Thailand
FEWER ATHLETES THAN EXPECTED REGISTER FOR BANGKOK GAMES
Only 6,745 athletes from 42 nations have registered to take part in next month's Asian Games by the deadline this week, compared with the anticipated total of more than 8,700, the Games organising committee said.
U.S. AGENTS CRACK COUNTERFEIT GOLF CLUB RING
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.
LIVERPOOL FC LOOKS FOR ASIAN AFFILIATE
Britain?s Liverpool Football Club is looking for an Asian affiliate for a television channel the club hopes to set up with Granada Television, a major Liverpool shareholder.
SPORTASIA.COM APPOINTS DENTSU SPORTS MARKETING DIRECTOR
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.
NIKE UNVEILS ASIAN LABOUR REFORMS
Phil Knight, CEO of the Beaverton Oregon based sporting goods manufacturer, bowed to pressure and announced that the company would raise the minimum wages for workers in it's Asian plants.
CALTEX RAISES ASIAN GAMES CAMPAIGN
Caltex Oil (Thailand) Ltd is stepping up its promotion campaign in the run-up to the Asian Games, for which it is a major sponsor.
FREE ROOMS FOR CASH-STRAPPED CAMBODIA, LAOS
Athletes from cash-strapped Laos and Cambodia will be given free accomodation at next week's Asian Games in Thailand, officials have said.
PEPSI LAUNCH THAI UNITED CAMPAIGN
Pepsi-Cola International has launched the first TV commercial featuring English soccer giants Manchester United in Thailand - where there is a fanatical following for the Premiership winning team.
ESPN STAR ACQUIRES PREMIER LEAGUE RIGHTS
Asian sports broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has acquired the exclusive terrestrial, cable and satellite television broadcast rights of the English Premier League for the next three seasons beginning August 2001.
ESPN EXPAND ASIAN X GAMES
The third Asian X Games Qualifier (AXQ) will take place this year in Phuket, Thailand from 7-10 December.
230M BAHT EXPECTED FROM ASIAN GAMES TICKET SALES
The organisers of 13th Asian Games in Bangkok are expecting an estimated incomeof 230,834,000 baht ($5.9m) from the ticket sales.
THAILAND PULL OUT OF ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP
The start of the Asian rugby union championship was thrown into disarray by the last-minute withdrawal of the Thai team on Saturday.
THAI POLICE HOLD PAKISTANIS AMID GAMES FEARS
Thai immigration police have said they had detained four Pakistanis they suspect may have been plotting a bomb attack during the Asian Games.
THAI PROTEST AT YOUNG BOXING BAN
About 700 young Thai boxers aged from 10 to 15 years have staged a noisy protest against a boxing bill that would ban children from Thailand's national sport.
MANCHESTER UNITED SEEKS OVERSEAS LICENSING PARTNERS
Manchester United wants to increase sales from its merchandising operation abroad by transferring responsibility for its overseas stores to regional partners with local expertise.
TOYOTA SIGNS X GAMES DEAL
Toyota is to continue its sponsorship of ESPN's Asia X Games Qualifier - following on from the inaugural event last year.
ASIAN GAMES CONSTRUCTION BEHIND SCHEDULE
Asia's severe economic situation has cast doubts over the completion of construction for the Bangkok Asian Games.
THAIS IRKED AS TEAMS QUIT EVENTS
Several countries have withdrawn from events in December's Asian Games, officials of host country Thailand have reported.