Balloon Day Parade of "Comic Book Festival" Held in Brussels

  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"         ...

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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...

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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.     ...

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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...

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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...

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Beijing to switch from coal to gas to go green

Beijing is to take action to make its coal-fired power plants and heating facilities go green amidpublic concern over the city's poor air quality, said a government official. Zhang Gong, director of Beijing municipal development and reform commission, said&nbs...

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China ups bullet train brake test record

  China has completed the construction of a powerful test bench for a train braking system, setting a world record by allowing a maximum test speed of up to 530 kilometers per hour, a railway researcher said Sunday.   Li Heping, a political adviser and researcher with the China Academy of Railway Sciences (CARS), said that as a key technology for high-speed trains, the test bench has been put into operation at a state key laboratory...

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