The steel structure of the National Stadium the main venue for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games stood on its own yesterday after the last jack pad was removed.
Beijing officials dismissed as "groundless" news reports that the city is contemplating legislation to expel one million rural migrant workers during the 2008 Olympics.
The 2006 Qingdao International Regatta started its measurement work at the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center on Friday.
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.
Foreign reporters have been promised the same unfettered access they have enjoyed at other Olympics while covering the 2008 Games.
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.
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.
Special activities were held across Beijing earlier this week to mark the two-year countdown to the opening of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
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.
Beijing Olympic organizers reiterated on Tuesday their commitment to offering media the same freedom they have enjoyed at previous Games.
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.
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.
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