More athletes from Singapore and Malaysia
Both Singapore and Malaysia University Sports Federations promised to send more athletes to the 2011 Shenzhen Universiade. [more]

• ‘Start Here’ to speak English
  Mayor Xu Qin announced at the launching ceremony of the “Shenzhen Speaks Foreign Languages” campaign at Thursday’s 2011 Universiade One-year Countdown Ceremony
• Foreign consuls here for Universiade countdown
  FOREIGN officials from 18 countries attended the beginning of the one-year countdown to the 26th Universiade in Shenzhen on Thursday.
• Intl. students hope to return next year
  THE 28 students from the United States, Togo and South Korea, who were in Shenzhen on a weeklong cultural exchange program, were amazed by the Universiade one-year countdown ceremony Thursday, saying they hoped to watch the games in Shenzhen next year.
• ‘Universiade’ plane makes debut
  Mayor Xu Qin and other officials at a ceremony to unveil the “Universiade” plane in Shenzhen yesterday
• Brand - new official website comes on line at the Universiade one – year countdown
  On August 12, 2010, the one – year countdown for the 26th Shenzhen Summer Universiade, the Universiade official website www.sz2011.org will come on line, with a young, sporty, passionate, and easily accessible style.

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Fair attracts 500 exhibitors
The three-day fair, which started Tuesday, is expected to attract more than 25,000 professional visitors. Some 500 leading enterprises from 22 regio [more]

• ID required to purchase mobile numbers
  SHENZHEN began implementing a real-name registration system, requiring all mobile phone users to provide their personal information on the purchase of SIM cards as the new policy took effect across the country yesterday.
• City to recruit in Silicon Valley
  SHENZHEN will open its first overseas recruitment center for professionals in Silicon Valley in the United States on Sept. 18.
• Local e-store gets venture backing
  A LOCAL online clothing business has become the first online store in the country to receive venture capital backing after receiving a non-governmental injection of 8 million yuan (US$1.18 million).
• ‘Super e-Banking’ coming to SZ
  A REAL-TIME inter-bank Internet banking system was launched by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) yesterday to allow customers access to different accounts on one bank Web site.
• Expats show passion for Chinese
  “IF you have enough passion and enough time to practice, you can speak fluent Chinese,” said Santiago Cortes

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Combat Games draws 1,600
Spain’s Cristina Feo Gomez fights with China’s Tang Lingling during their women’s over 68kg bronze medal fight of Karate competition at the 2010 Beijing SportAccord Combat Games in Beijing [more]

• Li Na ‘wilted in U.S. Open heat’
  CHINA’S Li Na admitted she wilted in the stifling heat at the U.S. Open on Tuesday as she suffered a shock 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 defeat to hard-hitting Ukrainian Kateryna Bondarenko.
• Nadal, Wozniacki advance
  DAY 2 at the U.S. Open was a day for the hot and tired.
• China defeated again at worlds
  CHINA suffered another disappointing day at the World Basketball Championships on Tuesday, letting go of an early lead to fall 84-76 to Puerto Rico.
• Alleged cricket fraud shocks Pakistanis
  IT was perhaps the last thing that Pakistan needed. After weeks of enduring the misery wrought by unprecedented floods.
• Player’s sight threatened after attack
  A CHINESE player could lose the vision in one eye after his team bus was pelted with rocks by opposing fans after a second division match in Chengdu last weekend, local media reported yesterday.

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