Currently Browsing: World News
Posted by admin in World News on 02 11th, 2010 | No Comments
Olympic Podium for Vancouver Olympics
Following Olympic tradition, then Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan received the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The flag was raised on February 28, 2006, in a special ceremony, and will be on display at Vancouver City Hall until the Olympic opening...
Posted by admin in World News on 01 29th, 2010 | No Comments
The World Chocolate Wonderland theme park in Beijing
The Chocolate Wonderland will finally open to the public on the square at the north side of the Bird’s Nest Stadium on January 29th.As the first chocolate theme park in China, the Chocolate Wonderland will feature artifacts made from 80,000 kilograms of chocolate.Aside from enjoying a visual feast...
Posted by admin in World News on 01 27th, 2010 | No Comments
The Malaysia Sky Bridge
It’s not a bridge to the sky, but it’s not far from the idea! The Langkawi sky-bridge in Malaysia is suspended at 700 metres above sea level and spans 125 across the mountains, offering magnificent views of the Andaman Sea and Thailand’s Tarutao Island. It’s set apart from other bridges by its...
Posted by admin in World News on 01 13th, 2010 | No Comments
Fishing Festival in South Korea
Thousands of people have taken part in a contest to catch fish in a frozen river in South Korea. The Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival draws nearly a million visitors every year. The festival is an entertaining opportunity for children and parents alike.
Event Programs: Programs are organized into four...
Posted by admin in World News on 01 5th, 2010 | 2 Comments
Living Root Bridges in India
In the depths of northeastern India, in one of the wettest places on earth, bridges aren’t built – they’re grown.
The living bridges of Cherrapunji, India are made from the roots of the Ficus elastica tree. This tree produces a series of secondary roots from higher up its trunk and...
Largest Man Made Crater
In the picture you see a sedan crater than can be visited in Nevada Test site. You can see how enormous it is when you compare it with the space a platform takes in the picture. This crater is a result of an underground test of storax sedan and remains the largest man made crater. The nuclear testing...
Posted by admin in World News on 12 28th, 2009 | No Comments
Railway construction in China
The China Railway Construction Corporation is the second largest state-owned construction enterprise in the People’s Republic of China, just after China Railway Engineering Corporation. Its headquarter is in Beijing.
Formerly the railway arm of the People’s Liberation Army, CRCC is engaged...
Yas Marina Hotel Abu Dhabi
The Yas Marina Hotel is located within the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi. It is the first new hotel in the world to be built over an F1 race circuit. The hotel’s exterior surface is designed as an environmentally responsive skin that by day reflects the sky and surroundings and by night is lit...
Posted by admin in World News on 12 14th, 2009 | 2 Comments
An Arabian Desert Experience
An Arabian Desert Experience – Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa
The true taste of romance and magic in the Arabian Desert:
Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa offers exclusivity and luxury to connoisseurs of comfort who seek the true taste of romance and magic in the Arabian Desert. Boasting unobstructed...
Posted by admin in World News on 10 28th, 2009 | 10 Comments
Worlds Dirtiest Rivers and Lakes
While it is hard to rank rivers and lakes around the world in terms of who is THE worst, there are a few that stand out in the crowd. Pollutants like industrial waste, sewage runoff, overpopulation and agriculture discharges all make for quite a toxic brew. When you count in the fact that many of these...