27th August 08

International Herald Tribune

Athletes try selling sneakers - and themselves - in China

Question for U.S. stars: Do they have what it takes to make it in China? At times during the Olympics, athletes like Dwyane Wade and Serena Williams seemed to be working as hard off the court as on they were on the court. Wade, a star player for the Miami Heat, and Williams, the tennis sensation, courted the Chinese media, chatted online with Chinese sports fans, and strategized with their agents about how to tap into the rising Chinese market.

Henry Thornton.com

Engaging the Dragon

By Tim Harcourt

We are all cheering our Australian athletes at the Olympic Games in Beijing but Australian small businesses are also doing their bit to help China put on the greatest show on earth. During my trip to the Beijing Olympics I saw a bit of Australia everywhere I went in China

Asia Times Online

China misfires with divisive 'people's war'
By Wu Zhong, China Editor

HONG KONG - Chinese leaders can now let out a long and satisfied sigh of relief: the Beijing Summer Olympic Games have ended safely and without the interruption of any unsightly incident. But the security of the Games was not achieved without cost.

China's banks churn out profits
By Olivia Chung

HONG KONG - China's banks, making the most of a fast-growing economy and relative freedom from the afflictions undermining Citigroup and other Western counterparts, have girded themselves against the risk of a domestic and global slowdown with first-half profit growth of as much as 150%.

An Olympic triumph for China
By Kent Ewing

HONG KONG - This time, the handover went the other way.

In a rousing closing ceremony for the XXIX Olympiad on Sunday night - a grand and joyous party at Beijing's "Bird's Nest" National Stadium that seemed as much a celebration of China's rising star on the world stage as it was a capstone to 17 days of athletic achievement - the Olympic flag was passed to London Mayor Boris Johnson, whose city will host the 2012 Games.

From AsiaTimesOnline  letters to the editor

Some comments to Kent Ewing's article An Olympic triumph for China [Aug 26].

Wendy Cai
USA (Aug 26, '08)

Kaixin – It clearly shows that an issue can be seen from many different viewpoints. Well worth a read as it shows the Chinese way of thinking.