Tan makes history by winning inaugural Singapore Ladies Masters

Shannon Tan created history by becoming the first Singaporean amateur to win the inaugural Singapore Ladies Masters on the China Ladies Professional Golf Association (CLPGA) Tour on Saturday. Playing on her home course at the Laguna National Golf Resort Club, the 19-year-old closed with a six-under-par 66 for a one-shot victory over China's Ji Yuai, […]

China wins over Japan for championship in Universiade women's basketball final

Team China won the championship in the women's basketball match of the 31st FISU World University Games in Chengdu after defeating the Japanese team in a thrilling final game on Saturday evening.Witnessed by the full capacity of 18,000 enthusiastic spectators at the Fenghuangshan Sports Park Gymnasium, China finally defeated Japan 99-91 in a super fierce […]

Culture Beat: China LPGA Tour event held in Jiangsu

Thailand's Kusma Meechai won her first tournament in a decade on Friday with a score of 68, defeating compatriot Pakin Kawinpakorn in a second-hole playoff to win the CTBC Ladies Classic, a China LPGA Tour event in East China's Jiangsu Province. Shi Yuli (70) and Zeng Liqi (70) of China ended one shot out of […]

Chinese players claim team golds

Table tennis was among the major highlights of the third matchday of the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games, with the uplifted home audience witnessing both China's men's and women's team win their events. The highly anticipated finals of the women's and men's team gold medal ties delivered two thrilling clashes at the world-class level. In the […]

New platform eyes ‘slow fashion’ to inspire designers, customers

For Li Bin, contact with the textile industry was rather accidental. Born in 1989, Li used to work in branding and PR, but got involved in sustainable fashion in 2020 amid the global pandemic, after developing a sudden interest.   In recent years, China's second-hand clothing market has been attracting more and more young people, driven […]

Recovery of Chinese cinema a chance for all

China's film authority on Tuesday night announced the box office in China in 2023 has so far exceeded 50 billion yuan ($6.85 billion). Breaking it down, the box office of domestic films reached 41.7 billion yuan, accounting for 83.4 percent. Although it looks unlikely for the box office this year to reach pre-pandemic 2019's 64 […]

Incheon airport seeks to bring back Chinese air travelers

Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC), the operator of Incheon International Airport, seeks to recover the rate of Chinese air passengers to 90 percent of pre-pandemic levels by 2024. "The airport is seeing a continuous recovery in travel demands, reaching a total of 35 million international passengers by August, which is a 73.3-percent recovery from the […]

Sunak pledges to build "brighter future" for UK, scraps HS2 rail line

United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed on Wednesday to build a "brighter future" for the country as he scrapped the northern leg of the flagship HS2 rail project and introduced a raft of new measures to shore up support for the ruling Conservative Party as the next general election nears. Announcing the decision […]