Tag Archives: Olympics

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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No blacks or Mongolians for bars, or no sources for SCMP?

A dodgy story in the South China Morning Post.

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Japanese (and other Asians): FIFA more fun than Olympics

Survey shows that much of Asia is more interested in the FIFA World Cup than the Olympics.

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The other Olympic architecture

An article about all the different Olympic projects including the lesser known stadia.

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A court house for the Olympics

The Olympic Village People’s Court moved out of its temporary location in Yayuncun and into snazzy new digs between the Athletes’ Village and the Badaling Expressway.

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Beijing architecture fest

A round up of recent articles about Beijing’s new architecture.

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Western ad industry as bad as Western media?

A series of outdoor ads for Amnesty International are circulating on the China’s Internet forums.

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Dog meat ban for Olympics

No dog meat for the Olympics.

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RFID enabled tickets for Olympic opening and closing

RFID enabled tickets for Olympic opening and closing ceremonies.

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Crackdown on ‘illegal’ online Olympic content

The Beijing News (新京报): Over 20 video websites were “reprimanded” and asked to stop illegal broadcasting Olympic-related programs by China’s Copyright Administration Bureau

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