China's flying hurdler, Liu Xiang (刘翔) has done it again. Yesterday in Kobe, Japan, Liu clocked 13.22 seconds in the 110-hurdles event, re-writing the Asian Athletics Championships record. The first Chinese athlete to achieve the "triple crown" of athletics (World Record Holder, World Champion and Olympic Champion), Liu has been making a steady comeback since his shocking pullout from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. His world record of 12.88 seconds, set 2006 at the Super Grand Prix in Lausanne, was broken by Cuba's Dayron Robles two years later. Robles continues to hold the world record of 12.87 seconds today.
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Liu Xiang sets new Asian Championships record for 110-metre hurdles
Around Asia: The coming flood, Asian newspapers and record number of Chinese Muslims on Hajj
A record number of more than 10,500 Chinese Muslims are expected to fulfill their pilgrimages to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, according to the Islamic Association of China (IAC) Sunday.
Nameless but Delicious: Wagyu Beef
Shanghaiist had an interesting challenge: do a restaurant recommendation for a restaurant that doesn't really have a name. Well, at least one that we recognize. We got a business card but the Chinese name is simply "烧肉" (grilled meat) and we didn't know how to read the Japanese characters.
Today's Links: FedEx, Kobe and sex hotlines
"The anti-pet brigade, angered over noise and mess from domestic cats and dogs, is lobbying the authorities for tougher restrictions on pet ownership, as the number of people keeping them without a license increases."
"FedEx's domestic China service will flow from its hub at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in east China's Zhejiang province. ... Domestic carrier Okay Airways will provide air transportation, using three Boeing 737 jets." Okay!
"A group of Chinese reporters came up with a novel idea to test how greedy local hospitals were -- pass off tea as urine samples and submit the drink for tests."
"The typical Chinese restaurant menu is a sea of nutritional no-nos, a consumer group has found. A plate of General Tso's chicken, for example, is loaded with about 40 percent more sodium and more than half the calories an average adult needs for an entire day."
"A Chinese man bought carry-on wine and spirits worth a record 23,000 euros (15,600 pounds) at Paris airport's duty-free shop -- including a bottle of 1806 cognac that might have slipped through the fingers of Emperor Napoleon."
"The Los Angeles Lakers' star has the top-selling jersey there, while sales of Yao Ming's jersey in his home country continue to fall, according to results released by the NBA on Tuesday."
"FedEx will launch the next-business-day domestic express service May 28, with time-definite service to 19 cities and day-definite service to more than 200 cities across the country, the company said."
"A dean at one of China's most prestigious universities has been fired after criticizing the school's administration on his blog."
"Police in Hong Kong are investigating an elaborate device found embedded in the turf at a world-famous horse track apparently designed to shoot poison darts at the animals at the start of a race."
"Although it has been in operation for less than two years, Aoyou.com, a joint venture between China Youth Travel and Travelport, has reportedly suffered a loss of RMB60 million."
"Following the recent one yuan .CN domain name promotion in China, it has now turned its eyes to teenagers in China and is advocating them to use the .CN domain names."
"Oceanographers yesterday dismissed claims by a British journalist that rising tides will engulf Shanghai, Tianjin and other coastal cities by 2050."
"The average age gap between Shanghai women and their foreign husbands is 10.5, and 13 percent of the foreign husbands are 20 years older than their local brides, the report said."
"When the city's first sex hotline for the middle-aged and elderly opened in August, operators quickly found out that many of their callers' biggest problem was loneliness."
"While the local media could not publish about the most famous house in Chongqing, the stories kept on spreading on the internet, often hardly based on any facts. But that forced national media like CCTV to bring the story and Venture160 did a great job in translating the interview."
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Quality of life on the rise in Shanghai
Mercer Human Resource Consulting just released its annual standard of living report, which ranks the quality of life in the world's major big cities. Shanghaiist has kept up the results the last few years, and there haven't been any major changes. Bloomberg reports:
Whose NBA jersey sells best in China? (Hint: It's not Yao Ming)
The Chinese may stuff the All-Star ballot box for Yao Ming, but they would rather wear his teammate's jersey. When asked about his popularity in China, Houston Rockets guard Tracy McGrady said he wasn't surprised at all. "I've got a lot of love over there in China," he said. More love than the most famous Chinese player ever. Yao's jersey ranks No. 3. Here is the Top Ten:
Shanghai to Osaka roundtrip for US$300
No, we're not making this up. But, of course, to get this price you do have to travel by boat, in "economy" class, which means 36 people per room. But, hey, it's an option, and it could be interesting -- you'd have about 48 hours to strike up some conversations. We learned about the Shanghai-Osaka ferry (English version) on the Coming Anarchy blog. Here is what they had to say about it:
Interview: Takeshi Yasutoko and Lincoln Ueda, pro skaters
Takeshi Yasutoko and Lincoln Ueda, pro skaters
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