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- A shuttlecock fight of epic proportion [theage.com.au] "Emerging superpower China annoyed neighbouring Malaysia this week as an unprecedented Chinese domination of badminton's showpiece event — the All-England Championships — led to heated claims of match-fixing."
- Rumor: Focus Media Executives In China May All Resign [Digital Marketing Inner Circle] "In what is some hot gossip circulating in the digital marketing industry in Beijing is that former Focus Media CEO Tan Zhi will collectively resign with the other Focus Media executives once the executive adjustment plan post the merger of some of its businesses with Sina.com."
- Chinese Officials Prohibit Blizzard's Lich King Expansion [Life from Wired.com] "Chinese World of Warcraft fans will have to wait even longer to enjoy the Wrath of the Lich King expansion, as the Chinese government has twice rejected applications for its release."
- CHINA GOES SAILING: Letter from China [The New Yorker] "At one point, the U.S. ship sprayed the Chinese sailors with a firehouse, causing the Chinese to strip down to their underwear. The Navy men could be forgiven for thinking this was a disrespectful gesture if they were unfamiliar with the male semi-nudity that routinely accompanies Chinese communities in warm weather."
- Home Depot seeking right China business model [Reuters] "Home Depot entered China more than two years ago and has 12 stores there. Blake said China does not have much of a do-it-yourself market currently and added that stores in the country differed in terms of the way they operate, relationships with vendors and distribution."
- Chinese dissident lawyer Gao Zhisheng's family defects to US [The Australian] "The family of Chinese rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, who has been tipped for a Nobel Peace Prize and disappeared weeks ago, has defected to the US. The wife and two children of Gao - who said he was tortured after drawing international attention to China's rights abuses - sneaked out by foot into Thailand and arrived in the US on Wednesday, rights groups said."
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