A NASA probe made history Christmas Eve after becoming the closest human-made object to the sun, a feat scientists say was as historic as the Apollo moon landing.
The Parker Solar Probe zoo-med within just 3.8 million miles of the sun's surface at 6:53am ET.
Moving at speeds of up to 430,000 mph and enduring temperature of up to 1,800F, the car-sized probe 'touched' the sun to help scientists better understand the star.
A NASA probe made history Christmas Eve after becoming the closest human-made object to the sun, a feat scientists say was as historic as the Apollo moon landing.
The Parker Solar Probe zoo-med within just 3.8 million miles of the sun's surface at 6:53am ET.
Moving at speeds of up to 430,000 mph and enduring temperature of up to 1,800F, the car-sized probe 'touched' the sun to help scientists better understand the star.
During that brief flyby, the it passed through the sun's super-hot outer atmosphere called the corona - the origin of solar storms which have the potential to cause chaos on Earth.
Although the Parker probe endured boiling temperatures, its near-indestructible heat shield should allow it to survive the extreme conditions.
However, mission scientists will have to wait until Friday for confirmation as they lose contact with the craft for several days due to its proximity to the sun.
Thomas Zurbuchen, former head of science for NASA, said: 'NASA's Parker Solar Probe has accomplished a feat that is as historic and significant as the moon landing.'
Nick Pinkine, Parker Solar Probe mission operations manager at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), said: 'No human-made object has ever passed this close to a star, so Parker will truly be returning data from uncharted territory. 'The
Christmas Eve flyby is the first of three record-setting close passes, with the next two on March 22, 2025, and June 19, 2025 - both expected to bring the probe back to a similarly close distance from the sun.
The Parker Solar Probe launched from Cape Canaveral in August 2018 before embarking on the 93 million-mile journey to the sun.
The goal was to gather more data about the sun's corona by flying as close as possible through the stellar atmosphere.
Because the gravitation pull is so strong at this distance, the probe needs to be moving incredibly fast to avoid slipping into the heart of the sun.
To do this, the probe has been repeatedly 'slingshot' around the sun and Venus, getting progressively faster with each pass.
In 2021, Parker made its first successful pass of the solar corona, dipping into a region where temperatures can reach over one million degrees Centigrade for up to five hours.
Since then, Parker has completed 21 solar slingshots, but tomorrow the probe will smash its own record for both speed and distance. After completing its seventh loop around Venus in November, Parker used that 'gravity assist' to fly seven times closer to the star than any other spacecraft.
Parker surpassed its previous speed record of 395,000 mph, according to NASA.
At its top speed, the probe moved 300 times faster than a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jet or 200 times faster than a rifle bullet.
Arik Posner, Parker Solar Probe program scientist for NASA, says: 'This is one example of NASA's bold missions, doing something that no one else has ever done before to answer longstanding questions about our universe.'
In order to avoid melting during that time, the Parker Solar Probe was designed to withstand unbelievably high temperatures.
The body of the probe itself is protected by an eight-foot-wide heat shield made of a type of carbon foam. Although this shield is just 4.5 inches thick, its material composition makes it almost indestructible. Johns Hopkins APL explained in a mission briefing: 'One yard behind that, where the body of the spacecraft resides, it is almost room temperature.'
And all its systems will need to work perfectly for Parker to gather data from this dynamic environment near a star where no spacecraft has dared travel.'
Meanwhile, the Solar Probe Cup is made of Titanium-Zir-conium-Molybdenum, a metal alloy with a melting point of 4,260 °F.
However, the probe's mission was about more than moving fast and withstanding high temperatures.
The data it brings back could make a huge difference in humanity's defenses against devastating solar flares.
Thanks to the intense temperatures and powerful magnetic fields, scientists haven't been able to look inside the sun's corona.
However, this region is the origin of the plasma and magnetic fields which trigger solar flares and coronal mass ejections.
As the sun enters its solar maximum this year, scientists have warned that Earth is long overdue for an impact from a super flare which could cause widespread blackouts and damage to satellite networks.
By gathering data from this region, NASA says the Parker Solar Probe will help scientists make better predictions about space weather.
That could buy Earth valuable time to protect our most vulnerable systems in the event of a dangerous solar flare.
Mr Posner says: 'We can't wait to receive that first status update from the spacecraft and start receiving the science data in the coming weeks. 'Parker will transmit a beacon on Friday, December 27 to confirm it has survived the flyby with more data soon to follow.
The probe is then expected to make four more close flybys in 2025, but none so close as tomorrow.
And while the craft will eventually be torn apart by the sun's gravity, the heat shield could continue to orbit for thousands of years to come. MailOnline Mail
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A NASA probe made history Christmas Eve after becoming the closest human-made object to the sun, a feat scientists say was as historic as the Apollo moon landing.
The Parker Solar Probe zoo-med within just 3.8 million miles of the sun's surface at 6:53am ET.
Moving at speeds of up to 430,000 mph and enduring temperature of up to 1,800F, the car-sized probe 'touched' the sun to help scientists better understand the star.
During that brief flyby, the it passed through the sun's super-hot outer atmosphere called the corona - the origin of solar storms which have the potential to cause chaos on Earth.
Although the Parker probe endured boiling temperatures, its near-indestructible heat shield should allow it to survive the extreme conditions.
However, mission scientists will have to wait until Friday for confirmation as they lose contact with the craft for several days due to its proximity to the sun.
Thomas Zurbuchen, former head of science for NASA, said: 'NASA's Parker Solar Probe has accomplished a feat that is as historic and significant as the moon landing.'
Nick Pinkine, Parker Solar Probe mission operations manager at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), said: 'No human-made object has ever passed this close to a star, so Parker will truly be returning data from uncharted territory. 'The
Christmas Eve flyby is the first of three record-setting close passes, with the next two on March 22, 2025, and June 19, 2025 - both expected to bring the probe back to a similarly close distance from the sun.
The Parker Solar Probe launched from Cape Canaveral in August 2018 before embarking on the 93 million-mile journey to the sun.
The goal was to gather more data about the sun's corona by flying as close as possible through the stellar atmosphere.
Because the gravitation pull is so strong at this distance, the probe needs to be moving incredibly fast to avoid slipping into the heart of the sun.
To do this, the probe has been repeatedly 'slingshot' around the sun and Venus, getting progressively faster with each pass.
In 2021, Parker made its first successful pass of the solar corona, dipping into a region where temperatures can reach over one million degrees Centigrade for up to five hours.
Since then, Parker has completed 21 solar slingshots, but tomorrow the probe will smash its own record for both speed and distance. After completing its seventh loop around Venus in November, Parker used that 'gravity assist' to fly seven times closer to the star than any other spacecraft.
Parker surpassed its previous speed record of 395,000 mph, according to NASA.
At its top speed, the probe moved 300 times faster than a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jet or 200 times faster than a rifle bullet.
Arik Posner, Parker Solar Probe program scientist for NASA, says: 'This is one example of NASA's bold missions, doing something that no one else has ever done before to answer longstanding questions about our universe.'
In order to avoid melting during that time, the Parker Solar Probe was designed to withstand unbelievably high temperatures.
The body of the probe itself is protected by an eight-foot-wide heat shield made of a type of carbon foam. Although this shield is just 4.5 inches thick, its material composition makes it almost indestructible. Johns Hopkins APL explained in a mission briefing: 'One yard behind that, where the body of the spacecraft resides, it is almost room temperature.'
And all its systems will need to work perfectly for Parker to gather data from this dynamic environment near a star where no spacecraft has dared travel.'
Meanwhile, the Solar Probe Cup is made of Titanium-Zir-conium-Molybdenum, a metal alloy with a melting point of 4,260 °F.
However, the probe's mission was about more than moving fast and withstanding high temperatures.
The data it brings back could make a huge difference in humanity's defenses against devastating solar flares.
Thanks to the intense temperatures and powerful magnetic fields, scientists haven't been able to look inside the sun's corona.
However, this region is the origin of the plasma and magnetic fields which trigger solar flares and coronal mass ejections.
As the sun enters its solar maximum this year, scientists have warned that Earth is long overdue for an impact from a super flare which could cause widespread blackouts and damage to satellite networks.
By gathering data from this region, NASA says the Parker Solar Probe will help scientists make better predictions about space weather.
That could buy Earth valuable time to protect our most vulnerable systems in the event of a dangerous solar flare.
Mr Posner says: 'We can't wait to receive that first status update from the spacecraft and start receiving the science data in the coming weeks. 'Parker will transmit a beacon on Friday, December 27 to confirm it has survived the flyby with more data soon to follow.
The probe is then expected to make four more close flybys in 2025, but none so close as tomorrow.
And while the craft will eventually be torn apart by the sun's gravity, the heat shield could continue to orbit for thousands of years to come. MailOnline Mail
Source: Myawady Daily Newspaper
SOME 3,000 homeless people sat down for a festive Christmas charity dinner on Tuesday in the centre of Buenos Aires, at a time when more than half of Argentina’s population is affected by poverty, one year into ultra-liberal Javier Milei’s term in office.
“I came because I feel alone and it’s sad,” said Walter Villagra, a 54-year-old homeless man who survives by collecting cans after he lost his job as an electrician four years ago.
SOME 3,000 homeless people sat down for a festive Christmas charity dinner on Tuesday in the centre of Buenos Aires, at a time when more than half of Argentina’s population is affected by poverty, one year into ultra-liberal Javier Milei’s term in office.
“I came because I feel alone and it’s sad,” said Walter Villagra, a 54-year-old homeless man who survives by collecting cans after he lost his job as an electrician four years ago.
Titled “No Family Without Christmas”, the event in front of the National Congress was held for the eighth consecutive year, and Tuesday’s turnout exceeded organizers’ expectations.
“To say that it is a special year because there is more and more poverty is sad, but it is true,” Mariana Gonzalez, spokesperson for the Movement of Excluded Workers, one of the organizers behind the event, told AFP. “There are more and more people sleeping on the street and more people coming to the soup kitchens because they do not have a plate of food, it is a very difficult year.” — AFP
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SOME 3,000 homeless people sat down for a festive Christmas charity dinner on Tuesday in the centre of Buenos Aires, at a time when more than half of Argentina’s population is affected by poverty, one year into ultra-liberal Javier Milei’s term in office.
“I came because I feel alone and it’s sad,” said Walter Villagra, a 54-year-old homeless man who survives by collecting cans after he lost his job as an electrician four years ago.
Titled “No Family Without Christmas”, the event in front of the National Congress was held for the eighth consecutive year, and Tuesday’s turnout exceeded organizers’ expectations.
“To say that it is a special year because there is more and more poverty is sad, but it is true,” Mariana Gonzalez, spokesperson for the Movement of Excluded Workers, one of the organizers behind the event, told AFP. “There are more and more people sleeping on the street and more people coming to the soup kitchens because they do not have a plate of food, it is a very difficult year.” — AFP
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China is considering a railway project connecting the Pacific and Atlantic oceans through Bolivia and Brazil, as discussed by Bolivian President Luis Arce and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Additionally, they explored cooperation in sectors such as finance, mining, and lithium production.
CHINA will assess the possibility of building a railway between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, which will pass through Bolivia and Brazil, Bolivian President Luis Arce said.
China is considering a railway project connecting the Pacific and Atlantic oceans through Bolivia and Brazil, as discussed by Bolivian President Luis Arce and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Additionally, they explored cooperation in sectors such as finance, mining, and lithium production.
CHINA will assess the possibility of building a railway between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, which will pass through Bolivia and Brazil, Bolivian President Luis Arce said.
On Tuesday, Arce met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit. “He also expressed interest in studying the construction of an interoceanic train that will connect the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, starting from the Peruvian megaport of Chancay and passing through the territory of BRICS partners —
Bolivia and Brazil,” Arce said on Telegram on Wednesday. Xi also expressed interest in cooperation in the financial sector, mining, lithium production and expanding a joint aerospace programme, Arce added.
Last week, Peru opened a major port connecting Latin America and China, which creates major trade opportunities for Bolivia. — SPUTNIK
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China is considering a railway project connecting the Pacific and Atlantic oceans through Bolivia and Brazil, as discussed by Bolivian President Luis Arce and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Additionally, they explored cooperation in sectors such as finance, mining, and lithium production.
CHINA will assess the possibility of building a railway between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, which will pass through Bolivia and Brazil, Bolivian President Luis Arce said.
On Tuesday, Arce met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit. “He also expressed interest in studying the construction of an interoceanic train that will connect the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, starting from the Peruvian megaport of Chancay and passing through the territory of BRICS partners —
Bolivia and Brazil,” Arce said on Telegram on Wednesday. Xi also expressed interest in cooperation in the financial sector, mining, lithium production and expanding a joint aerospace programme, Arce added.
Last week, Peru opened a major port connecting Latin America and China, which creates major trade opportunities for Bolivia. — SPUTNIK
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G20 leaders reaffirmed their strong commitment to multilateralism and pledged to reform the global governance system, according to the G20 Rio de Janeiro Leaders' Declaration released on Tuesday.
The leaders pledged to work for a reinvigorated and strengthened multilateral system, rooted in the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and international law, with renewed institutions and a reformed governance that is more representative and effective.
G20 leaders reaffirmed their strong commitment to multilateralism and pledged to reform the global governance system, according to the G20 Rio de Janeiro Leaders' Declaration released on Tuesday.
The leaders pledged to work for a reinvigorated and strengthened multilateral system, rooted in the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and international law, with renewed institutions and a reformed governance that is more representative and effective.
They also pledged to reform the UN Security Council through a transformative reform that aligns it with the realities and demands of the 21st century and makes it more representative, inclusive and effective.
They underscored the need for enhancing the representation and voice of developing countries in decision-making in multilateral development banks and other international economic and financial institutions.
The leaders also voiced readiness to continue to stand by all the commitments made in the Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the Debt Service Suspension Initiative, including those in the second and final paragraphs.
On reforms in world trade, they emphasized the need to ensure a rules-based, non-discriminatory, fair, open, inclusive, equitable, sustainable and transparent multilateral trading system, with the WTO at its core.
They also voiced support for the necessary reform of the WTO with a view to having a fully and well-functioning dispute settlement system accessible to all members by 2024. — Xinhua
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G20 leaders reaffirmed their strong commitment to multilateralism and pledged to reform the global governance system, according to the G20 Rio de Janeiro Leaders' Declaration released on Tuesday.
The leaders pledged to work for a reinvigorated and strengthened multilateral system, rooted in the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and international law, with renewed institutions and a reformed governance that is more representative and effective.
They also pledged to reform the UN Security Council through a transformative reform that aligns it with the realities and demands of the 21st century and makes it more representative, inclusive and effective.
They underscored the need for enhancing the representation and voice of developing countries in decision-making in multilateral development banks and other international economic and financial institutions.
The leaders also voiced readiness to continue to stand by all the commitments made in the Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the Debt Service Suspension Initiative, including those in the second and final paragraphs.
On reforms in world trade, they emphasized the need to ensure a rules-based, non-discriminatory, fair, open, inclusive, equitable, sustainable and transparent multilateral trading system, with the WTO at its core.
They also voiced support for the necessary reform of the WTO with a view to having a fully and well-functioning dispute settlement system accessible to all members by 2024. — Xinhua
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INDIA signed the Host Country Agreement for establishing the BIMSTEC Energy Centre in Bengaluru, for enhanced energy cooperation in the Bay of Bengal and littoral region, including through inter grid connectivity. The agreement was inked on Saturday between Secretary East Jaideep Mazumder and BIMSTEC Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey. India has officially established the BIMSTEC Energy Centre in Bengaluru, strengthening regional energy cooperation, including inter-grid connectivity.
INDIA signed the Host Country Agreement for establishing the BIMSTEC Energy Centre in Bengaluru, for enhanced energy cooperation in the Bay of Bengal and littoral region, including through inter grid connectivity. The agreement was inked on Saturday between Secretary East Jaideep Mazumder and BIMSTEC Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey. India has officially established the BIMSTEC Energy Centre in Bengaluru, strengthening regional energy cooperation, including inter-grid connectivity. The Host Country Agreement was signed by Jaideep Mazumder, Secretary (East) of the Ministry of External Affairs, and BIMSTEC Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey. Located at the Central Power Research Institute, the Centre will also serve as the Secretariat for the BIMSTEC Grid Interconnection Coordi nation Committee. This initiative, following the first BIMSTEC Energy Centre meeting in February 2023, aims to promote energy cooperation, share best practices, facilitate capacity building, and develop frameworks for energy projects across the BIMSTEC region, which includes seven member countries. — ANI
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India signed the Host Country Agreement for the BIMSTEC Energy Centre in Bengaluru, enhancing regional energy cooperation. PHOTO: PIX FOR VISUAL PURPOSE/ANI
INDIA signed the Host Country Agreement for establishing the BIMSTEC Energy Centre in Bengaluru, for enhanced energy cooperation in the Bay of Bengal and littoral region, including through inter grid connectivity. The agreement was inked on Saturday between Secretary East Jaideep Mazumder and BIMSTEC Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey. India has officially established the BIMSTEC Energy Centre in Bengaluru, strengthening regional energy cooperation, including inter-grid connectivity. The Host Country Agreement was signed by Jaideep Mazumder, Secretary (East) of the Ministry of External Affairs, and BIMSTEC Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey. Located at the Central Power Research Institute, the Centre will also serve as the Secretariat for the BIMSTEC Grid Interconnection Coordi nation Committee. This initiative, following the first BIMSTEC Energy Centre meeting in February 2023, aims to promote energy cooperation, share best practices, facilitate capacity building, and develop frameworks for energy projects across the BIMSTEC region, which includes seven member countries. — ANI
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India signed the Host Country Agreement for the BIMSTEC Energy Centre in Bengaluru, enhancing regional energy cooperation. PHOTO: PIX FOR VISUAL PURPOSE/ANI
PM Modi highlighted initiatives across multiple sectors, including metro expansions, airport upgrades, and road projects, aimed at enhancing infrastructure and supporting agriculture.
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of various development projects in Maharashtra worth over Rs7600 crore on Wednesday through videoconference.
PM Modi highlighted initiatives across multiple sectors, including metro expansions, airport upgrades, and road projects, aimed at enhancing infrastructure and supporting agriculture.
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of various development projects in Maharashtra worth over Rs7600 crore on Wednesday through videoconference.
In his speech during the initiation of the projects, PM Modi said, “Development projects worth thousands of crores have been launched in various districts, with metro expansions in several cities, airport upgrades taking place in some locations, and road and highway-related projects progressing rapidly. Projects related to infrastructure, solar energy, and textile parks have been initiated. New initiatives have been taken for the benefit of farmers and livestock owners.” — ANI
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PM Modi highlighted initiatives across multiple sectors, including metro expansions, airport upgrades, and road projects, aimed at enhancing infrastructure and supporting agriculture.
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of various development projects in Maharashtra worth over Rs7600 crore on Wednesday through videoconference.
In his speech during the initiation of the projects, PM Modi said, “Development projects worth thousands of crores have been launched in various districts, with metro expansions in several cities, airport upgrades taking place in some locations, and road and highway-related projects progressing rapidly. Projects related to infrastructure, solar energy, and textile parks have been initiated. New initiatives have been taken for the benefit of farmers and livestock owners.” — ANI
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THE 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John M Jumper, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday.
The prize is divided into two halves, with one half awarded to David Baker for his work on “computational protein design” and the other half jointly awarded to Demis Hassabis and John M Jumper for their discoveries in “protein structure prediction”, according to the Academy.
THE 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John M Jumper, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday.
The prize is divided into two halves, with one half awarded to David Baker for his work on “computational protein design” and the other half jointly awarded to Demis Hassabis and John M Jumper for their discoveries in “protein structure prediction”, according to the Academy.
The Academy noted that both awardees had “cracked the code for proteins’ remarkable structures”, with Baker successfully creating entirely new types of proteins, while Hassabis and Jumper developed an artificial intelligence model that solved a 50-year-old problem of predicting complex protein structures, offering significant potential for understanding protein structures.
Proteins typically consist of 20 different amino acids, often referred to as the building blocks of life. In 2003, David Baker used these blocks to design a new protein unlike any previously seen. Since then, his research group has generated numerous innovative protein designs, including proteins that can serve as pharmaceuticals, vaccines, nanomaterials, and tiny sensors.
The second discovery relates to the prediction of protein structures. In proteins, amino acids are linked together in long chains that fold into three-dimensional structures, which are crucial for their function.
Since the 1970s, researchers have struggled to predict protein structures from amino acid sequences, a task that was “notoriously” difficult. However, a significant breakthrough occurred four years ago. — ANI
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THE 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John M Jumper, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday.
The prize is divided into two halves, with one half awarded to David Baker for his work on “computational protein design” and the other half jointly awarded to Demis Hassabis and John M Jumper for their discoveries in “protein structure prediction”, according to the Academy.
The Academy noted that both awardees had “cracked the code for proteins’ remarkable structures”, with Baker successfully creating entirely new types of proteins, while Hassabis and Jumper developed an artificial intelligence model that solved a 50-year-old problem of predicting complex protein structures, offering significant potential for understanding protein structures.
Proteins typically consist of 20 different amino acids, often referred to as the building blocks of life. In 2003, David Baker used these blocks to design a new protein unlike any previously seen. Since then, his research group has generated numerous innovative protein designs, including proteins that can serve as pharmaceuticals, vaccines, nanomaterials, and tiny sensors.
The second discovery relates to the prediction of protein structures. In proteins, amino acids are linked together in long chains that fold into three-dimensional structures, which are crucial for their function.
Since the 1970s, researchers have struggled to predict protein structures from amino acid sequences, a task that was “notoriously” difficult. However, a significant breakthrough occurred four years ago. — ANI
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Wind, rain batter Florida’s West coast
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Wind, rain batter Florida’s West coast
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During China’s National Day holiday, Dong Bing and her family began a 13-day vacation in New Zealand, seeking unique experiences and natural scenery.
DONG Bing flew to Auckland from Beijing on the first day of China’s National Day holiday with her husband and five-year old son. The long-awaited overseas vacation has been highly anticipated by the family of three during the “Golden Week” which offers a nice respite for them.
During China’s National Day holiday, Dong Bing and her family began a 13-day vacation in New Zealand, seeking unique experiences and natural scenery.
DONG Bing flew to Auckland from Beijing on the first day of China’s National Day holiday with her husband and five-year old son. The long-awaited overseas vacation has been highly anticipated by the family of three during the “Golden Week” which offers a nice respite for them.
“New Zealand has a lot of unique natural scenery and many different places from China. We would like to have a special experience with our son,” said Dong who planned a 13-day family trip in both of New Zealand’s North and South Islands.
The National Day holiday, dubbed “Golden Week” by the Chinese, normally runs for seven days on 1-7 October annually. A longer holiday fuels people’s enthusiasm to travel, with popular Chinese tourist destinations flooded by visitors. Overseas tourism industries have increasingly benefited from China’s holiday economy consumption boom.
Chinese tourists are now spending more on specialty food, attractions and experiences, such as glacier hiking, skydiving and other extreme activities, said Uncle Rong, head of Travel Together Ltd, a tour operator in New Zealand’s South Island. — Xinhua
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During China’s National Day holiday, Dong Bing and her family began a 13-day vacation in New Zealand, seeking unique experiences and natural scenery.
DONG Bing flew to Auckland from Beijing on the first day of China’s National Day holiday with her husband and five-year old son. The long-awaited overseas vacation has been highly anticipated by the family of three during the “Golden Week” which offers a nice respite for them.
“New Zealand has a lot of unique natural scenery and many different places from China. We would like to have a special experience with our son,” said Dong who planned a 13-day family trip in both of New Zealand’s North and South Islands.
The National Day holiday, dubbed “Golden Week” by the Chinese, normally runs for seven days on 1-7 October annually. A longer holiday fuels people’s enthusiasm to travel, with popular Chinese tourist destinations flooded by visitors. Overseas tourism industries have increasingly benefited from China’s holiday economy consumption boom.
Chinese tourists are now spending more on specialty food, attractions and experiences, such as glacier hiking, skydiving and other extreme activities, said Uncle Rong, head of Travel Together Ltd, a tour operator in New Zealand’s South Island. — Xinhua
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THE Israeli army said it launched a ground offensive in Lebanon and that its forces engaged in clashes Tuesday, further escalating the conflict after a week of intense air strikes that killed hundreds.
The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said, however, the Israeli operation did not amount to a “ground incursion” and while Hezbollah denied any troops had crossed the border, an Israeli security official said localized raids had taken place and they were limited in scope.
THE Israeli army said it launched a ground offensive in Lebanon and that its forces engaged in clashes Tuesday, further escalating the conflict after a week of intense air strikes that killed hundreds.
The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said, however, the Israeli operation did not amount to a “ground incursion” and while Hezbollah denied any troops had crossed the border, an Israeli security official said localized raids had taken place and they were limited in scope.
There was no way to immediately verify the claims, which came as Israel targeted south Beirut, Damascus and Gaza, despite international calls for restraint to avoid a regional conflagration.
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant warned the fight was far from over, even after a massive strike on Beirut killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday. His death dealt a heavy blow to the Iran-backed group.
The Israeli military said its forces, backed by air strikes and artillery, carried out “limited, localized, targeted operations” in Lebanon. — AFP
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THE Israeli army said it launched a ground offensive in Lebanon and that its forces engaged in clashes Tuesday, further escalating the conflict after a week of intense air strikes that killed hundreds.
The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said, however, the Israeli operation did not amount to a “ground incursion” and while Hezbollah denied any troops had crossed the border, an Israeli security official said localized raids had taken place and they were limited in scope.
There was no way to immediately verify the claims, which came as Israel targeted south Beirut, Damascus and Gaza, despite international calls for restraint to avoid a regional conflagration.
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant warned the fight was far from over, even after a massive strike on Beirut killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday. His death dealt a heavy blow to the Iran-backed group.
The Israeli military said its forces, backed by air strikes and artillery, carried out “limited, localized, targeted operations” in Lebanon. — AFP
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