Residents of Arab descent in Quanzhou, Fujian province want to revive a traditional family business: making incense. Arab traders in ancient times first brought incense to Quanzhou, an important port along China’s historic Maritime Silk Road, 1,000 years ago. It was a prevalent product on the route, and its manufacture soon became a pillar industry […]
China’s most popular spirit brand, Moutai, wants to set up a college to teach wine-related science. Already approved by the Ministry of Education, Moutai College will have five undergraduate programs, including wine-making, viticulture and enological engineering, food quality and safety, resource recycling sciences and marketing. The college aims to enroll 5,000 students and will emphasize […]
Visitors to China will soon see public signs in more standardized English. Authorities have issued a national standard for the use of English in the public domain, in efforts to bring in translations that are grammatically and politically correct. Linguists have pointed out that poor translations block development of a multilingual society, and can create […]
In an ambitious undertaking, Beijing is building a new international airport that may become the world’s biggest aviation hub when it is done. The new airport is under construction south of the capital in Daxing district, near the border with Hebei province. It will be completed in 2019 and run concurrently with the present airport […]
Italy’s Order of Merit for Legarda Senator Loren Legarda received the award of Cavaliere nell’Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (Knight in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic) from Italian Ambassador Massimo Roscigno during ceremonies on July 13 in Makati City. The prestigious Order of Merit of the Italian Republic is awarded for […]
Also known as the Ding Ding cars because of the sound of their bells, Hong Kong’s 100-year-old tramcars received a new logo and visual identity. The background color of the new visual identity of the tramcars is green, to indicate that they are environmentally sound and safe. The new slogan, “Catch a ride, catch a […]
At Dans Le Noir restaurant in London, diners eat in total darkness served by the visually impaired. While one can easily converse with the blind server, the darkness prevents patrons from seeing anyone or anything. The experience leaves one with a deeper understanding of – and sympathy for – those who cannot see, and how […]
Archaeologists have found astronomical engravings on a 2,000-year-old rock carving in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The five holes spanning a distance of 1,000 meters were found in moorstone rocks in Yinshan Mountains in the region’s capital Hohhot. Yinshan Mountains are famous for a large cluster of ancient rock paintings. The holes form a […]
Antique clocks, scientific instruments, enamel pieces and porcelain. Gifts for China’s emperors from olden days. Kept in a museum storehouse… until now. In all, 219 such artifacts from the Palace Museum Collections are now on display in a newly refurbished neoclassical building in Xiamen, Fujian province. Imperial treasures have found a temporary home in the […]
Filipino math students from Philippine high schools brought home four medals from the 21st Junior Balkan Mathematical Olympiad in Bulgaria. The silver medalists are Vincent Uy Dela Cruz of Valenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science and Bryce Ainsley Ang Sanchez of Grace Christian College. Immanuel Josiah Ang Balete of St. Stephen’s High School and […]