Archive for the ‘China’ Category

Olympics gives foreigners positive image of China (China Daily)

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

The more foreigners know about China and visit the country, the higher positive image it gets, but not its people, according to a recent survey released at the 6th Asia Communication and Media Forum in the Communication University of China (CUC) last Saturday.

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Olympics clear way for new generation of shuttlers (People’s Daily)

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

The ongoing China Open is proving a testing ground for the country’s young shuttlers to prove their mettle and fill a void left by those veterans who retired in the wake of the Beijing Games. Host China fared well at badminton during the Aug 8-24 Olympics, earning three gold medals, two silvers and three bronzes, but the subsequent retirement of several stars has brought its own trials and …

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China jails, fines Beijing Olympics ticket scalper (Sports Illustrated)

Monday, November 17th, 2008

BEIJING (AP) — A man found guilty of scalping more than 500 tickets to the Beijing Olympics was sentenced to two and a half years in jail and a $65,000 fine, state media reported Sunday.

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China jails, fines Beijing Olympics ticket scalper (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

Monday, November 17th, 2008

BEIJING - A man found guilty of scalping more than 500 tickets to the Beijing Olympics was sentenced to two and a half years in jail and a US$65,000 fine, state media reported Sunday.

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China jails Olympics ticket scalper (Sky News Australia)

Monday, November 17th, 2008

A man found guilty of scalping more than 500 tickets to the Beijing Olympics was sentenced to two and a half years in jail and a $US65,000 ($A98,000) fine.

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China debates crackdown on lip-syncing (Moldova.org)

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

The Chinese Ministry of Culture says it wants to stop all lip-syncing during live performances in an attempt to avoid any controversies.The Daily Telegraph said Friday that in the wake of the highly-publicized scandal involving a lip-syncing young girl during the Beijing Games, the ministry wants to ban such activities during all live performances in China.The controversy regarding the Olympics …

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Karolyi still miffed about Chinese gymnasts probe from 2000 Olympics (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

Bela Karolyi says he views the probe into the ages of Chinese gymnasts from the 2000 Olympics as a lame attempt to shift the focus from the investigation of this year’s athletes that resulted in no sanctions for China’s gold-medal team.

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Wang/Zuo upset American top seeds for China Sanya Open semis (People’s Daily)

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

Ninth seeds Wang Jie and Zuo Man of China upset American top seeds April Ross/Jennifer Boss 2-0 here on Friday on their way to the semifinals of the 350,000 U.S. dollars SWATCH FIVB World Tour China Sanya Open beach volleyball tournament. Wang, who won the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics with Tian Jia, worked hard with Zuo for 47 minutes to post a 24-22 and 21-16 victory over the Thailand …

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China agrees to loosen controls on news providers (AP via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

China has agreed to loosen controls on financial news providers in an out-of-court settlement of a dispute with the United States, the European Union and Canada.

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FDA to detain food shipments from China (AP via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Federal health officials Thursday slapped a sweeping detention order on dozens of imported foods from China, from snacks and drinks to chocolates and candies.

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