The 61st Bologna Children s Book Fair kicked off in Italy on Monday with the participation of 1,500 exhibitors from around 100 countries and regions across the world. As the Market of Focus country this year, China, is hosting a number of events to promote Chinese children s books overseas as well as highlight the rise and influence of China s publishing industry on the international stage.
Former Liaoning sports official Song Kai was elected as president of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) at the organization s membership national conference on Monday. Soccer fans have pinned their hopes on Song to revitalize Chinese soccer following the start of an ongoing anti-graft campaign since November 2022 that has seen more than a dozen soccer-related officials investigated.
Soccer fans finally returned to stadiums as the 2023 Chinese Super League (CSL) season started over the weekend, with 17 goals scored in the first round.
Domestic soccer games have returned to China, heralded by Wuhan Three Towns winning the Chinese FA Super Cup by defeating Shandong Taishan 2-0 on Saturday, with the Chinese Super League setting to kick off on the weekend.
A seven-member work group has been sent by China s General Administration of Sport (GAS) to take over operations at the Chinese Football Association (CFA), its affiliated soccer department, as a number of senior officials at the CFA have been put under investigation amid the thunderous anti-corruption campaign.