Thyroid could be cause of long-term malaise
Thyroid hormones, produced by the butterfly-shaped gland in your neck, regulate the body’s metabolism and temperature and the functions of the heart, brain, muscles and other vital organs.
June 3, 2011 Filed under Health
Buyers’ shops define city’s fashion future
Buyers’ shops first appeared on the mainland in 1999, when prominent Hong Kong fashion retailer I.T. Group opened its first store in Shanghai.
June 3, 2011 Filed under Trend
Italian embassy presents Venice Biennale
The 54th Venice Biennale will officially open this Saturday, coinciding with the 150th anniversary of Italian unification. In order to celebrate the holiday, the Italian Pavilion at the biennale, for the first time, will bring exhibitions to 89 Italian cultural institutes around the world.
June 3, 2011 Filed under Commerce & consulates
Visegrad Group seeks more cooperation with China
Last Friday, the Polish, Hungarian, Czech Republic and Slovakian embassies held a gathering to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the creation of the “Visegrad Group.”
June 3, 2011 Filed under Commerce & consulates
Ehiopia celebrates ‘Ginbot 20′
When Ethiopia makes the news, it’s usually for the wrong reasons. The country is trying to change its image as a war-torn, poverty-stricken place, said Seyoum Mesfin, Ethiopia’s ambassador to China, at an Ethiopia National Day reception.
June 3, 2011 Filed under Commerce & consulates
Free porridge program still underappreciated
There’s an old saying that “there’s no such thing as a free lunch.” But in recent years, several groups of volunteers have been defying this adage by issuing free porridge to passersby.
June 3, 2011 Filed under Debate
Fifa head Sepp Blatter shows England who’s boss and extends presidency
Sepp Blatter rode a crashing wave of anti-English sentiment within the “football family” to extend his presidency of Fifa for another four years.
UN report puts focus on Japan nuclear plant flaws
Less than a week after touring the radioactive rubble of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, a team of international safety inspectors on Wednesday plans to hand Japan’s government a preliminary review of what triggered the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl.
Gmail targeted in China-based campaign: Google
Google said Wednesday that a cyber spying campaign originating in China had targeted Gmail accounts of senior US officials, military personnel, journalists and Chinese political activists.
Nuclear watchdog says Japanese ‘underestimated’ risk of tsunami
THE WORLD’S top nuclear watchdog said yesterday that the operator of Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant had underestimated the risks of tsunamis and warned that other nuclear complexes are unprepared for a similar catastrophe.
