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Picket spots created for Games

Date: 2008-7-24 4:28:00 by moonlight Tags: Beijing Olympic

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Beijing has earmarked three areas for public protests during the Olympic Games, a senior security official said Wednesday.

"We have designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics," Liu Shaowu, director of security department of the Beijing Olympic organizing committee (BOCOG), said.

"The country's law grants people the

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Three more metro, rail lines open at weekend in Beijing

Date: 2008-7-18 1:28:00 by leomagic Tags: Beijing Olympic

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The new subway Line 10, with air-conditioned and spacious compartments, will open this weekend.

A 4.3-km length of the Olympic line and a shuttle train between Dongzhimen and the airport terminals will also open for test runs at the same time. They will extend Beijing's underground railway to 200 km.

"The new lines will directly serve the huge crowds during th

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All Olympic venues complete

Date: 2008-6-29 20:51:00 by lavender0108 Tags: Beijing Olympic

Bird's nest

Saturday's announcement that the National Stadium has become fully functional marked the completion of all the Beijing Olympic Games' 37 venues.

Nicknamed the "Bird's Nest" because of its shape, the venue covers 258,000 sq m of the Olympic Green in the northern part of the capital.

In addition to hosting football and other sports events, it would be the s

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