Wang Yuanyuan A TOTAL of 13 graduates from Shenzhen University will leave Shenzhen today to work voluntarily in Gansu Province for a year to help rebuild quake-hit regions. They were chosen from 100 applicants. Two of them are postgraduate students who were able to have the suspension of studies for one year approved so they […]

Indonesian University Sports Federation President Supeno Djanali: I will buy CDs of ancient Chinese music！ Indonesian University Sports University Federation President Supeno Djanali was no doubt the most active visitor yesterday. He called himself “Superman” since his first name is Supeno. Djanali’s affection for China was special, as his beautiful wife’s ancestors were Chinese. Djanali […]

Debra Li ‘The Sound of Music’ to bring back warm memories  DATA： 2008-07-03 Michael Turay and Christine Paterson at the press conference last week in Shenzhen. Fan Guorui Michael Turay as Captain Georg Ritter von Trapp sings for children in “The Sound of Music.”File photo ANOTHER classic Broadway musical is coming to the local stage […]

AS Yi Jianlian trained with the Chinese Olympic basketball team, the New Jersey Nets made a three-player trade with the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday afternoon, acquiring Yi and putting him in the spotlight on the East Coast. Nets hope to expand market by adding Yi  DATA： 2008-06-30 Yi Jianlian during a friendly match between the […]

KAIRIS LEINUS ULP, a member of FISU Executive Committee, who is on her first visit to Shenzhen, said she was most impressed by the city. Ulp, from Estonia’s university city of Tartu, was the first of the FISU officials to arrive in Shenzhen for the AUSF Gerneral Assembly and amazed to see the many skyscrapers […]

The Sports Delegation of China parade into the Rajamangala National Stadium at the opening ceremony of the 24th Universiade Bangkok 2007 in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, Aug. 8, 2007. (Xinhua Photo) BANGKOK, Aug 8 (TNA) – The 24th World University Games (WUGs), also known as the Universiade, was officially opened Wednesday evening at Rajamangala Stadium […]

 Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus returns the ball during his match against Robin Soderling of Sweden at the ABN AMRO tennis tournament in Rotterdam February 19, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters File Photo) Marcos Baghdatis and Tomas Berdych have benefited from Wimbledon’s unique seedings policy this year after strong showings in 2007. The seedings for next week’s grasscourt grand slam, […]

Malaysian University Sports Federation Secretary General Asssitant Muhamad MohdHanif—A productive photographer Among all the visitors yesterday, Muhamad Mohd Hanif, Malaysian University Sports Federation Secretary General Assistant was the most occupied one, by taking photos. He could speak few Chinese, “In my country, the first language is Malay, the second English and Mandarin the third,” told […]

BANGKOK, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) — Thailand will accumulate experience through holding the 24th Universiade to bid for hosting an Olympic Games in the future, said a Thai senior official here on Tuesday. Thai Minister of Education Wichit Srisa-an told Xinhua at the Thammasat University, “The Universiade can be seen as a practice for the Olympics. […]

Worldwide blackouts have struck the Euro 2008 coverage for three times Wednesday evening, when the pictures of three goals during the Germany vs Turkey semifinal in Basel were denied to all television viewers. The live signal went missing for over 25 minutes in a total. Short into the second half, the picture disappeared for six […]