Ping Pong Diplomat's Fame

China Take Sept. 23: Net Check

Setting A Good Example?
Ping Pong Promotion
BON NEWS Sep. 23

Main Stories in today's BON News:

Parade Of 1951
Ping Pong Diplomacy
Tibet Hydro-Power
Straight From The Street: Welcome Back Liu Xiang
Model Behavior
Ping Pong Diplomacy
School Soccer Scheme

While China may be well known for skill of its ping pong players, pers and gymnasts - it's not exactly famous for producing soccer talent.

But some of the nation's educators want to change that. A new initiative hopes to train the next generation of Chinese soccer stars for success on the world's biggest sporting stage.

BON's Andrew Livingstone has the story.
Youths get their tennis on-East West Sports June 9

In this week’s episode BON’s Howard Pan goes grass roots and discovers something called “mini tennis”; after failing to defend her French Open title, locals discuss Li Na’s chances at the London Olympics; in addition to ping and ping pong, Chinese athletes also excel at something called pearl ball.
Stephon Marbury can’t win CBA MVP because he’s not Chinese - East West Sports - February 23

With the playoffs looming, fans went online to vote for their CBA regular-season MVP – just not for Marbury, Quincy Douby, or any other foreign player; the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency makes some bold claims that involve “99 percent” and a potshot at China; Kobe Bryant joins the Chinese blogosphere; and a country mourns the loss of the man behind “Ping-Pong Diplomacy”.
Sheldon Stands Up 2 Cancer, Microblog Buzz Dec. 14

On the Radar
Obama: Bring Jobs Back
Ping Pong Democracy

Micro Cross
Women in the Workplace
Physical Education in School

What’s Buzzing
Flying Water Beast
Hole-in-One Reel
Sheldon Stands Up 2 Cancer

Spotlight
China’s Most Controversial Author
Stephon Marbury discovers his long-lost Chinese brother - East West Sports - February 27

On his Chinese microblog – a constant source of entertainment – Stephon Marbury shares a startling discovery with fans; CBA All-Star Weekend mimics its NBA counterpart, only the Dunk Contest includes jumping over glutinous rice balls; David Beckham: the new face of Chinese soccer?; and you’ve never seen hotter women’s ping-pong action.

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