Tag: Shanghai
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Hair and disgust in Copenhagen
My hairdresser, a heartless whore, skips town. She moves back to Shanghai to open a fancy hair salon. Great for both size and bling that is. Unfortunately, she is not the only talented Asian to move back to Asia these years, but her departure is the most devastating to our society. If you don't have…
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European travelers welcome China's new visa policy
Provided by Xinhua China's new visa-free policy for six countries, including five in Europe, and reduced visa fees have received positive feedback from European travelers. BRUSSELS, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — European travelers have hailed China's latest visa-free policy for six countries — with five in Europe — and a reduction in visa fees for many…
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The impact of screen time on young minds: a comprehensive study
The researchers, including teams from the Education University of Hong Kong, Shanghai Normal University and Macquarie University, focused on how digital activity affects brain plasticity at crucial developmental stages. Specifically, the study found changes in different parts of the brain, including the prefrontal cortex, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, and occipital lobe. These areas are responsible…
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The Hanken School of Economics rose to the top of the Shanghai Global Ranking
This year, the ranking examined more than 1,900 universities from 55 different academic disciplines. The significant increase in the ranking reflects Hanken’s commitment to academic excellence, especially in the field of business administration. Principal Ingmar Björkman expressed his satisfaction with the results and attributed them to the excellent performance and dedication of the school’s researchers.…
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Can you correctly identify a person wearing sunglasses that you saw from 20 meters away?
More than 1,300 people between the ages of 5 and 90 participated in the study, which makes it a unique example of citizen science. The researchers examined the effect of three important factors: distance, lighting conditions, and facial disguises (such as sunglasses, hoodies, or a combination of both) on the accuracy of eyewitness identification. Participants…
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The Northern Sea Route: Why it is so important to Russia
The shortest route from Europe to the Far East and China through the Arctic Ocean has, since the Middle Ages, captured the imagination of many nations. However, it was the Russians who could make it a reality. Today, the Northern Sea Route (NSR) is a transport artery. It is actively used by Russia to serve…
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Britain’s new sanctions against Iran will change nothing
The world’s main superpower has failed to crush Tehran, so what hope does London have? Britain’s new sanctions regime against Tehran will make little material difference, apart from provoking unnecessary backlash and impressing the government in London with recklessness. As Iran rises in today’s multipolar world, Britain’s obsession with the Western order of the past…
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Volvo Cars reports global sales growth of 17 percent in 6 months
© Provided by Xinhua The increased sales were driven by fully electric cars, of which 59,260 were sold, an increase of 167 percent, says Volvo Cars in a press release. STOCKHOLM, July 5 (Xinhua) — Volvo Cars said Wednesday that its global sales in the first six months of 2023 rose 17 percent year-on-year to…
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More Chinese car manufacturers have set their sights on the European market
© Provided by Xinhua SHANGHAI, April 27 (Xinhua) — No longer satisfied with existing markets, including Southeast Asia and Latin America, more Chinese automakers are now setting their sights on the European market. At the ongoing Auto Shanghai 2023 exhibition, emerging Chinese car brands such as ZEEKR, NETA and HiPhi announced their plans to go…
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Finavia’s summer 2023 flight list: Almost 150 direct flights around the world
Finnair increases flights to more than 50 European destinations and opens a new route to Bodø in Norway. Norwegian flies to 17 destinations in Europe, including Malaga and Alicante in Spain, Nice in France and Dubrovnik in Croatia. Ryanair flies to several destinations in Europe. Finnair is also increasing flights to Asia and the United…
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Publisher behind Xi biography released from China prison
A Hong Kong-based publisher arrested while preparing to release an unauthorized biography of Chinese leader Xi Jinping has been released after serving a 10-year sentence in a prison in southern China. The respected San Francisco-based rights monitoring group Dui Hua reported Thursday that Yao Wentian, 83, was released on February 26 and returned to his…
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China uses courts to capture Western technology
Washington [US]Feb 27 (ANI): Amid growing conflict with the US, China is using its courts and patent panels to undermine foreign intellectual property rights and help Chinese companies, particularly in technology, pharmaceuticals and rare earths, US and EU officials say, The Wall Street Journal reported . China is leaning on a range of levers to…
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Finnair balances its route network, shrinks the fleet as part of a strategic reassessment
Topi MannerFinnair’s CEO said that the airline must create significant additional savings to restore profitability to pre-pandemic levels. The airline has implemented cost savings of around 200 million euros in the past 30 months. “We need savings of the same size,” he comment For Helsingin Sanomat. “We are talking about an ambitious goal because we…
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Copenhagen goes green faster than most
Cleaner air and more trees are neededCopenhagen scored 112 for its air quality level – only Stockholm and Abu Dhabi performed worse in the top 25. And only 15.70 percent of the city’s land is covered by forest, which only did better than Dublin (11.40 percent) and Amsterdam (11) in the top 15. The good…
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Foreign investment in China declines as multinational corporations become pessimistic about the Chinese economy
Peking [China]May 22 (ANI): Direct foreign investment in China from multinational corporations falls off a cliff as investors become increasingly pessimistic about the Chinese economy amid President Xi Jinping’s strict covid policy and his stance on Russia’s war on Ukraine. These multinational companies face serious challenges in conducting their business in China. A number of…
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The Chinese electric car manufacturer NIO’s 200,000th vehicle is rolling off the production line
HEFEI, April 26 (Xinhua) – Chinese electric car maker NIO’s 200,000th vehicle rolled off the production line on Tuesday in Hefei, the capital of eastern China’s Anhui province, according to Qin Lihong, co-founder and CEO of the company. NIO manufactured its 100,000th vehicle in April 2021, a milestone that took the company almost three years…
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The song giant Evert Taube – the poet and the time
This is part 3 of our series Visgiganten Evert Taube. The previous parts are below. It’s like wherever Evert was, he had to write and tell about it. An impressionist who in words and tone painted everything from Fritiof Andersson’s robust adventures to Rönnerdahl’s shimmering archipelago idyll. Pampas, Shanghai, Bohuslän and Stockholm’s archipelago, everything could…
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Copenhagen is among the best cities to be happy and healthy
Big, bad apple Vienna topped the list ahead of Dubai, Copenhagen, Frankfurt and Amsterdam, while Helsinki, Berlin, Stockholm, Fukuoka and Geneva finished in the top 10. The report also placed the bottom 10, and it was hard reading for the United States, which had four cities in the bottom 10. New York bottomed out, followed…
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Rights groups are urging Tesla to close showrooms in China’s Xinjiang
SHANGHAI – American human rights and trade groups on Tuesday blew up Tesla’s New Year’s announcement that they had opened a showroom in Xinjiang, the latest foreign company caught up in tensions related to the Chinese region in the far west, where internment camps have been widely criticized. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the United…
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Copenhagen still has the cheapest international tuition fees in Europe
Foreign families have many reasons to be wary of moving to Copenhagen to start a new life. There is the weather, the high taxes and the Danes’ seemingly unfriendly nature. But along with the commendable balance between life and work and high safety levels comes an undeniable asset for families with children. Thanks to generous…
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“Iron Lady” plays a rejuvenation concert with passion
© Provided by Xinhua By Xinhua writers Sun Renbin, Huang Yan, Zhao Hongnan SHENYANG, OCTOBER 19 (Xinhua) – After putting all her savings plus bank loans into buying the piano company she worked for, Zhang Xiaowen never even let the thought that the company could not enter her mind. What she was thinking about was…
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Function: “Iron Lady” plays a rejuvenation concert with passion
By Xinhua writers Sun Renbin, Huang Yan, Zhao Hongnan SHENYANG, October 18 (Xinhua) – After putting all his savings plus bank loans into the purchase of his former employer, a piano company, Zhang Xiaowen refused to think about the outcome if her business failed. All she thought about was the afternoon of the summer of…
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ABB implements “robots make robots” in Shanghai
SHANGHAI, October 16 (Xinhua) – Swiss technology giant ABB will realize “robots make robots” in Shanghai, the company announced at the 2021 International Business Leaders’ Advisory Council to the mayor of Shanghai held on Friday. According to Peter Voser, Chairman of ABB, ABB’s new robot factory in Shanghai with a total investment of $ 150…
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The sailing ship recreates historical journey from Sweden to China
Europe; Sweden September 12, 1745, the Gothenburg, a ship belonging to the Swedish East India Company, was nearing the end of a 30-month journey with goods from China to its home port, the city after which it got its name. Within sight of the quay where it was to be tied, it struck a well-known…
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China is about to build the best cars in the world
Europeans and other Western nations have dominated vehicle excellence for over a century. Whether it’s the satisfying thunder that the door closes on a Volkswagen from Wolfsburg, or the beauty of a Ferrari from Modena, these brands are iconic – and very lucrative for their manufacturers. When we think of reliability, Germans, and later the…
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Valve unsure if fans can participate in Dotas International 2021
While the world’s richest esports event, Dota 2’s The International, is scheduled to take place next month in Bucharest, Romania, game maker Valve is still unsure if fans will be in attendance. Valve published an online statement on Friday regarding the possibility for spectators to be present at the tournament of 40 million dollars plus…
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Helsinki rises 18th in the world’s cost of living rankings
investment Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, is currently at the forefront of the economic crisis and accelerating inflation, raising the cost of posted workers. The Lebanese capital, Beirut, also made it into the top ten due to a severe shortage of goods and services as a result of years of recession, exacerbated by last year’s…
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China boycotts H&M, other brands, after criticism of working methods
BEIJING, China: Retailer H&M got stuck in the crosshairs of Chinese regulators who insisted they correct a map on the clothing retailer’s website, according to media reports on April 2. H&M recently drew criticism from the Chinese government over its 2020 statement regarding alleged human rights violations in Xinjiang province. The Shanghai city government later…
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Foreign nationals are offered vaccines in China
According to the Chinese financial media Caixin, foreign nationals in Beijing and Shanghai are now being offered vaccination against covid-19 in China. Those who are prioritized in the country are younger people who work in trade and service. At present, China has no established societal spread of the coronavirus and has since last year applied…
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Helsinki demands 5th place as one of the best destinations to buy a property as a young adult
The study analyzes several factors, including property purchase costs, job availability, average salary, and happiness ratings, to determine the best city to buy property at a young age. Helsinki demands 5th place as one of the best destinations when buying a property when you are young The study found that the next 20 countries are…
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First case of mutated corona detected in China
China is now confirming its first case of the new, probably more contagious corona mutation from Britain. A 23-year-old woman from Shanghai, who returned from the UK on December 14, has been found to have this virus mutation and infection tracking has been carried out, according to the Chinese health authority. China, like many others,…
