Two things are happening in Beijing today (Friday, 25th July 2008). One is the crazy grabbing of the last batch of Beijing 2008 tickets, the other is the official opening of the greatest Olympic Media Village in northern Beijing. Local and international journalists from Xinhua, BOB, NBC and TVB have already checked in to the fully-equipped media village happily.

Zhao Jinfang, Deputy Director of Olympic village (Paralympic Village) Operation Team, hosted a brief ceremony earlier in the morning at the gate of North Star Media Village, also known as the Green Homeland, to welcome the accredited journalists who will cover the upcoming 2008 Olympic Games.

“Despite the differences of colors, languages and nationalities between us, we share the fascination and joy of the Olympic Games with each other,” said Zhao, who’s also supervising the North Star which together with Huiyuan compose the two residential compounds of the media village for the Beijing Games.

Via Xinhua