" PARIS nike air max 2017 womens uk sale , Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Arnaud Clement will stay on as France Davis Cup captain after the French tennis federation (FFT) extended his contract by two years, while British top player Andy Murray's coach Amelie Mauresmo named as Fed Cup captain.
The sport's governing body of France made the announcement Tuesday after tennis legend Yannick Noah just showed interested in the job.
Noah, the last Frenchman having won French Open in 1983, who's now a successful pop singer nike air max 2017 womens uk , said on Sunday that he would like to lead the country's men's tennis team in the Davis Cup if all the players backed him.
Clement said he was 'shocked' by Noah's approach.
""As usual, the players have been consulted beforehand,"" the FFT said in a statement confirming Clement on the job for another two years.
France, under the reign of Clement lost 3-1 to Switzerland in the final in Lille last month nike air max 2017 white womens uk sale , will play Germany in the first round of the 2015 Davis Cup from March 6-8.
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SHANGHAI, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai decided on Tuesday to tighten controls on large gatherings after the stampede that killed 36 people during the New Year's Eve celebrations.
Mass activities in Shanghai will face stricter registration procedures, and will be canceled if they violate safety rules, said Zhou Bo nike air max 2017 white womens uk , vice mayor of Shanghai, at a national conference on workplace safety.
The stampede occurred on Shanghai's historic riverfront walk, the Bund, where tens of thousands of people gathered to ring in the New Year.
The tragedy in one of China's wealthiest and most modern cities nike air max 2017 white uk , has cast a shadow over urban management and emergency response in the crowded cities.
Zhou said the Shanghai making changes to emergency procedures and rearranging scheduled gatherings.
On Tuesday, Shanghai Mayor Yang Xiong said the city should draw a "bloody lesson" from the stampede and reflect deeply.
Famed for his sharp business acumen and knack for perfectly timed investments, Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing is shifting away from a slowing Chinese economy and bargain hunting in Europe (AFP PhotoPhilippe Lopez) The Cheung Kong center (C) in Hong Kong, January 29 nike air max 2017 red womens uk sale , 2015 (AFP PhotoPhilippe Lopez) A week ago Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing announced plans to buy UK phone giant O2 for up to $15.4 billion (AFP PhotoJohn D Mchugh)
Hong Kong - Famed for his sharp business acumen and knack for perfectly timed investments, Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing is shifting away from a slowing Chinese economy and bargain hunting in Europe.
The move is seen as a quest for stability for the tycoon's vast empire.
Li's holdings are embodied in a striking 63-storey glass skyscraper in the heart of Hong Kong and his business decisions have the potential to affect property and utility prices for the city's seven million residents.
But his focus is now switching to European and other foreign markets.
The announcement just over a week ago that he plans to buy UK phone giant O2 for up to $15.4 billion follows prolonged asset offloading in mainland China and Hong Kong -- and a major reshuffle of his business empire announced last month.
The 86-year-old, dubbed "Superman", dismissed talk of a withdrawal from the region as "a big joke" last year.
But analysts say that his moves are a reaction to the China slowdown.
"They (Li's companies) are worried about the slowing down of economic growth in China nike air max 2017 red womens uk ," financial analyst Castor Pang told AFP.
"The concern about economic growth seems to be the major reason for them to make such dramatic moves during recent months."
- Pastures new -
Li has offloaded major property investments on the mainland -- where growth slowed to a 24-year low last year -- after investing heavily there in the 1990s.
Shortly before the O2 move, Li's firm Cheung Kong announced it would buy Britain's Eversholt Rail Group, which owns 28 percent of the nation's passenger trains, for $3.8 billion.
Li is playing the market with Europe a bargain hunter's playground nike air max 2017 red uk , says Pang, head of research at Core Pacific-Yamaichi International.
"He is quite good at timing for acquiring business and assets at the lowest price, this could also be why he chooses the European market at this moment."
Independent financial analyst Francis Lun adds that the O2 move is a clear sign Li is steering away from Hong Kong and the region.
The major restructuring of his businesses in January also saw assets from multiple sectors combined under two new listed companies to be incorporated in the Cayman Islands.
"He is transferring registration to Cayman Islands, shaving off a lot of his Hong Kong and China assets and investing in what you call politically safe areas nike air max 2017 pink womens uk sale ," Lun said.
The revamp of his empire is also largely seen as paving the way for Li to hand over the reins after he retires.
Shares in Cheung Kong and Li's Hutchison Whampoa -- two of Hong Kong's largest companies -- went up more than 10 percent after the reshuffle announcement and have remained stable following the O2 move.
- Business maverick -
Asia's richest man -- worth $31.4 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index -- Li was born in 1928 in the Chinese city of Chaozhou.
He and his family fled to neighbouring Hong Kong during the Sino-Japanese War -- Li recalled bombs being dropped on his hometown when he was in primary school, according to an interview with Forbes Magazine in 2012.
Li first started his own business in 1950 manufacturing plastic flowers. He called the company Cheung Kong after China's Yangtze River and set it up with just US$8,700, said Forbes.
But after diversifying into property he saw large profits in the 1960s and in the next decades his businesses reached into many sectors of Hong Kong nike air max 2017 pink womens uk , including utilities, retail and telecommunications.