For more than a year now, the Russian-Chinese border from Pogranichny to Heilongjiang in north-eastern China has repeatedly been beset by kilometer-long traffic jams. Russian truck drivers sometimes wait several days to enter the People’s Republic. On some days, China’s authorities do not allow more than 15 trucks to pass through each border crossing for […]
Trapped in Disneyland: On Sunday evening, authorities tested 33,000 people for COVID-19 at the Shanghai amusement park. Tens of thousands had to wait for hours for their test results before they were allowed to leave the park. The reason: On Saturday, a man had apparently visited the amusement park and tested positive for the Coronavirus.
China’s Ministry of Agriculture is declaring war on the hoarding of vegetables. The reason is rapidly rising prices. The price for water spinach increased by 157 percent in the last month, while prices for cauliflower and broccoli climbed by 50 percent. At the Xinfadi market in Beijing, half a kilo of lettuce or water spinach […]
A Chinese medal haul at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing is likely to be limited to a few sports like speed skating. In curling, other nations have traditionally come out on top. 100 days before the opening ceremony, sports enthusiasts and bored pedestrians alike were able to test their curling skills at an event […]
Harvest season is dry season: Farmers in the village of Butangkou in the province of Jiangxi arrange fruits of the camellia tree (Camellia Oleifera) in a traditional spiral shape for drying. The seeds, which contain a lot of oil, are then extracted from the fruits. Camellia oil is used in Asia in nutrition, as well […]
Employees of the Chinese railways enjoy a very special treat: They are allowed to get married at the station. So have these 64 couples, some of whom are employees who are currently upgrading the high-speed train line around Nanning in southern China. In addition to the “yes” word and the ring, there is even a […]
The 88-meter super yacht ZEN owned by Jack Ma, founder of online giant Alibaba, is currently moored off the bay of Santa Ponça in Spain. Ma himself is said to be enjoying the Spanish sun at the moment. And relaxation is probably something he sorely needs: Beijing had scrutinized Alibaba’s business practices as the first […]
Who doesn’t love a gentle massage? But good masseurs are rare. Visitors recently had the chance to try out one possible solution at the Import-Export Fair in Guangzhou: the intelligent massage chair. Our first impression from afar: real relaxation looks different.
It always begins at Athens’ historic Panathinaiko Stadium: Here, China picked up the Olympic flame for the second time on Tuesday. This time it’s destined for the Winter Games, which starts in Beijing in February. Until then, the fire will make its way back to the People’s Republic. It remains to be seen whether this […]
The Olympic flame for the Winter Games in Beijing was lit in ancient Olympia on Monday. But the ceremony did not remain peaceful. Activists protested for a free Tibet on the sidelines of the ceremony. They were arrested by the Greek police. Photographers captured the protest; the protest action cannot be seen in the official […]