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Miss China 2012 Slammed for Winning Miss World Crown; Sparks Controversy on Rigged Contest

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The recent Miss World pageant held on Aug 18 has sparked debate on Miss China 2012 Wenxia Yu's triumphant win at the competition and raised questions on the fairness of judges in deciding the winner of the annual ...

Aug 23 2012, 1:23pm CDT

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From China to the league title celebration

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The four Chinese winners of the Catalunya Turisme contest attended this Sunday’s game between FC Barcelona and Valladolid and the 2012/13 La Liga title festivities that followed the match. Upon entering th ...
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"MWO you sold Miss World for the Chinese. They poured MILLIONS into the contest, so it is not very surprising that they won"


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Zhang retains men's world crown

Source: Bangkok Post

Defending champion Zhang Jike of China retained his men's singles title at the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris on Monday after defeating compatriot Wang Hao in the final. China's Zhang Jike returns a ball to China's Wang Hao during the Men's ...
Full article at: Bangkok Post  More like this  9 hours ago, 11:49am CDT

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China Urges North Korea to Free Fishermen

Source: Wall Street Journal

By Brian Spegele And Josh Chin BEIJING—China's government responded cautiously on Monday to concern over the safety of Chinese fishermen seized along with their vessel by North Koreans this month, in the latest test ...
Full article at: Wall Street Journal  More like this  14 hours ago, 6:58am CDT

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Hundreds of Chinese students forced to compete in quilt-folding contest to prove they are tidy enough to earn a dorm room

Source: Daily Mail - UK

University staged contest to identify the cleanest studentsEducators are clamping down on unhygienic conditions in dorms Spokesman says there is an element of fun to weird challenge A Chinese university has staged a bizar ...
Full article at: Daily Mail - UK  More like this  14 hours ago, 6:50am CDT

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Miss World 2013 in Bali Attracts New Participants

Source: The Bali Times

The plan to organize Miss World 2013 in Bali has attracted countries which have never sent their representatives to the event, Miss Indonesia 2012 Ines Putri Tjiptadi said here on Sunday. “The Miss World in Bali has received good respo ...
Full article at: The Bali Times  More like this  21 hours ago, 12:06am CDT

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China asks NKorea to release fishing boat, crew

Source: Boston.com

BEIJING (AP) — China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans earlier this month and held for ransom, in the latest irritant in relations between ...
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China’s global reach tests world talent

Source: The Borneo Post

ALL CHINA: China’s Ding Ning (right) prepares to serve to compatriot Li Xiaoxia in their women’s singles semi-final match at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Paris. — Reuters photo PARIS, France: China’s long-standing table tennis supremacy i ...
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China’s Alibaba Is Soaring, But Avoid The IPO

Source: Forbes Blogs

Profits of Alibaba Group, the world’s biggest online retailer, more than doubled in the three months ended in December, jumping to $642.2 million from $236.9 million a year earlier. Revenue in the quarter was up 79.9%. Yahoo Yaho ...
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Fierce competition for China's Miss Etiquette

Source: Asia One

China Daily Forum posted some photos of Miss Etiquette, a different version of a beauty pageant held in China. To qualify, ladies should be between a height of 168cm to 178cm and from the ages of 22 to 28. The women compete in d ...
Full article at: Asia One  More like this  1 day ago, 11:00am CDT



 

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