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JUN 12, 2008
Beijing prepares for ‘High-tech Olympics’
InfoWorld
China will have spent five years and an estimated $400 million on IT planning and technology by the time the Olympics open on Aug. 8. One of the three themes of the Beijing Olympics is to make it a "High-tech Olympics." What will be the legacy of the Games' IT infrastructure for Beijing?
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JUN 10, 2008
China bans fireworks in Beijing ahead of Olympics
Guardian
China has banned all fireworks from Beijing ahead of and during the Olympics for safety reasons, state media reported today. "The ban on firecrackers and fireworks will be extended to areas beyond the fifth ring road," the China Daily said, referring to a major motorway six miles outside the city centre. China has already introduced a host of safety measures ahead of the Olympics, as it aims to ensure the event -- designed to showcase its rise as a major power -- goes smoothly.
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JUN 9, 2008
Quake could signal a social change in China
International Herald Tribune
There is a chance that the outpouring of civic spirit in response to the disaster may not only reshape Chinese politics but also strengthen its economic foundations. The idea of social capital as a long-term driver of economic growth is well known to academics. Increased social cohesion may also be the main outcome of the Beijing Olympics. China is likely to be able to take collective pride in a well-run Games. From an economic point of view, analysts have expressed confidence that economic growth will not plunge after the capital spending splurge for the Olympics.
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JUN 7, 2008
IOC brings in no-betting rule for Beijing
The Times
Olympic officials will work with Interpol investigators this summer to track illegal betting rings around the Beijing Games under a new zero-tolerance approach to gambling and drugs in sport. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is deploying a special monitoring unit amid fears that the credibility of results could be compromised by betting scams.
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JUN 7, 2008
Victim or Victor? China’s Olympic Odyssey
The Wall Street Journal
Resurgent nationalists are counting on a torrent of gold medals to erase centuries of humiliation. Will the Beijing Games complete a restoration of Chinese greatness or arrogance? China still is a society given to mass spectacles, national pageants, officially boosted nationalism and grand state-led projects. Chinese nationalism -- with its belief in the Darwinian struggle of nations -- is rather anachronistic, and so are the Olympic Games.
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