US and Chinese officials are meeting this week to discuss green policy. Many say it's up to these two powers to set a precedent in clean technology. Alex Stevenson looks at how local Chinese battery manufacturers are looking to jump on the green train.
China won more gold medals at the 2008 Olympics than any other country. China has been criticized for training athletes only in Olympic sports, but as Susan Tart shares with us, the country is investing in a non-Olympic sport that many of us played as kids.
Baseball might not be a popular sport in China, but its younger cousin teeball is proving a big hit. With the opening of the teeball national championship in China, the sport is gaining fans of all ages. High school P-E teacher Shi Yu says his students are quickly becoming interested in the sport.
Boxing was banned in China at the height of the Cultural Revolution, but returned when officials realized the sport was an Olympic medal gold mine – and now one of their own is looking for more gold in the pro ranks; locals weigh in on the popularity of newly-minted Olympic sport, rugby sevens; a controversy involving a judoka and asthma; and more Chinese ping dominance in Dubai.