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News on Yao Ming (2008 Beijing Olympics) continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

23 hrs ago | Shanghai Daily

Yao set to slam dunk from investing in GPS firm

CHINESE basketball star Yao Ming is likely to gain from his investment in China's biggest Global Positioning System producer many times over after the company is listed on the A-share market.

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Mon Dec 21, 2009

Shanghai Daily

Listing likely to enrich Yao Ming further

CHINESE basketball star Yao Ming stands to get richer from investments in China's biggest Global Positioning System producer after its listing on the A-share market.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports

Sat Dec 19, 2009

Los Angeles Times

Chinese superstar Liu Xiang clears major hurdle

Reporting from Shanghai - The man who fell to his knees when a nation expected the most from him is back on his feet.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Liu Xiang, Terrence Trammell, Dayron Robles, Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games

Thu Dec 17, 2009

WFAT-FM Portage

Yao wants to play at world champs

Injured Houston Rockets center Yao Ming wants to be part of China's world championship campaign next year if he gets approval from his doctor, his representative said.

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Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, Houston Rockets, Yao Ming, Summer Sports, NBA Players

Manila Bulletin

Yao eyes CBA title

File photo shows then Shanghai Sharks player Yao Ming being guarded by then Bayi Rockets player Wang ZhiZhi during their CBA game in Shanghai.

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Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, Houston Rockets, Yao Ming, NBA Players, Summer Sports, John Lucas, Mike Harris, Wang Zhizhi (2008 Beijing Olympics)

People's Daily

Liu Xiang, Yao Ming lead CCTV awards nominees

Despite being inactive for most of the year, China sports icons Liu Xiang and Yao Ming lead the nominees for he 2009 CCTV Sports Personality of the Year award after the final list was announced on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Liu Xiang, Sports, NBA Basketball, Houston Rockets, Yao Ming, NBA Players, Olympic Track And Field, Swimming

Wed Dec 16, 2009

Atlantic Monthly

More on those crazy 44% of Americans

I mentioned several days ago that, according to a recent Pew poll , 44% of the U.S. public thinks that China is the "world's leading economic power." OK, I can understand why some people might think so -- what with the trillions of dollars of U.S. debt to our Chinese overlords, the ubiquity of "Made in China" products wherever you shop, and the ...

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games

Mon Dec 14, 2009

Manawatu Evening Standard

Tall Blacks await world champs opponents

Winning the Oceania championship in August should have given the New Zealand Tall Blacks a chance at a more favourable draw for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Sports, San Antonio Spurs, NBA Basketball, NBA Players, Manu Ginobili, Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki, Dirk Nowitzki (2008 Beijing Olympics)

Sat Dec 12, 2009

Associated Content

Top 5 Worst Boxing Nicknames in History - From Ding-A Ling-Man to the Jedi

In a sport where you're allowed to legally hit your opponent in the face, you would think more boxers would have enough common sense to want a name that puts fear into the very heart of their enemy.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports

Thu Dec 10, 2009

The Herald

Tiger Woods' sponsors not running his ads

As Tiger Woods uses silence to deal with the uproar over his alleged infidelities, his sponsors apparently are following suit, quietly not running his ads until the worst is over.

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Related Topix: Tiger Woods, Golf, Golfers, Sports, Olympics, Summer Sports, Roger Federer (2008 Beijing Olympics), Kobe Bryant (2008 Beijing Olympics), Michael Phelps

Wed Dec 09, 2009

ETaiwanNews.com

Eastern Asia Games: Big expectations of 'Little Yao Ming'

They call him "Little Yao Ming" and he certainly has the height to match - or nearly match - China's sporting icon.

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Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, Houston Rockets, Yao Ming, Summer Sports, NBA Players

Sat Dec 05, 2009

The New Zealand Herald

Basketball: Pero coy on job at Saints

Pero Cameron looks set to head to the Wellington Saints next season as a player-coach in the New Zealand NBL.

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Related Topix: Dirk Nowitzki (2008 Beijing Olympics), Summer Sports

Xinhuanet

Chinese mainland overwhelms Macao in basketball group match

Beijing Olympian Zhang Qingpeng made a 23-point haul and had seven baskets in Chinese mainland's overwhelming 107-36 win over Macao, China in a basketball group match at the East Asian Games here on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games

Sun Nov 29, 2009

WebWire

Ogilvy PR partners with UNAIDS in China

Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide/China has partnered with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS to launch two reports in China in November, ahead of World AIDS Day on December 1. In Shanghai earlier this week, UNAIDS launched a new report entitled UNAIDS Outlook 2010 which explores new ways to use the data collected in the AIDS Epidemic ...

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Related Topix: Summer Sports

Fri Nov 27, 2009

Earth Times

Yao Ming leads drive against AIDS stigma in China

NBA basketball star Yao Ming on Friday launched a United Nations-backed drive to reduce discrimination against the rising number of people living with HIV/AIDS in China.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports

Thu Nov 26, 2009

People's Daily Online

China's Project Hope delegation meets media in Malaysia

A China's Project Hope delegation arrived at New Era College in Malaysia Wednesday to meet local and China's media representatives.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

TheBlueSheet

Did the Chinese Government Crack Down on an Obama Interview?

Jake Tapper and Clarissa Ward report: First the Chinese government refused to broadcast live on state-run television President Obama's town hall meeting with university students in Shanghai.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

Wetpixel.com

Buy two anti-shark finning billboards in China for $100

Categories: News , Environment [ home ] Author: Eric Cheng Related Link: Sponsor a billboard Last year's billboard in Beijing featuring Yao Ming Shark Savers and WildAid are collaborating on a multi-media campaign in China targeting the consumers of shark fin soup.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

The Big Sandy News

Obama arrives in China for maiden visit

Obama arrived in China on Sunday on a three-day mission aimed at convincing Beijing that Washington is its partner, not its rival.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports

Sun Nov 15, 2009

South China Morning Post

Web questions cover Tibet, trade, basketball

Barack Obama's marriage and Tibet are just two of the topics raised in thousands of questions submitted by mainland internet users ahead of the US president's maiden visit to the country.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Sports, Houston Rockets, Yao Ming, NBA Basketball, NBA Players

Olympic Medal Count

    Total
1 China 51 21 28 100
2 United States 36 38 36 110
3 Russian Fed. 23 21 28 72
4 Great Britain 19 13 15 47
5 Germany 16 10 15 41
6 Australia 14 15 17 46
7 Korea 13 10 8 31
8 Japan 9 6 10 25
9 Italy 8 10 10 28
10 France 7 16 17 40

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