China’s decision to hold talks with envoys of Dalai Lama had been widely seen as a response to international condemnation of its crackdown, on the unrest in Tibet in March that embarrassed Beijing ahead of the August Olympics..
Why Executive MBA is essential to India & China
For the past decade, the media has been flooded with news about the speed-of-light evolution of the economies of China and India, and for good reason. Both India and China are experiencing more than an annual 8 pc growth rate in GDP, according to the World Bank. China’s efficient manufacturing and trading centre and India’s […]
Chinese ‘Human Flesh Search Engines’ Claim Another Victim
Gao Qianhi, a 21-year old Chinese woman, recently posted an online video of herself complaining about the overwhelming amount of TV coverage of the earthquakes in southwest China: “You guys, if you’re hit by the rubble, just go suffer by yourself quietly.” Hours later, intimate details about Ms. Qianhi’s life were spread across the Internet […]
Russia’s Maria Sharapova crashes out of Wimbledon
Maria Sharapova suffered a humiliating second round exit at Wimbledon today as the former champion was beaten 6-2, 6-4 by fellow Russian and world number 154 Alla Kudryavtseva. Sharapova, the third seed, tumbled out of the tournament she won in 2004 after a lacklustre display on Court One. The pin-up of the women’s game had […]
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova:The 16 year popular Russian in Tennis
Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has the longest name at Wimbledon Championships this year.She is also the youngest player ever to make it out of qualifying for the main draw.. Just 16 years old, Pavlyuchenkova has added herself to the long list of photogenic, athletic Russians to reach the top of the sport. She also won the […]
China has lower expectations around Olympics
BEIJING – Hours after Olympic hurdles champion Liu Xiang saw his world record fall to Cuban Dayron Robles, a Chinese newspaper tried to console him and also lower the nation’s great expectations. "Losing the record takes the pressure off," read a headline last week on the Web site of Titan, China’s top sports newspaper. Liu […]
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