African safari inspires Lion King director Favreau
For most of us, it is just a daydream to quit our job, pull up stakes and travel around the world. However, for Jon Favreau, doing just that may just have landed him the biggest project in his filmmaking career,…
The future is virtually here
Immersion in another world will allow people to enjoy a universe of possibility, Li Yingxue reports. For Ted Schilowitz there is no looking back. The past is another country and the only borders he is worried about are those of…
Rail line links Tianjin, Hong Kong for the first time
The first high-speed railway linking Tianjin and Hong Kong began running Wednesday, according to Tianjin’s railway authorities. The bullet train G305 departs Tianjin West Railway Station at 10:58 am and arrives at Hong Kong West Kowloon Station at 9:02 pm.…
Film grants belated recognition to first Chinese Bond girl
Thirty years before actress Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng shone her Chinese feminine beauty as a Bond girl in the 1997 film, Tomorrow Never Dies, Shanghai-born actress Tsai Chin, also known as Irene Chow, had already mesmerized Sean Connery as a secret…
Daring flyers perform world’s 1st high-mountain paramotor night show
The world’s first high-mountain paramotor night show was held on Tianmen Mountain, in Zhangjiajie, Central China’s Hunan province, on July 2. Around 9:30 pm, three paramotorists from France and Greece flew across Tianmen Cave, a natural cave that’s the world’s…
Sales soar in June as Audi bucks current market performance
Audi’s China sales jumped 22.5 percent year-on-year in June to 58,788 units, helping the German premium carmaker to consolidate its position in the world’s largest automotive market. With the latest surge, Audi had delivered 311,871 vehicles from January to June…
Going the distance
Don’t be fooled by the heavenly scenery. The 185-kilometer BMW Hood to Coast China Relay is a trip to hell and back designed for only the hardiest runners. Over the weekend, the relay’s third edition took place in 2022 Winter…
A Sherpa guide and summiteer of Qomolangma
Seasoned mountain climber Lakpa Sherpa had made debut in climbing Mount Qomolangma by reaching the top of the mountain on May 23, 2010 from the Chinese side of the mountain by taking US climbers. Since then, the 28-year-old man has…
Man full of beans
Since the age of 8, Martin Dolz, now a chef, has enjoyed stewed beans, which are considered a national dish in Argentina. Although different regions of Argentina have different recipes depending on the produce and cattle available, every recipe results…
Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City included in UNESCO World Heritage list
The Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, which date back 5,300 years, were inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage list on Saturday during the 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan. The ruins, whose core…