A food delivery man checks new orders on an empty street in Zhangjiajie, Hunan. Since last Tuesday, residents and tourists have not been allowed to leave the central Chinese city in an effort to contain the recent local Covid outbreak. Delivery services are providing people with essential supplies such as food and medical products. Zhangjiajie […]
After around 17 months, a herd of Asian elephants after gaining international notoriety for their unusual wanderings appears to be on its way back home again to Yunnan. The 14 animals were led across the River Yuanjiang. From here, a path should lead them back to the nature reserve in Xishuangbanna Dai, near the border […]
The Olympic Games in Tokyo end on Sunday. Are the athletes in the Olympic village already discussing the best destinations for their beach vacation? For the Chinese triple jumper Zhu Yaming, the working days already regularly end in the sand. Afterward, he was allowed to attend the award ceremony. He won the silver medal.
Many major Chinese cities are going back into lockdown mode after the country experienced its largest Covid outbreak in several provinces in more than a year. Masks are now mandatory again. As it is for this driver near Shanghai’s Pudong Airport. It has been a ground for several recent infection cases.
Pink double offspring in France: Newly born Panda twins are welcomed at Beauval Zoo. The mother is panda lady Huan Huan, a loan from a Chinese zoo. The two babies are said to be “pink and plump”, the zoo announced after the birth. The offspring weigh 149 and 129 grams. So far, the two mini […]
Two chairs, a bucket and a game board: Two gentlemen pass the afternoon in classic Chinese fashion in the central Chinese city of Pingyao, Shanxi.
Building brand loyalty at an early age with an off-road vehicle in the city park – the miniature edition of the Mercedes G63 AMG 6×6 is fully electric and will therefore leave a much lower CO2 footprint than the original, which weighs several tons.
Lunch behind glass: China’s Olympic women’s soccer team has arrived at its base in the Miyagi Prefecture. The team’s athletes had to travel 350 kilometers north by bus from Tokyo’s Narita Airport. The team will face Brazil in the preliminary round on Wednesday. Meanwhile, in the town of Rifu, where the stadium is located, residents […]
Shanghai likes it big. Now the metropolis owns another record-breaking attraction. The world’s largest planetarium will open this Saturday, with an area of more than 38,000 square meters. The centerpiece is a vaulted hall with a gigantic sphere in its midst. It is supposed to symbolize the celestial bodies – and thus also stands for […]
Extravagant paint jobs for expensive sports cars are not uncommon in China. Whether they always look good is in the eye of the beholder. In any case, they offer an individual appearance. This sleek Lamborghini was presented last week at the 18th International Auto Expo in Changchun, northeast China.