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Eco-Tourism Destinations In Hainan

2021-01-02T05:49:20Z

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Mountain Scenic Zone Wuzhi Mountain (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push(); Wuzhi (Five Fingers) Mountain in the central part of Hainan Island is the highest mountain and the source of all the major rivers in Hainan Province. Its five peaks stand one next another look like the five fingers of a hand, hence the name. The second of the five fingers is the highest with an elevation of 1,867 meters. The mountain is covered with a primeval tropical forest. Streams flow in its luxuriant gullies. Forest Scenic Zone Jianfengling Mountain National Forest Park The forest park in the southwestern part of Hainan Island occupies an area of 447 square kilometers, of which 98 percent is covered with trees. The largest and best preserved primeval tropical rain forest with the greatest biological diversity in China is found in this forest park. Acclaimed as "Number One Garden at the End of Earth" and a "cool mountain on a hot island", the forest park is an excellent place to spend one's holidays, make exploration tours and do fitness exercise. Marine Scenic Zones Yalong Bay National Tourist Resort Yalong Bay at the uttermost southern corner of Hainan Island is 28 kilometers to the southeast of downtown Sanya. The half-moon shaped bay, about 7.5 kilometers long, is one of the famous scenic zones in Hainan Province. The sea beach of gentle slope is 50- 60 meters wide and covered with fine white sand. The clear sea water is rich in maritime resources such as coral reefs, various tropical fish and shellfish. The mean temperature is 25.5 degrees Centigrade, making the area a world-renowned seaside tourist resort. Nanshan Dongtian Tourist Zone The tourist zone is located 40 kilometers west of the urban area of Sanya. It had been already a scenic spot during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), making it the oldest scenic and historical zone in Hainan Province. Marvelous natural sights on the mountains, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/du-lich-trung-quoc-gia-re/ kynghidongduong.vn] by the sea, around huge rocks and near mountain caves are famous in China. It is one of the national AAAAA tourist zones in China and a sanctuary of Taoism at the uttermost southern part of China. Bird-Watching Scenic Zone Paradise of Egrets There are three banyan trees as high as a building of three to four stories and a large grove of bamboo in Wuji Village in Luoji Town, a dozen kilometers north of downtown Danzhou. About 10,000 egrets make them their home. The three banyan trees are especially known as a [http://ccmixter.org/api/query?datasource=uploads&search_type=all&sort=rank&search=paradise&lic=by,sa,s,splus,pd,zero paradise] of egrets. In early April every year, they fly in groups in the sky and chirp merrily in the trees and bamboo groves. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push(); Agricultural Sightseeing Zone Xinglong Tropical Botanical Garden The botanical garden in Xinglong Town in Wanning City is a national AAA A tourist zone. It cultivates a large variety of tropical cash crops, timber trees and horticultural plants. Many wild and rare plants are found in this garden too. It is divided into four parts, namely Sightseeing Area, Science and Research Demonstration Area, Processing and Development Area, Three-Dimensional Cultivation Area and Eco-[https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/du-lich-trung-quoc-gia-re/ tour trung quốc] Area. The botanical garden carries on scientific research, popularization of science, sightseeing and floral resource protection at the same time. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push();

Luxury Brands Bank On A Raring China Market As Pandemic Lays Waste...

2021-01-01T18:28:07Z

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By Sophie Yu and Silvia Aloisi BEIJING/MILAN, Sept 30 (Reuters) - On the southern Chinese island of Hainan, a duty-free shopping paradise, mainland tourists keen to splurge will often patiently line up for an hour or more to enter a Gucci, Tiffany or other luxury brand store. "I'm mentally working on a shopping list," says Zeng Rong, 34, a Beijing-based auditor who is looking forward to her upcoming Hainan trip. "I'd like to buy a Bottega Veneta bag as well as a coat and a down jacket from Moncler before the weather gets cold." With the coronavirus pandemic having sent most of the world's luxury spending into a tailspin and China the only major economy expected to show growth this year, high-end brands now depend more than ever on Chinese consumers like Zeng for sales. Their spending largesse, which extends across China's biggest cities, is spurring luxury brands to double down on the Chinese market - embracing e-commerce and pushing ahead with store openings whereas in most other countries such plans have been postponed or scaled down. Lavish events are also back. Louis Vuitton menswear designer Virgil Abloh held a Spring/Summer fashion show before a live audience in Shanghai last month. Prada hosted private viewings of its new collection last week - also in Shanghai, the country's fashion capital which has begun to replace Hong Kong as the favoured shopping haven for domestic tourists. Driven by well-heeled consumers forsaking their [http://www.community.covnews.com/archives/search/?searchthis=usual%20overseas usual overseas] trips to places like Milan and Paris as well as pent-up demand that built during lockdown, [http://news.sky.com/search?term=spending spending] in China on luxury goods has surged. Prada has said the group's China sales jumped 60% in June and 66% in July, while LVMH noted that in some weeks since March when the country came out of lockdown, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/du-lich-trung-quoc-gia-re/ kynghidongduong.vn] Louis Vuitton and Dior [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/du-lich-trung-quoc-gia-re/ tour trung quoc] have seen China sales more than double. "Mainland China has become the place where all the purchase power is trapped," said Mauro Maggioni, Asia Pacific CEO at Italian luxury sneaker and apparel brand Golden Goose which has 21 stores in mainland China. It also opened stores on China's top e-commerce sites last month and plans a new shop in Hainan soon. As luxury spending in China reaches new heights for some brands, the Chinese are set to account for around half of all global spending on high-end brands in 2020, up from 37% last year, according to McKinsey & Company. That said, industry executives say it will not be enough to make up for the near absence of Chinese tourists abroad, who have been responsible for two-thirds of Chinese luxury spending. Total global luxury spending is expected to plunge as much as 35% from last year's $300 billion, according to consultancy Bain. YOUNG AND FLUSH WITH CASH China is, however, the place to be. Store numbers for top luxury brands there rose 4% in the first half of 2020, while those for cosmetics brands jumped 8%, according to a report by property consultancy Savills. "I can see the continuous potential of the Chinese market," Michele Norsa, executive deputy chairman at Italy's Ferragamo , told an earnings briefing this month. The luxury shoe and accessories maker is reviewing its store network with a view to closing some in Europe and opening more in China. Helping stoke domestic demand, the Chinese government has long sought to bring some of the money splashed abroad by its citizens overseas back home. It cut import tariffs in 2018, enabling luxury brands to reduce their China prices, while this year in Hainan, it has expanded the amount of duty-free shopping allowed to 100,000 yuan ($14,650) from 30,000 yuan as well as the types and number of products allowed. Also, unlike many other countries where luxury spending tends to be the domain of older generations, China skews younger with many luxury consumers between 25-35 - often the only child of the family and armed with money from indulgent parents. Younger Chinese shoppers also prefer e-commerce and the world's poshest brands have started wading into online sales in China, putting aside concerns about the potential for counterfeiters to take away their sales and the loss of the luxury shopping experience over the internet. Services like livestreaming now give luxury brands the ability to more directly connect to shoppers, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/du-lich-trung-quoc-gia-re/ tour trung quoc] said Golden Goose's Maggioni, adding that with online stores his brand could now reach shoppers in up to 100 Chinese cities. Alibaba's Tmall marketplace has seen 50 brands including Giorgio Armani and Alexander Wang open stores on its three-year old luxury platform this year and another 20 are expected to join by the end of the year, bringing the number to 220. Getting brands to join is not hard, Luna Wang, head of the division said at a Tmall Luxury event last month, noting the far greater market penetration that comes with an online presence. "When the brands see the figures, they speed up," she said. ($1 = 6.8210 Chinese yuan) (Reporting by Sophie Yu in Beijing, Silvia Aloisi in Milan and Brenda Goh in Shanghai; Additional reporting by Carlos Garcia in Hainan; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)

List 2 4 Of Sports Events Affected By Coronavirus Pandemic

2021-01-01T05:53:02Z

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CANOE-KAYAK African Olympic canoe slalom qualifier in Basel, Switzerland from March 14-15 canceled. Pan American canoe slalom championships (Olympic qualifier) in Rio de Janeiro from April 3-5 canceled. Asian championships in Pattaya, Thailand from April 22-24 canceled. Asian Olympic canoe sprint qualifier in Pattaya, Thailand on April 26 cancelled. European Olympic canoe sprint qualifier in Racice, Czech Republic from May 6-7 canceled. Pan American championships in Curitiba, Brazil from May 7-10 canceled. World Cup canoe sprint (Olympic qualifier) in Racice, Czech Republic from May 8-10 canceled. European canoe slalom championships in London from May 15-17 moved to Prague from Sept. 18-20. World Cup canoe sprint (Olympic qualifier) in Duisburg, Germany from May 21-24 canceled. European canoe sprint championships in Bascov, Romania from June 4-7 postponed to Oct. 15-18 canceled. World Cup canoe slalom in Ivrea, Italy from June 5-7 canceled. World cup canoe slalom in Pau, France from June 12-14 postponed to Nov. 6-8. World Cup canoe slalom in Liptovský Mikulás, Slovakia from Aug. 21-23 canceled. Super Cup canoe sprint in Oklahoma City from Aug. 22-23 canceled. World Cup canoe sprint in Szeged, Hungary from July 10-12 postponed to Sept. 23-27. World canoe marathon championships in Baerum, Norway from Aug. 27-30 canceled. World canoe polo championships in Rome from Sept. 8-13 postponed to April 2021. World Cup canoe slalom in Prague, Czech Republic from Sept. 18-20 postponed to Oct. 23-25. World Cup Final canoe slalom in Markkleeberg, Germany from Sept. 24-27 postponed to Oct. 15-18 canceled. World Cup canoe slalom in Markkleeberg, Germany from Oct. 15-18 moved to Tacen, Slovenia. SPORT CLIMBING African championships in Cape Town, South Africa from March 19-22 postponed to Dec. 10-13. European championships in Moscow from March 20-27 postponed to June 15-22 postponed to Oct. 1-8 postponed to Nov. 20-29. Oceania championships in Sydney from March 28-29 postponed to Dec. 19-20. Asian championships in Chongqing, China from April 25-May 3 moved to Xiamen, China from Dec. 10-13. Olympic test event in Tokyo on March 6, no athletes and spectators. World Cup in Meiringen, Switzerland from April 3-4 canceled. World Cup in Wujiang, China from April 18-19 postponed to Oct. 30-Nov. 1 canceled. World Cup in Chongqing, China on April 22 postponed to Oct. 23-25 canceled. World Cup in Seoul from May 8-10 canceled. World Cup in Munich from May 23-24 postponed. World Cup in Salt Lake City, Utah from June 12-14 postponed to Sept. 11-13 canceled. World Cup in Innsbruck, Austria from June 23-27 canceled. World Cup in Villars, Switzerland from July 2-4 canceled. World Cup in Chamonix, France from July 11-13 postponed. World Cup in Briancon, France from July 18-19 postponed to Aug. 21-22. World Cup in Ljubljana, Slovenia from Sept. 25-26 canceled. World Cup in Xiamen, China from Dec. 4-6 canceled. CRICKET India vs. South Africa 2nd ODI in Lucknow on March 15, 3rd ODI in Kolkata on March 18 postponed. Australia vs. New Zealand 2nd ODI in Sydney on March 15 and 3rd ODI in Hobart on March 20 canceled. Sri Lanka vs. England 2 tests from March 19-31 postponed. Pakistan vs. Bangladesh ODI on April 1, 2nd test from April 5-9 postponed. World XI vs. Asia XI matches in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 21-22 canceled. South Africa Women vs. Australia Women 3 ODIs, 3 T20s from March 22-April 4 canceled. New Zealand vs. Australia 3 T20s from March 24-29 canceled. Zimbabwe vs. Ireland 3 ODIs, 3 T20s from April 2-12 postponed. Sri Lanka Women vs. New Zealand Women in April canceled. Ireland vs. Bangladesh 3 ODIs, 4 T20s from May 14-29 postponed. West Indies Women vs. South Africa Women 5 ODIs in May-June postponed. Sri Lanka vs. South Africa 3 ODIs, 3 T20s in June postponed. England vs. West Indies 1st test in London from June 4-8 postponed to Southampton from July 8-12; 2nd test in Birmingham from June 12-16 postponed to Manchester from July 16-20; 3rd test in London from June 25-29 postponed to Manchester from July 24-28, no spectators. Scotland vs. New Zealand T20, ODI from June 10-12 postponed. Bangladesh vs. Australia 2 tests from June 11-23 postponed. Netherlands vs. New Zealand T20 on June 15 postponed. Ireland vs. New Zealand 3 T20s, 3 ODIs from June 19-July 2 postponed. Sri Lanka vs. India 3 ODIs, 3 T20s in June postponed. England Women vs. India Women 2 T20s, 4 ODIs from June 25-July 9 postponed. Scotland vs. Australia T20 in Edinburgh on June 26 canceled. England vs. Australia 3 T20s, 3 ODIs from July 3-16 postponed to Sept. 4-16, no spectators. Netherlands vs. Pakistan 3 ODIs from July 4-9 postponed. Ireland vs. Pakistan 2 T20s from July 12-14 postponed. England vs. Pakistan 3 tests, 3 T20s from July 30-Sept. 2 postponed to Aug. 5-Sept. 1, no spectators. Australia vs. Zimbabwe 3 ODIs from Aug. 9-15 postponed. Zimbabwe vs. India 3 ODIs in August canceled. Zimbabwe vs. Afghanistan 5 T20s in August canceled. England vs. Ireland 3 ODIs in September moved to July 30-Aug. 4, no spectators. India vs. England 3 ODIs, 3 T20s in September postponed. Women´s tri-series in England (England, India, South Africa) in September canceled. England Women vs. West Indies Women 5 T20s from Sept. 21-30, no spectators. Australia Women vs. New Zealand Women 3 T20s, 3 ODIs from Sept. 26-Oct. 7, no spectators. Australia vs. West Indies 3 T20s from Oct. 4-9 canceled. Men´s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia from Oct. 18-Nov. 15 postponed to 2021 postponed to 2022. Women´s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/du-lich-trung-quoc-gia-re/ kynghidongduong.vn] from Feb. 6-March 7, 2021 postponed to February-March 2022. Qualifier in Sri Lanka from July 3-19 postponed. Indian Premier League, due to start on March 29, postponed to April 15 postponed to United Arab Emirates from Sept. 19-Nov. 10, no spectators. English County Championship, due to start on April 12 canceled. Pakistan Super League matches from March 13, no spectators. Final brought forward from March 22 to March 18. From March 17 postponed. Men´s Cricket World Cup Challenge League A between Canada, Denmark, Malaysia, Qatar, Singapore and Vanuatu in Malaysia from March 16-26 postponed to Sept. 30-Oct. 10 postponed. Men´s Cricket World Cup League 2 triseries between United States, Scotland and United Arab Emirates in Florida from April 1-8 postponed. Men´s Cricket World Cup League 2 triseries between Namibia, Nepal and Scotland in Windhoek from April 20-27 postponed. Men´s Cricket World Cup League 2 triseries between Papua New Guinea, Nepal and United Arab Emirates in Port Moresby from June 9-16 postponed. Men´s T20 World Cup Qualifier Asia A in Kuwait from April 15-21 postponed. Men´s T20 World Cup sub-regional qualifier in South Africa from April 27-May 3 postponed. Men´s T20 World Cup Qualifier Europe A in Spain from May 16-22 postponed. Men´s T20 World Cup Qualifier Asia B in Malaysia from June 26-July 2 postponed. Men´s T20 World Cup Qualifier Europe C in Belgium from June 10-16 postponed. Men´s T20 World Cup Qualifier Europe B in Finland from June 24-30 postponed. Everest Premier League in Nepal, due to start on March 14, postponed. Sheffield Shield in Australia from March 15 canceled. Plunket Shield in New Zealand from March 16 canceled. Dhaka Premier League in Bangladesh from March 16 suspended. Pakistan Cup ODI tournament from March 25-April 24 postponed. Women´s ODI Quadrangular between Thailand, Ireland, Netherlands and Zimbabwe in Chiang Mai, Thailand from April 3-11 canceled. The Hundred in England from July 17-Aug. 15 canceled. Caribbean Premier League in Trinidad and Tobago from Aug. 18, no spectators. CURLING Women´s world championships in Prince George, Canada from March 14-22 canceled. Men´s world championships in Glasgow, Scotland from March 28-April 5 canceled. World mixed doubles and senior championships in Kelowna, Canada from April 18-25 canceled. World mixed championship in Aberdeen, Scotland from Oct. 10-17 canceled. Pacific-Asia championships in Wakkanai, Japan from Nov. 7-14 canceled. European championships in Lillehammer, Norway from Nov. 21-28 canceled. World mixed doubles qualifier in Erzurum, Turkey from Dec. 5-12 canceled. CYCLING Road Tour de France from June 27-July 19 postponed to Aug. 29-Sept. 20. Giro d´Italia in Hungary and Italy from May 9-31 postponed to Oct. 3-25: Hungary stages canceled. Spanish Vuelta from Aug. 14-Sept. 6 postponed to Oct. 20-Nov. 8; Netherlands start canceled; Portugal stages canceled. Tour of Hainan in China from Feb. 23-March 1 canceled. UAE Tour from Feb. 23-29, after 5 of 7 stages canceled. Strade Bianche in Siena, Italy on March 7 postponed to Aug. 1. Paris-Nice from March 8-15: Mitchelton-Scott, Ineos, Astana, UAE Team Emirates, CCC, Movistar, Jumbo-Visma teams withdrew. From Stage 2 of 8, no spectators. On March 14, Stage 7 of 8 canceled. GP Larciano in Pistoia, Italy on March 8 canceled. Tirreno-Adriatico in Italy from March 11-17 postponed to Sept. 7-14. Istarsko Prolje´ce in Croatia from March 12-15 canceled. Drentse Acht van Westerveld (women) in the Netherlands on March 13 canceled. Bevrijdingsronde van Drenthe in the Netherlands on March 14-15 canceled. Ronde van Drenthe (women) in the Netherlands on March 15 canceled. Popolarissima in Italy on March 15 canceled. Paris-Troyes on March 15 postponed. Danilith Nokere Koerse in Belgium on March 18 canceled. Volta ao Alentejo in Portugal from March 18-22 canceled. Olympia´s Tour in the [http://www.speakingtree.in/search/Netherlands Netherlands] from March 18-22 canceled. Milan-San Remo on March 21 postponed to Aug. 8. Omloop van de Westhoek (women) in Belgium on March 22 canceled. Trofeo Alfredo Binda (women) in Cittiglio, Italy on March 22 postponed to June 2 canceled. Tour de Normandie in France from March 23-27 canceled. Volta a Catalunya in Spain from March 23-29 canceled. AG Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne in Belgium from March 25-26 postponed to Oct. 20-21. Settimana Coppi e Bartali in Italy from March 25-29 postponed to Sept. 1-5. E3 BinckBank Classic in Belgium on March 27 canceled. Gent-Wevelgem in Belgium on March 29 postponed to Oct. 11. Cholet-Pays de La Loir in France on March 29 canceled. Dwars door Vlaanderen in Belgium on April 1 canceled. Giro di Sicilia in Italy from April 1-4 canceled. Joe Martin Stage Race in Arkansas from April 2-5 postponed. Tour of Flanders in Belgium on April 5 postponed to Oct. 18. Roue Tourangelle in France on April 5 canceled. Oceania road championships in Brisbane, Australia from April 5-6 canceled. Tour of the Basque Country in Spain from April 6-11 canceled. Sarthe-Pays de la Loire in France from April 7-10 canceled. Scheldeprijs in Belgium on April 8 postponed to Oct. 14. Tour of Morocco from April 9-18 canceled. Circuit des Ardennes in Belgium from April 10-12 canceled. Paris-Roubaix on April 12 postponed to Oct. 25 canceled. Tour of Turkey from April 12-19 postponed. De Brabantse Pijl in Belgium on April 15 canceled. Tour du Loir-et-Cher in France from April 15-19 canceled. Amstel Gold Race in the Netherlands on April 19 postponed to Oct. 10 canceled. Tour of the Alps in Italy and Austria from April 20-24 postponed. Fleche Wallonne in Belgium on April 22 postponed to Sept. 30. [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/du-lich-trung-quoc-gia-re/ tour trung quoc] de Bretagne in France from April 25-May 1 canceled. Liege-Bastogne-Liege in Belgium on April 26 postponed to Oct. 4. Giro dell´Appennino in Genoa, Italy on April 26 postponed to Sept. 20. Tour de Romandie in Switzerland from April 28-May 3 canceled. Tour of the Gila in New Mexico from April 29-May 3 canceled. Tour de Yorkshire in England from April 30-May 3 postponed. Eschborn-Frankfurt in Germany on May 1 canceled. Vuelta Asturias in Spain from May 1-3 postponed. 4 Jours de Dunkerque in France from May 5-10 canceled. Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid from May 7-10 postponed. Tour of Chongming Island (women) in China from May 7-9 postponed to Oct. 23-25 canceled. Festival Elsy Jacobs (women) in Luxembourg from May 8-10 canceled. Trofee Maarten Wynants in Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium from May 9-10 canceled. Tour of Zhoushan Island in China from May 12-14 postponed. Tour de Hongrie in Hungary from May 13-20 postponed. La Classique Morbihan (women) in France on May 15 postponed. Grand Prix de Plumelec Morbihan in France on May 16 postponed. Boucles de l´Aulne in Châteaulin, France on May 17 canceled. Tour of Japan from May 17-24 canceled. Mercan´Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes in Valberg, France on May 18 postponed to Aug. 24. Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria (women) in Spain on May 20 postponed. Circuit de Wallonie in Charleroi, Belgium on May 21 postponed. Vuelta a Burgos Feminas (women) in Spain from May 21-24 postponed. GP Marcel Kint in Zwevegem, Belgium on May 24 postponed. Tour of Somerville in New Jersey on May 25 canceled. Thüringen Ladies Tour in Germany from May 26-31 postponed. ZLM Tour in the Netherlands from May 27-31 canceled. Tour of Estonia from May 28-30 postponed. Boucles de la Mayenne in France from May 28-31 postponed. Ronde van Limburg in the Netherlands on May 30 canceled. Tour of Taiyuan in China on May 31 postponed. Critérium du Dauphiné in France from May 31-June 7 postponed to Aug. 12-16. Tour de Gatineau (women) in Canada on June 4 postponed. Chrono de la Gatineau in Canada on June 5 postponed. Tour of Slovenia from June 6-14 canceled. Tour de Suisse in Switzerland from June 6-14 canceled. Elfstedenronde in Belgium on June 7 postponed. Dwars door de Westhoek (women) in Belgium on June 7 canceled. Mont Ventoux Challenge in France on June 8 postponed to Aug. 6. Women´s Tour in Britain from June 8-13 canceled. Baloise Belgium Tour on June 10 canceled. Tour de Korea in South Korea from June 10-14 canceled. Vuelta Femenina a Guatemala from June 10-14 canceled. La Route d´Occitanie in France from June 11-14 postponed to Aug. 1-4. Rund um Köln in Cologne, Germany on June 14 canceled. Flanders Diamond Tour (women) in Nijlen, Belgium on June 14 canceled. Adriatica Ionica Race in Italy from June 14-18 canceled. Dwars door het Hageland in Belgium on June 17 postponed to Aug. 15. Tour de Beauce in Canada from June 17-21 postponed. IWT Jong Maar Moedig in Belgium on June 24 canceled. Course Cycliste de Solidarnosc et des Champions Olympiques in Poland from June 24-27 postponed. Tour de Serbie in Serbia from June 25-28 postponed. Lotto Belgium Tour (women) from June 25-28 postponed. Tour of Austria from June 26-July 3 canceled. Giro Rosa (women) in Italy from June 26-July 5 postponed to Sept. 11-19. Tour du Sénégal from June 27-July 4 postponed. Gran Premio Città di Lugano in Switzerland on June 28 postponed. Midden-Brabant Poort Omloop in Gilze, Netherlands on June 28 postponed. Sibiu Tour in Romania from July 2-5 postponed to July 23-26. Tour de Pologne in Poland from July 5-11 postponed to Aug. 5-9. La Course (women) in Paris on July 19 postponed to Aug. 29. Donostia Klasikoa in San Sebastián, Spain on July 25 canceled. Volta a Portugal from July 29-Aug. 8 postponed. Tour de l´Ain in France from July 30-Aug. 1 postponed to Aug. 7-9. Ladies Tour of Norway from Aug. 13-16 canceled. Tour de Wallonie in Belgium from July 27-31 postponed to Aug. 16-19. Vårgårda WestSweden TTT (women) in Sweden on Aug. 8 canceled. Vårgårda West Sweden RR (women) in Sweden on Aug. 9 canceled. Bretagne Classic in France on Aug. 25 postponed to Aug. 27. Boels Ladies Tour (women) in the Netherlands from Aug. 25-20 postponed to Sept. 1-6 canceled. Tour of Denmark from Aug. 11-15 postponed to Sept. 1-5 canceled. RideLondon on Aug. 15-16 canceled. Cyclassics Hamburg in Germany on Aug. 16 postponed to Oct. 3. Tour of Britain from Sept. 6-13 canceled. Giro della Toscana-Memorial Alfredo Martini in Italy on Sept. 9 postponed to Sept. 16. European championships in Trentino, Italy from Sept. 9-13 moved to Plouay, France from Aug. 24-28. Coppa Sabatini in Italy on Sept. 10 postponed to Sept. 17. Memorial Marco Pantani in Italy on Sept. 12 moved to Aug. 30. Trofeo Matteotti in Italy on Sept. 13 moved to Aug. 29. World road championships in Aigle-Martigny, Switzerland from Sept. 20-27 moved to Imola, Italy from Sept. 24-27. Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, California from Oct. 1-4 postponed. Giro dell´Emilia in Italy on Oct. 3 moved to Aug. 18. Milan-Turin on Oct. 7 moved to Aug. 5. BinckBank Tour in Netherlands and Belgium from Sept. 29-Oct. 3: Netherlands stages canceled. Gran Piemonte in Canavese, Italy on Oct. 8 moved to Aug. 20 moved to Aug. 12. Tour of Guangxi (women) in China from Oct. 15-20 postponed to Nov. 5-10 canceled. Tour of Guangxi (women) in China on Oct. 20 postponed to Nov. 10 canceled. Japan Cup in Utsunomiya on Oct. 18 canceled. Il Lombardia in Bergamo, Italy on Oct. 31 moved to Aug. 15. Track Six Day Manchester in England from March 13-15 canceled. Olympic test event in Tokyo from April 10-12 postponed. Grand Prix Minsk in Belarus from May 18-21 postponed. Grand Prix of Germany in Cottbus from May 22-23 postponed. Grand Prix of Tula in Russia from May 27-29 postponed. Pan American championships in Lima, Peru from May 27-31 postponed. Bahnen-Tournee in Oerlikon, Switzerland on May 30 postponed. Bahnen-Tournee in Singen, Germany from May 31-June 1 postponed. Mountain Bike Cape Epic in South Africa from March 15-22 canceled. World Cup in Lousa, Portugal from March 21-22 postponed to Oct. 29-Nov. 1. World Cup in Maribor, Slovenia from May 2-3 postponed to Oct. 15-18. World Cup in Losinj, Croatia from May 9-10 canceled. European championships in Graz, Austria from May 14-17 postponed. World Cup in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic from May 22-24 postponed to Sept. 29-Oct. 4. World Cup in Fort William, Scotland from June 6-7 canceled. World Cup in Vallnord Pal Arinsal, Andorra from June 20-21 canceled. World championships in Albstadt, Germany from June 25-28 moved to Leogang, Austria from Oct. 5-11. World Cup in Lenzerheide, Switzerland from Aug. 15-16 postponed to Sept. 5-6 canceled. World Cup in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada from Aug. 22-23 canceled. World Cup in Val di Sole, Italy from Sept. 11-13 canceled. World Cup in Les Gets, France from Sept. 18-20 canceled. BMX South American championships in San Juan, Argentina on March 22 postponed. Oceania championships in Launceston, Australia on March 25 canceled. Pan American championships in Lima, Peru on April 4 postponed. Asian championships in Banyuwangi, Indonesia on May 11 postponed. Supercross World Cup in Manchester, England from April 18-19 postponed. Supercross World Cup in Papendal, Netherlands from May 2-3 postponed. Supercross World Cup in Rock Hill, South Carolina from May 15-16 postponed. World championships in Houston from May 26-31 canceled. EQUESTRIAN Longines Masters of Hong Kong from Feb. 14-16 canceled. Global Champions Tour and League show jumping from March 12 suspended. From May 25 canceled. World Cup Finals in Las Vegas from April 15-19 canceled. Kentucky Three-Day Event in Lexington from April 23-26 canceled. Eventing Nations Cup in Ballindenisk, Ireland from April 23-26 canceled. Badminton Horse Trials in England from May 6-10 canceled. Dressage Nations Cup in Compiegne, France from May 14-17 canceled. Eventing Nations Cup in Houghton Hall, England from May 21-24 canceled. World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen in Germany from May 29-June 7 canceled. Dressage Nations Cup in Aachen, Germany from June 2-7 canceled. Luhmühlen Horse Trials in Germany from June 18-21 canceled. Dressage Nations Cup in Rotterdam, Netherlands from June 18-21 canceled. Longines Masters of Lausanne, Switzerland from June 18-21 canceled. Dressage Nations Cup in Falsterbo, Sweden from July 9-12 canceled. Burghley Horse Trials in England from Sept. 2-6 canceled. World endurance championships in Pisa, Italy from Sept. 3-6 postponed to May 2021. Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill from Oct. 15-18 canceled. Australian International Three-Day Event in Adelaide from Nov. 12-15 canceled. 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[/news/china/index.html China] is sending a spaceship to the Moon later this month to collect the first samples of rock and dust to be returned to Earth in more than 40 years. Chang'e-5 will have just a single lunar day to collect the material from a previously unexplored region of the near side of the Moon before returning to Earth. The last time rock samples from the surface of the Moon were brought back to Earth was from the last Apollo mission that returned home in December 1972. China is one of just three countries - including the USSR and the US - to have successfully made a soft landing on the surface of our nearest celestial neighbour. The rocks will help scientists better date the last known volcanic activity on the surface of the Moon - thought to be anything from 1 billion to 3.5 billion years ago. The spaceship will lift off from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island on November 24 on a Long March 5 rocket and land in the north of the Oceanus Procellarum - a vast lava plain on the lunar surface. Chang'e-5 will have just a single lunar day - 14 Earth days - to collect the material from a previously unexplored region of the near side of the Moon before returning The spaceship will lift off from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island on November 24 on a Long March 5 rocket and land in the north of the Oceanus Procellarum (dark region pictured) - a vast lava plain on the lunar surface It was originally due to launch in 2017 but an engine failure in the launch rocket delayed the lift off - with it finally expected to happen this year. The mission is designed to collect samples of dust and debris from a previously unexplored region of the near side of the Moon and return them to the Earth. This will enable scientists to better study the formation of the Moon and better [http://www.savethestudent.org/?s=understand understand] its age and the rocks and minerals on the lunar surface. It is described as a 'grab and go' mission, featuring a lander, ascender, orbiter and returner as part of the Chang'e-5 spacecraft. In a complicated process the mission will see Chang'e-5 deploy a lander and ascender to the lunar surface, drill for rock samples, re-enter lunar orbit, rendezvous with a returner space ship that will come back to Earth and fall to the surface via a parachute with the rock samples The craft will land close to Mons Rumker, a 1,300 mile high volcanic complex within the vast lava plain known as the Oceanus Procellarum After the craft enters the lunar orbit the lander and ascender will split off and descend to the surface - close to Mons Rumker, a 1,300 mile high volcanic complex. This is in the northern region of the Oceanus Procellarum - a vast and very dark lava plain that is visible from Earth with the naked eye. After touchdown the lander will drill up to six and a half feet into the ground, extend a robotic arm and scoot up to 4lbs of material ready to come back to Earth. It all has to be completed in a single lunar day - or about 14 Earth days to avoid any dangerous and damaging overnight temperatures that could harm equipment. RELATED ARTICLES [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next] [/sciencetech/article-8909935/NASA-reestablishes-contact-43-year-old-Voyager-2-11-6-BILLION-miles-Earth.html NASA reestablishes contact with 43-year-old Voyager 2 which...] [/sciencetech/article-8909399/Astronomers-claim-Moons-long-lost-twin.html Astronomers find the Moon's 'long-lost twin': Large rock...] [/sciencetech/article-8909049/All-seven-planets-visible-night-sky-week.html Solar system puts on a show: All seven planets will be...] [/sciencetech/article-8906289/International-Space-Station-hails-two-decades-continuous-human-presence-low-Earth-orbit.html International Space Station marks two decades of humans...] Share this article Share 16 shares According to Clive Neal, a geoscientists at the University of Notre Dame, speaking to Nature, 'anything could go wrong' including the lander toppling over, crash landings or samples escaping from the canister along the way. Assuming the lander is able to hold on to the rock samples it enter the ascender, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/du-lich-trung-quoc-gia-re/ kynghidongduong.vn] lift off into orbit then rendezvous with the returner vehicle which will bring them home. If it all goes well then sometime in early December the samples will parachute back to Earth towards the Siziwang Banner in Inner Mongolia for collection. The Chnag'e-5 trip is the latest in a series of increasingly complex missions launched by the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) to the lunar surface. CNSA sent lunar orbiters in 2007 and 2010 named Chang'e-1 and 2 after the mythical Chinese Moon goddess - followed by Chang'e-3 in 2013 that landed a rover. China is only the third country to have made a soft landing on the surface of the Moon after the US (purple and turquoise) and the USSR (red). If the sample mission goes ahead it will be the first samples from the lunar surface returned to Earth in over 40 years Last year Chang'e-4 became the first to touch down on the surface of the far side of the Moon, cementing China's place in the lunar exploration history books. The country hopes to have humans on the surface of the Moon by 2030 - about six years after NASA hopes to send the first woman and next man as part of the Artemis mission - that could eventually see [http://www.community.covnews.com/archives/search/?searchthis=European%20astronauts European astronauts] land on the surface. Bringing rock samples back from the surface is a whole new level of complexity for the space agency, with only the USSR and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/du-lich-trung-quoc-gia-re/ tour trung quốc giá rẻ] US having previously done so. <div class="art-ins mol-factbox floatRHS sciencetech" data-version="2" id="mol-c024b4a0-2022-11eb-bbf6-6ba57437d4e7" website ROCKS will be scooped up from lunar surface by China this month

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2020-12-31T19:43:05Z

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[/news/china/index.html China] has claimed that its second aircraft carrier, the Shandong, is now military ready after soldiers carried out a series of live-fire drills. The country's state broadcaster this week released a dramatic video, which shows the 50,000-tonne warship launching ammunition to blow up enemy targets during an exercise. Beijing's show of military might comes as tensions have heightened between China and the United States after Washington approved two sales of weapon and defence systems worth around $4.2billion (£3.25billion) to Taiwan. China claimed that its second aircraft carrier, the Shandong, had completed a series of drills. Pictured, the ship is docked at a naval port in Sanya in southern China on December 17, 2019 Footage shows the ship launching ammunition to blow up enemy targets during an exercise RELATED ARTICLES [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next] [/news/article-8888305/Panda-Mei-Xiang-Chinese-web-users-urge-government-save-based-bear-abused.html Chinese web users urge authorities to 'save' US-based panda...] [/news/article-8891611/Hong-Kong-teen-activist-Tony-Chung-charged-secession.html Teen Hong Kong activist is charged with secession as he...] [/news/article-8892219/Taiwan-marks-200-days-without-domestically-transmitted-coronavirus-case.html Covid-19 success story Taiwan marks 200 days without a...] [/news/article-8890845/Joe-Biden-compromised-Chinese-Communist-Party-answer-key-questions.html Joe Biden 'could be compromised by the Chinese Communist...] Share this article Share 16 shares China's propaganda machine has been [/news/article-8872451/South-China-Sea-Beijing-claims-soldiers-launched-dozens-missiles-live-fire-drill.html boasting about the country's military capabilities] while sending warnings to other countries amid souring relations with the US and self-ruled Taiwan, which China claims as its own. Chinese President Xi this month told his marine soldiers to [/news/article-8838495/Chinas-President-Xi-tells-soldiers-focus-preparing-WAR-visits-marine-base.html focus on war preparedness] while remaining highly vigilant. China Central Television's military channel reported on Tuesday that the Shandong had 'successfully completed a series of maritime tests and training items'. It stated that the military exercises 'effectively examined' the performance of the vessel's weapons and equipment. China Central Television's military channel stated on Tuesday that the Shandong had 'successfully completed a series of maritime tests and training items' in a video report (above) Lai Yijun, the captain of the Shandong, is pictured being interviewed by the official channel Lai Yijun, [https://www.kynghidongduong[/news/article-7800999/Chinas-second-aircraft-carrier-Shandong-enters-service-amid-tensions-Taiwan-US.html was commissioned by Chinese President Xi][/news/article-7800999/Chinas-second-aircraft-carrier-Shandong-enters-service-amid-tensions-Taiwan-US.html was commissioned by Chinese President Xi] during a ceremony at a naval port in Sanya, southern China's Hainan Province, in December last year. The ship is named after the eastern coastal province of Shandong and puts China in a small club of nations with multiple aircraft carriers. Beijing's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, is a re-fitted Soviet-era Ukrainian ship and named after the province where it was revamped. It entered service in September, 2012. The country is building [/news/article-8739675/Chinas-aircraft-carrier-pictured-construction-Shanghais-warship-factory.html a third aircraft carrier], which will be equipped with a flat-top flight deck and an electromagnetic aircraft launch system, according to previous reports. The warship was commissioned to China's People's Liberation Army Navy in Sanya, Hainan Province, last December by Chinese President Xi (seen in CCTV news) during a ceremony China Central Television last week claimed that Beijing's army had launched [/news/article-8872451/South-China-Sea-Beijing-claims-soldiers-launched-dozens-missiles-live-fire-drill.html dozens of missiles] during drills over the South China Sea. The air-to-air missiles were reportedly fired during the two-day military exercise attended by nearly 100 soldiers in an undisclosed area on the South China Sea. The United States on Monday said it had approved a $2.4billion (£1.86billion) sale of 100 Harpoon coastal defence systems to democratically ruled Taiwan. It came after the US State Department had given the [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/green%20light green light] to a separate deal of three weapons systems to the island, including sensors, missiles and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/du-lich-trung-quoc-gia-re/ tour trung quoc] artillery that could have a total value of $1.8billion (£1.38billion). Beijing has ramped up diplomatic and military pressure on Taiwan since the 2016 election of Tsai, who views the island as a de facto sovereign nation and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/du-lich-trung-quoc-gia-re/ kynghidongduong.vn] not part of 'one China'. Beijing has ramped up diplomatic and military pressure on Taiwan since the 2016 election of Tsai, who views the island as a de facto sovereign nation and not part of 'one China'. Tsai is pictured reacting during an election campaign in New Taipei City, Taiwan, on January 5 Chinese fighter jets and bombers have entered Taiwan's air defence zone with unprecedented frequency in recent months, while propaganda films have shown [/news/article-8831001/China-threatens-Taiwan-conducting-live-fire-military-drill.html simulated attacks] on Taiwan-like territories and US bases in Guam. Beijing said Tuesday it 'firmly opposed' Washington's move, urging the US to 'call off the relevant arms sales plan to Taiwan, so as not to cause further damage to China-US relations and peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait'. Foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said China would 'take proper and necessary measures to firmly safeguard its national sovereignty and security interests.' China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday that it would impose sanctions on the US companies involved in the sales, including Boeing and Lockheed Martin. A US official on Wednesday played down the threats, saying that Beijing, not Washington, was jeopardising regional stability. data-track-module="am-external-links^external-links"> Read more: [ CCTV Military/Weibo] DM.later('bundle', function() DM.has('external-source-links', 'externalLinkTracker'); );

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