Britain launched a worldwide campaign to promote post-Olympic tourism on Tuesday, with high expectations for the Chinese market. The strategy was set out by Jeremy Hunt, Britain’s Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, as a renewed drive to create a lasting tourism legacy from the success of London 2012. It includes an […]
British diplomats in China will attend the trial for the wife of the deposed leader Bo Xilai on August 9, said Saturday the Foreign Office. “We can confirm that British diplomats will be present at the trial of Gu Kailai,” said a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry. It is common for Chinese authorities to refuse […]
Olympic fans have travelled to London from all over the world to see the 2012 Games but probably no-one’s journey has been quite as epic as the one made by Chen Guanming. The Chinese farmer covered 60,000 kilometers by pedicab in order to get to the Games. Chen Guanming says he loves being in London […]
For many veteran fans of the Olympics, the London experience has so far been quite different than that of the Beijing games in 2008. American Gary Davis has been to nine Olympics and says the stadiums built for the London games cannot compare to the iconic architectural design of the bird’s nest stadium and water […]
Chinese government representative, State Councilor Dai Bingguo visited members of the Chinese sports delegation in London Olympic Village on Thursday, sending good wishes and encouraged them to compete for victory. On behalf of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council, Dai extended cordial greetings to Chinese athletes, coaches and staff, […]
Xiao Tian (C), deputy chef de mission of the Chinese Olympic delegation, speaks at a press conference at the Main Press Center in London, Britain, July 25, 2012. The Chinese Olympic delegation held a press conference at the MPC on Wednesday. Xinhua/Yin Gang
Liu Qi, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and former Party secretary of the Chinese capital, will attend the opening ceremony of the upcoming 30th Olympic Games. Liu left Beijing for London on Wednesday. Liu, now a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and also deputy director […]
London Olympic organizers have apologized to North Korea after mistakenly displaying South Korea’s flag before a women’s football match. North Korea refused to take the field after the error, delaying the start of their match Wednesday against Colombia by more than an hour. The North Korean team went on to win the game 2-0. Organizers […]
Chinese pianist Lang Lang carried the torch in London Sunday afternoon, five days before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Temperature rose on Sunday when the sky of London was cleared up. But it seemed even warmer in Hornchurch, Havering in northeast London, where people cheered with joy as Lang took over the dazzling […]
China-made large passenger airplane C919 model has caught attentions of visitors at the 48th Farnborough International Airshow which closed on Sunday. During the show, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd (COMAC) signed a memorandum of understanding with International Airlines Group (IAG), showing that the company has great interest in buying China’s domestically designed C919 […]