China in Pictures Page 30

Oct 10, 2022 22:52 PM

Gallery: Russian Missiles Target Ukrainian Cities
Ukrainian cities were rocked by multiple missile strikes on Monday, a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of attacking the Crimean Bridge and labeled it a ‘terrorist act.’ According to Ukrainian officials, more than 70 Russian cruise missiles hit civilian targets in cities including Kyiv and Dnipro, setting vehicles and buildings on fire. Explosions in Kyiv have killed at least eight and injured 24. This is the first time the capital has come under attack since June
Oct 10, 2022 16:15 PM

Gallery: Ping Pong Perfect for China
China’s national table tennis teams topped the podium again this weekend at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu, Southwest China’s Sichuan province. The men’s team claimed their 10th consecutive win on Sunday after defeating Germany 3-0 in the final. Earlier, the women’s team beat Japan in straight sets, winning the tournament for the fifth year in a row
Oct 07, 2022 20:29 PM

Gallery: 007: The Highest Bidder
An anniversary charity sale celebrating 60 years of James Bond on film raised more than $7 million after selling a host of items from cars and motorbikes to watches and bow ties. The auction, presented by Christie’s and EON Productions, featured a total of 61 lots that appeared in the film series, including the Aston Martin DB5 used in ‘No Time to Die’ and the imitation Faberge egg from ‘Octopussy’
Oct 07, 2022 16:25 PM

Gallery: Homebound Travel Spikes as Holiday Ends
Travelers across the country crowded transportation hubs as the weeklong October break to celebrate China’s National Day came to an end. According to China Railway data, 8,386 trains carrying as many as 7.45 million passengers are scheduled to run on Friday
Oct 06, 2022 18:08 PM

Gallery: Peanut Pickers Under Pressure
Crop pickers have a tough job that often has to be done quickly. In Henan province, farm hands are rushing to complete the harvest before the arrival of bad weather. The provincial weather bureau forecasted that continuous rain will fall on most of the central Chinese province by Friday, with heavy downpours set to hit some areas. Agricultural workers in one village in the city of Zhoukou hustled this week to collect as many errant peanuts as possible ahead of the coming deluge
Oct 06, 2022 16:55 PM

Gallery: Sandstorm Kicked Up Over Poyang Lake
A dust storm hit the Poyang Lake region of East China’s Jiangxi province during the seven-day National Day holiday as strong winds brought by a cold front sent gusts of sand from the dried-up lake bed into the air. For more than 80 days, Jiangxi has faced drought, causing China’s largest freshwater lake to shrink by 80% since July
Sep 30, 2022 20:33 PM

Gallery: Beijing Plays Host to Giant Party Animals
A Dutch artist known for his playful and colossal animal installations has brought his first large-scale solo exhibition to China. Hosted by Beijing’s Today Art Museum, ‘Celebrate!’ is a showcase of 25 works by Florentijn Hofman including a new version of the famous yellow rubber duck floating sculpture that appeared in several major cities, as well as an 8-meter-tall floral sparrow warbler installation titled ‘Bird with Party Hat’
Sep 30, 2022 16:52 PM

Gallery: China’s Homegrown Jet Is Ready for Takeoff
China has certified the C919, its single-aisle commercial passenger plane, to carry 156 to 168 passengers. Work on the aircraft, developed by domestic engineers, began in 2008, with the prototype completed in 2015. The C919 has a range of 4,075 to 5,555 kilometers. Chinese aircraft manufacturer Comac has received 815 orders for the aircraft from 28 clients. The plane is expected to be put into commercial use next year
Sep 29, 2022 20:39 PM

Gallery: China Reaches Basketball World Cup Semifinals
The women’s national team entered the semifinals of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for the first time in 28 years on Thursday after a victory over France in the quarterfinals. The team defeated South Korea, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Puerto Rico in the group stage to reach the quarterfinal and will compete with either Belgium or Australia next. To mark the team’s breakthrough, Caixin compiled images of the leading figures in the national team’s history
Sep 29, 2022 16:26 PM

Gallery: Ancient Fish Fossils Reveal Evolutionary History
A collection of fish fossils unearthed in Southwest China has shone new light onto the evolution of vertebrates with jaws, including humans. The research, published in the journal Nature, analyzes recently discovered species dating back more than 430 million years. The researchers, led by Zhu Min from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, also presented the oldest teeth ever found from a jawed vertebrate
Sep 28, 2022 20:11 PM

Gallery: Foul Play Suspected in Gas Pipeline Leaks
Europe is investigating what it calls likely sabotage after gas leaks were discovered in the waters above the Nord Stream twin pipelines near the Danish island of Bornholm. A cornerstone of Europe’s energy supply, the Nord Stream projects transport natural gas from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea. But some Central and Eastern European countries have in the past raised concerns that Russia could wield the pipelines as a geopolitical tool
Sep 28, 2022 20:07 PM

Gallery: Shanghai Library Unveils Dazzling New Branch
Shanghai Library East, located in Pudong New Area, officially opened to the public on Wednesday. The Danish-designed facility spans 115,000 square meters and, as one of the city’s newest cultural landmarks, expects to receive 4 million visitors a year
Sep 27, 2022 19:34 PM

Gallery: Shinzo Abe’s State Funeral
The state funeral of Japan’s former prime minister took place at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Tuesday afternoon. As people mourned the assassinated leader, protestors continued to gather around the venue to demonstrate against the expensive ceremony, estimated to cost nearly $12 million. Japan deployed about 20,000 police officers to ensure the capital’s security, for the country’s second state funeral for a former prime minister since 1967
Sep 27, 2022 18:46 PM

Gallery: Kenyan Marathoner Breaks Own World Record
Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya’s star long-distance runner, broke his own world record on Sunday at the Berlin Marathon. The 37-year-old clocked a time of 2:01:09, trimming 30 seconds from his previous record set at the same event four years ago. Kipchoge, a 5,000 meters world champion in his early 20s, will compete for his third Olympic marathon title in Paris in 2024
Sep 26, 2022 19:44 PM

Gallery: Farewell to Federer as Tennis Champ Bows Out
Roger Federer, the 42-year-old Swiss tennis legend, played his last professional match in London after announcing his retirement earlier this month. Over his 24-year career, Federer won 20 Grand Slam singles titles and was ranked No. 1 in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals for 237 consecutive weeks, the longest streak ever
Sep 26, 2022 16:46 PM

Gallery: China’s Zheng Defeated in Tokyo Tennis Tournament
Zheng Qinwen was defeated by Russia’s Liudmila Samsonova in the final of the WTA Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sunday, the 19-year-old Chinese athlete’s first WTA 500 final. China’s Zhang Shuai’s tournament ended when she was defeated by Samsonova on Saturday night
Sep 23, 2022 20:35 PM

Gallery: Hangzhou Airport Blooms
The phase 3 expansion officially opened to the public on Thursday, ahead of the postponed Asian Games, which will be held in the Zhejiang province capital in September next year. The extension includes a fourth terminal, a transportation center and other facilities. With an investment of over $3.9 billion, the airport is now the second largest aviation hub in East China
Sep 23, 2022 14:21 PM

Gallery: National Day Holiday Preparations
An 18-meter tall basket of artificial flowers is being placed at the center of Tiananmen Square in preparation for the National Day holiday next month. Installation of the giant flower basket started on Sept. 15 and is expected to be completed by Sunday, the local government said
Sep 22, 2022 19:32 PM

Gallery: Whale Rescue
Almost 200 pilot whales have died after a pod of 230 were found stranded on the west coast of Tasmania in Australia. The local government said 32 surviving whales have since been rescued and released into deep water. The incident occurred just days after 14 sperm whales were found dead on the state’s north coast. In 2020, more than 380 whales died in the country’s worst mass stranding at the same location. It’s unclear what causes mass strandings, but pilot whales are known to travel in large groups
Sep 22, 2022 18:44 PM

Gallery: Pandas Back in the Public Eye
The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding has reopened after a two-week closure due to a Covid-19 outbreak in Southwest China’s Sichuan province. The facility, which allows visitors to view the country’s most famous mammal, was founded in the 1980s with six rescued wild giant pandas. By 2020, it had bred more than 200 more