Three Chinese taikonauts want to set a record for the Chinese space program: for six months Zhai Zhigang, Ye Guangfu and Wang Yaping want to live in the core module “Tianhe”. The “Shenzhou 13” spacecraft is scheduled to launch from the Jiuquan spaceport at the edge of the Gobi Desert at 00:23 local time Saturday […]
Another Soccer World Cup 2022 without China? The People’s Republic team lost the match in Jeddah against Saudi Arabia by a narrow margin of 3:2. China is therefore only in fifth place in the Asian World Cup Group B qualification after four matches. Now it urgently needs points in the upcoming games against Oman (November […]
The number of tigers living in the northeastern wilderness of China has increased. According to researchers, 55 of the big cats are home there. That amounts to a “dramatic recovery,” according to a recent study by Chinese scientists. The Amur tiger, known colloquially as the Siberian tiger, has benefited from increased anti-poaching efforts, the removal […]
Vegetables with a Prada-look are the latest sales hit among young shoppers in Shanghai. The fashion company had offered the precious wrapping paper to the vendors at the traditional Wuzhong market. But market owners remained unhappy: The hipsters only came to take a selfie. They didn’t want to buy Prada pig feet in the end.
Heat in Beijing: As in many parts of Germany, the thermometer in the Chinese capital is rising to 36 degrees just in time for the first official day of summer. Those who can seek cooling – like these children in the midst of a fountain’s water jets.
The holidays of the Golden Week offer time for a wide variety of activities: While a bride and groom pose for photos in Beijing, the group of tourists next to them is busy with their own holiday snapshots on their smartphones. Today, however, the “Golden Week” comes to an end – now it’s back to […]
Repair after accident: The container ship Ever Given is being repaired at a shipyard in Qingdao in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong. The freighter, damaged mainly at the bow, will remain at the shipyard for more than 20 days, according to media reports. The Ever Given, owned by a Japanese company and operated by […]
To melt away – an ice cream in the shape of the Tengwang Pavilion in Nanchang, the capital of East China’s Jiangxi province.
Heavy is the head that wears the crown. This boy has to decide: The obligatory flags for the national holiday, or rather a colorful wooden slingshot? The Golden Week holidays have just begun – so he still has some time left to decide.
Online shopping with cat ears: An exhibitor sells her wares to fans via livestream at the International Cartoon and Animation Festival (CICAF) in Hangzhou. According to the organizers, the convention attracts visitors from around “50 countries and regions” every year. It was not known whether foreign cartoon fans attended the festival this year, given the […]