HONG KONG, Dec 9 - Chinese soccer suffered yetanother humiliation this week when the national under-21 teamfailed to get out of the group stage at the East Asian Games.A 1-0 victory over hosts Hong Kong on Tuesday was notenough to prevent the defen
Investment banks face a thorny issue in Asia-Pacific, the fastest-growing region: how to reward staff who perform well.In theory, it’s easy. The region has not witnessed the invective against financial industry compensation that has been unleashed a
The 2010 AFC Asian Champions League draw was held in Kuala Lumpur and revealed the pathway of A-League clubs Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory.Adelaide have been drawn with Pohang Steelers of Korea Republic, reigning AFC champions, and also face
CHICAGO - A decision could come within days on whether to temporarily close a vital Chicago area shipping waterway in an increasingly desperate bid to stop the invasive Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes, an Obama administration adviser said F
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Australia will play three-time champions Germany while North Korea face favourites Brazil at the World Cup in South Africa as Asian nations were dealt a tough hand on Friday. Four Asian teams were in the hat at the glitter
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Authorities scooped up poisoned fish floating to the surface of a Chicago-area waterway on Thursday in an operation designed to keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes and prevent an ecological disaster. So far, none of t
SEOUL, South Korea and (Andres) Iniesta in Spain and theseexamples are much easier for us to draw lessons from. It is very exciting towatch small players beat bigger players overcoming their lack of physicalpower.'Such physical strength enabled Aus
The AFC named Yasuhito Endo is the 2009 Player of the Year earlier this week.As Goal.com argued yesterday, there are a number of problems with the award.Not least is that it discriminates against Asian stars plying their trade in Europe.As alw
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