The road ahead for China

A road has finally come to Xin Cun, a hamlet perched on a sandy ridge beneath a blank grey sky in China's Shaanxi province.

Forced evictions sour Olympic dream

Yu Pingju has little Olympic cheer. If the government demolishes her house, she may have to watch the Beijing Games on the street.

Olympic ticket-scalping trade booms in China

One ticket for the opening ceremony of next month's Olympic Games in Beijing changed hands for up $30 000.

For some Beijingers, the Olympics are a lost opportunity

Zhou Zhilian is one of thousands of entrepreneurs for whom the Olympic Games represent more a missed opportunity than a chance to cash in.

On your marks, get set, compose

When the Beijing Olympics open in August, music will play a huge part in reinforcing the image and message of the Games.

Komphela attacks Sascoc

SA's Olympics governing body is full of whites and Indians who don’t understand transformation and who lack vision, says Butana Komphela.

Olympic minnows dream of hogging limelight

Big nations like China and the US might grab all the Olympic medal attention, but the world's sporting minnows plan to grab some of the limelight.

Security, algae take wind out of Qingdao's sails

The drafting of of troops to battle a massive algae bloom in Olympic co-host city Qingdao shows China's resolve to hold a successful sailing event.

'Anti-China forces' won't disrupt Games, say media

China's media marked one month before the opening of the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday, pledging to host a successful Games.

First city of the future

On a corner of the eastern extension of the Avenue of Eternal Peace, Beijing's oldest and newest cultures lie in bizarre proximity.

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