Entry visas needed for Pinoys traveling to China for Olympics (GMA News)
Entry visas needed for Pinoys traveling to China for Olympics (GMA News)
The Department of Foreign Affairs announced on Thursday that Filipinos traveling to China for the 2008 Beijing Olympics in August and September should apply and acquire appropriate entry visas from the Chinese Embassy or consulate.
China won’t guarantee Web freedom over Olympics (iTNews)
China will not guarantee it won’t censor the Internet over this summer’s Beijing Olympics, nor can it guarantee to stamp out piracy of Olympic-branded goods, officials said on Thursday.
WHO: China Child Virus Yet to Peak, No Threat to Olympics (Fox News)
A virus that has sickened close to 10,000 children in China is not a threat to the Olympians who will be heading to the country, the World Health Organization has said.
China visa rules tightened for Olympics (Moldova.org)
China’s Foreign Ministry Tuesday said newly tightened visa procedures were meant as a security measure for the Beijing Summer Olympics in August.Spokesman Qin Gang said China was not suspending all multiple-entry visas and that foreign visitors were still welcome.Voice of America said the clarification came after several weeks in which Beijing had declined to comment on the new strictness, which …
West Shore band faces higher costs for China trip (The Patriot-News)
The economy isn’t helping a group of West Shore band members determined to toot their horns and bang their drums just before the Summer Olympics in China.
