Tuesday, 24 Jun 2008 | Source: CNBC.com
Visitors to this summer’s Beijing Olympics will get an immediate lesson in the environmental cost of China's break-neck economic development: the world's worst air pollution.
Thursday, 19 Jun 2008 | Source: Reuters
Australia's Mandarin-speaking Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Thursday he would attend the Beijing Olympics, ignoring human rights activists' demands that he boycott the event over China's Tibet crackdown.
Thursday, 22 May 2008 | Source: CNBC.com
The controversy over China's treatment of Tibet has had many discussing whether world leaders should skip the summer Olympics in Beijing. A survey in Germany and France found a majority believe their leaders should not attend the Opening Ceremonies.
Tuesday, 20 May 2008 | Source: CNBC.com
Motion Picture Association of America boss Dan Glickman talks about Beijing's efforts to crack down on film piracy ahead of the summer Olympics.
Friday, 16 May 2008 | Source: CNBC.com
Travelers to the Olympic Games this August in China better book airline tickets soon, but a dramatic buildup of Western hotels—many still just coming on-line —should make finding a room less of a challenge.
Friday, 2 May 2008 | Source: The New York Times
Beijing airport’s new Terminal 3 — twice the size of the Pentagon — is the largest building in the world.
Wednesday, 9 Apr 2008 | Source: CNBC.com
While passing the Olympic torch has become a focal point for demonstrations over China's human rights record, major sponsors of the games aren't expected to flame out over the controversy.
Wednesday, 26 Mar 2008 | Source: Reuters
China's economy will avoid a post-Olympics recession, thanks to its vast size, rising consumer spending and big appetite for investment, one of the country's top economic advisers told a state newspaper.
Tuesday, 25 Mar 2008 | Source: Reuters
A mob wielding stones and knives killed a Chinese policeman in a Tibetan part of western China, state media said on Tuesday, in a sign that unrest continues despite a massive influx of police and troops.
Thursday, 20 Mar 2008 | Source: Reuters
Tibetans in China's mountainous southwestern province of Sichuan on Friday disputed the government's claim that nobody was killed in anti-Chinese riots there this week, saying they believed several died.
Tuesday, 18 Mar 2008 | Source: Reuters
China warned of a "life and death" struggle with the Dalai Lama on Wednesday, as it sought to end a wave of protests in its Tibetan regions with arrests and tightened political control.
Monday, 17 Mar 2008 | Source: Reuters
A deadline for Tibetan rioters to hand themselves in passed on Tuesday, but attention switched to China's premier, who was due to address the media after days of violence marring the run-up to Beijing's Olympic Games.
Tuesday, 4 Mar 2008 | Source: Reuters
China's Premier Wen Jiabao vowed on Wednesday to focus on fighting inflation, pollution and misgovernment as the nation readies for a year when it will be tested by the Olympic Games and global economic gloom.
Thursday, 10 Jan 2008 | Source: The New York Times
A new study has cast doubts about whether air quality has truly improved in Beijing and has concluded that "irregularities" in the city’s system of measuring air pollution have enabled the city to meet environmental targets linked to the coming Olympic Games.
Monday, 31 Dec 2007 | Source: CNBC.com
A top official of the games says work has finished on schedule for 36 competition venues The National Stadium is expected to be finished by March.