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Last summer, millions of Americans were waiting for The Decision by LeBron. And now over 300 million Chinese basketball fans are waiting for the answer by Yao Ming in a few hours. China’s CCTV-5, the dominant national sports channel is going to live broadcast the news conference that is to be held in Shanghai on … Continue reading
China Daily: China’s sports industry sets five-year target The General Administration of Sport of China recently released the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011- 2015) for the sports industry. The group set a target for the industry’s industrial added value to increase over 15 percent annually, the Shanghai Securities News reported Tuesday. According to the plan, by … Continue reading
Soon after Yao Ming’s retirement news came out, China’s major website Sina initiated a poll among Yao’s fans. Up to July 11th, 2:03am Beijing time, 175,679 people participated in the poll. Among them, 40.5% feel sad and believes Yao deserves more achievements, 23.2% feel calm and was expecting this to happen, and 18.5% feel shocked by … Continue reading
China Daily: Chinese laud Yao BEIJING – Although iconic center Yao Ming’s possible retirement is yet to be officially announced, Chinese hoops celebrities and fans have already begun to recall the giant’s outstanding career – along with some of his fellow NBA players. Plagued by a series of foot injuries, the Houston Rockets’ all-star center appeared … Continue reading
On June 4th, Li Na became China’s first grand slam tennis champion as she defeated defending champion Francesca Schiavone in two sets to win the French Open tennis tournament. People are wondering what has led Li Na to the success. Besides her exceptional talent, there are four key elements that have created such a legend. … Continue reading
Yesterday, the NBA league announced Yao Ming’s retirement decision, most major U.S. and Chinese media also reported the news quickly. Yao’s agent announced that Yao is giving a news conference in Shanghai on July 20 to talk about “his future career plans.” In the latest reports in English from major media as well as the … Continue reading
China Daily: Dalian Wanda to inject $77.3 millions to boost Chinese soccer BEIJING – Fresh from the recent disappointment of its Olympic team failing to qualify for next year’s London Games, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) launched a huge salvage campaign on Sunday by reaching a multi-million-dollar deal with a domestic company to support a … Continue reading
As China has become the 2nd largest economy in the world and 11.3% of the nation’s households have reached middle class level with an average annual income of RMB40,000-200,000 (US$6,000-30,000), more and more Chinese have been aware of the importance of well-being and fitness. The health club market has since become huge in China now. … Continue reading
LA Times: Kobe Bryant might take part in exhibition games in China Kobe Bryant and his agent, Rob Pelinka, are trying to put together a tour to China by NBA players, says Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Derrick Williams, who also is represented by Pelinka. The games likely would be played in Shanghai… Continue reading
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