Tag Archives: Yao Ming

Looking for the next Yao Ming

2.15 meter tall Zhou Qi helps China’s under-16 squad best Turkey. Chongqing Times calls him the next Yao Ming.

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Yao Ming shares a Coke with Liu Xiang

For the New Year, Yao Ming stops by Liu Xiang’s place to see how his recovery is progressing. Coca-Cola features prominently in this video broadcast on CCTV-News. Soft ad? Lots of people think so.

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Yao Ming’s return and China’s best golf courses

Yao Ming This roundup of the past week’s sporting news is from China Sports Today. Yao Ming rejoined the Chinese national team Thursday night in a game against Serbia. The Houston Rockets center had been out with a stress fracture … Continue reading

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There’s money in education

Foreign unis in China; gas prices may rise; stocks fall; Yao Ming and the ref scandal; China vs. Qatar; ethics of online manhunts; exploding toilets.

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Beijing — former Haidian District head charged with graft

The Beijing News on March 21: graft, Tibetan rioters and the suicide of a schoolgirl.

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A big number for the military budget

Chongqing Times (重庆时报) highlights China’s military budget, which rose 17.9% this year.

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Worker’s Stadium has a new look

Beijing Daily Messenger (北京娱乐信报) announces the opening of the Second Plenary Session of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (十七届二中全会)

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Danwei Picks: Working two jobs, Yao can’t keep up

China’s sovereign fund; Yao’s foot injury; Mao’s Hundred Flowers passive aggression; a new Beijing airport; an international hightway in Kunming.

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Forbes and fame

Forbes rates the richest people in China.

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