Foreign enterprises are
seeking business opportunities by teaming up with the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The United Parcel Service Incorporated has been named by the Beijing
Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games or BOCOG as a sponsor of the event.
It will provide logistics and express delivery services for the 2008 Beijing
Olympic Games.
As a worldwide partner of the Olympic Games, the General Electric Company has
also signed a partnership agreement with BOCOG and is a sponsor of the Chinese
Olympic Committee. It will provide a wide range of products and services,
including energy power generation and distribution systems.
EF Group, an education company headquartered in Switzerland, has been
selected as the official language training supplier of the 2008 Beijing Olympic
Games.
World express delivery giant FedEx has signed an agreement with the Chinese
Badminton Association to become the official sponsor of the national team from
2006 to 2008.
Businesses engaged with the Beijing Olympic Games are expected to generate
production value of 1.5 trillion yuan. An increasing number of both domestic and
foreign enterprises will profit from taking part in the international event.
