By Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — LeBron James began his tour of China on Monday by exchanging gifts with another former child prodigy.
Indian Boxing Fed. still suspended by IABA
By C. Rajshekhar Rao AP Sports Writer NEW DELHI (AP) – The Indian Boxing Federation’s suspension will not be lifted after it failed to call fresh elections needed for it to return […]
The Layup Drill — Lin switching teams, golf, poker tweeting, the Olympics, and more
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill.
BLOG: Comparing women’s basketball in U.S. and China
By Assunta Ng Rarely do I sit through a basketball game from the beginning to the end, especially when I already know the outcome. So what made me stay when […]
Japan’s oldest Olympian, at 70, will compete again
By Nesha Starcvic The Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — When Hiroshi Hoketsu first went to the Olympics in 1964, he was 23 and the games were in his native […]
Commentary: Ring in the rabbit: tiger can rest, parenting or governing
I have been very reluctant to get in on the Tiger mom craze, as parenting is not really a topic I am interested in.
Vanessa Hudgens exposed … again!
Welcome back to another month of entertainment and pop culture news! The end of the summer included an awkward incident between U.S. airport officials and a Bollywood superstar, Michelle Kwan’s retirement, and oh yeah, Vanessa Hudgens naked … again.
China denies singling out Mexicans for quarantine
BEIJING (AP) — By quarantining them as a safeguard against swine flu, Beijing denied that it had discriminated against Mexicans on May 4; meanwhile, Mexico said it was sending a plane to China to bring back its citizens.
Aug. 10: Hooters gives Chinese sports fans a thrill
During the Olympics, I met up with friends at a symbol of American indulgence — yes, we went to the Hooters in Beijing.
All about the money — Economy, not rights, rules the new China–US world
BEIJING (AP) — As a dangerous confrontation flared between China and Taiwan in 1996, Bill Clinton deployed the Seventh Fleet to deter the two rivals from going to war. Five years later, when a U.S. spy plane collided with a Chinese fighter, George W. Bush faced a prolonged international crisis. Meanwhile, human rights and democracy in China were a perennial hot-button issue.