The Chinese Olympic team is once again the focus of today's Beijing media. After devoted a lot of ink to their departure for Athens yesterday, most Beijng newspapers reported on the flag-raising ceremony in the Olympic village today. It seems that the Olympic theme will rule the media for this month. (Front page from Beijing Morning Post.)











People in News - Yao Ming The giant basketball player has already become the most popular celebrity in China. He just got another title: official flag bearer for the the Chinese team at the Olympic opening ceremonies. (Image from The Beijing News.)

Other hot news: Discussion about Beijing's new traffic laws
Revisions of Beijing's traffic laws raised a big discussion among Beijing's common people. The laws contain many details about such things as who is repsonsible for accidents between motorised and non-motorised vehicles. (It's the motorised vehicle's driver who must accept responsibility under the new laws.)