On the Money: How to get to the Olympics, and what you’ll pay at home or abroad

NEW YORK — Even if Chicago isn’t selected to host the 2016 Summer Games later this week, Olympic fever might have you itching to see the games in person.

Fog and SWAT teams settle on downtown Beijing ahead of massive military parade

BEIJING — China’s capital was wrapped in tight security and thick fog Wednesday as police blocked off Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and other popular tourist landmarks ahead of a massive parade marking 60 years of communist rule.

After Olympics, director Zhang Yimou plans to start shooting new movie in May or June

HONG KONG — Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou will start shooting a new movie in late May or June, his assistant said Monday, marking the “Raise the Red Lantern” director’s first project since designing the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics.

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