Lunch at Central Park's Loeb Boathouse is an elegant affair, popular among well-heeled tourists and alumni networking associations for its lakeside view and excellent service. But on Wednesday, June 25, the restaurant hosted hundreds of homeless people, dozens of journalists, several bodyguards watching over a silver case most likely filled with hundreds of thousands of
ABU DHABI (eTN) – There is a lot of talk about China taking over the travel and tourism industry, eventually becoming the biggest market in the industry in the not-so-distant future.
ABU DHABI (eTN) – There is a lot of talk about China taking over the travel and tourism industry, eventually becoming the biggest market in the industry in the not-so-distant future. But with issues such as climate change, sustainability, and responsible tourism taking such a prominent position in today’s discourses, one simply cannot ignore the current pollution issues facing China.
Case One: Hong Kong before it was handed back to the Chinese was a lot cleaner than it is today. According to HK Hong Kong Knows, “On August 1 [2012], the Air Pollution Index readings in Hong Kong hit an all-time high, with all three of the city’s roadside air-monitoring stations (located in Mong Kok, Central, and Causeway Bay) logging worryingly elevated ratings.”
Former champion Chinese gymnast back on the streets doing handstands and singing for money
After an injury ended his career, Zhang Shangwu made headlines a decade ago when he was spotted begging in Beijing
It led to a job, but he has since served jail time for theft and was recently seen performing in a Baoding car park
Hard landing: China s gymnast-turned-beggar back on the streets
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14/04/2021 - 07:12 Chinese former champion gymnast Zhang Shangwu sings and performs in a parking lot for money NICOLAS ASFOURI AFP 3 min
Baoding (China) (AFP)
A decade ago the plight of former champion gymnast Zhang Shangwu shocked China and made world headlines when he was discovered begging in Beijing, prompting one of the country s richest men to give him a job.
That should have heralded a turnaround for the troubled Zhang, who had been imprisoned for theft after injury ended his gymnastics career.
But after another stint in jail, Zhang is again making a living on the streets, doing handstands and singing for a live online audience in a carpark in his home city of Baoding.
China s Startling Food Waste: What Is Thrown Out Every Year Could Feed 200 Million People
02/05/13 AT 3:36 PM
While their North Korean allies are reportedly resorting to cannibalism as a result of famine, the Chinese have the opposite problem: They are wasting food.
Last year, researchers at China Agricultural University revealed shocking statistics on the country’s wasteful food habits. According to the study on 2,700 families in small, mid-size and large cities, the amount of food wasted on these tables in one year alone could feed 200 million people.
In university canteens, the study reported that one-third of the food purchased was wasted, enough to feed an additional 10 million people for one year, highlighting that the waste problem is not just among China’s rich and powerful, as many suspected.