Archive for July 1st, 2009

Kobe's Next Conquest: China - Wall Street Journal

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Kobe's Next Conquest: ChinaWall Street JournalThe spectacle of the Beijing Olympics last year was China's greatest-ever turn on the world stage. “China began promoting sports in this era because it was …and more »

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Giant setback for Yao - WEEI.com

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Washington PostGiant setback for YaoWEEI.comHe carried the Chinese Olympic team in the 2008 Olympics before it fell to the US Yao means more to China than most things in America. …Yao's injury may hasten Houston's downfallFOXSports.comYao Ming's career in jeopardy?Los Angeles TimesSeverity Of Yao Ming's InjuryESPNHouston Chronicle -Dime Magazine -ESPNall 838 news articles »

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Pepsi CEO Tours China To Get a Feel for Market - Wall Street Journal

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Pepsi CEO Tours China To Get a Feel for MarketWall Street Journal… which used its sponsorship of the Beijing Olympics to promote its namesake brand, has an edge over Pepsi, with a 47.3% share of the cola market in China …and more »

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Coach: Liu Xiang's return from foot injury on hold - The Associated Press

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

China DailyCoach: Liu Xiang's return from foot injury on holdThe Associated PressThe 2004 Olympic gold medalist has already been ruled out of defending his world championship title in August, although he has resumed light training after …Star hurdler shows old skills in open sessionChina DailyHurdler Liu Xiang not fit for competition yetXinhuaLiu Xiang on road to recoveryStraits TimesCCTVall 115 news articles »

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Free Tibet / China Olympics protest

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

This guy will definitely stop violence in China.

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People, Place, Enterprise: A conference on the Olympic Legacy

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

The Big Owe: Politics and the fincancica management of the montreal 1976 Olympic Games 5. Peter Viachos, Uni. Greenwich 5. Expectations of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games 6. Pedro Moreira, Inst. Tourism Studs, Macau SR, PR China 6 …

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Olympic Legacies (2008, March, Oxford university) « professor andy

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

For leadership of Chinese Olympic Movement, this is sincerely held. So when outsiders attest to Tibet’s plight, how can it not provoke a splitism. For persons in china who might not understand sensitivity …

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China Development Bank Plans to Open Branch in Brazil (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

June 30 (Bloomberg) — The China Development Bank Corp. will open an office serving Latin America in Rio de Janeiro, home to Brazil’s expanding oil industry, Sergio Cabral , governor of Rio de Janeiro state said today in a statement.

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HK marks 12th anniversary of return to China (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Thousands of Hong Kongers joined a parade Wednesday of Chinese dragon dancers and children garbed in opera costumes as the territory marked the 12th anniversary of its return to China.

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HK parade marks 12 years with China (AAP) (Yahoo!7 World News)

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Thousands of Hong Kongers have joined a parade of Chinese dragon dancers and children to mark the territory’s 12th anniversary of its return to China.

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