China Daily - 2017-09-09

• Games put all people at core of sports
• ‘Mars Village’ for tourists, not astronauts
• Xi: France can help to push talks
• Export growth eases again in August
• More Chinese designers in spotlight at NY show
• Return to roots
• Powerful jolt
• A World Cup without Messi might loom
• Chinese town draws many from Vietnam
• Chairman Mao Memorial Hall reopens to public after 6 months
• Lam says slogans at universiti­es in HK cross the line
• Beijing, London to collaborat­e on space education
• Fashion: Younger generation also testing the waters in NYC
• Investment protection­ism a new US weapon
• Beware of the temptation in cashless future
• THAAD detrimenta­l to peace in region
• War films feature some contrastin­g self-images
• Wuxi cements position as national internet of things center
• Industry cluster launchpad for global projects
• Internatio­nal expo to propel burgeoning sector, city’s economy
• CHARACTERI­STIIC TOWNS LIFT PILLAR INDUSTRY
• Businesses buy into future
• Tech giants Alibaba, Huawei put weight behind Hongshan
• Sector’s boom transforms traditiona­l industries
• Company to protect China’s new devices
• Bike-sharing lock at tech forefront
• Inspur aims to put city on China’s big data map
• Unique environmen­t is major draw
• Growing industry demands top level talents
• New growth drivers expanding fast
• Airbnb increases presence in China
• Tech system will quicken logistics pace
• ICO ban seen helping improve regulation
• South Korean government vows efforts for suicide prevention
• Irma’s deadly passage batters Caribbean
• Movies hidden from Taliban go digital
• Kubuqi Desert forum shares experience­s in reclaiming the land
• Sloan blasts Venus out of orbit
• Green action plans by Elion Resources Group on environmen­tal protection
• Green desert economics: drawing on Kubuqi experience­s
• Heroine fights the good fight against implacable natural foe
• Practice of ecological economy in the region
• Film: Where Has Time Gone? is a coproducti­on that consists of five short stories with each done in the local language, portraying BRICS countries’ unique culture.
• Frisbee: From disc golf to fast-action team games and to dog competitio­ns, flying discs have come a long way since their inventor, Fred Morrison, started selling his Flyin’ Cake Pans.
• Classic challenges: Now, it feels like there’s an artisan baker in every town. The Great British Bake Off is back, and this time it’s got something to prove.
• Singer: Besides Eason Chan Yik-shun’s upcoming Mandarin album, Eason says C’mon in~, which will be released in October, this veteran performer also plans an 18-stop tour.
• Longevity: A research following a study of more than half a million Europeans over 16 years shows that those who drank the most coffee had a reduced risk of premature death.
• AI: How scared should we be about machines taking over? Life 3.0 by Mark Tegmark argues questions about artificial intelligen­ce need to be confronted sooner rather than later.
• Relationsh­ip: There is a growing awareness around the signs of coercive control — the emotional abuse of a partner, through threats and restrictio­ns, as well as physical violence.
• Finding passion and sensuousne­ss in Tolstoy and Rodin
• Dunkirk storms China’s cinemas with immersive storytelli­ng
• China’s new arts center to include Victoria & Albert gallery space
• Hip-hop style and beats lure Chinese to the dance floor
• ‘Oldest jazz band’ remains a constant in fast-modernizin­g Shanghai
• CIRQUE DU SOLEIL’S EMPHATIC COMEBACK
• Old school circuses struggle to survive after animal ban
• Dream of dimensions
• ON THE SUNNY SIDE
• Duplicatio­n leads to fewer tricks
• How much do you have to earn to buy a house in every UK postcode?
• ‘I was terrified of my husband’
• Septuagena­rian Ronnie Wood: ‘The Rolling Stones will never retire’
• Forget about ‘Prosecco smile’ and focus on the benefits
• Try your hand at classic challenges from Bake Offs gone by
• A bluffer’s guide to Bordeaux wines

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