BOCOG President Liu Qi told the International Olympic Committee that Beijing has completed the preparatory work for the 2008 Olympic Games, which will write a new page in the development of the Olympic Movement.

With two days to go before the start of the Beijing Olympics, the organizers of the Games released the plan for the Opening Ceremony, which takes place on August 8.

Traveling via 433 different torchbearers, the Olympic flame finally reached Li Furong, vice president of the Chinese Olympic Committee. As the last torchbearer, Li lit the fire cauldron at the historic Temple of Heaven to end the first day of the Torch Relay in Beijing.

Even before the Games of the XXIX Olympiad are declared officially open at 8.08p.m. on 08.08.2008 the footballers will have kicked off today in one of three stadiums in Beijing and four more around China. Ronaldinho, twice FIFA World Player of the Year, will light up the men’s tournament with Brazil, but the women are the first to go, and the USA will be looking to defend their title.

"Of sorts" is probably a bit confusing, as it is a YouTube channel, but as the International Olympic Committee announced on Monday, it will be geo-limited to 77 territories "across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, including India, Republic of Korea, Nigeria and Indonesia" where video-on-demand (VOD) rights to the broadcast have not already been sold.

The International Olympic Committee is set to earn 30 percent more during Beijing 2008 Olympic Games than in Athens, reports Radio Netherlands.

Officials in China are assuring Olympic athletes and spectators arriving for the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 that they will be safe from terrorists. Organizing committee spokesman Sun Weide told reporters Tuesday that China could guarantee a safe and peaceful Olympics.

Today was a beautiful gorgeous day in Beijing. Blue skies. Sunshine. It was scorching hot at 35 degrees. But hey, at least it's blue skies. Beijing never said anything about comfortable temperature, they're just worried about air quality and rain.

Total investment in the 2008 Beijing Olympics has hit 295 billion yuan ($43.13 billion) since 2001, Beijing administration spokesman said Monday.

U.S. President George Bush leaves Washington Monday on what is likely to be his final official trip to Asia. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson reports he will travel to South Korea, Thailand and China for the start of the Summer Olympics.

Philatelists are going for gold in the Beijing Olympics - special edition stamps celebrating each gold medal won by China to be issued within 48 hours of the victory.

China now has forbids all recording devices at the final dress rehersal of the Beijing Olympic Games after a South Korean TV showed a footage of the latest dress rehearsal.