Taiwan
Business

BMCMedia has been appointed by the Walt Disney Internet Group to represent football web site Soccernet, in all major markets in the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Peoples Republic of China, India, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia and New Zealand.
Sponsorship & Marketing

U.S. agents have arrested three Taiwanese and a U.S. citizen on charges of smuggling millions of dollars worth of counterfeit golf equipment into the United States, the U.S. Customs Service has said.

Business

The NBA, constrained by the ?mature? domestic market are seeking new markets in Asia, according to a report in the Asian Wall Street Journal.
Events

ESPN's Star Sports' - Asia's leading sports channel - launchs its new hi-tech channel identity next week.
Media

SINA.com, an online media and services company for Chinese communities worldwide, has launched China's official Olympics web site, http://aoyun.sina.com.cn.
Business

The IOC cannot be expected to help China with any internal issues or foreign disputes during the build-up to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, IOC president Jacques Rogge has said.

For many Asian athletes, winning gold at the Sydney Olympics will also mean a small fortune.
Media

News Corp's latest financial results for the second quarter 2001 have shown that Asian joint venture ESPN Star Sports (ESS) is still $21million (?23.4m) in debt.
Business

EPSN Star Sports has appointed Mike Kerr to the newly created position of senior manager, integrated sales.

The IOC will not monitor China's human rights record or relations with rival Taiwan in the run-up to the 2008 Olympic Games, the body's president Jacques Rogge has said. For the full story see the FEATURES section of sportbusiness.com.
Media

ESPN STAR Sports, the joint venture between STAR TV and ESPN, has established a sales office in Taiwan led by sales director Simon Huang.
Media

Asian satellite broadcaster ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has renewed its deal for the exclusive rights to Major League Baseball (MLB) in a new two-year agreement.
Business

Sportasia.com, the Asian internet sports content producer, syndicator and distributor, has appointed Ikuya Tanaka of Dentsu?s Sports Marketing Division as a board director.
Media

The World Professional Pool Championships was the most watched sports programme on cable networks across Chinese Taipei during July according to host broadcaster ESPN.
Events

ESPN Star Sports (ESS), Asia?s largest sports broadcaster, is celebrating a ratings hit double-header.
Sponsorship & Marketing

A squad of top NBA players will visit China and Taiwan in September for two exhibition games, the National Basketball Association has announced.
Events

A representative of Taiwan?s Olympic Committee is to meet mainland China?s sports officials to discuss the feasibility of Taipei co-sponsoring the 2008 Olympics with Beijing.
Business

A favourable review of Beijing's 2008 Games bid by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) showed human rights protestors and US critics were out of step with world opinion, a Beijing official said on Sunday.