micheal_warren Posted February 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 "Manners" among Beijing residents are getting better, before the 2008 Olympic Games.Link: BBC: Beijing Manners 'Getting Better' thats is brilliant to hear!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Again, like a broken record to some of us, the environment issue is going to be a sore point, given the way the issue has been highlighted in news around the world lately. Now, courtesy of this IOC conference that takes from October 25 - 27 of this year, it will be on the high point again. The conference is called the Seventh World Conference on Sport And Environment. And, yes, it will be held in Beijing. Link: IOC: China To Host The 2007 World Conference On Sport And The Environment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 The Beijing 2008 mascots in London (host city of the 2012 Olympic Games). At Piccadilly Circus At Millennium Bridge With St. Paul's Cathedral In The Background With A Taxi Driver At Trafalgar Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted March 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 thanks for the photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 hard to imagine, but with so many of these polluting factories and power plants shutting down.....we may actually see significantly clearer skies during the Games. quite an achievement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anno Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Does anyone of you have news or pics about the sailing city? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massimo B. Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Does anyone of you have news or pics about the sailing city? This is the final look the newly built marina should have This is the current look of the construction works And finally Qingdao skyline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rei Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Benvenuto Massimo e complimenti per il blog su Pechino2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted March 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 This is the final look the newly built marina should have This is the current look of the construction works And finally Qingdao skyline still looks like quite a bit or work to be done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Well, I wonder what the Hong Kong venue for the equestrian events will look like. I don't remember seeing any pictures or descriptions of it, since the Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong SAR) got the nod from BOCOG to host it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted March 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 good point, i havent seen any photos of that either. Any one got any photos of the equestrain centre during construction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 This news is interesting. Despite that the dialect of Mandarin is the official one of the overall Chinese language in China, only about half of all Chinese in the country can actually speak it fluently. Link: BBC: Only Half Chinese Speak Mandarin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 This news is interesting. Despite that the dialect of Mandarin is the official one of the overall Chinese language in China, only about half of all Chinese in the country can actually speak it fluently.Link: BBC: Only Half Chinese Speak Mandarin Yeah, but it's the half that matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massimo B. Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 good point, i havent seen any photos of that either. Any one got any photos of the equestrain centre during construction? These were the projects: No current images of construction works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted March 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 These were the projects: No current images of construction works. yea thanks for the photos, will be interesting to see how far along in actual construction they are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCD 2012 Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 I think the Chinese are doing well in preparations but really need to learn to be more bilingual ! A report said that many Beijingers risk getting lost in Beijing because most of the sing are in English . They also need better English . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCD 2012 Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 I think the Chinese are doing well in preparations but really need to learn to be more bilingual ! A report said that many Beijingers risk getting lost in Beijing because most of the sing are in English . They also need better English . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCD 2012 Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Sorry , I meant Signs not sings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Another Beijing 2008 IOC Coordination Commission meeting: April 17-19. IOC Executive Board meeting: April 25-27. SportAccord Convention: April 23-27. Link: IOC: IOC To Hold Series Of Meetings In Beijing In April Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 Ok. What in the world has the late Bruce Lee have to do with Beijing 2008? Link: BBC: Forty-Part TV Show Remembers Lee A quote from the article: "The production is being interpreted as a way for authorities to promote Chinese culture internationally in the run-up to next year's Olympics in Beijing." Anyone got an answer here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Another IOC Coordination Commission meeting for Beijing 2008 is coming. Link: IOC-> Beijing 2008: Eighth Coordination Commission Visit To Beijing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 (edited) The title of this latest IOC article about Beijing 2008 says it all. Link: IOC: Eyes Of The World Increasingly Focus On Beijing Hein Verbruggen (at right) IOC and BOCOG officials IOC Coordination Commission Visit To The Bird's Nest Link: BBC: Beijing Smog Worries IOC Bosses On another, but sad front that could have reprecussions and I hope that it won't happen. There are rumors flying right now in my country (Canada) that it could boycott Beijing 2008 because of a Canadian being jailed for life in a Chinese jail. With Vancouver hosting 2010, I think it is a very bad move, despite on what most of us know about China's internal affairs. Edited April 20, 2007 by Guardian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 It is no surprise that Beijing 2008 will have some new "Celebrate Humanity" commercials that has been played since the Sydney 2000 Games. Link: IOC: IOC Team Up With United For Global Promotional Campaign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 Just as GamesBids has said in one of its latest articles. Link: BBC: Special Police For Beijing Games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Okay. I would love to see how the Beijing city officials are going to enforce this idea for the Beijing 2008 Games. Link: BBC: Beijing To Trial Removing 1M Cars Here, 1M is 1 MILLION. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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