• Increased Security in City Parks Is for Benefit of All: Official Beijing tourism department on Thursday reassured foreign tourists that increased security at the city's parks was not aimed at them but at providing a safe environment for everyone to enjoy the Olympics. Beijing's Economy not to Be Subject to Fluctuation after Olympics: Expert An expert on Beijing Olympic economy said here on Thursday that the capital city's economy will not be subject to fluctuation after the Olympic Games.

Olympic Equestrian Opening Day Runs Smoothly: Official The first-day session of the Olympic equestrian events competition ran smoothly, said Hong Kong Equestrian Company Chief Executive Officer W K Lam in Hong Kong Saturday. Special Team to Provide Weather Services during Olympic Equestrian Events The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) said Sunday that it has deployed a dedicated team of meteorologists to provide weather information at the Olympic and Paralympic Equestrian Events venues.

Torch Kindled for City Celebration of Olympic Sailing Torch for the city celebration of the Olympic sailing was kindled in Qingdao Saturday night at the launching ceremony of the Olympic sailing regatta. "Yes We can" -- Qingdao Gets Ready for Olympic Sailing The melody of Rod Stewart's "Sailing" was flowing out of the downtown shopping mall. Taxi drivers dressed in white shirts with black ties were waiting in line at the airport. Sailing boats with colorful national flags were speeding against waves on the sea.

Travel between Olympic Co-host Cities Cut to 30 Minutes China's fastest train so far, with a velocity of 350 kilometers per hour, is scheduled to begin operation on August 1 to cut the 70 minutes travel time from Beijing to Tianjin, a co-host city of the Beijing Games, to 30 minutes. Tianjin Airport to Adopt Special Security Checks Tianjin airport will adopt special anti-explosion security checks from July 20 to ensure the safety of the civil air transport for the Beijing Olympic Games.

Shanghai Denies Invitation Letter Suspension on Visa Applications A spokesman of the Shanghai municipal government said on Friday that the city never suspended issuing invitation letters to support business visa applications in response to some foreign media's reports. Emergency Health Teams on Standby for Olympics Shanghai has established 115 medical emergency and anti-terrorist teams to ensure the smooth running of football matches at the Olympics.

Olympic Torch Relay in Qinghuangdao The Beijing Olympic torch relay started its leg in Qinhuangdao in northern China's Hebei province on Wednesday. Qinhuangdao Combines the Games and the Beach The 2008 Beijing Olympics belongs not only to metropolises with skyscrapers and flyovers.

Shenyang Deploys Trio of Sniffer Dogs Passengers boarding trains to Beijing are being greeted these days by three sniffer dogs searching for explosives at the railway in this Olympic Games soccer co-host city. Shenyang Mobilizes Cabbies in Security Campaign Police in the Olympic Games soccer co-host city of Shenyang, northeast China, are offering rewards of up to 500,000 for information on security threats.