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Here's the news. Talents from around the world are set to gather in southwest China's Chongqing municipality for the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition, an opportunity to showcase their professional capabilities and boost exchanges among peers.
The competition scheduled for June 24 through 26 will feature 18 events that cover a wide range of industries, including digital construction, electrical installation, hairdressing, as well as coffee -making, industrial robot system operation, and internet marketing.
Artificial Intelligence -assisted judging and a digital management system will be used in this year's competition.
So far some 300 participants, including contestants, referees, and other related and personnel have registered to attend the event.
The contestants come from more than 60 countries and regions participating in Belt and Road cooperation, or which are affiliated with World Skills International, an association dedicated to promoting vocational education and training.
The skills competition is jointly organized by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the National Development and Reform Commission, as well as the China International National Development Cooperation Agency and the Chongqing Municipal People's Government.
The competition's first edition was held in 2019 in Chongqing, involved contestants from 44 countries and regions.
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A total of 66 teams with over 1 ,400 participants are sent to compete in an international dragon boat race that will kick off on June 10th in Suzhou in East China's Jiangsu province.
This year's edition of Suzhou Jinji Lake International Dragon Boat Road Race features two groups, one with 51 teams contending in four events and an invitational group comprising 6 international and 9 youth teams.
This will be the first time for international teams to participate in the race with participants coming from countries like Singapore, Austria and Switzerland.
Dragon Boat Racing is a traditional activity held during China's Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 10th this year.
The race will incorporate dragon themed elements into its clothing and metals, reflecting the auspicious creatures significance in Chinese culture.
The Organizing Committee also announced a partnership with the local energy department to make this year's competition the first in the city to achieve carbon neutrality.
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Have you had Zongzi yet?
You might get asked this question days before or on the Dragon Boat Festival by friends and neighbors.
In China, the Dragon Boat Festival or Duanwu Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar which falls on June 10th this year, it is one of China's major traditional festivals, and Zhongzi, a pyramid -shaped snack for the Duanwu festival, is made with glutinous rice with either sweet or salty fillings wrapped inside bamboo, reed, or other large flat leaves.
While the festival usually comes with hot steamed zongzi and dragon boat racing events, there is another fun fact about it that people rarely know about.
People offer fans to others as gifts on Duan Wu festival.
Why fans? One reason is that the weather is normally scorching hot at this time of the year.
In ancient times, when air conditioners were not an option, fans were essential in staying being cool and comfortable on sweltering summer days, but there is more to it than just beating the heat.
Chinese people believed that fans could help in bringing kindness and promoting virtuous behavior.
fear. This belief stemmed from the pronunciation of the word fén in Chinese, which is shán.
Interestingly shán sounds the same as a Chinese word for kindness.
This linguistic connection gave rise to the connotation that gentle breezes brought by fans could bring kindness to.
Furthermore, there are captivating stories associated with fans and their symbolic meanings in Chinese culture.
Around 1600 years ago, during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was a prominent figure named Xi 'en, who was known for his fairness and wisdom.
His friend Yuan Hong was appointed to an official position elsewhere.
so Xie An hosted a banquet for him and presented him with a fan as a farewell gift.
Upon receiving the fan, Yuan Hong immediately understood Xie An's intentions.
He pledged managed to govern with benevolence and bring prosperity to the people under his care.
Later in the Tang dynasty, Emperor Taizong gave two fans as gifts for his ministers during the Duan Wu Festival, hoping to bring about a refreshing breeze and enhance the moral character of officials.
The custom of giving fans during the festival became popular after that.
Even today, many people still uphold this tradition by giving fans as gifts to their friends.
Furthermore, the spirit of benevolence the gift embodies continues to be revered by the Chinese people.
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We all enter this world with the universal greeting.
We then learn to speak.
Though our languages, cultures and traditions may differ, we still share one thing in common.
We have hope for humanity and the World General rein - participatory director of the International Monetary Fund professor Linai Hear the difference with CGTN Radio Join our global network to connect with the World CGTN Radio Hear the difference This might be the easiest way to say I love you since there are so many other romantic expressions No matter if you are a rookie, or a sophisticated learner, there is definitely something that will interest you.
Check out Takeaway Chinese, a world that starts with 但好。 And a brain electrode cap was attempting to lift a bottle from the table using her fingers and an additional sixth finger device mounted on the wrist.
With each attempt, the patient who had been unable to grip a pen earlier, witnessed the The bottle slowly detached from the tabletop.
The expression transformed from initial despair to incredulous astonishment.
Wang Zhuang, a third -year doctoral student and a member of the neural engineering team team at Tianjin University, intently watched the patient and the 6th finger device on her hand while recording every fluctuation in the data.
The team has crafted an innovative finger -worn device, leveraging non -invasive brain -computer interface technology to harness the patient's brain waves, enabling stroke patients to mentally command an extra finger.
Also, the device serves to revitalize the patient's compromised central and peripheral nervous systems, facilitating the rehabilitation of hand motor functions.
The brain -computer interface technology is emerging as a focal point for global investment.
Scientists and engineers are eager to integrate this pioneering tech into the realm of medical practice, embracing a new era of therapeutic possibilities.
Wang said that strokes stand as a significant threat to the health of China's populace, often leaving patients with varying levels of physical impairment, and their project aims to harness the power of technology to offer patients enhanced opportunities for a life of completeness and fulfillment.
In January, a Chinese clinical team from Xuanwu Hospital had implanted a wireless processor into the skull of a paralyzed man, and this significantly assisted the patient to recover his motor skills, including drinking a bottle of water on his own.
China has unveiled guidelines to support the technological innovation, industrial cultivation, and safety governance of future industries, including the brain -computer interface industry.
According to a report issued by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, • Medical treatment stands as the predominant application domain for the brain -computer interface technology in the country.
• The report shows that among 200 medical enterprises that operate in China, a quarter of them pioneer in the field of implantable technology while the remaining are dedicated to the development of non -implantable technologies.
After six months of effort, Mei Jie, a colleague of Wang, has successfully engineered a drone that can be controlled by brain signals.
This technology holds expansive potential for applications in various fields, including the identification of distant targets, thorough environmental surveillance, and the monitoring of anomalies.
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Shanghai has released a multi -purpose prepaid card to facilitate easy payment for inbound travelers and other visitors who are not in favor of mobile payment with a maximum balance of 1 ,000 yuan, about $140 US dollars.
The card Shanghai Pass can be applied at various scenes of public transportation, cultural and tourism venues, and shopping malls.
That is according to the Shanghai City Tour Card Development Corporation, which issues the card.
The card can be purchased and recharged at the airports of Hongqiao and Pudong and major subway stations.
It can be used for taking buses, subways, taxis, and ferries, and visiting tourist attractions such as the Shanghai Oriental Pearl Tower and Shanghai Wild Animal Park.
Card holders can have the remaining balance refunded when they leave the city.
They can also use the card for public transportation in some other cities, including Beijing, Guangzhou, as well as Xi 'an, Qingdao and Chengdu.
Chinese authorities have taken an array of measures to enhance the convenience of tourism for inbound visitors, as foreigners who primarily rely on bank cards and cash, may find obstacles and challenges with cashless or non -card mobile payments.
which is currently the predominant method of payment in China.
According to the Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism, Shanghai received 1 .2 million inbound tourists in the first quarter of this year.
Up 250 percent year on year and is expected to see about five million inbound tourists for the whole year.
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A stroke patient who donned a brain electrode cap was attempting to lift a bottle from the table, using her fingers and an additional sixth -finger device mounted on the wrist.
With each attempt, the patient, who had been unable to grip a pen earlier, witnessed the bottles slowly detach from the tabletop.
The expression transformed from initial despair to incredulous astonishment.
Wang Zhuang, a third year doctoral student and a member of the Neural Engineering Team at Tianjin University, intently watched the patient and the six -finger device on her hand while recording every fluctuation in the data.
The team has crafted an innovative finger -worn device, leveraging non -invasive brain computer interface technology to harness the patients' brainwaves, enabling stroke patients to mentally command an extra finger.
Also, the device serves to revitalize the patient's compromised central and peripheral nervous systems, facilitating the rehabilitation of hand motor functions.
The brain -computer interface technology is emerging as a focal point for global investment.
Scientists and engineers are eager to integrate this pioneering tech into the realm of medical practice, embracing a new era of therapeutic possibilities.
cities. Wang said that strokes stand as a significant threat to the health of China's populace, often leaving patients with varying levels of physical impairment.
And their project aims to harness the power of technology to offer patients enhanced opportunities for a life of completeness and fulfillment.
In January, a Chinese clinical team from Xuan Wu Hospital had implanted a wireless processor into the skull of a paralyzed man, and this significantly assisted the patient to recover his motor skills, including drinking a bottle of water on his own.
China has unveiled guidelines to support the technological innovation, industrial cultivation, and safety governance of future industries, including the brain -computer interface industry.
According to a report issued by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, medical treatment stands as the pre -dominant application domain for the brain -computer interface technology in the country.
The report shows that among 200 medical enterprises that operate in China, a quarter of them pioneer in the field of implantable technology, while the remaining are dedicated to the development of non -implantable technologies.
After six months of effort, Mei Jie, a colleague of Wang, has successfully engineered a drone that can be controlled by brain signals.
This technology holds expansive potential for applications in various fields, including the identification of distant targets, thorough environmental surveillance, and the monitoring of anomalies.
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