Yao Ming Rumors: Will He Miss 2009-10 With Navicular Bone Injury?

All sorts of rumors are swirling around Houston Rockets center Yao Ming. Today, Yahoo Sports reported that Yao could miss all of the 2009-2010 season with a foot injury, the same one that had him sit out for much...

Brazil registers highest net capital outflow in nine years

" The escalation of the international financial crisis caused Brazil to have a net capital outflow of 7.15 billion U.S. dollars in November, the country's Central Bank said Wednesday.     The figure was a surge from the 4.6 billion dollar outflow...

Disabled persons honored in Myanmar

Its really wonderful that the disabled person are getting awards for there skills.on the ocassion of disabled day in mayanmar many disabled persons got the award." A total of 22 outstanding disabled persons in Myanmar were honored by the government for their wonderful...

Olympic Athlete Yao Ming becomes UNEP's first Environmental Champion

With all eyes on China during the current Olympics, it appears many important issues are beginning to be addressed by leaders and national icons.  Yao Ming is using his status as an international basketball...

Kid's Upside Down Flag Row: "A Cry for Help from Szechuan Province" Claim

Bloggers in China today are claiming that 9-year old earthquake hero Lin Hao's upside down flag was CONTRIVED and a coded cry for help.         " The youngster is a second grader, Lin...

Child Earthquake Survivor Leads Chinese Team

In the most heartwrenching moment of the Beijing Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Olympics a child earthquake survivor, Lin Hao, 9, who kept himself alive "by singing songs" proudly led out the Chinese team with...

Who Will Light the Olympic Flame?

"As the most controversial torch relay in Olympic history comes to an end, folks here wonder: Who will light China's fire? Guessing the person who will light the huge flame inside the National Stadium has become...

Olympic flag bearers announced

Most of the nations, which will take part in Beijing Olympics, have already announced who their flag bearers will be. All of the selected flag bearers have inspiring life stories, proving that human body and...

China Denies IOC Criticism

Thursday, June 26, 2008China denied politicizing the Beijing Olympics although the International Olympic Committe accused that it had injected politics into the Games. The IOC had sent a letter this week to the...

Wedding bells ring up business in Hangzhou

" The popularity of Chinese basketball star Yao Ming has reached far beyond the basketball court - even to where he took wedding photos with his wife Ye Li.The hot spot is Qingshan Lake at Taihu Yuan scenic resort...

More than 71,000 dead, missing in China’s Sichuan--gov’t

Excuse the lack of comments for this highlight.  It leaves me utterly speechless.  It seems the casualty figure is growing by the day. " More than 71,000 people are dead, buried or missing in southwest China's Sichuan province following last week's earthquake,...

Yao Ming sings Christmas carols

Wow..."Yao Ming is not the best singer. And neither is any of his team mates from the Houston Rockets as this latest video of them spreading the holiday cheer with their own rendition of Jingle Bell Rock shows"

China sex ring teachers convicted

"Two school teachers have been sentenced to death in China for forcing more than 20 young girls - including some of their own pupils - into prostitution. Zhao Qingmei and her husband, Chi Yao, were convicted of running a child-sex ring in the southern Guizhou province. The...

Basketball Star Yao Ming Marries

BEIJING, Aug.1 -- Chinese basketball superstar, Yao Ming, got up early Tuesday to shoot probably the most important group of photos in his life - his wedding photos - with his fiancée Ye Li, a national...

Taiwan stages live military drills to deter China (Reuters)

" By C.C. Yao 2 hours, 37 minutes ago ILAN, Taiwan (Reuters) - Taiwan staged its biggest live-fire army drills in about 20 years on Thursday, showcasing latest weaponry designed to combat a potential Chinese attack as Beijing builds its military might. More than 13,000...

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