A huge inflatable "Superman" flies during the
Balloon Day Parade in Brussels, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. The giant
balloons in the form of comic book and cartoon heroes are parading as
part of the "Comic Book Festival"
Monday, September 9
EF China Changes Name back to Education First
Education First, a global language training
company, marks its 20th anniversary of entering China at a celebration
themed "Realizing the China Dream in Education, Going beyond Exams to
Global Engagement" which was held Wednesday afternoon, September 4, 2013
in Beijing.
A number of renowned linguists recently gathered in Beijing to
discuss the most effective ways to help Chinese students master the
English language at a celebration of the 20th anniversary of EF
Education First entering China.
Mr. Bill Fisher, CEO of EF China, announced at the event that
Education First, a global language training company widely known in
China as English First, has changed its name back to Education First, in
the belief that they have done far more than just English language
training in China.
Recalling EF's 20 years in China, Bill Fisher said that in addition
to offering English study courses for their enrolled students, they have
also provided training services for famous Chinese enterprises such as
Xiamen Airlines and First Automotive Works (FAW), extending their
services far beyond English-language training.
He also mentioned that the 20 years of EF entering China is an
important milestone that also marks the launching of an unprecedented
education-related research network by EF worldwide.
The network includes Harvard University, Peking University, Cambridge University and Lomonosov Moscow State University.
The celebration, themed "Realizing the China Dream in Education,
Going Beyond Exams to Global Engagement" was held Wednesday afternoon in
Beijing.
A Full Moon Here on Earth
An artificial moon grabs the attention of many
onlookers Sunday evening, September 8, 2013, in the Nangang district in
Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province in north east China. The
surface of "Moon" is made up of more than 2,000 pieces of glass lenses.
The installation is suspended 50 meters above ground and illuminated by
eight spotlights.
China’s first helicopter aerobatics team debuts in Tianjin
The “Thunder” aerobatics team, the first
helicopter aerobatics team of the army aviation of the Chinese People’s
Liberation Army (PLA), made debut at the 2nd China (Tianjin)
International Helicopter Exposition and staged excellent air shows on
September 5, 2013.
“Founded on August 25, 2013, the‘Thunder’aerobatics team is
equipped with Z-9, Z-10 and Z-19 helicopters, China’s most advanced
independently-developed helicopters,” said Sun Delong, deputy director
of the Army Aviation Department under the General Staff Headquarters
(GSH) of the PLA.
The “Thunder” aerobatics team is the PLA’s fourth aerobatics team
following the “August 1” aerobatics team, the “Sky Wing” aerobatics team
and the “Red Falcon” aerobatics team of the PLA Air Force.
According to a briefing, all the members of the “Thunder”
aerobatics team have flown over 2,000 hours and some of them took part
in National Day parades and joint military exercises. Li Kuiyuan, leader
of the “Thunder” aerobatics team, has a safe flight record of 7,000
hours, and he is also the first one in the country to turn armed
helicopter somersaults.
Nokia's Global Headquarters: visiting a declining empire
Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia is based in Espoo, a 10 minute drive from Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Here it was once known as the center of the global mobile phone industry. Recently, CNET visited the Nokia global headquarters and reviewed the halo of its past empire
The Nokia global headquarters is often referred to as "Nokia House" or "NoHo" for short
Nokia's research center park is only a 10 minute drive from downtown Helsinki.
The Nokia headquarters consists of three glass walls all connected by buildings.
The slogan "It should below your mind a little
bit" is shown at the entrance of the exhibition hall. Finnish people are
usually restrained, but this slogan reveals something different.
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