tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293Tue, 05 Mar 2024 19:48:32 +0000beijinglifeolympicsvideoeconomynewsweatherchinahistoryofficialcommentscompanyeventsfireworksinternetmusicnew yearpassportphotosreformsnowtravel随便A guy from Beijing is blogging something...http://bjmike.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)Blogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-6521768541785698851Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:37:00 +00002007-04-30T01:37:23.305+08:00April 29, 2007BEIJING -- On the floor at Beijing's Capital Airport a sign reads: ''Careful Landslip Attention Security.''On a billboard, this mysterious message: ''Shangri-La is in you mind, but your Buffalo is not.'' Beijing officials have promised to crack down on bad English in preparation for the 2008 Olympics and they've asked the public to help http://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/04/beijing-to-clean-up-its-language.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-6794620796915703852Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:20:00 +00002007-04-30T01:20:43.388+08:00BEIJING (AP) - Trial runs on a subway line that will serve the Beijing Summer Olympics start at the end of June, state media reported Sunday. Construction of the No. 5 line, which cuts through the heart of the city, is finished with workers building the last station, Ding Shukui, deputy manager of the city's rail traffic company, was quoted as saying by Xinhua News Agency. "Trial http://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/04/trial-runs-on-subway-for-beijing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-913811328179660419Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:10:00 +00002007-04-25T19:10:16.185+08:00 The undated photo shows artist Zhao Bandi's Panda team performing in Shanghai's Volkswagen, as a demostration of art work for Volkswagen's Olympic Art Exhibition.(CRIENGLISH.com Photo)     BEIJING, April 25 -- As a warm-up event to Art Beijing 2007, Volkswagen's Olympic Art Exhibition is scheduled to tour Shanghai, Beijing and Berlin starting from May 22.  http://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/04/auto-art-exhibition-warms-up-for-art.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-2772925313193570574Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:23:00 +00002007-04-25T04:29:44.023+08:00beijingApr. 24, 2007 (China Knowledge) – Beijing Hyundai Motor, a joint venture between Hyundai Motor and the Beijing Automotive Industry in China, said it plans to independently build a new mid-size sedan to be released in China in 2010. The project will be developed at Beijing Automotive's new R&D center which is under construction and should be completed in May 2008. http://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/04/beijing-hyundai-plans-new-mid-size.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-4150464130875730186Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:22:00 +00002007-04-25T04:29:44.025+08:00beijingGreen vehicles make for blue skies. At least that's the philosophy behind a decision by Beijing transport authorities to replace more than 2,500 aging air-choking buses with new-generation clean people movers before next year's Olympic Games. Feng Xingfu, deputy general manager of Beijing Public Transport Holdings Ltd, said 2,810 environmentally friendly vehicles would be purchased, http://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/04/beijings-public-transport-to-go-greener.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-7008143327909743387Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:21:00 +00002007-04-25T04:29:44.026+08:00beijingApril 24, 2007 Beijing Netcom has signed with Deutsche Presse Agentur for the German company to use Beijing Netcom's network to broadcast Beijing Olympics to European countries. This is the first foreign media to sign with Beijing Netcom on communications services for the upcoming games. Zhao Jidong, general manager of Beijing Netcom and vice president of China Netcom, the parent company of http://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/04/beijing-netcom-signs-olympic-media.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-3991018906290167356Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:20:00 +00002007-04-25T04:29:44.027+08:00beijingApril 23, 2007 - 15:09 BEIJING (AP) - Beijing's oldest opera hall, built during the Ming Dynasty, will be torn down to make way for a modern theatre, state media reported Monday. The Guanghe theatre, declared unsafe in 2000, dates to the final years of the Ming Dynasty, which lasted from 1368-1644, Xinhua News Agency said. Initially the villa of a rich salt merchant, it was rebuilt several http://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/04/beijings-oldest-opera-hall-to-be.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-9013904957713437475Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:16:00 +00002007-04-25T03:16:48.373+08:00By Richard Waters in San Francisco Published: April 24 2007 01:59 | Last updated: April 24 2007 01:59 Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, one of the blue-bloods of the US venture capital business, has taken the first step beyond its Silicon Valley roots by opening an office in Beijing and raising $360m to invest in technology start-ups in China. Kleiner's move represents a watershed for the http://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/04/silicon-valley-veteran-opens-beijing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-5856786639497910705Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:50:00 +00002007-04-23T17:50:32.562+08:00April 23 2007 BOAO (China): Beijing will probably continue to let the yuan rise only at a modest rate amid concern that a faster pace could hurt exporters and attract speculators, a top adviser to China's leadership said. Justin Lin Yifu, a Taiwan-born economics professor at Peking University and one of China's most influential policy advisers, said that the yuan would probably only http://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/04/beijing-to-let-yuan-rise-about-3pc-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-8176633718520747698Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:32:00 +00002007-04-23T17:32:38.762+08:00Monday, April 23, 2007 Emirates have announced that double daily flights from Dubai and Beijing will commence on the 1, April, 2007.  This means an increase to 12 flights every week, and then from July 1 the carrier will launch a double daily non-stop service.  "China is the new economic powerhouse and the world is beating a path to its capital Beijing. Since the launch of our http://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/04/emirates-soon-to-launch-double-daily.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-511896366393314742Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:29:00 +00002007-04-22T11:29:34.489+08:00BEIJING: China's economy could grow by 10.9 percent in 2007, up from 10.7 percent last year, according to a study quoted in state press Saturday that will increase concerns about overheating. The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences forecast follows official figures released Thursday showing growth of 11.1 percent in the first quarter, despite efforts to slow the economy. Investors and analysts http://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/04/chinas-economy-could-grow-by-109-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-532158498941282349Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:27:00 +00002007-04-22T11:27:13.696+08:00      BOAO, Hainan Province, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates announced here Saturday his company will build research and development parks in Beijing and Shanghai in a bid to expand its business in China.     Gates said the parks will be built to meet the growing research and development demand in China and help ameliorate Microsoft's http://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/04/bill-gates-microsoft-to-build-r-parks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-7620591948922762579Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:24:00 +00002007-04-22T11:24:53.573+08:00Stephen WadeAssociated PressApr. 21, 2007 12:00 AM BEIJING - Sooty air and chronic traffic congestion in the Chinese capital is still troubling the International Olympic Committee with the 2008 Beijing Olympics just 16 months away. An inspection team - known as the IOC Coordination Commission - wrapped up three days of talks Thursday with Beijing organizers. Hein Verbruggen, chairman of the http://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/04/poor-air-clogged-roads-bad-news-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-5017282455746521830Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:20:00 +00002007-04-21T15:20:22.276+08:00 Beijing BlingEconomists Worry China's Economy Will Overheat By SCOTT McDONALDThe Associated Press BEIJING The signs of a surging economy are everywhere: flashy luxury cars, glitzy shopping malls, expensive restaurants and construction cranes in many neighborhoods. For most Chinese, this is a good thing. It means more jobs, higher incomes and rising affluence. But China's leaders, fearfulhttp://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/04/economists-worry-chinas-economy-will.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-1856599183582408620Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:12:00 +00002007-04-21T15:12:48.022+08:00BEIJING: Beijing will use aircraft, missiles and cannon in what could amount to a huge umbrella over the city to keep athletes dry during next year's Olympics, state media reported yesterday. The August 8-24 sporting extravaganza will happen during normally arid Beijing's rainy season when hail as well as water is often seen, the Beijing Times said. But the weather bureau plans to use http://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/04/beijing-plans-to-use-huge-umbrella-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-5372569370414722543Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:55:00 +00002007-04-20T14:55:23.278+08:00BEIJING April 19 (UPI) -- Aviation safety and satellite navigation were the focus of talks Monday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Transportation Working Group in Beijing. Experts also discussed liberalization and strengthening regional cooperation, the official Xinhua news agency reported. U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator Jeffrey Runge told the meeting the goal of http://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/04/apec-meeting-opens-in-beijing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-5744804522932251781Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:52:00 +00002007-04-20T14:52:08.505+08:00By Andrew London and Liu Baijia (China Dialy)Updated: 2007-04-20 07:14 Bill Gates Thursday promised to offer a $3 Microsoft software package to poor students both in developing and developed countries. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates delivers a speech during The Microsoft Government Leaders Forum in Beijing April 19, 2007. [Reuters] Addressing the Microsoft Government Leader Forum in Beijinghttp://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/04/gates-offers-3-software-for-students.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-4825731385653598224Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:48:00 +00002007-04-20T14:48:21.451+08:00BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - China is set to remain the world's largest broadband market after recently overtaking the US, Bill Gates, chairman and co-founder of Microsoft Corp, said at an innovation forum here. 'China has surpassed the US in the number of broadband users. And once this is the largest market, it will stay the largest market. There's an advantage to having 1.3 bln people,'http://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/04/microsofts-bill-gates-says-china-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-5905404805484572970Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:45:00 +00002007-04-20T14:45:53.723+08:00April 20, 2007 By Robert Saiget Beijing - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao had called for steps to prevent fast growth from leading to an overheated economy, the government said yesterday, as first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth came in at a blistering 11.1 percent. "We must ... prevent the economy from changing from rather fast-paced [growth] to overheating, while also avoiding http://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/04/beijing-sweats-as-economy-nears-red.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-6916954972803802531Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:44:00 +00002007-04-20T14:44:17.044+08:00 BEIJING: More than a year before the first starter's pistol fires at the Beijing Olympics, competition is rife for what may be spectators' biggest prize – a comfortable hotel room within range of top sports venues. City tourism officials and Olympics organisers are confident Beijing's 700-plus star-rated hotels can absorb the onslaught of half a million foreign and domestic visitors http://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/04/race-is-on-to-book-beijing-hotel-rooms.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-7001823422281637801Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:41:00 +00002007-04-20T14:41:40.634+08:0019 April 2007Beijing is gearing up for an influx of tourists when the Olympic Games kick off in 2008 and officials are embarking on a mission to improve the behaviour and appearance of the city's taxi drivers. State-run newspaper Beijing News reports that the city's transport management bureau is appealing to drivers to look the part and behave themselves during the games. A request has http://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/04/beijings-taxi-drivers-given-fashion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-5885497425627323375Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:09:00 +00002007-03-16T21:09:50.252+08:00Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:14AM GMT By Nick Mulvenney SANYA, China (Reuters) - A high-powered delegation from Beijing will fly to Miami next week, optimistic of returning home with one of the new ATP and WTA "super" tournaments, a senior China Open official said on Friday. A new tier of four nine-day joint men and women's tournaments are scheduled to debut the season after next, two http://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/03/beijing-optimistic-of-landing-new-super.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-6689158337542547220Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:48:00 +00002007-03-05T23:48:31.808+08:00China's Premier Wen Jiabao said in a speech at today's annual meeting of the National People's Congress in Beijing that economic growth in 2007 is forecast to be 8%. This is the same target set last year, but missed as the economy grew 10.7%, its fastest clip in 11 years. Beijing has been trying to slow growth and over-investment but has mostly failed so far. According to Bloomberg, http://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/03/beijing-targets-slower-growth-in-07.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-6176244299289281902Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:44:00 +00002007-03-05T23:44:05.122+08:00Malaysia SunMonday 5th March, 2007  (IANS) Beijing, March 5 (Xinhua) China will send three astronauts into space in 2008 on board Shenzhou VII, but only one of them will walk in space, the Beijing Times reported Monday. Chinese scientists are working on the space suits for the astronaut, key part for space walk. 'The design of the space suits has been finalised, but they still need to behttp://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/03/chinese-astronaut-will-walk-in-space-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362293729716191293.post-7707305629392910015Sat, 03 Mar 2007 16:02:00 +00002007-03-04T00:02:34.255+08:00(Shanghai Daily)Updated: 2007-03-03 14:18 French bank Societe Generale is set to be the first foreign-funded bank to start its local registration in Beijing, China Securities Journal reported yesterday. The bank is expected to begin the registration process next week at the earliest and plans to complete it within months, the newspaper quoted industry sources as saying. The newspaper also http://bjmike.blogspot.com/2007/03/bank-beijings-place.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (BeijingMike)1