For how long can the U.S. survive as a country? Jan 3, 2009
In his view, as recounted in the Wall Street Journal earlier this week, the new Californian Republic would become part of China or under Chinese influence. The republic would include Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Arizona. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
New writers' group formed here Jan 3, 2009
After five and a-half years of living in the country, she's now fluent in the language, passionate about the culture and married to a Chinese man. Since the end of 2007, Eikenburg, who now lives here, has been working on her first novel about that initial year in a foreign land. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Chinese Culture and Travel exhibition held in Singapore Jan 3, 2009
Acrobats from southeast China's Fujian Province perform during the Chinese Culture and Travel exhibition in Singapore, on Jan. 2, 2009. An exhibition introducing Chinese culture, artworks and travel was held at Raffles City Shopping Center in Singapore on Friday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Cat cuisine embroils Chinese shops in protests Jan 2, 2009
Although Cantonese cooking is known abroad for dim sum and won ton soup, it is also recognized as the most exotic of the Chinese cuisines, serving up a veritable Noah's Ark of species on the dinner plate ... But now fellow Chinese are drawing the line ... Many of the rescue efforts are directed by Lu Di, 80, a woman who had worked for the late Mao Tse-tung, reading to the Chinese leader in his final years when his eyesight was poor. (Boston Globe)
How To Dine Out In A Healthy Way Jan 2, 2009
There are strictly Chinese, Asian, and Japanese restaurants that are easy to be found, but there are also other restaurants that choose to serve a mix of all three. These caf;s and restaurants serve food made from fresh ingredients. (Suite101.com)
Liverpool's year Jan 2, 2009
Chinese graduates will struggle to find jobs this year. Will Australians be going outside the flags in 2009. (BBC News -- Europe)
New Year's hangover for Zune users Jan 2, 2009
Not everyone is fond of colors that looks like a rainbow vomited all over a bunch of Chinese plastic. by January 1, 2009 1:41 PM PST. (CNET News)
* Thousands gather to set record Jan 2, 2009
Braving low temperatures and sharp wind, 12,902 people gathered at the Central Culture Park on Bade Road to attend the citys fifth Chinese Character Festival. The festival was initiated by President Ma Ying-jeou (^E) in 2005 when he was the citys mayor and was organized to promote Chinese culture and traditional Chinese characters ... Addressing the event yesterday, Ma said Chinese characters were among the oldest writing systems in the world and a valuable asset. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* [ EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT ] Jan 2, 2009
In Han Zi Hsiao Yu Shuo Xiang Sheng/Comic Cross Talk on Chinese Characters (~ryn) Chinese cross-talk (n) master Wu Jau-nan (dn) teams up with performers from the Taipei Quyi Troupe (x_) in a performance that analyzes Chinese characters, phrases and poems. Plum Wine Factory (Qst) at Huashan Culture Park (sN), 1, Bade Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (x_Kw@q1). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
You Like Us! But Not For Long Jan 2, 2009
Western Europeans, the Chinese and Russians (the people if not their rulers), even that fabled Arab Street, all seemed to rejoice. So many of us have heard from family and friends overseas awed--as Bill Clinton once said--by the "mystery of American renewal." A black man, the son of a foreigner, a virtual unknown a mere four years ago, rose to the highest office on the planet. (Forbes)
Books: Still paging Mr. Salinger Jan 2, 2009
The letter concludes with an extraordinary annotated list of books Seymour would like sent to him a lifetime of reading for most people, but in his case merely the books he needs to get through the next six weeks: "Any unbigoted or bigoted books on God or merely religion, as written by persons whose last names begin with any letter after H; to stay on the safe side, please include H itself, though I think I have mostly exhausted it. ... The complete works again of Count Leo Tolstoy. ... Charles... (International Herald Tribune)
China's New Year film rush disguises industry weakness Jan 2, 2009
In December, she watched four Chinese blockbusters, including "Forever Enthralled," a biopic about a Peking Opera master, and Feng Xiaogang's comedy "If You Are The One." ... Gao predicted total box office would definitely exceed 1 billion yuan during the "golden season," which included Christmas, New Year and Chinese Lunar New Year ... "A wide range of comedies, action films and epics for the New Year season are also carrying forward Chinese traditional culture," Gao said. (Xinhuanet, China)
China congratulates Cuban on 50th revolution anniversary Jan 2, 2009
Chinese president, premier congratulate Cuban leaders on 50th anniversary of revolution _English_Xinhua. Chinese president, premier congratulate Cuban leaders on 50th anniversary of revolution ... BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao on Thursday sent warm congratulations and good wishes to the Communist Party of Cuba, and the Cuban government and people on behalf of the Communist Party of China (CPC), and the Chinese government and people on the 50th... (Xinhuanet, China)
Restoring an emperor's 'jewel box' Jan 2, 2009
Unlike his predecessors, who ruled until death or disability, Qianlong, the fifth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, vowed to abdicate at 85 and settle down in comparatively modest quarters carved out of the Forbidden City, the imperial behemoth with hundreds of rooms that anchors the Chinese capital ... It was an ambitious endeavor, made all the more complex by the delicate dance that takes place whenever Chinese and Westerners are forced to reconcile divergent sensibilities ... The pavilion's... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Some cultures look beyond resolutions Jan 1, 2009
Omachi is planning the Feb. 14 Chinese New Year celebration in Chinatown. Her resolution: "To move Chinatown forward and away from government funds.". (Fresno Bee)
Software-Counterfeiting Gang's Leaders Are Sentenced in China Jan 1, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31 -- The alleged ringleaders of a Chinese counterfeiting gang that sold at least $2 billion worth of bogus software were sentenced Wednesday to prison terms of up to 6 1/2 years, in what is believed to be the harshest penalties yet under China's tightened piracy laws ... The fact that Microsoft, and not the Chinese courts, disclosed the sentences is not unusual ... Microsoft calls the counterfeit software operation -- which was headquartered in the southern Chinese province... (Washington Post -- Technology)
Coney Island's Human Polar Bear Jan 1, 2009
We're going to have some people from Sweden, I believe, out there tomorrow who are winter competitive swimmers, and we were contacted by the Chinese Winter Swimming Association so we may do a Chinese New Year's event with them. Do you have a pre-game event of sorts. (TIME)
Images of China Jan 1, 2009
The Chinese hope it will help them overtake South Korea as the world's number one shipbuilder ... The knock-on effect for some Chinese is that they are unable to revisit the places where they grew up because they no longer exist ... "It wasn't so much specifically, as people might suggest, the [Chinese] people against the government. I don't think people are against the government. I think the movement there is dwarfing the individual.". (CNN -- International)
Casey: Looking back, looking forward Jan 1, 2009
The Chinese New Year, for example, occurs every year on the new moon of the first lunar month, about four to eight weeks before spring (Lichun) ... Because the lunisolar Chinese calendar is astronomically defined, the drift of the seasons will change the range ... It is the most important Chinese holiday of the year. (Stoneham Sun, MA)
Hawaii giddy to have Obama home on island Jan 1, 2009
More substantively, Kam said that Obama carries with him an ability to work with people of different backgrounds that he learned in Hawaii, where there is no majority but a mix of whites, Chinese, Filipinos, Hawaiians, Japanese, Koreans, Samoans and others. About 20 percent, like Obama, are mixed-race. (MSNBC -- Travel)
A serene jewel box Jan 1, 2009
LONG FORGOTTEN IN THE FORBIDDEN CITY Six years and $3 million later, the first building of the Forbidden City to be restored, Juanqinzhai, or Studio of Exhaustion From Diligent Service, has just been completed (International Herald Tribune)
Chinese author Sun Shuyang publishes "Tibet Reader" Jan 1, 2009
BEIJING, Dec. 31 -- The renowned Chinese contemporary author Sun Shuyang, who has so far composed more than a dozen influential contemporary works, has published a new book named "Tibet Reader", after his magnum opus "China Reader" received raves across the world ... Noted Chinese author and screenwriter Su Shuyang ... Su said he can't believe in three aspects: foreigners love China's Tibet much than Chinese people themselves, westerners' distortion of Chinese culture and history, some western... (Xinhuanet, China)
Feature Story Jan 1, 2009
In November, Chinese exports fell 2 ... The Chinese water torture for newspapers turned into a waterboarding nightmare as the Internet and recession sent the industry reeling last year ... There has been strong support for tariffs vs. Chinese goods over the allegedly undervalued yuan. (Investors Business Daily)
Sydney's best NYE parties Dec 31, 2008
Spread over four rooms, the Chinese Laundry gives you the option of dark clubbing downstairs or enjoying the fresh air in the venue's courtyard bar ... From 8pm, Chinese Laundry, CBD, 1300 438 849, $65-$85+bf. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Taiwan, China to pore over rival treasure troves Dec 31, 2008
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Directors of rival Chinese art museums in Taiwan and China will trade visits next year to scope out each other's disputed treasures, part of a bigger picture of improved political ties, a Taipei official said on Wednesday ... China has claimed sovereignty over self-ruled Taiwan since 1949, when Mao Zedong's Communists won the Chinese civil war and Chiang Kai-shek's KMT fled to the island ... Chinese President Hu Jintao called for more cultural exchanges between the two sides... (Reuters)
Obituaries for December 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008
She enjoyed Hawaiian, Japanese, Chinese and worldwide culture. Louise retired to Rockport on Salt Lake and then Fulton Beach Road. (Rockport Pilot, TX)
Copycat "Shanzhai" culture takes on life of its own in China Dec 31, 2008
BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese word "Shanzhai" literally means small mountain village, but it's now used to describe products that have names similar to famous brands or people who imitate celebrities ... Besides Shanzhai electronic products, of which there are many, there are "Shanzhai" movies, "Shanzhai" stars and even a "Shanzhai" Spring Festival Gala, a copy of the 25-year-old traditional show presented by CCTV on Chinese Lunar New Year's eve. (Xinhuanet, China)
Postal Service Previews 2009 Commemorative Stamp Program Dec 30, 2008
"Being a Chinese American and having celebrated Lunar New Year all his life," Kessler says, "Kam is uniquely able to show how this holiday is observed in America." The illustration was originally created using oil paints on a fiberboard panel. Kessler's design also incorporates elements from the previous series of Lunar New Year stamps, using Clarence Lee's intricate paper-cut design of an ox and the Chinese character -- drawn in grass-style calligraphy by Lau Bun -- for "ox.". (PR Newswire)
Discrimination prevails for mixed couples Dec 30, 2008
Along with the ethnic Chinese or those related to a member of the banned Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), Indonesians who marry a foreign national, and their children, could find their civil rights denied ... While it took only a few years and, of course, strong political will to revise old discriminatory legislation, it could take a generation or two to fully wipe out the cultural remnants of decades of anti-Communism, anti-Chinese and xenophobic administrations. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Opportunity China Mission Diary - Day 4 Dec 30, 2008
The Chinese desire for "stability" is a continuing theme of the World Affairs Council meetings with government-related bodies. The Chinese just want to be respected for how and what they are ... One reason for the need for so much energy is to power the Chinese people's air conditioners, refrigerators, hair dryers, electric toothbrushes, vacuum cleaners, etc. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Jakarta's urban heritage gains an audience Dec 30, 2008
Erected as banks and trading offices by European and Chinese merchants, some are shuttered and dilapidated. Others have rotting wooden balconies and sagging roofs. (Christian Science Monitor)
Food needs 'fundamental rethink' Dec 30, 2008
"Never mind taste, texture or nutrition, it is all about how it looks. "The British consumer today has got to understand that when they make a choice, let's say an apple - either Chinese, French or English one - they are making a political choice, a socio-economic choice, as well as an environmental one. "They are making a statement about what sort of society and farming they are supporting.". (BBC News -- Science)
China's president visits quake-hit Sichuan Dec 30, 2008
Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the quake-hit Sichuan Province over the weekend ... Chinese President Hu Jintao (3rd L) smiles as he talks with family members of Ma Xizhi (2nd L) at Caijiagang Village of Xuankou Township in Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 29, 2008 ... Chinese President Hu Jintao visits students and teachers at Guixi Middle School in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 27, 2008. (Xinhuanet, China)
China-U.S. ties at new historical starting point Dec 30, 2008
Later on, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping came to the United States ... In the short span of 30 years, with the joint efforts of several generations of Chinese leaders, seven U.S. presidents and people in both countries, the ship of China-U.S. relations has forged ahead, come rain or shine ... 3 billion Chinese and the 300 million Americans feel happy to see that our exchanges at the top and other levels are becoming more and more frequent. (Xinhuanet, China)
Prince Charles hosts Dalai Lama Dec 30, 2008
Tony Blair, who received Chinese premier Wen Jiabao two weeks ago, will not meet the Dalai Lama. Downing Street said "diary pressures" had prevented it. (Yahoo News -- Tibet)
A Visit to Hong Kong Park Dec 28, 2008
The museum is home to an extensive collection of tea paraphernalia, illustrating the central role tea plays in Chinese culture. Open from 10am to 5pm daily (except on Tuesdays), admission to the museum is free. (Suite101.com)
Study-abroad, international student recruitment programs offer new views of the world Dec 27, 2008
spent the 2007-08 school year learning Chinese and studying international relations in Taiwan. (Studying abroad) is what you make of it, he said. (Winona Daily News, MN)
All I want for Christmas is a few Chinese yuan Dec 27, 2008
From birth through adulthood, most Chinese people compete fiercely with their peers in almost all aspects of life. If you don't fight tooth and nail in China, you will be surpassed by classmates, pushed out of jobs and unable to get on or off the subways. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Christopher Nolan, Taylor Swift, Edison Chen Dec 27, 2008
Hong Kong is a Chinese-ruled former British colony that maintains separate political and economic systems ... Bootleg copies of the Batman film have been available in Chinese markets for months. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Taiwan warms to Chinese spouses Dec 26, 2008
Many Chinese spouses in Taiwan say the current rules are discriminatory ... Under the proposed changes, mainland Chinese spouses will be able to work within weeks of arriving, just like other foreign spouses ... To the more than 250,000 Chinese spouses in Taiwan, the government's plan to relax restrictions is long overdue. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Silk Road journey reveals a romanticized Chinese story Dec 26, 2008
Silk Road journey reveals a romanticized Chinese story By SYLVIA KREBS, Special to the Times Wednesday, December 17, 2008 1:30 PM CST ... Modern Xi an reveals little of that glorious period of Chinese history or of the Silk Road, then the major link between Asia and Europe ... From Xi an, we flew to Jiayuguan, the Great Wall s westernmost fort which marked the border of the Chinese Empire and the end of the civilized world for the China of earlier times. (Forest Scott County Times, MS)
* Kuan Bi-ling censured over slap Dec 26, 2008
The Legislative Yuan referred Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) deputy caucus whip Kuan Bi-ling () to the legislatures Discipline Committee yesterday as a result of a physical conflict with Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Hung Hsiu-chu (xqW) in October. The 61 legislators present during the plenary session voted 36 to 25 in favor of the proposal initiated by the Education and Culture Committee. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Chinese entertainers will increase local opportunities: GIO Dec 26, 2008
Chinese entertainers will increase local opportunities: GIO ... Allowing Chinese entertainers to come to Taiwan to act in TV dramas will increase job opportunities for locals rather than decrease them, Government Information Office (GIO) Minister Vanessa Shih (v) said on Thursday ... Shih made the remarks one day after announcing that the GIO was mapping out a draft proposal to allow Chinese performers and technicians to work in Taiwan. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Thomas L. Friedman: Time to reboot America Dec 26, 2008
It actually started well, on Kau Sai Chau, an island off Hong Kong, where I stood on a rocky hilltop overlooking the South China Sea and talked to my wife back in Maryland, static-free, using a friend's Chinese cellphone. A few hours later, I took off from Hong Kong's ultramodern airport after riding out there from downtown on a sleek high-speed train - with wireless connectivity that was so good I was able to surf the Web the whole way on my laptop. (International Herald Tribune)
CPC Political Bureau meets on anti-corruption issue Dec 26, 2008
BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- A disciplinary official said Friday that 4,960 Chinese officials above the county head level were punished during the year ended in November. The officials were involved in corruption, bribery, acting against the public interest and other breaches of discipline or the law, Gan Yisheng, deputy head of the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, told a press conference. (Xinhuanet, China)
An epic year? Historians debate 2008 Dec 26, 2008
The communist Chinese leader Chou En-lai once made that point when asked what he thought of the French Revolution. Chou died in 1976, but his reply lives on: "It's still too soon to tell.". (USA Today)
A year of tragedy and triumph for Beijing Dec 25, 2008
But the protests mercifully stopped once the torch arrived on Chinese soil, and the Beijing air magically cleared during the Games, thanks to a special traffic scheme and massive government-imposed factory shutdowns ... Beijing's official coming-out party had been a marvelous success, and the Chinese nation and its worldwide diaspora could breathe a tremendous sigh of relief ... Now, of course, although that grand Olympic memory lives proudly on, it has been undercut by an economic crisis that... (Asia Times Online)
Weakest link in US-China ties endures Dec 25, 2008
Chinese remain one of the largest international student bodies on US college campuses, and the number of American students studying or preparing to study in China has been growing exponentially in recent years. Chinese laobaixing (ordinary people) have always been enamored with American culture and society ... Barack Obama's election as the first non-white American president excites many Chinese people as well. (Asia Times Online)
Nu Skin Receives Prestigious National China Charity Award for Local Relief Efforts Dec 25, 2008
PROVO, Utah, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nu Skin Enterprises' (NYSE: ) China region was honored with the China Charity Award, the most prestigious charity award in the country by the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs ... In addition to their assistance during the Sichuan earthquake, Nu Skin China and its distributors provided relief in the wake of record snow storms that plagued many southern Chinese provinces during the Chinese New Year, shutting down business and transportation and... (PR Newswire)
CAMPUS CLICKS: Holiday wish list; mall Santas to avoid Dec 25, 2008
Chinese girl has a basketball for legs (seriously). Lingerie football tryouts. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Poll: Malaysians have mega sale culture Dec 25, 2008
The electrical and apparel departments are also doing well because people are buying for the festive occasions right up to Chinese New Year, he said. Rashid, however, noticed greater caution in the buying trend compared with the year-end sales last year. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Enlivening Beijing's Legation Quarter Dec 25, 2008
Taking time away from his profession as a lawyer, Lee, a 47-year-old Chinese-American, has spearheaded a string of Chinese renovation projects that have turned languishing historic buildings into, as he put it, "gathering places for the most creative people in society.". The chef Daniel Boulud's restaurant, Maison Boulud, is the Legation Quarter's anchor tenant. (International Herald Tribune)
USC researchers derive first embryonic stem cells from rats Dec 25, 2008
Ying, a native of China, notes that this breakthrough research occurred during 2008, the Chinese year of the rat. Embryonic stem cells are derived from a group of cells called the inner cell mass in a very early stage embryo. (EurekAlert!)
The holly & the ivy Dec 25, 2008
The holly vy - Garden - NJ.com. Browse by day posted. (The Star-Ledger - NJ.com)
Star Chef's Christmas Feast: Roast Duck and Potato Cakes Dec 25, 2008
"My father cooked Chinese food, so he would do stuff like hang a duck in the middle of the dining room from a chandelier for three or four days. So I'd have friends over, we'd be playing, you know, Barbie dolls become Rockettes, and there would be a duck hanging there and it'd be like, 'What's that?' And I'm like, "I don't know, but in a few days I'm sure it will taste really good. " The decision to become a professional chef was not one Guarnaschelli took lightly. But it was also not one she... (ABC News)
Face value: Santa's happy helper Dec 23, 2008
The attacks on China were unfair, insists Mr Hassenfeld, who is unapologetic about his belief that Chinese workers are essential if toys are to be affordable. Of the toys recalled in 2007, around 75% had design faults that originated in America (notably a flaw that resulted in small magnets being swallowed), rather than dodgy Chinese paint ... The quality and labour practices of Chinese toy firms are improving fast: China has changed, he insists, though he concedes that enforcement is not yet as... (The Economist)
China offers pandas for Taiwan Dec 23, 2008
Mr Lien is the first Nationalist leader to make the trip since the party was driven off the Chinese mainland in 1949 by the Communist Party following the Chinese civil war ... Lu Ya-li, Chinese Culture University ... The goodwill measures were announced by Chen Yunlin, the director of the Chinese Communist Party's Taiwan Work Office. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
* CLA slammed over unpaid leave Dec 23, 2008
Chiou Jiun-yan (@), a graduate professor at the Chinese Culture Universitys Department of Law, attended the meeting. During periods of unpaid leave, the insured amount of labor insurance should be calculated based on the workers original salary, which was detailed in the employment contract signed by the employer and the employee, and not based on the amount of salary paid out to the worker, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Dec 23, 2008
Both Tseng and Chou are members of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) ... 5 tonne batch of Chinese dates produced in Pingtung County has been shipped to Canada recently, the first fruit of this kind to be exported abroad this year, the Pingtung Department of Agriculture said yesterday ... New orders for the Chinese dates, also known as jujubes, or honey dates, have also been received from China and shipments are expected to be dispatched shortly, department officials said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Mun Lun Centennial Celebration Dec 23, 2008
In 2011 Mun Lun School will be celebrating 100 years of teaching the Chinese language to our community at large ... It opened Mun Lun's doors in 1911 so that the Chinese Language would not be forgotten by its people who immigrated to Hawaii ... Proud to be the oldest and only 6-day-a-week Chinese Language School in Hawaii, Mun Lun continues to offer an excellent program to children and adults. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Famous Chinese writer echoes President Hu's call to keep reform on track Dec 23, 2008
BEIJING, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- One of China's most prominent writers Wang Meng echoes here Tuesday Chinese President Hu Jintao's call on keeping to the track of reform and opening-up ... At a grand gathering on Dec. 18 that lauded the three-decade national drive of economic and social transformation, President Hu, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, said that China is surely able to achieve its grand development goals if the nation does not get sidetracked in reform and opening-up... (Xinhuanet, China)
* PRC touts US$19 billion financing for Taiwan firms Dec 22, 2008
Taiwanese investors have poured billions into China since a detente began some three decades ago, lured by a common culture and language and cheap Chinese labor ... Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Deputy Chairman Tseng Yung-chuan (v) told reporters in Shanghai he welcomed Chinas moves ... Earlier this month Chinese leaders announced a nearly US$30 billion currency swap facility to help stabilize the South Korean won and took part in a trilateral summit to discuss the crisis with South... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Millions of Chinese form online detective network Dec 22, 2008
"This is very hard to control," said Michael Anti, a prominent Chinese blogger ... The Chinese restaurant scandal appears to be the first time the tactic has brought down a central government official ... Reflecting the subtle cat-and-mouse game, however, Chinese netizens also know the line and won't go after really big targets that might attract the secret police, Web experts said. (Austin American-Statesman)
* UBA 21 ANNIVERSARY: National Taiwan Normal finish with unblemished record Dec 22, 2008
Overcoming first-quarter deficits as large as 10 points, National Taiwan Normal University toppled Chinese Culture University in the final game of the second round of matches by an 83-77 margin at Fu Jen Catholic University in Sinjhuang on Sunday ... The battle of the two previously unbeaten squads was all-Chinese Culture in the early going, with National Taiwan Normal missing their head coach Shih Ming-tsong and all-star center Wu Dai-hao, both serving a one-game suspension for misconduct... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* UBA 21 ANNIVERSARY: National Taiwan Normal beat Fu Jen Catholic 92-71 Dec 22, 2008
Both parties were expected to serve a one-game suspension in yesterdays contest versus the 11-0 Chinese Culture University in the battle of the two unbeatens, where the winners will earn an automatic top-seed berth in the upcoming Finals next March. With big name SBL players such as Wu, Jien Jia-hong, and Cheng Ren-wei in its lineup and Fu Jen missing three of its regular starters due to injuries and other off-court problems, the game was all-National Taiwan Normal from the opening topoff. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
