Chinese goalkeeper Wang Dalei caused an uproar as he responded to criticisms of China's soccer loss with outbursts filled with expletives.
South China's Guangzhou City, host city of the upcoming Asian Games, opened its first driverless metro line Monday.
Chinese men's footballers failed to achieve an opening victory on Monday when they lost 3-0 to Japan in the Group A clash at the 16th Guangzhou Asian Games.
Rooms adorned with religious paintings and statues, clerks and volunteers able to lead prayers in foreign languages -- four days before the opening of Asiad in Guangzhou, the Asiad religious service center is poised to provide spiritual assistance for participating athletes of different faiths.
Malaysia has geared up for the 16th Guangzhou Asian Games, determined to bag nine gold medals, with world No 1 shuttler Li Chong Wei leading the charge.
Each household with permanent residence registration in the provincial capital of Guangdong will be offered 150 yuan ($22) in cash subsidies for commuting purposes after local authorities scrapped a move to make public transport free ahead of the upcoming Asian Games.
The Guangzhou Asian Games will kick off its first competition calendar on Sunday afternoon when the men's football is to provide several mouthwatering derbies.
Guangzhou traffic authorities adjusted preferential traffic measures during the upcoming Asian Games and Asian Para Games.
International competitions have never been short of great sport rivalries. And the impending Guangzhou Asian Games is no exception as the Nov 12-27 sports gala is likely to produce many mouth-watering matchups between some of the world's best athletes.
For Guangzhou citizens watching the Asian Games, the biggest regret is that they won't see their native daughter Xie Xingfang take home the gold in badminton.
She speaks Russian, Chinese, English and Uzbek and she is all fired up for volunteer duties during the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games.
Fireworks flashed above Haixinsha Island. The 610-meter Canton Tower was aglow with colorful lights. Flags and posters decorated the city at every corner.