China clamps down on business travelers (MSNBC)

24 July 2008, 2:59 pm

Business travel appears to be the latest victim of China's ever-tightening security crackdown before the Beijing Olympics. Government officials confirmed Thursday that visas for business people will be tougher to get during the Olympic period.... read more

IOC confirms Beijing Games ban on Iraq (Middle East Times)

24 July 2008, 2:41 pm

Two women walk past the main building housing the National Iraqi Olympic Committee in Baghdad, June 2008. The International Olympic Committee has confirmed a ban on Iraq from competing in the Beijing Games in a major blow to seven Iraqi athletes who had hoped to travel to China, an IOC letter said.... read more

Italian swimmers confident of Beijing medals (AFP via Yahoo! News)

24 July 2008, 1:18 pm

Italy's swimmers spoke of their confidence ahead of the Beijing Olympics before leaving for China to take part in next month's Games.... read more

China's Haier aims to be world's top fridge maker (Channel NewsAsia)

24 July 2008, 12:43 pm

BEIJING: With the Beijing Summer Olympics just weeks away, China's top refrigerator maker Haier is set to take the world stage in a big way. The Beijing Summer Olympics will provide the China-born company with its biggest showroom yet.... read more

China clamps down on business visas (USA Today)

24 July 2008, 11:46 am

Business travel appears to be the latest victim of China's ever-tightening security crackdown before the Beijing Olympics.... read more

IOC confirms Beijing Games ban on Iraq (AFP via Yahoo! News)

24 July 2008, 8:28 am

The International Olympic Committee has confirmed a ban on Iraq from competing in the Beijing Games in a major blow to seven Iraqi athletes who had hoped to travel to China, an IOC letter said.... read more