Exotic species get claws into pet market
Higher wages and better living standards mean many Chinese are no longer satisfied with cats and dogs, so they are embracing lizards, snakes, crocodiles and even rare ants. Yang Wanli reports. Pet ownership is not a new phenomenon in China.…
Exhibition displays Chinese paper-making culture in Hangzhou
The Contemporary Art on Chinese Paper-making Culture exhibition is being held at the Zhejiang Art Museum in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province through Sept 19, featuring creative paper artworks by about 40 contemporary Chinese artists. The show includes sculptures, art…
10 masterpiece films from the 1990s
Editor’s Note: Last week, fans from around the world reveled as news surfaced that The Shawshank Redemption would return to theaters as part of its 25th anniversary celebration. The announcement even made the most-discussed topics on Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter…
New CFA chief sets clear targets
Chen Xuyuan, newly elected president of the Chinese Football Association, has set realistic agendas for the national men’s and women’s teams. “We will make full efforts to make our men’s team the leading contingent in Asia and develop our women’s…
Real estate sees slower growth in earnings
The majority of property developers in China reported continuous but slowing profit growth in the first half of 2019. Industry experts said that this reflects that a stable development trend is emerging in the nation’s real estate market. The net…
Gasteinertal, difficili nuove cascate di ghiaccio in Austria
Nuove difficili cascate di ghiaccio nel Gasteinertal in Austria per Thomas Bubendorfer, Sepp Inhöger e Hans Zlöbl: Triple A e The usual suspects Quando tre espertissimi alpinisti austriaci si legano assieme alla stessa corda è chiaro che può accadere qualcosa…
Tehué, nuova via su El Gigante in Messico per Cecilia Buil e Tiny Almada
15 anni dopo aver effettuato la prima salita della big wall El Gigante in Messico, l’alpinista spagnola Cecilia Buil ha ora aperto Tehué (700m, VI, 7a/A3) insieme al climber messicano Tiny Almada. Dopo l’apertura di Simuchi, la prima via che…
Rich tapestry of tenacity
The story of Wei Yaping and her husband, Tsetan Sharpa, who run a thriving Tibetan-rug business, is also about overcoming cultural differences and succeeding, Daqiong and Palden Nyima report in Lhasa. It was butter tea-not her fluent Tibetan or clothing-that…
Ethics body set to improve oversight of tech
The establishment of a national ethics committee on science and technology will improve supervision and ensure they develop along the right path, experts said. “There have long been calls to set up a top-level ethics committee to enable unified supervision…
Coppa del Mondo Boulder 2013, quarta tappa a Log – Dragomer
Sabato 11 e domenica 12 maggio 2013 Log – Dragomer si disputa la 4a tappa della Coppa del mondo Boulder. In campo tutti i migliori per questo appuntamento che segna il giro di boa del circuito. Per la terza volta…