Posts tagged “year”
Cute ‘Tiger Shoes’ For 2010 Year of the Tiger
Traditional Chinese shoes are being handmade in Taoshan Township in Hanshan County, east China’s Anhui Province with unique Tiger designs just perfect for 2010 Year of the Tiger. These cute little Tiger Shoes are being sold in local markets and are in demand since the Chinese Lunar New Year is drawing near. Image credit: Xinhua
Blind Japanese Pianist Wins International Prize
20-year old Tokyo native, Nobuyuki Tsujii, become the first Japanese pianist to win a gold medal at the Van Cliburn international piano competition. Nobuyuki Tsujii has been blind since birth but learned to play the piano by listening to recordings, is also the first blind pianist to win the competition. He won $20,000 and will [...]
It’s a Baby Boy for Isabella Leong Lok-si and billionaire Richard Li
Isabella Leong Lok-si, 21 and Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, 43 has been recently blessed with a son. Ethan Li Changzhi, born April 26 weighing 7 pounds and was born by natural delivery. The couple has sparked rumors of them having a relationship in 2008, and rumors of Isabella being pregnant was circulating early this [...]
Puff or Else.. China county orders officials to smoke
A county in central China have told officials to smoke about a quarter million packs of locally made cigarettes annually. Those departments failing to puff their cigarette consumption targets will be fined. The Gong’an county government in the Hubei province ordered its staff to smoke around 230,000 packs per year of cigarette brands produced in [...]