The German-based international sportswear brand Adidas has recently unveiled the uniforms for the athletes of the American professional basketball league National Basketball Association (NBA). The label, which is the official outfitter ...
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Gaomi is a county-level city of eastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China, under the administration of Weifang City. It is the hometown of writer and 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature winner Mo Yan, who has set some of his stories ...
The varnishing lacquer ware of Pingyao County is listed in the first national non-material cultural heritage list. Many visitors from Hong Kong, Taiwan and other countries are likely to buy Pingyao lacquer wares when they visit the old city ...
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Anchor Brewing Company is encouraging beer enthusiasts to help parks nationwide by purchasing Anchor California Lager, California's first genuine lager reborn. Through two unique partnerships, a portion of proceeds from Anchor California ...
US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (NV) joined representatives from the Moapa Band of Paiutes, executives from cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic modules First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA and the Los Angeles Department of ...
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Needles used in Chinese traditional acupuncture have been internationally standardized. Standards have been set for texture, diameter, length, hardness and elasticity of the disposable needle. It is the first standard set by the ...
The technology group SCHOTT presents a rather special exhibition solution for the first time ever at Exponatec (November 20 – 22, Booth 3.2/B059) in Cologne, Germany. At Europe´s most important trade fair for museums, ...
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UNESCO announced yesterday in Azerbaijan's capital, formally approved the Chinese abacus is included in the UNESCO human non-material cultural heritage list. This is the 30th item be listed in this project in our country. Written by ...
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The Eindhoven region will receive the first innovative bicycle path in the Netherlands. The 600 meters long bicycle path runs where Vincent van Gogh lived from 1883 to 1885 and will have a unique design comprising thousands of sparkling ...
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Filigree inlaid metal art is one of the eight traditional arts and crafts of Beijing. Use of the filigree-inlay process began during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476BC), and the process flourished during the Ming Dynasty ...
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The handloom industry is one of the industries which uses labour intensive techniques. The total number of people currently employed in this sector/industry is 43.32 lakhs as per the census of 2009-10. Handloom weaving constitutes one of ...
Indian handicrafts companies participating in the three-day GIFTEX WORLD 2013 generated a business of worth over US$ three million which concluded at Tokyo Big Sight Japan. The Executive Director of Export Promotion Council For ...
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In a refined kernel-carving shop at China Artwork City in Guangfu, Xu Zhongying is busy receiving customers from home and abroad. Some of them would like to pay hundreds of thousands dollars for her work, but few of them know Xu almost gave ...
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A Chinese proverb says: "Paradise in heaven, Suzhou and Hangzhou on Earth." As one half of this famed pair of cities, Suzhou is renowned for its long history, cultural artifacts and beautiful gardens. The numerous narrow waterways ...
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In and around China's southwestern Sichuan Province, it is usual to see some folk artists producing sugar paintings with liquid sugar along the streets, in the parks, and around the schools. The artists normally sit before a ...
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