AFTER a flight of four hours and 40 minutes, our airplane lands at Gonggar Airport, Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region. I am now standing at China's extreme south-western corner, almost 4,000 km away from ...AFTER a flight of four hours and 40 minutes, our airplane lands at Gonggar Airport, Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region. I am now standing at China's extreme south-western corner, almost 4,000 km away from Beijing. The terrain here is mountainous.展开更多
IT was with great apprehension and doubt that Coulibaly Souleymane agreed to come and play in Beijing in late August 2016. As the artistic and administrative director of the band Djarabikan Balafon, performing in Chin...IT was with great apprehension and doubt that Coulibaly Souleymane agreed to come and play in Beijing in late August 2016. As the artistic and administrative director of the band Djarabikan Balafon, performing in China was - for him and his men - akin to leaping into uncharted territory, "1 admit I was very nervous before coming.展开更多
CAROLINE Mwangi from Kenya's K24 TV has a homely yet apposite way to describe the G20 Summit held in the Chinese city of Hangzhou early Septem- ber: "When the G20 sneezes, developing nations catch a cold. So what t...CAROLINE Mwangi from Kenya's K24 TV has a homely yet apposite way to describe the G20 Summit held in the Chinese city of Hangzhou early Septem- ber: "When the G20 sneezes, developing nations catch a cold. So what they do ends up affecting us,"展开更多
After nearly 5 hours of flight from Beijing,our plane lands at Gonggar Airport in Lhasa,Tibet Autonomous Region.I am standing in China's extreme southwestern corner,almost4,000 km from the capital.The terrain here...After nearly 5 hours of flight from Beijing,our plane lands at Gonggar Airport in Lhasa,Tibet Autonomous Region.I am standing in China's extreme southwestern corner,almost4,000 km from the capital.The terrain here is mountainous.As soon as I step onto the ground,a strange atmosphere and very dry and strong winds greet me.展开更多
文摘AFTER a flight of four hours and 40 minutes, our airplane lands at Gonggar Airport, Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region. I am now standing at China's extreme south-western corner, almost 4,000 km away from Beijing. The terrain here is mountainous.
文摘IT was with great apprehension and doubt that Coulibaly Souleymane agreed to come and play in Beijing in late August 2016. As the artistic and administrative director of the band Djarabikan Balafon, performing in China was - for him and his men - akin to leaping into uncharted territory, "1 admit I was very nervous before coming.
文摘CAROLINE Mwangi from Kenya's K24 TV has a homely yet apposite way to describe the G20 Summit held in the Chinese city of Hangzhou early Septem- ber: "When the G20 sneezes, developing nations catch a cold. So what they do ends up affecting us,"
文摘After nearly 5 hours of flight from Beijing,our plane lands at Gonggar Airport in Lhasa,Tibet Autonomous Region.I am standing in China's extreme southwestern corner,almost4,000 km from the capital.The terrain here is mountainous.As soon as I step onto the ground,a strange atmosphere and very dry and strong winds greet me.