Moldova and UAE Set to Launch Space Technology Payloads through UNOOSA and MBRSC Partnership

Moldova and UAE Set to Launch Space Technology Payloads through UNOOSA and MBRSC Partnership The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) have announced the winners of the second round of the Payload Hosting Initiative (PHI). Two innovative space projects, from the Technical University of Moldova (TUM) and Madari Space Limited of the UAE, have been selected to join the PHI-2 mission. The PHI programme, part of UNOOSA’s Access to Space for All Initiative, gives teams from around the world a chance to send scientific equipment, known as payloads, into space…


TIR Opens the International Logistics Corridor for Linyi, Shandong 

In recent years, Shandong has accelerated the speed of building an international logistics corridor, including the ocean harbours, CRexpress, aviation routes and TIR (the “fourth logistics corridor” between China and Europe). The powerful international logistics corridor strongly enhances the image of Shandong. On September 20, two large trucks with “Lu Q” license plates slowly drove into a factory in St. Petersburg. After completing the relevant procedures with the factory staff, driver Li Chaojiang from Linyi opened the lead seal of the closed compartment and waited for local workers to move the goods from Linyi into the factory. The 16-day, 20,000-mile…


EU’s Provisional Punitive Tariffs for Chinese E-Cars: A Step Away from its Green Deal Goals 

In July this year, the EU Commission suggested the punitive tariffs for imported electric cars from China. The provisional countervailing duties up to 36.3 percent were announced on 20. August. If passed by the majority of the member states in mid-October, the tariffs shall come into force and apply for five years for the time being.  For the Chinese manufacturer BYD, the EU provides for a final tariff of 17 percent, for Geely 19.3 percent and for Saic as high as 36.3 percent. The punitive tariffs also apply to the Western carmakers such as Tesla and VW which produce in…


The 20th Linyi Calligraphy Cultural Festival is Opened

The opening ceremony of the 20th Linyi Calligraphy Culture Festival was held in Linyi Calligraphy Plaza recently. About a thousand calligraphers, artists, collectors, cultural entrepreneurship representatives, and calligraphy enthusiasts from all over the country gathered in the hometown of the calligrapher Wang Xizhi, who has been worshipped for thousand years as the Saint of Calligraphy. “In the nineth Gui Chou year of Yonghe Emperor, at the late spring time, we meet up at the Lanting Pavilion of Hueiji Mountain…” With the gentle background music, through the play of light and shadow, the children held the bamboo slips and read together the…


Linyi Hedong Promotes the National Fitness Activities

August 8 is the 16th “National Fitness Day” in China. Hedong District in Linyi has created a “15-minute” convenient fitness circle to improve the fitness activities for the locals on a regular basis.  Along the scenic Hedong Riverside Fitness Corridor, around a hundred enthusiasts gather every day to perform various fitness activities like 24-Move-Styled Tai Chi, 8-Section Brocade Qigong, Tai Chi Fan. Through their favorite sports, the participants are integrating national fitness activities into their daily lives. “Now that the fitness facilities are relatively complete, I hope everyone will come to participate in the sports,” said Chu Fuyun, a member…


Zheng Wang Pickle: A Brand to Inherit Linyi Hedong Tradition

Entering the Zheng Wang Pickle Production Area, the air was filled with salty fragrance. In front of a large porcelain tank, the classic pickle “Lion Head” was being made. After selecting, marinating and salting the vegetables for “Lion Head” pickle, the masters added the special sun-bathed sauce on them. No additives used in the special sauce, only the sunbath for days, plus natural fermentation and immersion, allowing the natural sugar from the vetgetables, amino acids and aromatic substances to infiltrate into the pickles. “Zheng Wang Pickle has a history of more than 100 years. The ancestors created unique sauce marinating…


Dancing on the scissors: Inheritance of a Handicraft in Fei County, Shandong

 With a pair of scissors and a few red paper, Mr. Sun Xiaodong explained his art to the children patiently while demonstrating the handicraft. The scissors were flying, the paper was flying, and soon enough, a red-paper butterfly appeared and flipped in his hand… This was what happened at the event of the “Inheritance Walking into the Campus”. Sun Xiaodong is a paper-cutting inheritor in Fei County. Paper-cutting is an intangible cultural heritage in Linyi. Mr. Sun has enjoyed painting and paper-cutting since childhood. After graduation from the middle school, he stepped into the road of paper-cutting art. From 1981…


Reading with Wolfgang Kubin in the Café Museum, Vienna

On Friday, August 9, 2024, Bacopa Verlag organised a special literary event at Café Museum in Vienna. The renowned sinologist and author, Prof. Wolfgang Kubin, read from his latest works and had a conversation with the participants of the event. About the author: Wolfgang Kubin, a globally recognized expert in Chinese literature and culture, has made a name for himself with his translations and own literary works. His autobiography “Des Heiligen Urschrei. Mein Leben im Abriss. Band 4 ” illuminates the Bonn years from 1985 to 2010 and offers a relentless insight into his life and work. He also introduced…


Linyi’s Traditional Hand-Made Cloth Tigers and New Year’s Wooden Paintings Travelled to Seoul, South Korea

Recently, Linyi’s traditional hand-made cloth tigers and New Year’s wooden paintings travelled to Seoul, South Korea, adding a strong Chinese cultural color to this vibrant city. The aim of cultural exchange with handicraft gifts, realized through (Zhu) Sun Travel, is to deepen the friendship and understanding of the two peoples.  As famous traditional Chinese folk toys, cloth tigers are the mascot of auspiciousness and disaster-avoidance. The symbolism is loved by the Koreans. The wooden version of the New Year’s painting with its bright colors, rich patterns and unique production techniques, shows the superb skills of traditional Chinese artform, and conveys…


United Nations: Member States Finalize a New Cybercrime Convention

After three years of work, the committee established by the UN General Assembly to negotiate a new convention on cybercrime agreed today on a draft convention text. The draft convention is expected to be adopted by the General Assembly later this year, thus becoming the first global legally binding instrument on cybercrime. This achievement represents the culmination of a five-year effort by UN Member States, with the input of civil society, academic institutions and the private sector. UNODC served as the substantive secretariat for the negotiations. “The finalization of this Convention is a landmark step as the first multilateral anti-crime…