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12.02 / 04:29

UPS Art Booking Progressive awards community Diversity Science fiction must escape its dystopic trap and foster hope

There was a big controversy in the science-fiction community last month when it emerged that the 2023 Hugo Awards, decided in October at the world convention in Chengdu, China, had inexplicably disqualified a few prominent entries from the list of nominations.Those quietly dropped included R.F. Kuang’s bestselling Babel and Xiran Jay Zhao’s Iron Widow, prompting suspicion that they might have triggered Beijing’s censorship filters. Even an entry by the legendary Neil Gaiman was disqualified.

27.08 / 16:14

Software performer country 2020 Sporting badminton Meet Tanvi Patri: The Sindhu-like talent with Olympic medal potential

Tanvi Patri from Odisha has cemented her status as one of India's most promising badminton prodigies by clinching the girls' singles title at the U-15 Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 Junior Championships in Chengdu, China, the country where she first honed her skills in the sport. Patri capped off a phenomenal week with a superlative performance, defeating Vietnam's second seed Thi Thu Huyen Nguyen 22-20, 21-11 in a 34-minute final, offering a glimmer of hope after Indian badminton's recent struggles at the Paris Olympics. «I'm feeling good after winning the title,» Patri told PTI from Chengdu. «I had expected to win, and I'm happy I could do that. I've been training at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA) in Bangalore for the last two years.»

25.08 / 10:52

UPS FIVE WhatsApp badminton Shuttler Tanvi Patri crowned Asian U-15 champion

India's Tanvi Patri clinched the under-15 girls singles title at the Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 junior championships after she defeated Thi Thu Huyen Nguyen of Vietnam in straight games in the final in Chengdu, China on Sunday. The 13-year-old Patri, seeded No. 1, wrapped up the proceedings in just 34 minutes as she cruised to a 22-20 21-11 victory over her second-seeded opponent in the summit clash. With the feat, Parti joins the likes of Samiya Imad Farooqui and Tasnim Mir who had won the U-15 girls singles crown in 2017 and 2019 respectively.

26.05 / 19:09

Cooper security Trade President Experts country gatherings Chinese and Japanese leaders in South Korea for their first trilateral meeting since 2019

Leaders of China and Japan arrived in Seoul to meet separately with South Korea's president on Sunday, a day before they gather for their first trilateral meeting in more than four years. No major announcement is expected from Monday's trilateral South Korea-China-Japan meeting. But just resuming their highest-level, three-way talks is a good sign and suggests the three Asian neighbors are intent on improving their relations.

13.03 / 20:39

UPS economy 2020 reports Interviews Elderly retirees face big losses after Chinese trust goes bust, reflecting turbulent economy

Some investors in a troubled Chinese trust fund are facing financial ruin under a government plan to return a fraction of their money back

29.02 / 13:56

UPS Netflix awards audience song reports International How Chinese science fiction went from underground magazines to Netflix extravaganza

For a few days in October 2023, the capital of the science fiction world was Chengdu, China

15.11 / 12:12

Blockchain NFT Dairy Queen opens NFT pop-up store in China

Dairy Queen is partnering with local nonfungible token project Weirdo Ghost Gang (WGG) to create a pop-up NFT store in Chengdu, China.

11.09 / 22:05

Facebook UPS Citi Airlines social Air China jet evacuated after engine fire sends smoke into cabin in Singapore and 9 are injured

Nine passengers have been injured after an engine fire sent smoke into the cabin of an Air China jetliner landing in Singapore, prompting an evacuation of the aircraft

11.09 / 03:13

Facebook UPS Man Platform social Air China jet evacuated after engine fire sends smoke into cabin in Singapore

AP, the emergency landing occurred around 4:15 p.m. on a Sunday, and the flight had originated from Chengdu in China's Sichuan province, according to a statement from Changi Airport posted on its Facebook page. “Nine people had minor injuries related to smoke inhalation and abrasions during the evacuation", the statement said.

31.07 / 07:17

FIVE Yellow Arrow shootings song Indian Indian shooters and archers add six medals

Indian shooters and compound archers ruled the roost, bagging six medals including four golds at the World University Games in Chengdu, China on Monday. Shooters Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Divyansh Singh Panwar and Arjun Babuta joined forces to outclass local favourites China to win the 10m air rifle men's team gold. The Indian trio, with a combined score of 1894.7, beat China's Li Xinmiao, Song Buhan and Zhu Xiaozhong (1881.9) to clinch the yellow metal while Kazakhstan finished third. Aishwary and Divyansh then made it a one-two finish in the 10m air rifle men's individual event. In a dominant display, Aishwary consistently shot scores in the higher 10s for a total of 252.6 to snatch the gold as Divyansh had to be content with a silver. China's Buhan was a distant third with a score of 229.0 Compound archers also contributed to India's tally, adding two golds and a bronze medal.

29.07 / 15:05

Assurant shootings performer World University Games: India win 3 gold, 1 bronze

India opened their account with four medals in the World University Games at Chengdu, China on Saturday. Olympian shooter Elavenil Valarivan, a silver medallist in the 2019 edition in Italy, bettered her performance this year to clinch the first gold medal for India in the 10m Air Rifle Women's event. Her shooting colleague Manu Bhaker claimed the second gold medal of the day in 10m Air Pistol Women's event.

27.07 / 20:07

Citi FIVE Citizens VISA India protests China's issuing of separate visas to Indians from disputed northeastern state

India has protested China’s practice to continue to issue separate visas that are stapled onto passports to Indians from India's northeastern Arunachal Pradesh state, which China claims to be part of its South Tibet

18.08 / 06:23

education Central Bank Chinese Parents to Use Digital CNY ‘Smart Contracts’ to Pay for After-school Lessons

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