Quickie Links: No Ban on Cars, Hatching the Bird's Nest, The "Happiest" City in China and more

The Guardian: Beijing's "bird's nest" stadium to open in April

Test events at the Olympic stadium will start next spring in the run-up the Games in August.

AFP: Beijing rules out car restrictions during Olympics

City officials are hoping that “encouraging people to use public transportation” next August will be sufficient enough to keep road traffic down during the Olympics.

China Daily: Beijing completes track construction of airport rail

Officials announced that this crucial first phase of construction for the 28-km light rail linking Dongzhimen in eastern Beijing to the airport has been completed in the run-up of its anticipated 2008 opening.

Xinhua: Beijing starts construction of world's largest Ferris wheel

After a series of delays, construction has finally started on the massive 208-meter tall ferris wheel in Chaoyang Park that will cost almost USD 100 million.

chinaview.cn: Hangzhou ranked China's "happiest city"

The scenic Zhejiang city comes out on top of a magazine poll of 3 million citizens. Beijing placed ninth, right behind Shanghai in the eighth spot.