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LPGA English speaking Requirements are racist
Since Golfweek broke the story August 25 about the LPGA requiring English proficiency from its players, reaction has been swift. This was clearly targeting the South Korean players, since there was a mandatory South....
Tags: new, world, korean, korea, asian, american, fans, english, women, international, games, south korea, olympic, money, director, history, global, south korean, game, tour, talks, rights, asian american, increase, golf
The Beijing Olympics in China reminded the world that Asia is overtaking Western nations in everything from Olympic gold medals to economic growth. But it took test scores from kindergarten through 12th grade students in ...
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2008 Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony ratings
NBC Universal's Beijing Olympic coverage averaged 27.7 million viewers and scored a 17-day rating of 16.2/28 to post significant gains over the 2004 Athens Games.
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When Danwei launched in 2003, you could read everything that English-language blogs about China had to offer over your lunch break and still have time for for a quick nap. That hasn't been the case for several years now...
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Korean Olympic Games athletes welcoming parade
Swimmer Park Tae Hwan carrying the flag at the paradeKorean athletes returning from the Beijing Olympics parade to Seoul Plaza during a welcoming ceremony in front of City Hall. People greeted them as they walked to Seoul Plaza.
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N. Koreans alienated from Olympics
Chosun reported, "Hwang Young-cho, the marathon gold medalist in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, was my first sporting hero and has left me with an indelible memory. I saw him running on TV in China, while living a precarious...
Tags: china, korea, tv, life, games, olympic, olympics, north korea, gold, koreans, hero
Lydia Wallace will be posting nightly photos shot after sunset during the Olympics.
China's Olympic ceremony features sacrifices
Martial arts student Cheng Jianghua only saw the army barracks he stayed in and the stadium where he performed at the spectacular Olympics opening ceremony. But his sacrifices were minor other performers were injured, fainted...
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Rain at Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony
For the past year, Rain has been dodging questions from the media asking whether he will perform at the Olympics. He confirmed this speculation, then later dismissed it by saying it was all a rumor. Nice try.
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Chinese media calls the Olympics for China
With 43 gold medals under its belt, China's Olympic team seems to have a lock on the top position of the medal table, and the country's newspapers are declaring victory even before the Games have closed.
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Farewell Beijing Olympics, looking forward to the 2012 London Games
The Olympic Games has concluded and for 16 days, we watched athletes all over the world compete in the world's grandest stage. We watched Michael Phelps set records, the Redeem Team bring back the gold for the USA, we have seen...
Lovieanne Jung wins silver with Women's Softball team
The USA softball team lost for the first time since 2000 denying them a chance for a fourth straight gold medal. Japanese pitcher Yukiko Ueno, who pitched 21 innings one day earlier, stunned the USA softball team...
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The Voice From A 17-year-old Chinese American Girl
However, despite the spirit of the Games demonstrated by Olympics volunteers, athletes, and most Chinese people and tourists, the mainstream Western media continues their negative reports. Many criticisms seems quite strained,...
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The 2008 Olympics: One World, Countless Nightmares
Okay, so what's the real count during these 08 Olympics? I'm not talking about the medal race between China & the US, or how many golds Michael Phelps has rack up. I'm talking about the count of human rights violations.
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Out With The Old: Korea Wins Gold
South Korean Bong Jung-keun collected some red clay from the pitcher's mound and carried it away in an empty water bottle, a treasure from the night he won Olympic gold and beat the mighty Cubans.
Tags: baseball, korea, olympics, beijing, gold medal
How young are those gymnasts, really?
I will study well and keep myself fit. Looks like someone in the Chinese media has a sense of humor. Yesterday's Mirror ran a two-page feature on China's gymnastics teams, profiling the team members and applauding them for ...
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Bilingual monks at Shanghai Jade Buddha Temple take on role of tour guide
SHANGHAI : The Shanghai Jade Buddha Temple is a popular tourist destination in China. To cope with the influx of foreigners during the Olympic games, monks at the temple have been busy learning foreign languages.
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The International Olympic Committee has taken it under advisement to start investigating the ages of China's gymnastics team with possibility of China losing 4 of its 6 medals from that event and shattering the lives of those...
Tags: china, gymnastics, olympics, age, investigation, medals
Rain sports new hairdo and eyebrows at Samsung's Beijing Party
Beijing, ni hao ma?When the Energizer Bunny starts working his magic, we can barely keep up. Only this morning we posted pics of Rain landing at Beijing airport. Today, he attended a Samsung party (at Olympic Park)...
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Who says Rain won't be singing at the closing of the 2008 Beijing Olympics? Well, there still might be a huge possibility.Bi arrived at Beijing airport on 20 August. Could he be there just to visit Samsung?
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