Pacific Rim

Chinese Para-Equestrian athletes make historic debut (People's Daily)

8 Sep 2008

Peng Yulian of China and Yip Sui Hong of China's Hong Kong made their historic debut in the Paralympic Games on Monday when they stepped out to compete in the Grade II Individual Championship Test in Dressage at Shatin arena. Applause from the crowd at the Shatin Equestrian Venue greeted Peng and Yip when the two entered the competition arena. It is the first time that China and China's Hong ...

Trump in venture with Gaysorn (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)

8 Sep 2008

The American property billionaire Donald Trump will join in the investment and development of a new luxury retail plaza with Gaysorn Group on the four-rai plot that used to house the Narai Phand handicraft centre in central Bangkok.

Riding goals get riders back in saddle (People's Daily)

8 Sep 2008

Twists and turns in one's life can often be cruel, as many Para-Equestrian athletes have found out when trying to fulfill their goals in the Sept. 7-11 Equestrian events of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games at the Shatin Equestrian Venue of Hong Kong. Many Para-Equestrian athletes started riding as able-bodied people with a love for horses, but various accidents left them paralyzed. They have ...