In the 1 year countdown to Beijing Olympics celebration, Hong Kong singer and celebrity, Andy Lau (鍒樺痉鍗�), sung his number - Everyone is No. 1. The first video is the live version and the second is his 9-minute MTV version. The meaning behind the song? Everyone can do what they want to achieve and the greatest obstacle is actually…yourself.

A “Beijing 2008 Rental Guide” (2008 鍖椾含绉熸埧鎵嬪唽) by a Chinese property agency, has surfaced and is given free to the public in Beijing. This booklet aims to educate those who are interested in renting their homes or properties in the Olympic period. The guide has also been translated to English, Japanese and Korean. With a 40000 strong foreign media force covering the Olympics in Beijing next year, the rental market will be very lucrative.

Via 鍚堣偉鎴夸骇

German athletes may have to sign a contract to pledge they are free of drugs if they are participating in next year Beijing Olympics. If a sportsman is found of drug usage, he will be expelled from the country’s Olympic team.

“We are suggesting striking an agreement with all of the participants in the Olympics which, in the event of a doping offence, would lead to tough punishments, exclusion from the team and also having to pay back the costs of sending them to the Games,” Michael Vesper, the general secretary of the German Olympic committee (DOSB).

I do respect German professional road bicycle racer, Erik Zabel, for his doping confession.

Via The Hindu