Nuclear envoys from North and South Korea have met in Beijing as part of attempts to resume six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.

China says Beijing's already snarled traffic situation is likely to get worse in the run up to the 2008 Olympics.

Marriott International, Inc. will open its 11th hotel in Beijing in 2008 under a management agreement reached with Beijing Huhua Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. When opened, the 19-storey hotel will be called the Beijing Marriott Hotel City Wall and will have 615 guest rooms.