some exhibitions whose content it judged unsuitable until after the Olympic Games.

Beijing manufactures its own scenery for Olympics

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

BEIJING -- Polluted Beijing is usually shrouded in gray, so for the Olympics, Beijing city officials have tried to add some color.

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No businessmen or blacks. But lepers - YES - Beijing, China

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Finding Shangri-la. Searching for paradise on earth. With the help of dark chocolate & Marmite.

China clamps down on visa - Beijing, China

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Out and about the town - Beijing, China

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Jump to the full entry & travel map Beijing, China We spent the day with Youfei today, who wanted to take us to the Minority Cultural Park. This is really close to the Olympic buildings, and so we go to see the Bird's Nest and Watercube and all of the Olympic volunteers walking by. The cultural park was interesting as well, weaving in and out of huts from the various 56 ethnic groups of China. We then...

Advice on travelling to China for the Games - Beijing, China

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Finding Shangri-la. Searching for paradise on earth. With the help of dark chocolate & Marmite.

Beijing manufactures its own scenery for Olympics

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BEIJING (AP) — Polluted Beijing is usually shrouded in gray, so for the Olympics, Beijing city officials have tried to add some color….

Rogge: up to 40 doping cases possible at Beijing Olympics

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Brussels - Up to 40 athletes could fail doping tests at the Beijing Olympics next month, International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said in an interview published on Saturday. You can expect 30-40 positive cases based on the number of d...

• Rogge expects 40 doping cases at Beijing Games - ESPN

Thre Great Wall - Beijing, China

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Jump to the full entry & travel map Beijing, China On Friday we went to the Great Wall of China at Mutinayu, which is a site that is less crowded and touristy than some of the others. It lived up to that reputation and it was not crowded at all. Going up the mountain of Mutinayu was amazing, as we had made the fortunate decision to take a cable car up. It was like a sky lift without the skies - and...

Cakelicious II :: City Weekend Beijing Blog

Chinalyst - China blogs in English (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Date: Jul 26th 2008 8:27p.m. Contributed by: smileybella Eight years of playdough modeling has paid off… Well, it ain’t no Sylvia Weinstock creation, but – thanks to Riley’s playdough inspiration – I managed to pull off a bunny cake for Ella’s eight birthday. Who’da thought nearly a decade of modeling bunnies, bananas and bears from a home-made concoction of flour, water, salt, cream of tartar and...

McDonalds Fried Chicken at Beijing Olympics

Duncan's TV Ad Land (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

McDonalds, the official restaurant of the Beijing Olympics, presents the Chicken McNugget as the centre of a kung fu tussle between a Chinese boy and girl. Credits The McDonalds Kung Fu spot was developed at Leo Burnett, Chicago. More details to come later… Post from: Duncan's TV Ad Land. YouTube videos are embedded on the site for each [...]

Olympic ticket buying chaos in Beijing [video] :: Beijing Olympics Blog

Chinalyst - China blogs in English (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

I wrote a post that there was a bit of trouble on Friday as Beijing residents tried to buy Olympic tickets in the final round of sales. I didn’t realize that there were scenes of violence as this video on YouTube shows. Further reading: Broadcasters fear ‘lottery’ of censorship

Is the traffic in Beijing getting better? :: Beijing Olympics Blog

Chinalyst - China blogs in English (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

A week has now passed since the introduction of the new odd and even system to reduce congestion and pollution in Beijing. I had a feeling it was a little quieter around my neighborhood when it started, but when I went to downtown areas, it look pretty much the same. City officials say the plan is working: Li Wei , deputy secretary general of the Beijing municipal government, said yesterday that traffic...

Sales of used cars hit 75,000 units in June

kellywangman | yesterday

Sales of used cars hit 75,000 units in June By George Gao From:Gasgoo.com July 25, 2008 Shanghai, July 25 (Gasgoo.com) The sales of used vehicles in big Chinese cities only hit 75,000 units in June, of which 18,000 units were sold in Beijing, down 11% over the previous month, reported Shanghai Securities News today. The report said that last month there were only about 75,000 used cars sold in Beijing,

Federer seeks golden tonic in Beijing, Bachchans outplay Federer, Roger Federer, Tennis-Federer seeks golden tonic in Beijing

rockport | yesterday

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57 athletes to represent India in Beijing, 57 athletes to represent India at Olympics, Latest Olympics News

rockport | yesterday

Latest Sprots News Reena Kumari's Olympic hopes are all but over with the archer failing to make it to the list of 57 athletes who will represent India in Beijing.