Beijing announces lengthy Olympic torch route

The torch route was unveiled at the Millennium Monument in Beijing last night. The torch will travel to Taipei from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, before passing to Hong Kong, then Macau and onto the mainland.

The route also takes in Canberra, Jakarta, Seoul, Pyongyang and Lhasa, the capital of Tibet.

China's triumphant unveiling on Thursday of the elegant red and
silver torch and a route that will cover 137,000 kilometres over
130 days, crossing the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, more
than 20 countries, including Taiwan and the pariah state of North
Korea, and more than 100 Chinese cities, was marred by Taipei's
quick rejection of the route.