BIMC press conference _English

Liu Jian (2nd L), head of the Volunteer Department of the Beijing Organizing Committee of the 29th Olympic Games, answers questions at a press conference about the voluntary service for the Beijing Olympic Games, at the 2008 Beijing International Media Center (BIMC) in Beijing, China, Aug. 18, 2008. A total of 1.7 million volunteers serve for the Beijing Olympics, among whom the oldest one is 103-year-old, according to the press conference. (Xinhua/Xu Liang)
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A staff of National Institute of Metrology manufactures standard sample for doping tests at the institute in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 18, 2008. The institute provides standard samples for food safety monitoring and doping tests, and provides measurement standards for the supervision of electromagnetic environment of the Olympic venues during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. (Xinhua/Li Wen)

A staff of National Institute of Metrology manufactures standard sample for doping tests at the institute in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 18, 2008. The institute provides standard samples for food safety monitoring and doping tests, and provides measurement standards for the supervision of electromagnetic environment of the Olympic venues during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. (Xinhua/Li Wen)
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