Written by Tim on June 30, 2008 – 12:07 am
Foreigners in Beijing will be able to report road emergencies to the 122 traffic police hotline in eight languages from July 20 to Sept 20.
In addition to reporting automotive accidents, they will also be able to request traffic information and inquire about temporary traffic controls in English, French, German, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Korean and Japanese, [...]
Written by Tim on June 30, 2008 – 12:07 am
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 [...]
Written by Tim on June 30, 2008 – 12:05 am
With the Olympics approaching, Beijing will be facing probably the heaviest tourist flow. To ensure that travelers can find restrooms when they need to “answer the call of nature”, the capital is planning to publish a regulation for managing public toilets.
In the regulation that will become effective on July 1, travelers can dial a hotline [...]
Written by Tim on June 29, 2008 – 8:42 am
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Written by Tim on June 29, 2008 – 8:38 am
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Written by Tim on June 29, 2008 – 8:33 am
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Written by Tim on June 28, 2008 – 9:32 am
A hearing on ticket prices for a new airport express line, set to open next month, will be held on next Wednesday, Beijing Morning Post reported on Thursday.
The new light rail system will connect downtown Beijing with Capital International Airport.
The price of many public utilities, including electricity, mobile phone services and bus travel, are subject [...]
Written by Tim on June 28, 2008 – 9:31 am
BEIJING – Beijing subway passengers will face security checks by machines, police or dogs at all subway stations from June 29 to September 20, the local authority said on Friday.
Guns, ammunition, controlled knives, inflammables, explosives and radioactive and poisonous articles will be the focus of the checks in the capital, the host city for the [...]
Written by Tim on June 28, 2008 – 9:31 am
BEIJING — China’s National Stadium, known as the “Bird’s Nest,” was pronounced fully operational on Saturday, signaling the readiness of all 37 venues for August’s Beijing Olympic Games.”The Bird’s Nest is the last completed Olympic venue but the best,” said Tan Xiaochun, chief commander of the project.
Covering 20.4 hectares in the Beijing Olympic Green, the [...]