Pretend to be Sick to Get Free Sweeties on Nanjing Metro
Nanjing’s Zhujiang Lu Metro Station is now being called the sweetest station on the network. As such, Zhujiang Lu Metro Station sees more than its fair share of sick children passing through with a parent or caregiver. The program, which sees Nanjing Metro staff handing out sweeties to the sick, has been such a hit that the station itself has been decorated in colourful children’s pictures. No; a fact confirmed by Head of Nanjing Zhujiang Road subway station, Cai Yang. But before rushing to Zhujiang Lu feigning one illness or another, consider that a better, long-term bet might be shares in one of the sweetie shops inside the station.
Source:MetroXpress
January 27, 2022 23:27 UTC
Analysis-Debt fears overshadow China’s infrastructure push to fight economic slowdown
At a meeting in December to chart the course for 2022, top leaders called for front loading infrastructure investment to help cushion the slowdown, which looks set to worsen in the first half. “We need to step up infrastructure investment and stabilize the property sector,” Yao Jingyuan, an adviser to the cabinet, told Reuters. Local governments, meanwhile, have unveiled their own infrastructure projects, including in Shanghai and the provinces of Sichuan, Jiangsu，Zhejiang, Anhui and Hebei. The finance ministry has already issued 1.46 trillion yuan in its 2022 advance quota for local government special bonds, on top of 1.2 trillion yuan in unspent bond funds from the fourth quarter of 2021 – part of the 2021 quota of 3.65 trillion yuan. But few analysts expect a major turnaround in the sector soon, with HSBC forecasting zero to 2% growth in property investment this year.
Source:MetroXpress
January 27, 2022 22:49 UTC
China’s new English language song for Beijing 2022 divides opinion
BEIJING (Reuters) – A new English-language song released by Chinese state media for the Beijing Winter Olympics has divided opinion, gaining effusive praise on Chinese social media but panned by overseas critics as “cringey” and out of touch with reality. The Beijing Games are set to take place from Feb. 4 to 20. It generated a big thumbs-up on Chinese Weibo, especially by fans of Zeng, who has over 20 million followers on Weibo. The Games will be held in a “bubble” that strictly separates athletes and other Games personnel from the public. More collaborations between Chinese pop stars and state media are scheduled as the games near.
Source:MetroXpress
January 27, 2022 01:06 UTC
Gidsel viste verdensklasse i den fjerde danske EM-sejr
Gidsel viste verdensklasse i den fjerde danske EM-sejr Rekordstort OL-hold er komplet med bedste danske fra 2018God formiddag kære læser! 1.00 i Melbourne, og anført af Årets Fund i dansk idræt, Mathias Gidsel, vandt Danmark også den fjerde kamp ved EM i Ungarn, da Islands coronaplagede hold blev besejret. Ud over at score 9 mål på lige så mange forsøg tilkæmpede Mathias Gidsel sig 5 straffekast, lavede 5 assist og fremprovokerede flere islandske udvisninger. Det udløste topkarakteren 12 i Henrik Braad Jacobsens vurdering af de danske spilleres indsats. Viktor Hald Thorup leverede de bedste danske resultat ved vinter-OL i 2018, da han blev nummer 5 i massestarten i Pyongyang.
Source:Dagbladet Politiken
January 21, 2022 20:40 UTC
Lange udsigter for ventelister
Lange udsigter for ventelister Der vil gå lang tid, før ventelisterne på landets sygehuse er i bund efter corona og sygeplejerskestrejken. I hvert fald, hvis man ser på, hvor lang tid nogle patienter må vente på behandling. I Region Hovedstaden er det især patienter, som venter på operationer i øjenområdet og mave-tarm-området, som er hårdt ramt af lange ventetider. Regionernes formand, Stephanie Lose (V), er enig i, at det vil tage lang tid, før ventetiden er tilbage til normal. Samtidig erkender hun, at det er risikabelt at folk må vente på behandling, for de risikerer at få det værre.
Source:Dagbladet Politiken
January 20, 2022 06:16 UTC
Jeppe Kofod: Danmark dropper OL i Beijing
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Source:Dagbladet Politiken
January 15, 2022 21:21 UTC
Kineserne kigger dybt i danske hemmeligheder
Kineserne kigger dybt i danske hemmeligheder PET advarer mod spionage mod Danmark. Og det kan vi se, at de også gør i Danmark«, siger Anders Henriksen, der er afdelingschef for kontraspionage i PET. Det, kineserne blandt andet er interesseret i, er forskning i kunstig intelligens, kvanteteknologi og bioteknologi. Vi er vidne til et spil poker, hvor nogle bliver nødt til at forlade bordet, når de taber«, siger han. »Vi skal bruge over 50.000 flere, hvis vi skal levere den velfærd, vi har i dag, til flere ældre og andre med behov.
Source:Dagbladet Politiken
January 13, 2022 06:24 UTC
Her er de nye anbefalinger
Her er de nye anbefalinger Disse bøger kan du læse uden mundbindKære læser,Der er et kulturliv, der aldrig lukker, og det er litteraturens verden, og hvert år i januar glæder vi os til at hylde den. Det sker med Politikens litteraturpris, som med ti år på bagen for længst er blevet en fast bestanddel af vores dækning af dansk litteratur. I år indstiller vi syv fantastiske bøger. Vi kunne have indstillet mange flere, for dansk litteratur befinder sig i en ny storhedstid, men bruttolisten skulle skæres til en nettoliste, og det blev nedenstående værker, der dyster om prisen, som er på 200.000 kr. Vores litteraturpris hylder bøger, der er udkommet, men der er masser af nye på vej i den kommende sæson.
Source:Dagbladet Politiken
January 12, 2022 19:05 UTC
Figure skating-Cain-Gribble and LeDuc grab pairs lead at US Championships
(Reuters) -Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc set a U.S. short program record on Thursday to take the lead at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, the last competition before next month’s Beijing Winter Olympics. The pairs free skate will be held on Saturday. National champions and favorites in the pairs event Knierim and Frazier were forced to withdraw ahead of the competition after Frazier tested positive for COVID-19. They are expected to petition to get one of two Olympic pairs’ spots, with a decision expected after the competition ends on Saturday.
Source:MetroXpress
January 07, 2022 08:10 UTC
WTA roundup: Sofia Kenin comes from behind in Adelaide
6 seed Sofia Kenin rallied from a set down to oust Australian Ajla Tomljanovic 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the second round of the Adelaide International on Thursday. The 23-year-old American went 5-for-9 in converting break-point opportunities and saved 10 of 16 break points while absorbing Tomljanovic’s 10 aces. 1 seed Naomi Osaka of Japan needed just 58 minutes to defeat German Maryna Zanevska 6-1, 6-1, in the second round in Melbourne. Melbourne Summer Set 2Two seeded players fell in the second round in Melbourne, as Kamilla Rakhimova of Russia took down Spanish No. 7 seed Ann Li of the U.S., Nuria Parrizas Diaz of Spain, Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus and Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania.
Source:MetroXpress
January 07, 2022 04:19 UTC
Danskernes bekymring for corona falder
Danskernes bekymring for corona falder Trods rekordhøje smittetal falder danskernes bekymring for corona, og det vidner om, at folk tænker, det ikke bliver så slemt som frygtet. Måske har du selv mærket, at på trods af de rekordhøje smittetal, så er bekymringerne lettet lidt fra dit sind. Det viser Hope-projektet, som løbende måler danskernes adfærd i forhold til corona, og som er ledet af Michael Bang Petersen, professor i statskundskab på Aarhus Universitet. Den nyeste opgørelse viser, at 49 procent synes, at corona er en trussel mod det danske samfund, mens det for et år siden var 73 procent. Folk bevæger sig i retning af, at det ikke er så slemt som frygtet«, siger Michael Bang Petersen.
Source:Dagbladet Politiken
January 06, 2022 07:40 UTC
Verdensstjerne har en klar besked til danske atleter
Verdensstjerne har en klar besked til danske atleter »Det handler ikke om politik. Det handler om menneskerettigheder«Godmorgen, kære læserBasketballstjernen Enes Kanter Freedom har blandt andre lagt sig ud med statslederne i Tyrkiet og Kina. Det handler om menneskerettigheder. Ellers bliver tingene ikke ændret til det bedre«, lyder det endvidere fra Enes Kanter Freedom. 18-årige Holger Rune er klar til hovedturneringen ved ATP-eventen i Adelaide.
Source:Dagbladet Politiken
January 03, 2022 08:29 UTC
Myanmar court jails celebrities who supported democracy protests
(Reuters) – A court in military-ruled Myanmar jailed three prominent show business figures for three years each on Thursday for their part in protests against a February coup, media reported. The military overthrew an elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb. 1, triggering protests and turmoil that is still unfolding. A court in the main city of Yangon jailed them for three years with hard labour, the Mizzima news agency and the BBC’s Burmese-language service reported. Reuters was not able to contact the court or the couple’s lawyers for comment. Much of the theatre and music is rooted in traditional themes but Burmese-language cover versions of Asian and Western pop songs are hugely popular and young Myanmar singers and actors have big followings.
Source:MetroXpress
December 30, 2021 14:21 UTC
Schneider Electric’s Clayton on the power of mentoring
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Annette Clayton is well aware of how few women there are in the energy industry. “I’m a huge believer in mentoring,” says Clayton, who is CEO and president of the North America Operations of Schneider Electric, which is headquartered in Rueil-Malmaison, France. “You find yourself mentoring people that need the skills that you have,” Clayton said. “And it’s really democratized the process of open roles and promotions.”Clayton spoke to Reuters about the power of mentoring. We really benefited from that early in our careers: we had mentoring, we had opportunities, and we had a leadership team that was really developing us.
Source:MetroXpress
December 30, 2021 05:34 UTC
Two new metro lines are opening in Shanghai tomorrow
The line has 31 stations along its route, with 13 interchanges where you can transfer to other lines, including Wuning Lu (Lane 13), Jingan Temple (Lane 2 and Lane 7), Huangpi Nan Lu (Lane 1), Lujiazui (Lane 2) and Lantian Lu (Lane 9). Another line opening tomorrow is Phase One of Line 18 from Changjiang Nan Lu in Baoshan district to Hangtou in Pudong. That will stop at stations such as Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Fudan University and Longyang Lu, where it connects with another five Shanghai Metro lines (Line 2, 7, 16, 18 and Shanghai Maglev). Notably, both of the new lines are driverless, with operating hours between 5.30am to 10.30pm (last train’s departure). And It’s about to become even more convenient by tomorrow (Thursday 30) when the city opens two more metro lines – Line 14 and Phase One of Line 18.
Source:MetroXpress
December 29, 2021 13:21 UTC