China in Pictures Page 31

Oct 24, 2022 20:39 PM

Gallery: China Unveils Top Leadership
The Communist Party’s 20th Central Committee interpreted a report shared during the weeklong 20th National Congress event which concluded Saturday. Xi was re-elected as general secretary of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China at the committee’s first plenary session held on Sunday. Six other top leaders of the seven-member Politburo Standing Committee were also unveiled
Oct 24, 2022 17:48 PM

Gallery: China Makes a Splash at Diving World Cup
China’s diving team topped the medal table at the FINA Diving World Cup, winning eight gold medals and four silver medals at the tournament, which ended Sunday. The team, including Olympic champions Chen Yuxi, Quan Hongchan and Wang Zongyuan, topped the podium in the 10-meter platform and 3-meter springboard finals in men’s, women’s, and synchronized dives
Oct 21, 2022 20:43 PM

Gallery: Skier Eileen Gu Earns Millions From Fashion Endorsements
Eileen Gu was crowned once again on Wednesday, this time as the best-performing female athlete of Beijing 2022 at the Olympics-affiliated ANOC Awards in Seoul, South Korea. Nearly three months earlier, Gu bagged a similar top award, when she was made Best Breakthrough Athlete at the 2022 ESPY Awards. Her stunning performances in competition and her global popularity have also won her multiple luxury fashion endorsements
Oct 21, 2022 19:31 PM

Gallery: U.K. Prime Minister Resigns After 45 Days
Liz Truss announced her resignation on Thursday after weeks of turmoil triggered by her economic policies. Truss has become the shortest-serving prime minister in modern British history, resigning after just 45 days in office. The 47-year-old was elected Conservative Party leader and replaced Boris Johnson as prime minister in early September. She is Britain’s fourth prime minister in six years and the country’s third female leader, after Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May
Oct 20, 2022 20:33 PM

Gallery: New U.S. Coin Commemorates Anna May Wong
An Asian American will appear on a U.S. coin for the first time next Monday. Featuring the first Chinese American Hollywood star Anna May Wong, the quarters are part of a program to highlight the country’s famous women. Wong was born into a Chinese immigrant family in Los Angeles in 1905. Her career included radio, silent film and television, and the often stereotypical characters she played in the 1930s gained her fame and criticism. The star died at home in Santa Monica at 56 in 1961
Oct 20, 2022 19:30 PM

Gallery: China Gifts Qatar Pandas Ahead of World Cup
A pair of pandas arrived in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on Wednesday, as a gift in advance of next month’s World Cup, marking the first giant panda cooperation between China and the Middle East. Three-year-old female panda Si Hai and four-year-old male panda Jing Jing come from the Ya’an panda base in Chengdu, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, and are expected to stay in Qatar for 15 years
Oct 19, 2022 19:56 PM

Gallery: Guinness Records Celebrate the World’s Eccentrics
The Guinness World Records has declared Mondays the worst day of the week, in a tongue-in-cheek announcement on Monday. The renowned guide to the weird and wonderful achievements of humankind and feats of nature posted the announcement on Twitter to much agreement online. First published in 1955, the Guinness World Records catalogues the highs and lows of life on earth
Oct 19, 2022 18:55 PM

Gallery: Tennis Teen’s Viral Bamboo Basket
Wang Fa has become an internet sensation after the 14-year-old was photographed carrying his rackets in a bamboo basket at the 2022 ASICS Tennis Junior Tour in Guangzhou, at which he won the U14 boys’ singles championship. Wang comes from a mountainous part of Southwest China’s Yunnan province, challenging the stereotype in China that tennis is a sport for the wealthy
Oct 18, 2022 19:54 PM

Gallery: The Art of Protesting
Climate activists tossed two cans of tomato soup over Vincent Van Gogh’s iconic artwork ‘Sunflowers’ in London on Friday(local time), to protest oil and gas projects. The pair was part of the group Just Stop Oil, which has been staging climate protests across the country. The painting, worth around $82 million, was protected by a glass layer and undamaged. Over the decades, famous paintings have been subject to vandalism, including the famed ‘Mona Lisa’ by Leonardo da Vinci and ‘Guernica’ by Pablo Picasso
Oct 18, 2022 19:28 PM

Gallery: Traditional Crafts Trend Online
A lionhead-shaped pastry has gained an enormous following on China’s social media platforms. Inspired by the lion dance, part of Guangdong province’s intangible cultural heritage, 35-year-old chef Wu Yang created a delicate cake out of fried dough and food coloring. In recent years, China’s millenials have taken up the task of preserving skills and products by turning traditions into trends
Oct 17, 2022 20:29 PM

Gallery: Over 2,000 Party Delegates Arrive in Beijing
The Communist Party’s 20th National Congress opened at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday, with 2,310 elected and invited delegates from across the country in attendance. The delegates come from all walks of life, and various administrative levels and institutions, including party and government departments, enterprises, public institutions and civil organizations
Oct 17, 2022 20:11 PM

Gallery: Tropical Condos
Growing tropical plants in city-center apartments has become a popular trend among young people in China, especially since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. While the plants offer people stuck at home a chance to connect with nature, they can also offer a lucrative side-line, with rare plants carrying a hefty price tag
Oct 14, 2022 19:46 PM

Gallery: One-Armed Monkey Enraptures China’s Internet
The exploits of a one-armed monkey called Xingxing who was adopted by a woman at a temple in Ningbo, East China’s Zhejiang province, have gone viral. Unlike many monkeys, Xingxing is good-tempered. With her only arm, she moves about with ease, eats melon seeds and bananas, drinks milk and operates a tap. Visitors have flocked to the temple to visit her
Oct 14, 2022 19:10 PM

Gallery: Wildlife Populations Have Plummeted, Says WWF
A report released by the World Wildlife Fund revealed a nearly 70% decline in global wildlife populations in the last 50 years. Driven by harmful human activity such as pollution and overfishing, Latin America and the Caribbean lost 94% of their wildlife populations, the worst rate on the planet
Oct 13, 2022 20:05 PM

Gallery: National Congress Media Center Gets Ready
The seventh plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China concluded in Beijing on Wednesday, formally declaring that the 20th National Congress will open on Sunday. On Wednesday, a media center opened to cater for journalists attending the important political meeting
Oct 13, 2022 19:59 PM

Gallery: Testing Intensifies as Covid Cases Spike
Some cities in China have ordered more frequent Covid testing as local infections increase across the country. Residents of Central China’s Zhengzhou are getting their throats swabbed twice a day, while a new round of mass testing will begin in Shanghai on Friday. China reported 1,476 new local cases on Wednesday
Oct 12, 2022 20:17 PM

Gallery: XPeng Taxi Takes Flight
A flying vehicle developed by Chinese electric-car maker XPeng completed its first public test flight in Dubai on Monday. The XPeng X2, developed by the Guangzhou-based company’s aviation affiliate, is one of dozens of so-called electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle projects around the world. Here is a look at various models, including some concepts and some that have been tested
Oct 12, 2022 20:03 PM

Gallery: Chengdu Station Closes for a Refresh
Chengdu, the capital of Southwest China’s Sichuan province, closed its 70-year-old railway station for renovation, leading many to gather on Monday night to bid farewell. The station has undergone four major renovations since it was built in 1952. The current upkeep project began on Tuesday and is expected to be completed by 2026
Oct 11, 2022 20:23 PM

Gallery: Russia’s Deadly Missile Attacks
At least 19 people have been killed and 105 injured after Russia unleashed dozens of missiles Monday across Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kyiv, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service on Tuesday. The attacks, considered the heaviest missile strikes since the early days of the war, caused large-scale blackouts and damaged critical infrastructure, leading to power and water shortages in many areas
Oct 11, 2022 19:03 PM

Gallery: Covid Reaches Entire Chinese Mainland
China continues to tighten Covid measures as cases have been detected in all the mainland's 31 provincial-level regions since Oct. 1. More than 1,900 areas have been designated at medium or high risk, of which 551 are in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, which has been hit hardest by the latest wave. In Shanghai, some communities have confined residents in their homes once again. On Monday, health authorities reported 2,089 local cases, the majority of which were asymptomatic