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Table tennis is China's national sport. Tables can be found in parks, school yards and apartment compounds. But ping pong is under threat from international sports like football and basketball where big marketing campaigns from sporting companies are luring China's youth away. An AFPTV report.

Top Story: Downpours kill five, affect 600,000 in SW China's Yunnan China says developed, developing countries need cooperation on global challenges China sets up coordination group for high-speed train innovation China makes breakthrough in developing next-generation Long March rocket 96,000 students in Sichuan quake zones sit for top exam Police chief, commissar replaced after violent protest in SW China Chinese shares up 1.95% on bargain hunting China's Jilin launches integrated 5-year plan to boost grain output China toughens forex receipts and export settlements in war on 'hotmoney' China railways raise freight rates to offset domestic oil price rise Beijing to mend loophole in tax evasion of online shops

Top Story: China police to reopen probe into teenager's death UN Secretary-General begins China visit Man storms Shanghai police station stabbing 5 officers Thousands stuck after China landslide Chinese lawyers blocked from meeting with U.S. lawmakers Exterminators battle locust infestation in northern China to prevent swarming in Beijing China's President says 'time is limited' in curbing climate change China's shares fall further as slump hurts finance stocks ADB to finance energy efficiency projects in China Toyota to build Camry hybrids in China in 2010 Oil prices hit new record at $140 China Pork Producer Invests In Smithfield Foods

Top Story: Record Companies taking further action against Baidu 80% of Giant Panda habitat devastated by quake China divides Taiwan weekly flights among airlines Shanghai confirms first human death from hand-foot-mouth disease China reports fewer cheating cases in college entrance exam Traditional China-DPRK friendship gains new momentum China central bank adviser says post-Olympic downturn unlikely NBA Set To Launch Fleet of Stores in China Toyota plans $215m expansion at Tianjin plant China antitrust law may target Microsoft Report predicts quake-related reconstruction to help push up China GDP

Air China says average international passenger load fell below 70% in May; Ctrip expects up to 500,000 overseas visitors to Beijing for Olympic Games; People interested in China will visit despite olympics controversy; Analysis by Jane Sun, Ctrip CFO

Speech by Henry Paulson, US Treasury Secretary; US, China end strategic dialogue with agreement on Investment Treaty

Speech by Henry Paulson, US Treasury Secretary; Analysis by Wang Qishan, Chinese Vice Premier

Music Industry asks advertisers to boycott Baidu.com on piracy claims; Analysis by John Kennedy, IFPI Chairman; Analysis by Paul McGuinness, U2's Manager; Analysis by Harvey Goldsmith, Rock Concert Promoter (LiveAid)

Hotel room occupancy rate for Beijing Olympics is low, China Daily says; 17 five-star and 6 four-star hotels will open in Beijing this year; Analysis by Rainer Burkle, Ritz-Carlton Vice President

Top Story: China ban on ultra-thin plastic bags draws mixed reaction Chemical fire gas poisons four people in China's quake-hit town, 800 evacuated 219 aftershocks monitored in quake zone from Wednesday noon to Thursday noon Fate of pandas in China's largest reserve unknown after quake Sharon Stone's quake 'karma' apology doesn't mollify many Chinese Deal inked on railway construction in China quake zone China shares ease as investors weigh quake impact Agricultural Bank of China reports NPL ratio up China to cut duties on some food, medicine, cotton imports by June 1 Sinopec to build ethylene joint venture with ROK's SK Energy in central China China's economy able to expand over 8% for long time

China sets limit on ICBC for Wing Lung Bank, people say.

TOP STORY： Spending cuts to fuel quake relief Thousands of people pay tribute in Ningbo Post-quake challenge: 5 million homeless SARFT issues new black list China warns over quake corruption Mag takes sexy quake pics Chinese shares bounce 2.93%, led by heavy weights Israel Corp.'s China Venture May Make Electric Cars Mainland-Taiwan trade up 21.7% in first four months of 2008 China eyes closer co-op with Airbus Russia's economic progress to fuel co-op with China

China quake recovery at 'critical point'--vice premier Li says.

TOP STORY Rescuers reach all China quake areas Chinese citizens allowed to start group travel to U.S. in June Sichuan earthquake charity in Shanghai China's soft-power failure A nation mourns in black and white China to Relocate More Than 12 Million Quake Victims PetroChina's oil, gas production nearly restores in Sichuan JPMorgan Chase: quake not to dampen China corporate profit Chinese banks provide reconstruction loans U.S. Commerce Secretary welcomes more Chinese investment China's industrial output up 15.7% in April

Rescuers in China are struggling to find survivors as poor weather conditions hamper relief operations following a 7.9-magnitude earthquake that flattened factories, schools and homes in the country's southwest.

EU trade commissioner Mandelson says Tibet protests should not detract from China; Analysis by Peter Mandelson, EU Trade Commissioner

Tibetans in Nepal have stepped up their anti-Chinese protests, taking their support for Tibetan rights to the Chinese embassy in Kathmandu.

Pride on the Line Chinese nationalism is on the rise in the wake of recent riots in Tibet as well as demonstrations following the Olympic Torch.

Before dawn Wednesday, supporters of China's role as host of the Olympic games gathered on San Francisco's waterfront. (April 9)