Beijing 2008 provided China with a huge opportunity to showcase to the world the future-thinking approach of the country, and they spared no expense in attempting to do so. These games saw ...

The Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games was held on September 6, 2008 in the Beijing National Stadium in front of more than 90,000 spectators, officially beginning at 20:00 local ...

BBC Sport looks back at the best moments from the 2008 Beijing Olympics, including an epic fireworks display and Usain Bolt's electrifying performances on the track. Available to UK users only.

The Beijing 2008 medals feature a ring of jade embedded in the medal itself, offering the athletes a precious material carrying great cultural importance in China. The medals for the Beijing 2008 ...

Stephanie Rice of Australia smashes the world record in the women's 400M individual medley event at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

This week in Beijing, BYD will unveil the e6, an EV crossover/MPV concept that looks a lot like the JDM Honda Odyssey. Unlike the Honda, however, the e6 runs on battery power only, with a reported ...

Beijing 2008 shows how a mega-event can have a significant impact on urban infrastructure and livability provided that it is properly integrated in an already existing programme of infrastructure, ...

The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) and Aggreko Plc announced today that Aggreko was named as the Temporary Power and Temperature Control Exclusive Supplier of the ...

To prepare for the 2008 Olympic Games, China adopted a number of radical measures to improve air quality. Using officially reported air pollution index (API) from 2000 to 2009, we show that these ...

The opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games took place in the majestic Beijing National Stadium (colloquially referred to as the "Bird's Nest" due to its appearance) on 6th September ...

In the years since he took part in the Olympic torch relay, Beijing has imposed harsh policies on the Uyghurs, splitting apart Kamaltürk Yalqun’s family. In a letter, the group asked the IOC to ...