Intl sailing city eager for more

Qingdao will continue to be a stop in China for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race over the next four years.

Chinese sailors lauded

The Qingdao was cheered by thousands of excited locals from all walks of life as the yacht sailed into her homeport, the host city of the 2008 Olympic sailing competition.

Clipper Race chairman bowled over

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, chairman and founder of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, profusely praised Qingdao's organization and preparation for the Clipper 07-08 Race when he attended the award ceremony for the sixth race in the city, the sixth stopover of the sailing event.

Dream comes true for amateur navigators

Though young in years, the Clipper Race has evolved into an influential and world-class circumnavigation competition.

World yacht line-up thrills Qingdao locals

Last Sunday, yachts participating in the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Race set course for Hawaii on the seventh leg of their voyage, with tens of thousands of Qingdao citizens seeing the navigation warriors off at the harbor.

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Promotion event to be held

The Yantai Municipal People's Government will hold a "Promotion Conference On Key Projects of Yantai's Service Industry" on February 26.

A city of many firsts

Yantai, located in the east Shandong Peninsula on the economic circle around China's Bohai Sea, overlooks Liaodong Peninsula to the north and Japan and South Korea to the east. Covering a total area of 13,700 sq km, the city has four districts, seven satellite cities and one county with a total population of 6.48 million.

Yantai to woo Hong Kong investors

The Third Yantai (Hong Kong) Economic and Trade Promotion Campaign is set to begin on February 26 in Hong Kong, with the beautiful and vibrant coastal city of Yantai going all out to woo investors from the islands.

Major upcoming investment projects

The following are Yantai's major investment projects:

Sports

Kidd back to Dallas in 8-player deal

DALLAS: Eight-time All-Star point guard Jason Kidd returned to Dallas on Tuesday when the Mavericks completed an eight-player trade with the New Jersey Nets.