Just like people all over the world, people in China traditionally associate luck with various things and numbers. If you remember this, you will gain an understanding of Chinese manners and customs and will not embarrass yourself or your ...
Naming Tradition Monba people take naming a baby as a very important issue. An auspicious name is always expected. Three days after the baby is born, the host removes a "no entry" sign from the house and invites a lama to the house. By ...
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The Chinese are a bit superstitious, especially while giving the name to the newborns. They presume that the name plays a large part in controlling the life span of the young one. They mostly adopt the principle of Yin & Yang, Five ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota's luxury vehicle division, Lexus, has unveiled the new 2013 GX 460 SUV. The new SUV is powered by a 4.6-litre V8 engine mated to a six-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission with sequential shift, ...
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Philippines-based science agency the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has announced that it initiated a research on new raw materials for the manufacture of paper bags, owing to increase in demand for ‘green’ paper ...
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The Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC) announced that Alice Howard-Graham, from University for the Creative Arts (UCA), Farnham, UK, is the winner of the CSI Colour Award 2012. Alice wins £500, the CSI Colour Award 2012 and a trip ...
Lexus, a luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota, has unveiled its 2013 GS 450h hybrid sedan with an improved performance and handling. The new GS 450 hybrid is powered by a 3.5-liter V6 engine featuring a new D-4S direct and ...
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The walking marriage widely adopted by the Mosuo people of China is a unique marriage custom that is deeply related to its social and cultural traditions of the matrilineal family system. In a walking marriage, the couples do not marry to ...
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Japanese carmaker Toyota’s US subsidiary, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), has launched the new Scion iQ electric vehicle (EV) test programme in the US. The new four-seater city commuter car is powered by an electric motor that ...
What Is Ch'i? Ch'i (pronounced "chee", ) is the cosmic breath or energy ascribed to the atmosphere, the earth, and humans. It is the positive energy and life force that pervades human existence. Translated as "breath," ch'i is a force ...
Mudong is located in the east of Chongqing and on the south bank of the Yangtze River. It is a town in Ba'nan area of Chongqing Municipality. Every year in the sowing and harvest seasons, people can constantly hear one and another loud, ...
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Construction Week reported that Saudi Arabia Mining Company Maaden has announced that it is to begin production at the aluminum smelter which will form the Phase I of USD 10.8 billion integrated aluminium production process next month. ...
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A three-pronged initiative by Brandix's Textured Jersey PLC,Sri Lanka's largest manufacturer of knitted fabric,to showcase the potential of locally-produced knitted fabrics to the global fashion industry will be one of the highlights of the ...
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Businesses are opening themselves up to security threats by failing to manage bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programmes properly. According to a study of 4,000 workers, carried out by Ovum, 80% of corporate BYOD schemes are "inadequately ...
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Debenhams plc announces that it has appointed Peter Fitzgerald as a non-executive director. Nigel Northridge,Chairman of Debenhams,said: "Peter Fitzgerald has a wealth of experience in helping retail businesses to realise their online ...
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