Asking China to use restraint in dealing with protesters, the US indicated that President George W Bush's plans to attend the Beijing Olympic games of 2008 would not be influenced by unrest in Tibet.

The head of the FBI says he is impressed with China's security preparations for the Beijing Olympics, which start August 8. He is in Beijing to discuss U.S. cooperation with Chinese police and security officials for the games. VOA's Stephanie Ho reports frm Beijing.

Lenovo, a worldwide leader in the PC market, announced today the 18 finalists selected to compete for the chance to participate in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay. Lenovo launched the torchbearer search program with the help of Google to find "new thinkers" from around the world to run the torch in China. This is the longest ever Torch Relay in Olympic history with more cities visited than any past Games.

Beijing is to put 50,000 bicycles up for hire at tourist and sports venues next year as part of a drive to make the Chinese capital "greener" for the Olympics Games.

Olympic officials in China have announced that more than half the available domestic tickets for the 2008 Beijing Games have been sold in the month since they went on sale in April.