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CHINA Sports, Athletics News, Jan 21, 2012

Zheng Jie advances to Australian Open 4th round; inspired by Li Na's historic win
Washington Post
She said Li's win at Roland Garros last year — along with her march to the Australian Open final before that — not only encouraged more Chinese children to take up thesport, but made her believe she could capture a major, as well. ...
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A life lived on the snowy slopes
China Daily
So you would think that the overflow of skiing enthusiasts at the Nordica Training Camp points to an overall surge in popularity for the sport inChina, but as Merlet explains, that just isn't the case. In her experience of the Chinese skiing industry ...
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China Daily
Investors should look to the vast treasure trove of China
Yorkshire Post
China's recent economic transformation was initially founded by successfully deploying its vast workforce and comparative cost advantages to export cheap goods. Its economic model is now changing. The Chinese realise that having a competitive advantage ...
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Special report: The missing BRIC in Indonesia's wall
Reuters India
Now, it's the Chinese that are coming to build a new railway in Indonesia. ChinaRailway Group has been awarded a $4.8 billion contract to build and maintain the new line in southern Sumatra, which before Dutch colonial rule in the Indonesian ...
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Resorts hope skiing won't go downhill
China Daily
Only a handful of China's 20 big ski resorts are in the black, the ChineseSki Association says. But instead of packing up their skis and heading home, more and more resort developers are betting on the formula b+b=s, where the "b"s stand for "bigger" ...
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China Daily
Li faces horror draw with 'mirror' Kim
Business Recorder (blog)
But it proved only a temporary setback as she became Asia's first singles grand slam champion at the French Open in June, joining the ranks ofChina's biggest sports stars. Li sliced through her opening matches against Ksenia Pervak and Olivia Rogowska ...
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Business Recorder (blog)
'China Heavyweight' documentary packs a heavy punch
Park Record
"In addition, choices in China, especially for these rural Chinese kids, who are more or less considered peasants, the choices are so much so that the stakes are a lot higher. When confronted with that (decision), it just makes teenagers going through ...
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Australian Open Capsules: Djokovic routs birthday boy Mahut
Brownsville Herald
She said Li's win at Roland Garros last year — along with her march to the Australian Open final before that — not only encouraged more Chinese children to take up thesport, but made her believe she could capture a major, as well. ...
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Drogba: I'm staying at Chelsea until June
Greenwich Time
Photo: Tom Hevezi / AP LONDON (AP) — Didier Drogba intends to stay at Chelsea at least until the end of the season, rejecting speculation of a money-spinning move to ambitiousChinese team Shanghai Shenhua in the January transfer window. ...
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PTI for equal edu, justice for all
The Nation, Pakistan
He also informed the Ambassador that once PTI came into power, Chinawould have a true friend in a corruption-free and people-friendly Pakistan. Khan reiterated that the Pakistani people love China alongside Turkey. The ambassador said the Chinese ...
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The Nation, Pakistan
Kvitova, Sharapova, Serena reach Aussie round of 16
Today's THV
Another upset came when ninth-seeded former Wimbledon runner-up Marion Bartoli was ousted by surging Chinese Zheng Jie 6-3, 6-3. Zheng captured a title in Auckland just two weeks ago. A 14th-seeded Lisicki needed all three sets to overcome 18th-seeded ...
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Nightingale declares year of the Dragon
Sydney Morning Herald
Jason Nightingale, seen here against the Tigers last year, believes theChinese year of the dragon bodes well for his team. Photo: Adam McLean ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA'S Jason Nightingale is not usually superstitious, but that didn't stop him from declaring ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
India-Japan Relations At 60: Setting The Stage For Kizuna - Analysis
Eurasia Review
As both India and Japan are vying for a permanent position in the United Nations Security Council, this effort will add to their endeavours and perhaps challenge China's strong presence in the region. The number of Chinese students studying in Japan ...
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Soccer Capsules: Cabanas returns despite bullet in his skull
Brownsville Herald
LONDON (AP) — Didier Drogba intends to stay at Chelsea at least until the end of the season, rejecting speculation of a money-spinning move to ambitious Chinese team Shanghai Shenhua in the January transfer window. Sections of the British media are ...
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Chinese New Year 2012: North and South traditions differ, with Canadians ...
Toronto Star
As descendants of Southern Chinese immigrants, my family was probably thought the same way as that of Chinese families everywhere. Two Chinas And then I was introduced to China. The country is cut down the middle by the Huai River and Qinling Mountains ...
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Daniel Hudson: Arizona Diamondbacks 'hungry' for more
AZ Central.com
It is evident by the number of players making the trek that the 2011 postseason was the baseball equivalent of a trip to a Chinese restaurant. "It made us all hungry for more right away," pitcher Daniel Hudson said. "It left us with an empty feeling in ...
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What are we, chopped liver?
Marshall Independent
Tell him we have a Chinese and a Mexican restaurant on the same street, for cryin' out loud! Our governor skipped Marshall's Sept. 11 dedication of Memorial Park, he excluded Marshall from his list of places to go for his Shutdown Tour last summer, ...
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New shopping mall among Chinese New Year predictions
YorkRegion.com
A new mall could be coming to Richmond Hill, should the Chinese New Year predictions of philosopher and prognosticator Paul Ng, ring true for 2012. The Chinese New Year swoops in with the year of the dragon Monday and with it will come a bumper year ...
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Charity̢۪s child̢۪s play
Peterlee Mail
Scallywags Childsplay, in Seaton Carew, has kicked off the year with a host of activities to celebrate Chinese New Year later this month. Youngsters and staff are hard at work making a fearsome dragon out of tissue paper and boxes. ...
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Peterlee Mail
Georgia Nicols predictions for the week of Jan. 22
Chicago Sun-Times
By Georgia Nicols January 20, 2012 2:51PM All Signs: This week ushers in the ChineseYear of the Water Dragon, which means we have another chance to make resolutions. And lo! On the New Moon on Feb 21, we will have yet another chance when the Tibetan...
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Hoping for more thriving games in year of dragon
The Borneo Post
A very happy and prosperous Chinese New Year to everyone in advance and let's hope that the year of the dragon will see the standard of the game in the state move up, both at the schools and senior club levels. I would like to see a more thriving game ...
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While Rams are London bound, cheerleaders are headed to China
STLtoday.com
Most of the team's cheerleading squad -- and their official mascot, "Rampage" -- took off today for Hong Kong where they will participate in the Cathay Pacific InternationalChinese New Year Parade on Monday. The group will be in the "World City, ...
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Anthony, Gallinari to face former teams
Newsday
Felton was shipped to Portland for Andre Miller and Chandler is playing inChina. The Nuggets retain his rights and could sign him when the ChineseBasketball Association season ends in February or March. Anthony and Balkman are the lone Knicks left ...
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Newsday
Wall Street Journal Appoints Narisetti Managing Editor of Wall Street Journal ...
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, Jan 20, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The Wall Street Journal has named Raju Narisetti as Managing Editor of The Wall Street Journal Digital Network, which includes WSJ.com, SmartMoney.com, MarketWatch and the Chinese, Japanese and ...
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Urban US Chinatowns Wane as Asians Head to Suburbs
Care2.com (blog)
Once a close-knit community of modest shops and rowhouses, it now has become known more for a sports arena, high-rise luxury apartments and national chains including Starbucks, Bed Bath & Beyond and Hooters. The Chinese residents have scattered to ...
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Ikram catching up on leaders
New Straits Times
By DEVINDER SINGH MAYBANK head into the Chinese New Year break with just a one-point lead over Ikram Rovers in the Kuala Lumpur FA Premier Division as the title battle heats up ahead of the second half of the season. RHB Bank's Muhammad Mukhlis Abd ...
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New Straits Times
Hamilton to appear at Sutil trial
Setanta Sports Ireland
The German has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm to an executive of the then Renault team, Eric Lux, following last April's ChineseGrand Prix. Hamilton was in the same nightclub as his close friend Sutil at the time of the incident. ...
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Setanta Sports Ireland
Sports Briefs for Jan. 21, 2012
The Review
Along with vendors will be 50/50, Chinese auction, hot food, cash and carry items. Looking for crafters. Any businesses who would like to set up, call 330-303-7602. WELLSVILLE - The Wellsville Takedown Club is selling 150 tickets for a ball drop at the ...
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Maybank gives CNY goodies to the public
Malaysia Star
The charity events were carried out under its AmBank Cares Programme by its sportsclub Kelab AmBank Group (KAG) which also gave the children Chinese New Year clothes, goodies and ang pow. Similar events were carried out in Tanjung Malim, Kuching,...
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African ambition: Tiny nations host football feast
CNN
In Gabon a new 40000-seater stadium has been built in the capital Libreville, with help from the Chinese government, and will host the final. In Franceville, the Stade de Franceville has been refurbished to hold 35000 spectators. ...
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Implications of China's challenges - The Frontier Post
By imran
Global trends affect all nations, but China may be uniquely vulnerable to developments beyond its borders and beyond its control. Chinese leaders recognise the diversity and complexity of the challenges they face but appear determined to ...
FRONTIERPOST.COM | Latest news,...
J.R. Smith's sister gets in brawl during brother's ... - Sporting News
Staff report Sporting News. Text size A A A. J.R. Smith's stint with the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association gets stranger and stranger, ...
aol.sportingnews.com/.../jr-smiths-sister-fight-brawl-punch-de...
Stocks close up on Europe debt sales, China growth - NBC12 News ...
NBC12 News, Weather, Traffic, Sports, Events, Editorial Commentary and ... Chinesegrowth must stay strong to keep the global economy moving as Europe tips ...
www.nbc12.com/.../stock-futures-rise-on-chinese-economic-gr...
Chinese men's tennis great 'just matter of time' 18 Jan ... - Sport.co.uk
"I get asked this question a lot when I'm in China: 'When are we going to have the first great Chinese male player?' My answer is, 'it's not a matter of if, it's a ...
www.sport.co.uk/.../Chinese_mens_tennis_great_just_matter_o...
Williamsport boys defeat Chinese team Shanghai Nanyang ...
Sports / Local Sports / ... There, the Williamsport and Nanyang Model High School fromChina shared some laughs and ... Nanyang is the first Chinese high school to play in the United States and its players received a ... News, Blogs & Events ...
www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/573252.html
George Osborne's Plan To Turn London Into Chinese ... - Sky News
This has helped Chinese businesses trade with foreign counterparts, but has ...Mustafa Ameen told Sky Sports News he will sue Amir Khan if the British fighter ...
news.sky.com/home/business/article/16150292
Twitter co-founder complains of Chinese blocking - Yahoo! News
News: Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey arrived on a visit to China on ... of the blocking of his popular service in an online exchange with Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
news.yahoo.com/twitter-co-founder-complains-chinese-blocki...
Chinese pandas on the move - News Headlines - MSN NZ Home
nz-news Glance Asset page. ... Two Chinese pandas have landed in Paris for a new life in a French zoo in a loan sealed after years of top-level negotiations ...
news.msn.co.nz/.../210811/chinese-pandas-on-the-move.glanc...
Chinese growth gives markets a boost - WDRB 41 Louisville - News ...
WDRB 41 Louisville - News, Weather, Sports CommunityChinese growth gives ...Government figures showed that the slowdown in Chinese growth in the final ...
www.wdrb.com/.../asia-stocks-mostly-up-following-french-bo...
Bangor-based Chinese program named ... - Bangor Daily News
Maine news, sports, politics and election results, and obituaries. ... Bangor-basedChinese program named Confucius Classroom by China. By Dawn Gagnon ...
bangordailynews.com/.../bangor-based-chinese-program-name...
KEYC - Mankato News, Weather, Sports - - Chinese premier ...
KEYC - Mankato News, Weather, Sports -Chinese premier stresses need to keep Hormuz open. Member Center: Create Account|; Log In; Manage Account|; Log ...
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BBC Sport - Didier Drogba chase stepped up by Shanghai Shenhua
Rival Chinese club Dalian Aerbin were reported to have offered the Ivory Coast international wages of £200000 a week but Shenhua have now joined the chase ...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16628786.stm
St. Joe's hosts Chinese team today » Sports » Tonawanda News
Nanyang's trip marks the first time in history a Chinese high school basketball team has traveled to play in the United States, and its game tonight is the third ...
tonawanda-news.com/sports/.../St-Joe-s-hosts-Chinese-team-to...
China Sports News: NBA, broadcast partners tip off Chinese New ...
NBA China marketing partners Boshiwa International Holding Limited, Dongfeng Aeolus and PEAK Sports are co-presenting partners of the NBA Chinese New ...
www.chinasportsbeat.com/.../nba-broadcast-partners-tip-off-ch...
BBC host slammed for anti-Chinese joke CCTV News - CNTV English
Writing in a column for The Sun newspaper, the BBC's Top Gear presenter mocked thesport of synchronized swimming as "Chinese women in hats, upside ...
english.cntv.cn/program/china24/20120112/107187.shtml
  
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