| A dragon boat family in Hong Kong Posted: 22 Jun 2012 07:16 PM PDT Dragon boat racing is the highlight of the Dragon Boat Festival. In Hong Kong, every district has their own competition for the big day. Today we?ll head to Hong Kong to check out a family of dragon boat racers. |
| Treasures of China's largest ethnic minority Posted: 22 Jun 2012 07:16 PM PDT Charming music and throbbing drums are features of ethnic Zhuang performances. The Zhuang people are the largest ethnic minority in China. They are well known as a musical bunch. |
| SIFF continues to evolve with innovative work Posted: 22 Jun 2012 07:16 PM PDT With 15 events in 19 years, the Shanghai International Film Festival has continued to evolve with innovative work in competitions. |
| Exclusive interview: Jean-Jacques Annaud, SIFF President Posted: 22 Jun 2012 07:16 PM PDT French film director Jean-Jacques Annaud, known for his works including "The Lover" set in Vietnam about the romance between a French girl and a Chinese man, is in town serving as the jury head at the ongoing Shanghai International Film Festival. |
| Owning everything under the sun-Media Watch June 21 -- BONTV Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:37 AM PDT | Go to bon.tv to watch the full episode The provincial government of Heilongjiang in northeastern China has barred private exploitation of solar and wind power, claiming all natural energy sources "belong to the country," reports the Chinese-language newspaper Legal Daily. It is the first time a provincial government has enacted laws regulating weather resources. Some local private companies had begun using natural energy resources at their own discretion, which has become an obvious issue, Wang Quqi, vice director of the provincial law committee told the newspaper. In response, the provincial government now requires all private companies to acquire permits from the local weather department before resource exploitation, with the energy produced also belonging to the state, according to a new law which came into force on June 14. Beijing gave a nod to the local government to enact laws regulating "weather energy." With a burgeoning population and frequent natural disasters, local laws can put more focus on resource protection and the responsible use of weather resources, effectively moving them ahead of directives set by Beijing, Gan Zangchun, deputy director of the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council, said in a meeting on national weather law last Friday. The new laws are expected to decrease damage inflicted from weather-related disasters, Zheng Guoguang, director of China's Meteorological Administration, said at the meeting. | Views: 2 0 ratings | | Time: 02:15 | More in News & Politics |
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| Tiangong-1's newest residents-Media Watch June 20 -- BONTV Posted: 20 Jun 2012 10:17 PM PDT | Three Chinese astronauts floated into the cabin of an orbiting module Monday afternoon, becoming the first group of Chinese to enter an orbiter in space. Jing Haipeng, followed by Liu Wang and Liu Yang, went into the space lab module Tiangong-1 from spacecraft Shenzhou IX about three hours after a successful automatic docking procedure which was completed at 2:07 pm "Shenzhou IX crew members feel great!" reported astronaut Liu Wang to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. Live television broadcast showed the three astronauts in blue uniform waved to the camera inside the Tiangong-1 cabin against the backdrop of a five-starred national flag and a big red Chinese knot. They are the first tenants in the 15-cubic-meter cabin of Tiangong-1, known as "Heavenly Palace." The 8.5-tonne space lab module has been traveling around Earth for 262 days since it was launched in September 2011. Zhou Jianping, chief engineer of China's manned space program said that "A manual docking, if successful, will demonstrate the country's grasp of essential space rendezvous and docking know-how," he said. "It will mean China is fully capable of transferring human and cargo to an orbiter in space." Besides manual docking, the astronauts will conduct medical experiments and other space tests during the current mission. "China looks forward to more international cooperation in future space explorations," said Lu Xinguang, a leading designer of the control system of China's carrier rocket. | Views: 4 0 ratings | | Time: 02:36 | More in News & Politics |
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| People celebrate Dragon Boat Festival in China Posted: 22 Jun 2012 05:11 PM PDT Every year during Dragon Boat Festival people in the Eastern provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang celebrate with story telling. Combined with music, it is truly a magical experience. |
| HK wealth gap reaches 30yr high - Biz Wire June 20 - BONTV Posted: 20 Jun 2012 08:43 PM PDT | Go to www.bon.tv to watch the full episode Follow us on Weibo weibo.com The gap between the rich and poor in Hong Kong recently hit a 30-year record. Based on five-year figure released this week, the Gini coefficient in 2011 was 0.005 point from 2006. This gap is among the highest in the developed world, and is higher than Australia, Canada, Singapore, the UK and the US. The GINI coefficient index ranges from 0 to 1, where a reading of zero means perfect equality, and everyone earns roughly the same amount. Inversely, an index of 1 shows the greatest disparity of wealth. Non-governmental agency, Oxfam, say that around a tenth of Hong Kong's population lives in poverty. To deal with the widening gap, local authorities have offered rebates on tax, rents and utilities. Last year, Hong Kong also set the first legal minimum wage. But poverty advocates say that neither these relief measures nor the roaring economy over the past few years have helped lift the poor out of poverty. The Hong Kong census department reported this week that the median monthly income for the city's poorest 10 percent dropped $290 to $270. While the top 10 percent of earners made more than 2 thousand dollars more than to 5 years ago. | Views: 1 0 ratings | | Time: 01:34 | More in News & Politics |
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| Dragon boat race Posted: 22 Jun 2012 10:22 AM PDT As the Dragon Boat Festival draws near, many are preparing to take part in the time-honoured sport of paddling "long wooden boats". |
| Edible Oil Price Hike - Price Watch June 21 - BONTV Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:45 AM PDT | Go to www.bon.tv to watch the full episode Follow us on Weibo weibo.com Consumers may soon experience a new round of price hikes for cooking oil. In early April, two oil brands, Arowana Brand Oil and FuLin Men, announced that some of its oil prices would increase at an average of about 8 percent. Also, a 5 liter peanut oil has increased from $1.57 per barrel to $3.14 per barrel, which is the largest price hike since March of 2008. Industry insiders have called attention to some international edible oil giants that have taken control of the domestic soybean industry china, which is the main cost affecting the price of oil. According to Singapore's YiHai Kerry Group, a Golden Dragon Fish brand shareholder, the supply reduction of the main producing areas has caused the price hikes for legumes. | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 02:30 | More in News & Politics |
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| Foreign loan fraud uncovered - Biz Wire June 21 - BONTV Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:05 AM PDT | Go to www.bon.tv to watch the full episode Follow us on Weibo weibo.com The National Audit Office have uncovered a staggering $37 million dollar of misappropriated funds on Chinese projects using foreign bank loans. Audit officials have detected fraud on government projects received loans through international organizations including, World Bank, Asia Development Bank, the UN Development Program and the UK's Department for International Development. The National Audit Office reviewed projects in the agriculture, energy, transportation, and urban construction sector. But the corruption most likely is a result of the country's lax accounting system. The government has asserted that most of the problems resulting from this fraud have been corrected and that those individuals who have broken the law will be tried as criminals. | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 01:02 | More in News & Politics |
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| First woman in space (launch date coincidence) - Microblog Buzz June 20 -- BON TV China Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:57 AM PDT | Go to bon.tv to watch the full episode Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter First woman in space and how China's launch coincides with the Soviet launch 49 years ago. | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 02:02 | More in News & Politics |
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