Dalian venue for music, sports renamed in new deal

Dalian Arena, a large entertainment and sports venue in Northeast China's Liaoning province, has been renamed Damai Center.

The name change was announced on June 17 in Shanghai after venue operator Anschutz Entertainment Group and Damai, an online entertainment ticketing platform, signed a deal.

AEG is a Los Angeles-based sports and live entertainment company. Its subsidiary, AEG China, manages the venue that is owned by the local government of the port city of Dalian. The venue has been named after Damai to promote the online platform's own branding under the new agreement.