Asia First Sports MBA Program Launched in Shanghai The first master degree of sports in Asia will be launched in the Management School of Fudan University (FU). The program is jointly initiated by China's Olympic Committee (COC), FU, and supported by Nike Incorporation and Oregon University. Given in this program are some six courses including sports capital management, international sports marketing, sports economy, etc. Present at the inauguration ceremony were Qin Shaode (right), secretary of the CPC of FU and He Huixian, vice chairwoman of COC. |  |
Spring Early, People BusyPeople in Xishuangbanna and Dehong adjust the structure in cultivation based on the market needs. They are going all out for developing featured agriculture of high quality and efficiency. The picture here shows a farmer is busy with the pruning of passionflower. |  |
Russian Plane Hijacked after Take-Off from TurkeyA Russian passenger plane was hijacked Thursday shortly after take-off from Istanbul's Ataturk airport in Turkey, Anatolia news agency reported.  |  |
Russian Plane Hijacked after Take-Off from TurkeyA Russian passenger plane was hijacked Thursday shortly after take-off from Istanbul's Ataturk airport in Turkey, Anatolia news agency reported. |  |
Wang Fei Appointed Head Coach of Chinese Men's Basketball Team Wang Fei, coach of Bayi Rockets team, will take up the post of head coach of the national Chinese men's basketball team. The Basketball Sports Management Center of the State General Administration of Sports released the news on March 14. |  |
China Observes International Consumers' Rights Protection Day Visitors look closely at pairs of genuine and fake watches displayed one next to the other in a window during a campaign with a theme of helping cusumers distinguish fake commodities held at a Urumuqi street in Xinjiang Ugur Autonomous Region, March 15, 2001. Today marked the International Consumers' Rights Protection Day, the first of its kind in the new century. Various kinds of activities were held nationwide. |  |
US Bans Meat From Europe Journalists shoot part of agricultural products which were carried by passengers and seized by Customs office at Dulles International Airport near Washington D.C. in the United States March 14, 2001, The U.S. government warned travellers visiting the European countryside that they may face disinfection procedures before entering the United States to keep virulent foot-and-mouth disease at bay. On March 14, the U.S. Agriculture Department announced a temporary ban on an estimated $400 million worth of European Union raw meat products and live animals. |  |
Silver Pagoda Found in Iron Case Unearthed In Hangzhou Picture shows a silver miniature gold plated pagoda found in an iron case unearthed in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province on March 15. The newly found well-preserved silver pogoda and other six precious relics in the iron case uncoverd under the foundation of Leifeng Pagoda are all with a history of more than 1,000 years. The excavation of Leifeng Pagoda has drawn wide attention in China because of a well-known love story about the Leifeng Pagoda. |  |
