Zaha Hadid Architects have announced today they have won the design competition to build Phase II of the International Exhibition Centre in Beijing. As the cultural, academic and civic centre of China, Beijing has also developed into one of the world’s centres of communication and scientific research. With its own...
A short time ago we would have talked about science fiction, but today it is reality. We are talking about space tourism, a market on which more than two names are appearing. But how much will these trips cost? This will depend on the technological capabilities of each company. Virgin...
The Organising Committee of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 revealed its Olympic torch design today during an event marking one year to go until the Games begin. The torch was presented during a ceremony held in the iconic Beijing 2008 Summer Games venue – the National Aquatics Centre –...
No Russian president has ever had such a strong and popular opposition leader. Vladimir Putin, still firmly in power, today clashes with the strong image of a character who is not just opposition politics, but who expresses free political thinking through the use of social media platforms. And in fact...
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is in South East Asia and neighbours Thailand, Laos, Bangladesh, China and India. It has a population of about 54 million, most of whom are Burmese speakers, although other languages are also spoken. The biggest city is Yangon (Rangoon) but the capital is Nay Pyi...
Tokyo 2020 President Yoshihiro Mori expressed his determination to hold the Olympics this summer in a meeting held yesterday by Tokyo 2020 organizers and Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party. "We should no longer discuss whether we will hold the Games or not, but instead discuss how we should hold it," Mori said...
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has announced the nominees for the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Sarah Jessica Parker, six-time Golden Globe winner, and Taraji P. Henson, Golden Globe winner, disclosed the nominees. For the first time in the history of the Golden Globes, the nominations were announced virtually, following the...
Social media are democratic tools and the GameStop case shows they are, turning Wall Street into their new meeting point. The GameStop case is filling the pages of newspapers and spaces in TV, blogs, newsletters. Wall Street race. The up and down of the stocks of the physical retail chain...