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2018-12-31 Ring of fire: Why Indonesia has so many earthquakes Indonesia has a deadly and unlucky history with earthquakes. It is frequently hit, the latest tremor coming 14 years after a 9.1-9.3 magnitude quake off Sumatra prompted a tsunami that left hundreds of thousands of people dead across the Indian Ocean. The southeast Asian country suffers so much because of its position on a large grid of tectonic plates, on which all the Earth`s countries and seas sit. Indonesia is at the meeting point of three major continental plates - the Pacific, the Eurasian and the Indo-Australian plates - and the much smaller Philippine plate. It also falls on the "Ring of fire", a horseshoe-shaped area around the edges of the Pacific Ocean, from Australia to the Andes, along which 90% of all earthquakes occur. Indonesia`s location makes it particularly vulnerable to earth tremors.

2018-12-28 `Aquaman` tops North American box office in opening weekend Warner Bros. superhero film "Aquaman" is the new North American box office king, collecting around 67 million U.S. dollars during its first three days of release in North American theaters. It is also the No.1 film at the global box office for the third weekend in a row, bringing in 91 million dollars for a global total of over 480 million dollars. Based on the DC Comics character of the same name, the film is the sixth installment in the DC Extended Universe. Directed by James Wan, it stars Jason Momoa in the title role. The film reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry. As the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, Curry must step forward to lead his people against his half-brother who seeks to unite the seven underwater kingdoms against the surface world. Disney`s musical fantasy film "Mary Poppins Returns" landed in second place for the pre-Christmas weekend with an estimated 22 million dollars after opening on Wednesday. Another newcomer, "Bumblebee", opened in third spot with an estimated 21 million dollars in its debut. The film is the sixth installment of the "Transformers" film series. Sony`s superhero film "Spider-Man:

2018-12-27 24 Solar Terms: 9 things about Winter Solstice The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Winter Solstice (Chinese: ), the 22nd solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 22 and ends on Jan 4. On the first day of Winter Solstice, the Northern Hemisphere experiences the shortest day and the longest night in the year. From then on, the days become longer and the nights become shorter. The Winter Solstice also marks the arrival of the coldest season in the year. Eating dumplings During Winter Solstice in North China, eating dumplings is essential to the festival. There is a saying that goes "Have dumplings on the first day of Winter Solstice and noodles on the first day of Summer Solstice."

2018-12-25 The Origins of Christmas Customs The Origin of Christmas Tree Just as early Christians recruited Roman pagans by associating Christmas with the Saturnalia, so too worshippers of the Asheira cult and its offshoots were recruited by the Church sanctioning [Christmas Trees". Pagans had long worshipped trees in the forest, or brought them into their homes and decorated them, and this observance was adopted and painted with a Christian veneer by the Church. The Origin of Mistletoe Norse mythology recounts how the god Balder was killed using a mistletoe arrow by his rival god Hoder while fighting for the female Nanna. Druid rituals use mistletoe to poison their human sacrificial victim. The Christian custom of [kissing under the mistletoe" is a later synthesis of the sexual license of Saturnalia with the Druidic sacrificial cult.

2018-12-21 Blue Whales Have Changed Their Tune In the last few decades blue whale calls have been getting lower in pitch-and a rebound in their numbers may be the reason. Christopher Intagliata reports. Blue whales are the largest animals ever to exist on Earth. But they`re still tough to track. Because they live underwater where we can`t easily see them--and often in remote areas, like the southern ocean. But the whales` songs can travel hundreds of kilometers underwater- so scientists often listen for them instead. But these eavesdropping biologists have noticed a mysterious trend: that certain blue whale calls are gradually lowering in pitch, over time. For example, here`s a call from 2002, followed by one from 2017. <2002–2017 call> "It has been observed in blue whale populations worldwide. So this phenomenon has to have a worldwide explanation." Emmanuelle Leroy is a bioacoustician at the Uni

2018-12-20 Blood for clinical use in China entirely from voluntary donation: official The blood for clinical use in China now entirely comes from voluntary blood donations, according to Zhou Changqiang, an official from the country`s National Health Commission (NHC) on Thursday. This signifies that China has reached the goal put forward by the World Health Organization, that the full coverage of voluntarily donated blood in clinical use should be completed by 2020, said Zhou at a ceremony marking the 20 years of the implementation of the country`s blood donation law. China currently has 32 blood centers, with 321 blood stations, 99 blood banks, and 1,390 fixed blood collection points. An effective service system of blood stations that covers both urban and rural areas has already been set up, featuring blood centers and stations, and supplemented by county-level blood banks in rural areas, he said.

2018-12-20 Chanel will stop using exotic animal skins and fur He also included fur in the list, of which ChaneChanel has become the first luxury fashion house in the world to stop using exotic animal skins, like snake, crocodile, lizard and stingray. Luxury accessories made from such materials have hit peak prices in recent years. Chanel handbags coats and shoes made from snake, alligator and stingray skin have reportedly sold for up to $8,000. The company's head of fashion, Bruno Pavlovksy, said it had become harder to source such pelts ethically. l uses little. Although Chanel's designer Karl Lagerfeld insisted the move was made independently, animals rights groups hailed the decision.

2018-12-18 China needs 216 new airports by 2035: report China aims to add 216 new airports by 2035 and develop some regional transport hubs, China Daily quoted the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) as saying on Tuesday. As of the end of October, China had 234 civil airports and is expected to have around 450 by 2035, according to a civil aviation development guideline from the CAAC, the newspaper reported. The demand for passenger transport in China will account for one-fourth of the world`s total and exceed that of the United States by 2035, making China the largest air passenger market in the world, the guideline said. It also said world-class airports will be built in the Yangtze River Delta region, in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area and in th

2018-12-14 Airbus, China Mobile to work on in-flight The Shenzhen-based Airbus China Innovation Center has signed an agreement with China Mobile Intelligent Mobility Network Technology Co to co-develop in-flight Wi-Fi services, fueled by the growing demand for greater in-air connectivity. The cooperation will develop an end-to-end solution and create new in-flight high-speed connectivity, leveraging the favorable policy on the use of portable electronic devices on board and the upcoming 5G technology, said Luo Gang, CEO of the Airbus China Innovation Center. The Airbus and China Mobile subsidiaries did not disclose further details. In January, the Civil Aviation Administration of China lifted curbs on the use of mobile devices on domestic flights. Passengers can now use mobile phones, tablets and laptops during the entire flight, as long as they have airplane mode switched on.

2018-12-13 Reform and Opening-up To celebrate the 40th anniversary of reform and opening-up, the People's Bank of China has issued a set of "reform and opening-up" coins including 1 gold coin, 5 silver coins and 1 double-color copper alloy coin. The gold coin containing 8 grams of pure gold is 22mm in diameter, with the denomination of 100 yuan. Its back pattern is a combination of the digital "40" shape and peony flowers, and the words "celebration of the 40th anniversary of reform and opening-up". The gold coins will be issued with the largest distribution of 20,000. The back pattern of the 150-gram round silver coin is designed to symbolize the "Belt and Road Initiative" decoration of land, sea, bridge, olive branch, etc. Its maximum issuance is 4,000.

2018-12-12 Drinking orange juice reduces dementia risk by almost 50 percent NEW YORK - Drinking a glass of orange juice daily could significantly reduce one`s risk of getting dementia, a new study suggested. The study, published in the journal Neurology, tracked nearly 28,000 US men over their consumption of fruit and vegetables from 1986 to 2002 and subjective cognitive function for nearly three decades. The mean age of men when data were first collected was 51 years. The study found that men who drank a small glass of orange juice were 47 percent less likely to develop poor thinking skills than those who drank less than one serving per month. It also found that men who ate the most vegetables were 34 percent less likely to report having experienced a reduction in memory function.

2018-12-07 YouTube top earners: The seven-year-old making $22m A seven-year-old boy who reviews toys has been revealed as YouTube`s highest-earning star, raking in $22m. The estimate by Forbes magazine found that Ryan of Ryan ToysReview pipped Jake Paul by $500,000 for the 12 months to June. Videos are posted most days and one promoting a blue giant mystery eggbearing Ryan`s face has had more than a million views since Sunday. Ryan`s earnings, which do not include tax or fees charged by agents or lawyers, have doubled compared with the previous year. Asked by NBC why kids liked watching his videos, Ryan - who is now eight - replied: "Because I`m entertaining

2018-12-06 Mandarin will be included in Russia`s national college entrance exam Russia's national college entrance exam will include Mandarin as an elective foreign language, according to an announcement by Sergey Kravtsov, Russian deputy minister of education and science, Sputnik News reported. The three-year preparation work was completed in 2017, including technologies for written and oral tests, reference materials and talent reserves, according to the deputy minister. Mandarin will soon become the fifth elective test item for the Russian college entrance exam in addition to English, German, French and Spanish. The study of Mandarin has grown in tandem with increasing co-operation in trade and economics between China and Russia.

2018-12-05 More Chinese cities to offer 144-hour visa free transit in 2019 Chengdu, capital of southwest China`s Sichuan Province, will extend its visa-free period for foreigners transiting through the city from 72 hours to 144 next year, local authorities said Saturday. People of 53 listed nationalities with valid travel documents and onward travel booked for within 144 hours are eligible for the visa-free policy, which will become available from January 1, 2019. The new arrangement is an extension and optimization of the current 72-hour visa-free transit policy, according to the exit and entry administration of the Sichuan provincial public security bureau. Besides Chengdu, Fujian Province`s coastal city of Xiamen, Shandong Province`s coastal city of Qingdao, Hubei Province`s capital city of Wuhan, and Yunnan Province`s capital city of Kunming will also implement the policy on New Year`s Day.

2018-12-04 China develops small multi-rotor UAV with ceiling of 5,000 meters China has developed an X-M20 "Crane," a small-size multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which can climb up to 5,000 meters, said the China Helicopter Research and Development Institute (CHRDI) Tuesday. The electric-powered small UAV features distinctive pitch control technique, which makes it unique in the UAV market, said China`s leading helicopter research organ of Avicopter under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). X-M20, with the weight only 20 kilograms, is designed to have a service ceiling up to 5,000 meters and wind resistance capacity up to level seven. As to the outstanding endurance capacity, the small UAV can fly about one hour with i

2018-11-23 The Thanksgiving Story Most stories of Thanksgiving history start with the harvest celebration of the pilgrims and the Native Americans that took place in the autumn of 1621. There is little evidence that this feast of thanks led directly to our modern Thanksgiving Day holiday. Thanksgiving can, however, be traced back to 1863 when Pres. Lincoln became the first president to proclaim Thanksgiving Day. The holiday has been a fixture of late November ever since. The Pilgrims who sailed to this country aboard the Mayflower set ground at Plymouth Rock on December 11, 1620. Their first winter was devastating. At the beginning of the following fall, they had lost 46 of the original 102 who sailed on the Mayflower. But the harvest of 1621 was a bountiful one. And the remaining colonists decided to celebrate with a feast – including 91 natives who had helped the Pilgrims survive their first year. It lasted three days. Governor William Bradford sent "four men fowling" after wild ducks and geese. It is not certain that wild turkey was part of their feast. However, it is certain that they had venison. The term "turkey" was used by the Pilgrims to mean any sor

2018-11-22 TCM promoted as efficient alternative therapy in US A group of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners in the Bay Area in US state of California are working together to promote TCM among Chinese communities and beyond. California Assembly member Kansen Chu, who announced the appointment of Shudong Li to the state`s Acupuncture Board Friday, said TCM is a familiar and well-accepted medicine for many overseas Chinese and Chinese Americans, who trusted and relied on TCM to relieve pains. "TCM offers a good alternative medicine for the American society, and another choice for patients beside Western medicine," Chu said. California is the state that has the largest number of acupuncturists in the United States, where nearly 18,000 out of the total of more than 30,000 acupuncturists are practicing in the state, he said, adding that acupuncture occupies a significant place in the state.

2018-11-22 Morning Run Activity A college in Central China's Henan province launched the annual "Run for Breakfast" campaign last Monday to encourage students to brave the cold and exercise, Dahe Daily reported. Students in Shangqiu Normal University can get a free breakfast, including an egg, bread and a cup of soy milk, after running three laps (1,200 meters) in the morning. Since the college started the campaign in 2010, more than 5,300 students have participated. "The activity is good for those who find it hard to get up in the morning. Running can build up one's body and there's a free

2018-11-20 Foreigners to enjoy 144-hour visa-free transit in more Chinese cities From January 1, people of 53 nationalities will be able to enjoy a 144-hour visa-free period when transiting through Xiamen and a number of other Chinese cities. According to the National Immigration Administration earlier this week, eligible passengers entering the cities of Xiamen, Qingdao, Wuhan, Chengdu and Kunming will be allowed to stay in the same city for up to 144 hours before they need to exit the country. Those who transit through Qingdao will also be allowed to stay elsewhere in Shandong Province during the period. A valid travel document and a relevant connecting ticket are required. At present, such passengers are allowed a visa-free stay of up to 72 hours in those five cities.

2018-11-16 China becomes the world's largest e-commerce consumer China has become the world's biggest importer of e-commerce goods, with the population of cross-border e-commerce consumers increasing by 10 times over the past three years, a study said, according to a report by thepaper.cn. The study, released by China Chamber of International Commerce, Deloitte and AliResearch last Wednesday, showed China's consumption growth has promoted sustainable development of import business and the post-'90s and '95s consumers have become the largest consumers of imported goods. The penetration rate of China's cross-border e-commerce retail import, which refers to the proportion of people buying imported goods through cross-border e-commerce platforms, rose from 1.6 percent in 2014 to 10.2 percent last year, the report said. The number of consumers at Tmall Global, the cross-border e-commerce site of Alibaba Group, increased 10 times from 2014 to last year.In addition, the site introduced nearly 19

2018-11-16 China to become largest theme park market by 2020 China is expected to become the world`s largest theme park market by 2020 as the overall number of visitors to the theme parks will surpass that of the United States, according to a report released by AECOM, an American multinational engineering firm. The report shows that the number of travelers to China`s theme parks reached 190 million in 2017, which increased 20 percent from 2016. It also reveals that China currently owns 128 city-level theme parks and at least 70 new parks will be under construction or in a detailed planning stage by 2055. Most theme parks are located in economically-developed areas like Southern and Eastern China. The East China Area accounts for 34 percent of the total theme parks, which is based mainly on its large size of population and economic aggregate. In addition, the AECOM team also found that many Chinese central areas, which hav

2018-11-15 5G to be expected on Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, as the world`s longest cross-sea bridge, is expected to have 5G service in the future, according to Fang Zheng, vice general manager of the WLAN office of ZTE Corp., the bridge`s network operator. The 55-km Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge that opened last month connects the mainland province of Guangdong with the country`s two special administrative regions, Hong Kong and Macao. "The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge now has good coverage of 4G service," said Fang. "Experts and workers have overcome the difficulties of a complex construction environment and the lack of an optical fiber to provide tailored 4G solutions for the bridge and prepare for the future upgrading of 5G service." Experts and workers extended the coverage area of the optical fiber to 20 kilometers, double the conventional maximum onshore coverage of 10 kilometers, to ensur

2018-11-13 Double 11 shopping spree breaks record China`s e-commerce giant Alibaba set yet another record for the Double 11 shopping festival, hitting 10 billion yuan ($1.44 billion) in sales just 2 minutes and 5 seconds after the annual November 11th online shopping spree began at midnight Saturday. In 2017, it took shoppers on Alibaba`s Tmall 3 minutes 1 second to rack up 10 billion yuan in sales, breaking the previous year`s record of 6 minutes and 58 seconds. By noon Sunday, 167 brands reported sales 100 million yuan during the shopping spree. By 15:49 pm, total sales broke the record of last year`s entire-day sales for the Double 11 shopping carnival. As of the press time, at 10:30 pm on Sunday, the sales number reached 200 billion yuan.

2018-11-09 Alibaba vows $200b in intl orders Alibaba Group pledged on Tuesday to help import $200 billion worth of goods from more than 120 countries and regions over the next five years, as the country`s top e-commerce player boosts its efforts to meet rising demand in China for high-quality international products. Between 2019 and 2023, the company will help import international goods from businesses of all sizes in countries and regions including Germany, Japan, Australia, the United States and South Korea, it said during the ongoing China International Import Expo in Shanghai. Globalization is one of Alibaba`s most critical long-term growth strategies, the company`s CEO, Daniel Zhang, said. "We are building the future infrastructure of commerce to realize a globalized digital economy where trade is possible for every country around the world." Top global brands, from Procter & Gamble to Nestle, tou