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Business related news to the Beijing Games
Apple opens first store in China to a packed crowd
I got to the new Apple store in Beijing at around 10 a.m. when the store was scheduled to open. The line didn’t to get into the store didn’t seem too long, until I realized that people were lining up in an adjoining building to stay out of the sun. Later they started [...]
Beijing has 6.52 million visitors for the Olympics
Beijing recorded 6.52 million visitors for the 2008 Olympics, with 382,000 of those coming from overseas. Authorities long estimated that 500,000 foreigners would visit the city, but tougher visa controls reduced that number.
The Xinhua news agency reported that tourist spots in the city reported total revenues of 162 million yuan (US$23 million), according to [...]
Local Chinese businesses who were expecting a boom in their businesses after China won the right to host the Beijing Olympics, have been disappointed with how things turned out. International and local travel numbers have even been down as the government increased restrictions for travel for foreigners and Chinese. Early reports on the [...]
Opening ceremony attracts 34.2 million
The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics attracted the biggest audience in the United States since the super bowl, averaging 34.2 million viewers and eclipsing the Academy Awards and the final episode of American Idol.
It is an impressive audience considering it was a Friday night and it was a delayed telecast.
“It was a magical and [...]
Watch the Olympic Games on YouTube
Highlights of the Beijing Olympics will be streamed daily on YouTube to 77 territories where the digital rights have not be sold or acquired on a non-exclusive basis.
The package will include highlights, news, daily clips directed mostly for the people of Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
“For the first time in Olympic history we will [...]
New Zealand sets up direct flights to Beijing
Air New Zealand is starting a direct flight service to Beijing in time for the Beijing summer Olympics. They will be using a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft on the route.
They also have eyes on the expanding Chinese tourism market.
“Our Shanghai service has been very successful since we launched it in November 2006 and we’re looking [...]
Apple to open its first China store tomorrow
Tomorrow Apple will open its first retail store in the world’s most populated country in Beijing. The store will open in the new Sanlitun Village shopping center. Sanlitun Village features a number of western stores including Nike and Adidas.
“This is the first of many stores we will open in China,” said Ron Johnson, [...]
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