MONDAY, JULY 21

BEIJING - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrives for visit. (To July 22)

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1

CHINA - 81st founding anniversary of the People's Liberation Army.

BEIJING - Provisional release of China's Purchasing Managers' Index for July.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2

BEIJING - International Olympic Committee executive board holds meeting. (To Aug. 3)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 3

SICHUAN - Olympic torch in earthquake-hit Sichuan province.(To Aug. 5)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6

BEIJING - Olympic torch relay arrives.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8

BEIJING - Olympic Games kick off. (To Aug. 24)

MONDAY, AUGUST 11

BEIJING - Provisional release of July trade figures.

BEIJING - Release of producer price index for July.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 12

BEIJING - Release of consumer price index for July.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13

BEIJING - Release of retail sales figures for July.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 14

BEIJING - Release of industrial output figures for July.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 15

BEIJING - Release of fixed-asset investment figures for July.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

BEIJING - Provisional release of China's official Purchasing Managers' Index for August.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

BEIJING - Paralympics begin. (To Sept. 11)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

BEIJING - Provisional release of August trade figures.

BEIJING - Release of producer price index for August.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

BEIJING - Release of consumer price index for August.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

BEIJING - Release of retail sales figures for August.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

CHINA - Moon Festival, national holiday.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

DALIAN - International corn industry conference organised by the Dalian Commodity Exchange. (To Sept. 18)

BEIJING - Release of industrial output figures for August.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

BEIJING - Release of fixed-asset investment figures for August.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1

CHINA - 59th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China, national holiday.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9

BEIJING - China Coal Markets Conference 2008. (To Oct 10)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24

BEIJING - Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit of about 40 leaders from the two continents. (To Oct. 25)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1

WUXI - 2nd World Buddhist Forum. (To Nov 5)

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10

GUANGZHOU - The 3rd China International Oils and Oilseeds Conference organised by the Dalian Commodity Exchange.

DECEMBER

BEIJING - 30th anniversary of China's policy of reform and opening up.