World Bank raises China 2009 growth forecast – Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — The World Bank raised its 2009 economic growth forecast for China from 6.5 percent to 7.2 percent due to its stimulus-driven investment boom but cautioned Thursday it was too soon to say a sustained recovery was on the way. The
Beijing makes $146M from ’08 Games – China Economic Net
The 2008 Beijing Olympics reaped aprofit of more than 1 billion yuan (146.4 million U.S. dollars), China’s National Audit Office (NAO) said Friday. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) reported income of 20.5
Beijing Makes $146 Million From 2008 Olympics: Auditor – Post Chronicle
China made an operating profit of over 1 billion yuan ($146 million) from the 2008 Summer Olympics, the National Audit Office said Friday. Most Olympic host cities make money from running the Games — Athens in 2004 reported an initial operating
Beijing seeks volunteers to monitor Internet: Xinhua – Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) – The city of Beijing will recruit tens of thousands of volunteers to monitor the Internet, state media said on Friday, echoing decades of mobilizing senior citizens and other volunteers to patrol its neighborhoods. The move comes
Twittering Bad Air Particles in Beijing – Time
Anyone stepping outside in Beijing around midday on June 18 would have noticed something slightly amiss. The sky was dark enough for cars to use their headlights, and the air was as thick as a smoky bar just before last call. After one of the
New Zealand abandons attempts to contain swine flu – Daily Oklahoman
BEIJING (AP) Dozens of American high school students quarantined in a central China city after some of their classmates were diagnosed with swine flu have been cleared for release, an employee of the city’s swine flu command center said Thursday
Beijing claims it made a profit on hosting Olympics, not including – Baltimore Sun
BEIJING (AP) Beijing Olympic organizers say they made a profit out of hosting last year’s Summer Games. According to figures released Friday by the government audit bureau, $2.8 billion was spent on organizing and staging the Games, including the
Audit says Beijing Games Produced Surplus – Wall Street Journal
BEIJING — The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics produced a surplus of about 1.16 billion yuan ($171 million), according to the latest audit issued Friday by China’s National Audit Office. Revenue from the Olympics, which China hosted for the first time
Beijing claims profit on Olympic hosting – San Jose Mercury News
BEIJING Beijing Olympic organizers say they made a profit out of hosting last year’s Summer Games. According to figures released Friday by the government audit bureau, $2.8 billion was spent on organizing and staging the Games, including the
Beijing declares large surplus from 2008 Olympics (Roundup) – Monsters and Critics
Beijing – China on Friday said it made a surplus of more than 1 billion yuan (146 million dollars) from hosting the 2008 Olympic Games despite spending far more than its original budget. The Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee (BOCOG) had reported
