MELBOURNE http://www.cheapmlbdodgersshop.com/Matt-Kemp/ , July 16 (Xinhua) -- The owner of the National Basketball League (NBL) in
Australia, Larry Kestelman said that the link between Australia and China is
boosted by their shared love of basketball.
Kestelman spoke to Xinhua exclusively immediately after the match between the Chinese National ""Blue"" team, coached by Du Feng, and Australian NBL team
Melbourne United, and said that games like the one played on Sunday are
important to developing strong relations between the two nations.
""It's part of our strategy to work closely with the countries in our region, China being the strongest along with Australia, it's a very important
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As the owner of the NBL, Kestelman is in regular contact with China, and just a few weeks ago representatives from his league travelled to Beijing to meet
with their counterparts at the CBA.
""We have been having talks with Yao Ming and his team for the last two and a half years, so it is progressing well."" Kestelman said.
The ties that bind both China and Australia across all aspects, are particularly able to be better strengthened through sport, according to
Kestelman, who believes that basketball has a major role to play in bringing
both countries even closer together - while also helping both nations improve
their performance in the game.
""We love this sport http://www.cheapmlbdodgersshop.com/Kenley-Jansen/ , Australia is very good at it, China is getting a lot better. As we saw today,
the exposure for China to play games with international teams is very important.
The CBA is a strong, strong league, but they need more games at the
international level."" Kestelman said.
But, it is not just about the teams, players http://www.cheapmlbdodgersshop.com/Mark-Lowe/ , or even leagues, Kestelman said, with the fans of the sport from China and
Australia now being able to come together - through games like the one played in
Melbourne.
""It's amazing. We have here probably more Chinese fans than we did Australians. So these games are fantastic to bring out new crowds in
Australia,"" the NBL owner said.
""The Chinese population in Australia is growing every day, so for them, bringing China to Australia is great.""
Back in 2015, Kestelman took over what was then a struggling league for the meagre sum of 7 million Australian dollars (5.48 U.S. million) http://www.cheapmlbdodgersshop.com/Joc-Pederson/ , and in just two short years has transformed it into a success through his shrewd
and astute leadership ability, and credits part of that success on connecting
with Asia.
""Well the quality of the play, and the actual players we have here has increased tremendously,"" Kestelman said.
""We have started exposing the league to the Asian sector. This game - along with all of our season - is streamed live back into China. Through Sina and
Alibaba, it is exposing the game.""
The experienced owner also said that the game in China is set for even more greatness under the leadership of Yao, with the CBA beginning to look towards an
even greater commercialisation of the league - which will enhance the Chinese
brand of basketball around the world - and shared his insight into how he
believes Chinese basketball can prosper.
""The CBA does very, very well. Their sport a lot of it is around TV rights - and I have no doubt CBA will do a great job with CCTV - but I think they can
actually look at not just ourselves http://www.cheapmlbdodgersshop.com/Chase-Utley/ , but what the NBA and others do, and how they handle corporate hospitality, and
the game day presentation,"" Kestelman said.
""We are very open to working together with the CBA to share experiences and how to make the game day a lot better,"" he added.
""It's a product of entertainment, that is what is so good about basketball. Two hours indoors, a lot of fun http://www.cheapmlbdodgersshop.com/Kenta-Maeda/ , the music, that is what it is all about.""
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HANOI, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam will continue to annually import an average of 0.8 million tons of petroleum products and 1.8 million tons of diesel
in the next five years, local media reported on Tuesday.
Vietnam will likely to import the petroleum products and diesel oil in the next five months from countries including China, Malaysia, Singapore, South
Korea and Thailand http://www.cheapmlbdodgersshop.com/Enrique-Hernandez/ , newspaper Thoi Bao Kinh Te Sai Gon (The Saigon Times) quoted Binh Son Refining
and Petrochemical Company, which manages and runs Vietnam's biggest oil refinery
named Dung Quat in central Quang Ngai province, as saying.
According to the company, Vietnam's annual demand for petroleum products will stand at some 6.5 million tons, and for diesel around 8.5 million tons in the
2018-2022 period.
Nghi Son oil refinery with a design capacity of processing 10 million tons of crude oil a year in central Thanh Hoa province is scheduled to become
operational next year. It will annually provide the domestic market with around
2.3 million tons of petroleum products, and nearly 3.7 million tons of diesel
oil.
Since it became operational fully in 2011, Dung Quat oil refinery has produced over 47 million tons of products http://www.cheapmlbdodgersshop.com/Logan-Forsythe/ , mainly liquefied petroleum gas, petroleum, diesel oil and jet fuel.
Vietnam imported nearly 5 million tons of petroleum products worth over 2.6 billion U.S. dollars in the first five months of this year, down 6.8 percent in
volume but up 27.4 percent in value against the same period last year, said the
country's General Statistics Office.
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