This year the Chinese New Year starts on the 8th of February. It is the year 4714 in the Chinese calendar. Hello year of the Monkey, bye-bye year of the Goat /Ram/Sheep! Gong Hey Fat Choy! That’s the traditional Chinese…
The annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival opened on January 5th. This winter wonderland of snow sculptures has been held in China since 1963. For the past 2 weeks sculptors have been carving away with ice picks, chisels…
How can you help save a forest with a Smartphone? A fascinating project is underway in Indonesia. It is taking place in the middle of the rainforest and it is called Rainforest Connection. The idea is very interesting – You…
After two weeks of suspense, the wait is over – A gigantic yellow rubber duck floated into Hong Kong. The duck will hang out in Victoria Harbour until June 9, 2013. Keep in mind that this is no ordinary stay-in-your-own-pond…
Spellers beware! The United States National Spelling Bee has changed the rules of the spelling bee competition. Starting this year the contestants will not only have to be able to spell complicated 5 or 6 syllable words, but they will…
The latest photo trend, or internet meme to hit the world in the past few days is “Hadouken-ing” and it is coming straight from Japanese schoolgirls. They are taking photos with their friends throwing energy waves and doing power moves…
The Russian Academy of Sciences reported that a meteor entered the Earth’s atmosphere on Friday morning travelling at a speed of at least 33,000 mph (54,000 kph) and broke up into various pieces between 18 and 32 miles (30 and…
The official Iranian News Agency (INRA) reported that Iran had successfully launched a monkey into space. It also reported that the monkey returned safely back to Earth (Yay for the monkey!) The monkey has no name at this moment. The…
Are you part of the craze? Can you dance “Gangnam Style“? “Gangnam Style” is a single by the South Korean pop artist PSY. The song was released on July 15, 2012. “Gangnam Style” debuted at number one on the Gaon…