Fresh Start: Podcast News (2/10/2020 Mon.)

07:36, February 10, 2020

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  Fresh Start: Podcast News (2/3/2020 Mon.)

  Welcome to Fresh Start.This is People’s Daily app.Here are today’s picks from our editors.China sees more patients recover from novel coronavirus infectionChinese provinces and municipalities reported Sunday that more patients infected with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) have recovered and left hospitals.A total of 37 patients including one aged 88 who had been infected with the virus in Central Chinas Hubei Province, the epicenter of the epidemic, have recovered and were discharged from Jinyintan Hospital on Sunday.Northwest Chinas Gansu Province also reported its first batch of two patients recovering from the novel coronavirus also on Sunday. (Xinhua)5.1-magnitude quake hits SW Chinas Sichuan, no casualties reportedNo casualties have been reported so far as a 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Qingbaijiang District of Chengdu in Southwest Chinas Sichuan Province at 12:05 am early Monday.According to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), the quake’s epicenter was monitored at 30.74 degrees north latitude and 104.46 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 21 km. (Xinhua)Philippines reports world’s 1st virus death outside ChinaThe first death outside China from the new coronavirus was recorded Sunday in the Philippines.The Philippine Health Department said a 44-year-old Chinese man from Wuhan, the city at the center of the crisis, was hospitalized January 25 with a fever, cough and sore throat and died after developing severe pneumonia. The man’s 38-year-old female companion, also from Wuhan, tested positive for the virus and is being hospitalized in isolation in Manila. (AP)Man shot by police after terrorist-related London stabbingBritish police on Sunday said they shot a man in Streatham in South London after three people were stabbed in a suspected "terrorist-related" incident.One of the victims is in critical condition, local police said.Witnesses said the man was armed with a machete. One eyewitne...

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  Podcast: Story in the Story (2/10/2020 Mon.)

  From the Peoples Daily App.This is Story in the Story.Xi Wang, a 29-year-old craftsman, hangs up a self-designed New Year picture depicting two cheerful kids and an adorable mouse on the wall of his room to celebrate the Chinese Year of the Rat.As the youngest inheritor of Yangliuqing Woodblock Printing in north Chinas Tianjin Municipality, Xi was busy making mouse-themed artworks at the beginning of this year.New Year pictures, or nianhua in Chinese, are a type of traditional painting that people, particularly in the countryside, hang on their doors, windows or walls to ward off evil spirits and express good wishes for the Chinese Lunar New Year.Yangliuqing Woodblock Printing is one of the most prestigious forms of New Year decorations in China, which flourished in Tianjin and the surrounding areas during a period between the late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and the early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).Today’s Story in the Story looks at how woodblock printing has become a unique genre of folk art in ChinaThe ongoing exhibition at the Shanghai History Museum showcases 87 works of Chinese New Year prints created during the period spanning the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) to the early 20th century. (Photo: China Daily)As a local raised in Tianjin, Xi has been a fan of this art form since his childhood."Back then, every family would put up woodblock paintings on the walls. Their beautiful colors and vivid figures impressed me a lot when I was a kid," Xi recalled.Only when he grew up did he gradually come to know the splendid culture and history behind Yangliuqing Woodblock Printing, a national intangible cultural heritage featuring abundant themes inspired by literature, folk legends and myths.He has devoted himself to engraving wood since he became an apprentice of woodblock printing in 2014.Engraving wood is never an easy job. Xi pastes the outline of the design onto a piece of pear wood and carves the whole ink-line image out of the wood board, which may tak...

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  Fresh Start: Podcast News (2/5/2020 Wed.)

  Welcome to Fresh Start.This is People’s Daily app.Here are today’s picks from our editors.Fatality rate of novel coronavirus drops to 2.1 pctThe current case fatality rate (CFR) of the novel coronavirus infection on the Chinese mainland has dropped to 2.1 percent, Chinese health authorities disclosed on Tuesday.The CFR remained stable after an initial 2.3 percent recorded at the beginning of the outbreak, said Jiao Yahui with the National Health Commission (NHC) at the daily press briefing on the epidemic.The CFR is calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the number of individuals diagnosed with the disease, Jiao noted. (Xinhua)Wuhan to build 8 more temporary hospitalsWuhan in central Chinas Hubei Province plans to convert another eight existing venues, including gymnasiums, exhibition centers and sports centers, into hospitals to treat patients infected with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), local authorities said Tuesday.Wuhan first converted three venues into hospitals Monday, with a total of about 3,400 beds.So far, Wuhan has converted 11 venues into makeshift hospitals, with a total of over 10,000 beds. The conversion work on the 11 hospitals is expected to be completed on Feb. 5. (Xinhua)Russia to showcase newest weapons at V-Day paradeRussia will present 24 latest models of military weapons and vehicles at its annual Victory Day parade on May 9, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday."These will include army anti-aircraft missile and artillery systems, coastal missile systems, remote mining vehicles, tanks and infantry fighting vehicles," Shoigu said at a meeting with senior defense officials.He said that 15,000 troops, 225 weapons and military equipment units, as well as 150 aircraft will be involved in the parade on central Moscows Red Square. (Xinhua)Japan quarantines 3,500 on cruise ship over new coronavirusJapan has quarantined a cruise ship carrying 3,500 people and was testing passengers for the new coronavirus on...