At the Paralympics, China’s Li Hao (left) competed against the Englishman Piers Gilliver. Li defeated his opponent and won the gold medal after further duels. It was the first gold medal for China at this year’s Paralympics in Tokyo.
Nicole Kidman is currently filming the Amazon show “The Expatriates” in Hong Kong; here she is seen at the end of a day of shooting in the Mong Kok district. The show is based on a book by author Janice Y. K. Lee. And it actually is about the many expats in the Chinese metropolis […]
On Monday, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen received the vaccine by Medigen – signaling her support for the domestic Covid vaccine. Taiwan is currently dealing with unstable supplies of AstraZeneca, Moderna and Biontech vaccines. The Medigen vaccine had received emergency approval from Taiwan authorities in July. Physicians and scientists criticized the fact that long-term studies were […]
Chinese athletes arriving in Tokyo, where the Paralympics will be held starting Tuesday. On Thursday, the host city of Tokyo reported 5534 new infections, the second-highest level since the outbreak of the pandemic.
While this annoyed Hong Kong visitor presents himself in a less than polite manner after his 13th day in hotel quarantine, his anger is understandable. On Tuesday, the Hong Kong government extended the already strict quarantine period (only hotel quarantine is accepted) for inbound visitors from 7 to 14 days. The reason: one person had […]
The season begins: fishing boats leave the port of Putian in the province of Fujian. At the start of the week, a quarter-year grace period for fish ended. The provincial government supports the industry with 700 million yuan (90 million euros) annually. The money is being used to build new infrastructure for the fishing fleets […]
The Qixi festival 七夕 is linked to the romantic legend of the weaver girl (who is actually a fairy) and the poor shepherd boy who, after some entanglements, are only allowed to see each other once a year on 7/7 of the lunar calendar. It is therefore considered a festival of lovers. This wall in […]
Hejian is to become greener. In the city in the northern Chinese province of Hebei, more than 20 new parks have been laid out in recent years. The green spaces were created as part of an ecological development initiative by the city.
Five arms for dozens of aircraft – the new airport in Qingdao opens today. The new airport is expected to reach an annual passenger volume of 35 million by 2025. Beijing plans 400 additional airports in the country by 2035 (as reported by China.Table).