On August 18,Tencent officially became China’s most valuable tech company,knocking Alibaba from its prized pedestal.The UK-based IG,a spread betting company,showed that Tencent’s market had hit around 246.35 billion...On August 18,Tencent officially became China’s most valuable tech company,knocking Alibaba from its prized pedestal.The UK-based IG,a spread betting company,showed that Tencent’s market had hit around 246.35 billion USD。展开更多
Held by Guokr.com,a Chinese science website,and the Zhejiang Science and Technology Museum,the annual Pineapple Prize for physics went to Li Jigong from Tianjin University who invented a device and its accompanying al...Held by Guokr.com,a Chinese science website,and the Zhejiang Science and Technology Museum,the annual Pineapple Prize for physics went to Li Jigong from Tianjin University who invented a device and its accompanying algorithm to trace the source of flatulence—or toxic chemical leaks,landmines,survivors of horrific accidents,whatever.Mainly it’s farts,according to media reports.The winner of展开更多
China could take a colossal step in its own space race with the proposed hypersonic spaceplane from the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.Here’s how it works:the proposed craft takes off horizontally...China could take a colossal step in its own space race with the proposed hypersonic spaceplane from the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.Here’s how it works:the proposed craft takes off horizontally from the ground。展开更多
Most dinosaur fossils found in China come from the Early Cretaceous period,an age in Paleontology known for its awesomeness of having T-Rexes stomping about.The Late Cretaceous came about 40 million years later and br...Most dinosaur fossils found in China come from the Early Cretaceous period,an age in Paleontology known for its awesomeness of having T-Rexes stomping about.The Late Cretaceous came about 40 million years later and brought with it further awesomeness in the Carcharodontosaurids vein—it means'shark-toothed lizards'just in case you thought that word wasn’t cool enough—which includes the Giganotosaurus,which,scientists agree,would probably have been able to展开更多
He bought US theater brand AMC;owns 75 department stores,51 hotels,86 theaters,and 45 KTV plazas;bought a Picasso worth over 28 million USD as well as a private jet and a Sunseeker yacht(owning a 92 percent stake in t...He bought US theater brand AMC;owns 75 department stores,51 hotels,86 theaters,and 45 KTV plazas;bought a Picasso worth over 28 million USD as well as a private jet and a Sunseeker yacht(owning a 92 percent stake in the manufacturer);and his company holds over nine million squa meters of property investments.This is China’s monopoly man,Wang Jianlin,a Chinese real estate mogul second to none.展开更多
Although some have argued that pollution in Beijing is getting better,it’s still a hellscape of atmospheric doom more often than not.And,as the lungs of Beijingers and others in North China congeal into a stew,compan...Although some have argued that pollution in Beijing is getting better,it’s still a hellscape of atmospheric doom more often than not.And,as the lungs of Beijingers and others in North China congeal into a stew,companies know there’s money to be made,and if you’re going to make money,what better way than with lasers?The Laser Egg from Beijing startup Origins Technology is a tiny,handheld air monitor that展开更多
If you’re not familiar with Wong Chin Foo,you’re missing out on an important part of Chinese immigrant history:a tireless advocate for Chinese civil rights,one of the first naturalized Chinese citizens to America,an...If you’re not familiar with Wong Chin Foo,you’re missing out on an important part of Chinese immigrant history:a tireless advocate for Chinese civil rights,one of the first naturalized Chinese citizens to America,and an enemy of the rampant anti-Chinese sentiment in America in the late 19th century.There are few who can claim to have had a more lasting effect on Chinese culture in America than Wong,sometimes referred to展开更多
It’s certainly an interesting branch of science fiction-chopping off heads and transplanting them onto other people or animals-as seen in The X-Files and the 70s B-Movie The Thing with Two Heads.Utterly ridiculous,fa...It’s certainly an interesting branch of science fiction-chopping off heads and transplanting them onto other people or animals-as seen in The X-Files and the 70s B-Movie The Thing with Two Heads.Utterly ridiculous,farcical poppycock,speculative quackery,you might reasonably assume,that is,if surgeon Ren Xiaopeng hadn’t already done it to around 1,000 mice already(since 2013).Ren,currently with展开更多
文摘On August 18,Tencent officially became China’s most valuable tech company,knocking Alibaba from its prized pedestal.The UK-based IG,a spread betting company,showed that Tencent’s market had hit around 246.35 billion USD。
文摘Held by Guokr.com,a Chinese science website,and the Zhejiang Science and Technology Museum,the annual Pineapple Prize for physics went to Li Jigong from Tianjin University who invented a device and its accompanying algorithm to trace the source of flatulence—or toxic chemical leaks,landmines,survivors of horrific accidents,whatever.Mainly it’s farts,according to media reports.The winner of
文摘China could take a colossal step in its own space race with the proposed hypersonic spaceplane from the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.Here’s how it works:the proposed craft takes off horizontally from the ground。
文摘Most dinosaur fossils found in China come from the Early Cretaceous period,an age in Paleontology known for its awesomeness of having T-Rexes stomping about.The Late Cretaceous came about 40 million years later and brought with it further awesomeness in the Carcharodontosaurids vein—it means'shark-toothed lizards'just in case you thought that word wasn’t cool enough—which includes the Giganotosaurus,which,scientists agree,would probably have been able to
文摘He bought US theater brand AMC;owns 75 department stores,51 hotels,86 theaters,and 45 KTV plazas;bought a Picasso worth over 28 million USD as well as a private jet and a Sunseeker yacht(owning a 92 percent stake in the manufacturer);and his company holds over nine million squa meters of property investments.This is China’s monopoly man,Wang Jianlin,a Chinese real estate mogul second to none.
文摘Although some have argued that pollution in Beijing is getting better,it’s still a hellscape of atmospheric doom more often than not.And,as the lungs of Beijingers and others in North China congeal into a stew,companies know there’s money to be made,and if you’re going to make money,what better way than with lasers?The Laser Egg from Beijing startup Origins Technology is a tiny,handheld air monitor that
文摘If you’re not familiar with Wong Chin Foo,you’re missing out on an important part of Chinese immigrant history:a tireless advocate for Chinese civil rights,one of the first naturalized Chinese citizens to America,and an enemy of the rampant anti-Chinese sentiment in America in the late 19th century.There are few who can claim to have had a more lasting effect on Chinese culture in America than Wong,sometimes referred to
文摘It’s certainly an interesting branch of science fiction-chopping off heads and transplanting them onto other people or animals-as seen in The X-Files and the 70s B-Movie The Thing with Two Heads.Utterly ridiculous,farcical poppycock,speculative quackery,you might reasonably assume,that is,if surgeon Ren Xiaopeng hadn’t already done it to around 1,000 mice already(since 2013).Ren,currently with