A native of Sao Paulo, Shindo came to Wuhan in 2013 to pursue his bachelor's degree in international relations at Hubei University after securing a scholarship from Confucius Institute at Sao Paulo State University. After completing his graduation, he is currently planning to pursue his master's degree in Wuhan. … [Read more...] about Across China: Brazilian student’s love affair with Wuhan
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Muruga becomes Ajarooda
Narada and others were totally frightened and ran away from the yagasala. The goat started to run amok, chasing, hurting and killing those who came in its way. Narada hastened to Kailasa to seek help. Seeing child Muruga on the way, and intuitively realising that he is not a mere child, he surrendered to him for help. He related the happenings of the yaga and the havoc the goat had been causing. Muruga asked Veerabahu to capture the goat. Veerabahu fearlessly confronted the enormous form of the goat and subdued it by literally taking it by the horns and brought it to Muruga. Muruga told the assembly of sages and celestial beings that since the goat was now with him, they could proceed with the yaga and complete it. They expressed their gratitude and prayed that Muruga accept the goat as his mount; for seeing Muruga as Ajarooda would remind people of his greatness and of how he can rid them of fear or distress in life. … [Read more...] about Muruga becomes Ajarooda
Thailand declares emergency after unprecedented protest
"What seemed to be a low-boil stalemate that the Prayuth government was managing with reasonable success has now, following the incident involving the procession of the queen’s motorcade down a street in which an active protest was under way and the arrests of protest leaders, become a full-blown crisis,” said Michael Montesano, coordinator of the Thailand Studies Program at the ISEAS-Yusof Isak Institute in Singapore. … [Read more...] about Thailand declares emergency after unprecedented protest
BBC apologises for using incomplete Indian map
Sharma, who is also chair of the Indo-British All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), termed the action as "deeply insulting" in a letter addressed to the Director General of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Tim Davie, and called for an explanation of the editorial guidelines followed. … [Read more...] about BBC apologises for using incomplete Indian map
A reading of the steady performance of China’s economy in 2020
When reading the data of international trade in 2020, one thing has to be mentioned is that the data is calculated by using the local currency, the Chinese yuan. If the U.S. dollar is used as the benchmark, then the international trading data of China will be much better in 2020, as the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Chinese yuan has dropped by 6.1 percent in 2020 from the initial level of 6.9662 to 6.5398. … [Read more...] about A reading of the steady performance of China’s economy in 2020