 | | A competitor takes off at the Huafa Snow Bonski Cup • First Asian Indoor Alpine Ski Championships, which kicked off Thursday at Qianhai Snow World in Shenzhen. As China’s first indoor event certified by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), this two-day championship marks a milestone in Shenzhen’s journey toward becoming an international winter sports hub. |
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| China’s space station to welcome first intl. astronaut | | Two Pakistani candidates have been selected as the first foreign astronauts for China’s space mission training, the China Manned Space Agency announced Wednesday afternoon, calling it a landmark achievement in international cooperation on the Chinese space station. The agency said in a statement that Muhammad Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud will come to China soon as reserve astronauts for training. After completing all training and evaluations, one of them will participate in a space mission as a payload specialist, becoming the first foreign astronaut onboard the Tiangong space station ... | |
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