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S. Korean key police, military officials placed under travel ban in martial law probe

Protesters tear a banner representing the flag of the ruling People Power Party as they attend a rally calling for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who declared martial law, which was reversed hours later, in front of the headquarters of the ruling People Power Party, in Seoul, South Korea, Dec 9, 2024. SEOUL -- South Korea's National …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

How secure are buildings past 50 years old?

China Daily

Hong Kong's stock of old buildings is rising, as those built during the construction boom from the 1950s to the '70s age. About one in five of Hong Kong's residential high-rise buildings risk collapse if not repaired. Hong Kong's high humidity, summer temperatures, typhoons and rainstorms, corrode pipes and metal structures, crack cement surfaces, spall concrete and peel facades over …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

How secure are buildings past 50 years old?

China Daily

Hong Kong's stock of old buildings is rising, as those built during the construction boom from the 1950s to the '70s age. About one in five of Hong Kong's residential high-rise buildings risk collapse if not repaired. Hong Kong's high humidity, summer temperatures, typhoons and rainstorms, corrode pipes and metal structures, crack cement surfaces, spall concrete and peel facades over …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Member of £1,235-a-year Mayfair private members club was 'bullied' after breaching Covid rules, High Court hears

Daily Mail

A member of a £1,235-a-year Mayfair private members club claims she was 'belittled and bullied' after she was expelled over claims she had breached Covid travel rules. Gina Mok, 46, who was never vaccinated against Covid, is taking a High Court action seeking reinstatement to the exclusive Lansdowne Club in central London. Gina Mok, pictured, is taking a £50,000 legal …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

House prices are rising across the UK for the first time in two years

The Independent

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3 months ago

Concert ushers in regional joy

China Daily

Young vocal talents from Macao, Hong Kong, and the Chinese mainland, alongside local students and dancers, perform Hello, Greater Bay. More than 100 prominent Chinese and overseas musicians and celebrities gathered in Macao's largest indoor venue, Galaxy Arena, on Sunday evening for the Greater Bay Area Film Concert 2024. Co-organized by China Central Television, the Macao Cultural Affairs Bureau, the …

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3 months ago

Concert ushers in regional joy

China Daily

Young vocal talents from Macao, Hong Kong, and the Chinese mainland, alongside local students and dancers, perform Hello, Greater Bay. More than 100 prominent Chinese and overseas musicians and celebrities gathered in Macao's largest indoor venue, Galaxy Arena, on Sunday evening for the Greater Bay Area Film Concert 2024. Co-organized by China Central Television, the Macao Cultural Affairs Bureau, the …

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4 months ago

Family tribute to missing tycoon Mike Lynch’s co-defendant who died after car crash

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The family of missing Mike Lynch’s co-defendant in his US …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Students inspired by Shanxi history, culture

China Daily

A replica of an ancient structure pailou displayed at the school. Before the 1930s, many researchers, especially those in Japan, believed that there were no preserved wooden structures older than the Tang Dynasty in China. Their research proved that the Grand Eastern Hall is the largest among the few preserved Tang Dynasty structures in China. "This is a treasure house …

China Wong

4 months, 1 week ago

Students inspired by Shanxi history, culture

China Daily

A shadow puppet play in Shanxi province depicts a scene from Journey to the West. CHINA DAILY Classical woodwork They learned what makes this extension possible is the unique ancient Chinese structuring component called dougong. Later, at Taiyuan Tourism College, the students had the opportunity to learn how to make dougong brackets themselves and how these ancient structural components can …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Students inspired by Shanxi history, culture

China Daily

A replica of an ancient structure pailou displayed at the school. Before the 1930s, many researchers, especially those in Japan, believed that there were no preserved wooden structures older than the Tang Dynasty in China. Their research proved that the Grand Eastern Hall is the largest among the few preserved Tang Dynasty structures in China. "This is a treasure house …

China Wong

4 months, 1 week ago

Students inspired by Shanxi history, culture

China Daily

A shadow puppet play in Shanxi province depicts a scene from Journey to the West. CHINA DAILY Classical woodwork They learned what makes this extension possible is the unique ancient Chinese structuring component called dougong. Later, at Taiyuan Tourism College, the students had the opportunity to learn how to make dougong brackets themselves and how these ancient structural components can …

Shanxi Dougong Brackets

4 months, 1 week ago

Students inspired by Shanxi history, culture

China Daily

The flank of a Shang Dynasty bronze wine vessel called Xiaoyou, which is dubbed the ancient version of an Angry Bird and is collected at Shanxi Museum. CHINA DAILY Keen interest As most of the students are Malaysian-Chinese, they have a keen interest in Chinese history and culture, and other aspects relating to their ancestral roots. She said she is …

China Ancient Shanxi Lin Temple Chinese Architecture

4 months, 1 week ago

Students inspired by Shanxi history, culture

China Daily

The flank of a Shang Dynasty bronze wine vessel called Xiaoyou, which is dubbed the ancient version of an Angry Bird and is collected at Shanxi Museum. CHINA DAILY Keen interest As most of the students are Malaysian-Chinese, they have a keen interest in Chinese history and culture, and other aspects relating to their ancestral roots. She said she is …

China Ancient Chinese Shanxi Lin Temple

5 months, 1 week ago

Unfurling the scroll of French fashion history in Hong Kong

China Daily

Louis Ng, the museum's director, admires a short jacket made in 18th-century France. To properly protect these precious cultural relics, in mid-October this year, after the end of the three-and-a-half-month exhibition in Hong Kong, all the exhibits will be returned to France for safekeeping. Hong Kong singer Karen Mok recorded the exhibition narration in Cantonese, Mandarin and English, which visitors …

Hong Kong Mok

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Glastonbury 2025: When do tickets go on sale and who’s headlining

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis has …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Laughing gas: How dangerous is the party drug?

Hindustan Times

Governments want to regulate nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, a party drug used by young adults in the United States and Europe. I was 17-years-old the first time I used laughing gas — nitrous oxide — for fun. Laughing gas is the colloquial term for nitrous oxide, a clear gas. According to a 2023 report on nitrous oxide published by …

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7 months, 1 week ago

S. Korea to set up $7-billion aid package for chip industry

The Hindu

South Korea will set up an aid package worth more than $7 billion to support its chip industry, the Finance Ministry said on Sunday, as part of its drive to boost its critical semiconductor sector. This initiative follows its pledge last year to build the world's largest chip centre using $240 billion of private investment, primarily from Samsung Electronics, the …

South Korea Billion Chip

1 year, 4 months ago

Letter From the Editors

The Diplomat

Welcome to the August 2023 issue of The Diplomat Magazine. Over the past decade, as Hong Kong becomes farther removed in time from British rule, some Hong Kongers have taken to holding up the colonial period as a high-water mark for the city – usually in contrast to the erosion of rights seen under Beijing’s rule. Colonial legacies also shaped …

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1 year, 4 months ago

UK barge to house asylum-seekers is branded a death trap

CNN

London CNN — A barge on which the United Kingdom government plans to house hundreds of asylum-seekers has been described as a “death trap” by the country’s Fire Brigades Union. “Vessels like this are not designed for large numbers like this,” Selby said, explaining that the barge has been “retrofitted” for 222 people, not the 500 people the government plans …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Aspartame: How dangerous is it for your health and what does it do to your body?

The Independent

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1 year, 6 months ago

Indian Monsoon: What is El Nino and It's Impact on Rainy Season Explained

News 18

Cyclone Biparjoy is now completely detached from the monsoonal flow and will not adversely impact the advance of the rain-bearing system or its performance, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. India is expected to get normal rainfall during the southwest monsoon season despite the evolving El Nino conditions, the IMD had earlier said. In the 1930s, climatologists, led by …

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1 year, 6 months ago

China targets ‘unity in thought’ with campaign on Xi’s philosophy

Al Jazeera

Millions of party members are learning the finer points of Xi Jinping Thought to advance China’s ‘great rejuvenation’. Chinese President Xi Jinping announced in April that the study of ‘Xi Jinping Thought’ or ‘Xi Thought’, which encapsulates the vision and ideology of China’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, would be required study for the bureaucrats, businesspeople, officials, military personnel …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Shed of the Year shortlist includes Japanese tea room and ski chalet

Daily Mail

An A-frame ski chalet in Essex, a Japanese-inspired tea room in Bristol and a bee cafe in the Suffolk village of Great Bealings are just a few of the entries on the shortlist for the Shed of the Year 2023. My Little Slice of Heaven, Kent Another budget shed is this one in Kent, which is called 'my little slice …

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S. Korean key police, military officials placed under travel ban in martial law probe

How secure are buildings past 50 years old?

How secure are buildings past 50 years old?

Member of £1,235-a-year Mayfair private members club was 'bullied' after breaching Covid rules, High Court hears

House prices are rising across the UK for the first time in two years

Concert ushers in regional joy

Concert ushers in regional joy

Family tribute to missing tycoon Mike Lynch’s co-defendant who died after car crash

Students inspired by Shanxi history, culture

Students inspired by Shanxi history, culture

Students inspired by Shanxi history, culture

Students inspired by Shanxi history, culture

Students inspired by Shanxi history, culture

Students inspired by Shanxi history, culture

Unfurling the scroll of French fashion history in Hong Kong

Glastonbury 2025: When do tickets go on sale and who’s headlining

Laughing gas: How dangerous is the party drug?

S. Korea to set up $7-billion aid package for chip industry

Letter From the Editors

UK barge to house asylum-seekers is branded a death trap

Aspartame: How dangerous is it for your health and what does it do to your body?

Indian Monsoon: What is El Nino and It's Impact on Rainy Season Explained

China targets ‘unity in thought’ with campaign on Xi’s philosophy

Shed of the Year shortlist includes Japanese tea room and ski chalet