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8th November 2005

Foreign Companies Feeling Locked out of Olympics

Foreign companies are feeling locked out of the coming 2008 Beijing Games.

“The authorities are currently unable to ensure that the bidding process is fair,” the American Chamber of Commerce-China’s monthly magazine quoted Li Jianbo, a GE executive in charge of relations with the Chinese government, as saying.

Further reading:

Foreign companies see no bonanza in Beijing Olympics spending

6th November 2005

Excitement of games taking time to build in Beijing

With car traffic and pollution problems it is taking time for excitement to build in Beijing.

It is less than three years to go before the opening on the games and the city is seeing one of the greatest construction efforts in years, causing a number of problems, mainly the disruption to the city’s traffic system.


Excitement over Olympics hasn’t hit street level

Philippine president asks Filipino athletes to prepare for 2008 Beijing Olympics

“Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has called on Filipino sportsmen and sportswomen to prepare for the 2008 Beijing Olympics through the upcoming 23rd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) to be hosted by her country from Nov. 27 to Dec. 5. ”

Read more here.

2nd November 2005

Two Koreas to Field single team at Olympics

North and Sounth Korea will be fielding a joint team for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. This will be for the first time since the troubled island split more than 60 years ago.

29th October 2005

Boeing releases Beijing Olympic Painted Planes

Boeing Plane Beijing Olympics 2008

Article: http://www.luchtzak.be/article10392.html

24th October 2005

Controversies mar China’s National Games

The China National Games just ended on Sunday in Jiangsu Province were marred by a number of controversies including: doping, bad sportsmanship and biased judging.

The new stadiums that were constructed for the games were completed with a budget of one third of that of which will be spent on the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Olympics: Poor reviews for Chinese games

22nd October 2005

Chinese men’s hockey qualifies for Beijing Olympics

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Chinese men’s hockey qualifies for Beijing Olympics

20th October 2005

Beijing Olympic Mascot

Guessing has started already on what the Olmpic mascot is going to be. Some of the ideas include a giant panda or a Tibetan antelope. Another suggestion is the Chinese mythical The Monkey King.

The mascot will be announced on November 12th.

19th October 2005

Beijing Olympics Set to Make a Profit

Xinhuanet reports that the goal of US$ 16 million profit should be achieved. All stadiums construction has started and are planned to be completed by 2007.

The article also reports that the official mascot will be released at the 1000 day to go mark in only 23 days!

Beijing Olympiad sure to make target profit

16th October 2005

Joint hosting of Beijing Olympic Games

Four other cities in China will assist with hosting of the Beijing Olympics. The cities are: Tianjin, Shanghai, Shenyang and Qinhuangdao.

The cities will be constructing new venues for the games which will help in the future development of sports in China.


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