Take your senses on a journey at TWG Tea as you explore its vast collection of over 800 single-harvest teas and exclusive blends from around the world while satiating in an exceptional variety of innovative culinary creations.
Palatable afternoon tea set include spicy tuna tartare infused with Pink Flamingo Tea served in crispy cone; spicy chicken burger with Smoky Earl Grey infused BBQ sauce; and mini lobster timbale drizzled with aioli sauce. End your gastronomic journey with succulent patisseries and macarons, paired with your choice of TWG Tea blend.
The Gastronomy Set is available at all TWG Tea Salon & Boutique in Bangkok, priced at 890 baht. For more information, call 0-2259-9510.
Bangkok, Thailand, 1 October 2019 – Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park has affirmed its leading position in the global hospitality sector with eight prestigious awards in the first half of 2019, which celebrate the exceptional quality of its restaurants, spa and service standards.
In a hugely successful period, the hotel won five titles at the World Luxury Spa & Restaurant Awards 2019, two honors in the Hotel of the Year Awards 2019, and one Best in Travel 2019 Award by Smart Travel Asia. These prestigious accolades continue the hotel’s impressive performance since it opened its doors in 2016.
Mr. Simon Bell, General Manager of Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park, said: “Since our opening in 2016, Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park has been dedicated to offering the best possible experiences to all of our guests. These eight prestigious awards show the consistently high standards achieved by our team, who take great pride their work. The accolades are a wonderful testament to their dedication, hard work and success.”
Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park won five titles at the World Luxury Spa & Restaurant Awards 2019, including the “Luxury Hotel Restaurant – Asia” and “Asian Fusion Cuisine – Asia” awards for Akira Back, the “Luxury Family Restaurant – South East Asia” and “Chinese Cuisine – Thailand” titles for Pagoda Chinese Restaurant, and the “Luxury Fitness Spa – South East Asia” award for Quan Spa.
At the Hotel of the Year Awards 2019, Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park was named as the “Best Luxury City Spa Hotel Worldwide” and the “Best Luxury City Lifestyle Hotel Worldwide,” and finally, the hotel was named as one of the “Top 25 Best Business Hotels in Asia” in the Best in Travel 2019 Awards by Smart Travel Asia, which are based on the results of a worldwide reader poll.
Looking ahead, Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park will continue to strive for excellence across all areas of its operations, allowing every guest to enjoy outstanding experiences.
Khanakorn Pianchana, wearing a hat, leaves hospital on Oct. 15, 2019.
YALA — A judge whose suicide attempt to protest alleged injustice in court shook the country earlier this month was seen leaving hospital on Tuesday.
Khanakorn Pianchana left the hospital after spending several days in the ICU for a gunshot wound to his stomach, which doctors said damaged his spleen. He was able to walk without any assistance.
Khanakorn shot himself in a courtroom on Oct. 4 in Yala province after acquitting five men of murder. In his prepared statements, Khanakorn said he wanted to protest interference from his supervisors, who wanted the defendants convicted based on flimsy evidence.
Officials said an investigation into Khanakorn’s claim is ongoing, and a result should be expected within 15 days.
An auction held on Feb. 2 in Bangkok. Image: RCB Auctions / Facebook
BANGKOK — I learned several things in my first ever participation in an auction.
Firstly, an auction can be addictive, adrenaline-rushing experience. Another thing I discovered was that bidding for precious artifacts – like the 19th century china I snagged – doesn’t always have to involve millions of baht like what we see in movies.
In fact, when I arrived at the event, recently organized by RCB Antique at a shopping center called River City, I only needed to put down 50,000 baht as deposit, chose a bidding number placard (I was assigned to “93”), and I was all set to go.
The auction on the fourth-floor of the riverside mall is three decades old. Its 350 lots move quickly, however, on an average of one minute per lot.
After perusing all items and talking to managing director Domechai Buddawong, he went for a sales pitch. Apparently, he caught me eyeing an item listed as Lot 171.
The auction catalog (sold separately at 300 baht) identified Lot 171 as a 19th century Chinese-made polychrome porcelain covered bowl which depicts flowers of the four seasons.
Domechai said the bowl, 19 cm in diameter, is a unique artwork because its patterns at the rim were not strictly Chinese; instead, they were combined with Siamese design – it was one of the porcelain items made for export to Thailand, which was then known as Siam.
A bit of a Thai-Chinese mongrel then, just like myself.
The Price is Right
Domechai says a new generation of Thais are getting hooked bidding at his company, which deals exclusively in antiques such as the bowl that attracted my eyes. Clients are mostly professionals in their 30s to 40s with spare cash and interest in antiques, he said.
While antiques won’t come cheap anywhere, a bargain can be had at a surprisingly low price. For instance, a set of 48 pieces comprising of 14th to 16th century small ceramic figures of animals like horses, elephants, and water buffaloes starts just 5,000 baht. It was estimated to fetch no more than 15,000 baht.
Another item, marked as Lot 111, is a handsome orange-red stem dish benjarong with painted scrolling floral design. It was estimated to fetch between 25,000 to 30,000 baht and the starting price, which is also the reserved price, is 18,000. It performed as well as the organizers expected.
“The price has fallen significantly over the years,” Domechai said.
A file photo of Thai-Chinese antiques seized by police from alleged looters as seen on March 29, 2016.
One of his explanations is that these chinawares might be historical items, but they were mass produced nonetheless. There were simply too many benjarong and celadon figurines and jars out there. Some ships carrying those goods that sunk in the ocean were also salvaged in recent years, bringing more items into the market.
There are also old porcelains sold off by descendants of prominent families in Thailand who do not share the same taste or enthusiasm as their elders, Domechai said. Some families contacted the auction house to off-load huge collection of antiques shortly after their parents or grandparents died, he recalled.
Not all bidders are Thais. Domechai said some Malaysians and Singaporeans also came to hunt for the odd Penaragan ware, or the colorful polychrome overseas Straits Chinese porcelain wares. They were designed in what is today Malaysia and Singapore to suit the taste of Strait Chinese migrants.
Some may find the items too gaudy, and decorative paintings too clustered, but to a lot of people they reflect the unique story of the Strait Chinese.
Showtime!
One good thing about previewing auction items is that one can examine at leisure without being pressured into buying.
Caveat emptor: while a committee of 10 experts appraise the items put up for auction, Domechai said given the relatively low price range, it makes no sense to issue a certificate of authenticity. This is not Sotheby’s.
“At least you can be confident that it went through a committee of experts,” Domechai said. “These are not items worth 10 million baht. It’s for beginners. If you are not sure about the item’s authenticity, feel free to bring [experts] in to examine the lots.”
Another house rule: no ivory products, and no large Buddha statues, as they’re almost certainly looted from temples. No Khmer sandstone statues or bas relief either, for the same reason.
When my 19th century item came up for bidding last Saturday, I waited for someone to make the first bid. Then I toppled the bid.
Waiting for someone else to react, there was none.
Going once, going twice… I heard the female auctioneer hastily said in Thai and English. I end up being the ‘lucky’ winner of Lot 171.
Please don’t ask me how much I spent. Bidding is a slippery road. One must set limits one is willing to fork.
But let me give you a warning: the yearning to possess your next object of your desire, combined with the competition from your bidding rival and the fast-paced auction process, can definitely make your spend more than you may have originally wanted to. Perhaps, it’s the charm and peril of antique auction.
I was happy to collect the artifact I won, and what was left of my deposit, which prompted to have a second thought – I felt the splurge may have been unnecessary for a new Marie Kondo convert like myself. But then I told myself that at least it’s necessary for writing this article.
RCB Auctions is located on the 4th floor of River City in Bangkok’s Sampanthawong, district. The auction takes place six times a year, and the next one is slated for Dec 7.
Bidders must registered and place a deposit of 50,000 baht which will be returned if no successful bidding was made.
Even if you aren’t inclined to march down the street with a sign saying “Greta, We Hear You” (about 150 did so at a climate strike in September) but cute dugongs dying from eating trashstill tug at your heartstrings, consider refilling your hand soap instead of buying a new one packaged in a shiny plastic bottle.
Over the past year or so, refillable bulk supply stores have been popping up around Thailand as an alternative to buying mass-produced items that automatically come in plastic bottles or bags.
Here’s a list of all the known dedicated refill shops in Thailand right now, along with an interactive map. We’ll try to update them as new shops open.
The OG refill shop, Refill Station is known for being the first to ask Thais to weigh bottles of dishwashing liquid and shampoo. They started out as a small market stall in July 2017, explaining the novel concept to every passerby, but today they’re a two-storey cafe and hostel in Sukhumvit 77/1.
Read our interview with Supatchaya “Ann” Techachoochart here.
Refill Stationis open 8am to 10pm every day. It’s a 10 minute-walk from BTS On Nut exit 1.
Normal Shop
A Bangkok branch of the Chiang Mai original, Normal Shop recently opened on Nang Linchi Road. Besides the usual soaps, shampoos, and reusable straws, the shop also boasts a “plant bar,” where shoppers can mix and buy their own potting mix.
Co-founder Korawan Kantho, an architect, said that even the shops’ furniture was custom-made, delivered without packaging, and assembled on-site to reduce plastic use. She’s also the co-owner of nearby gardening shop Garden Atlas and smoothie bowl joint Snooze Atlas.
Korawan Kantho.
The idea is that customers can bring their new plants and pots from next door to get custom mix, and spoon up acai bowls to munch on while in the shop.
The shop is open from 10am to 5pm on Mondays and weekends and 8am to 5pm on Tuesdays to Fridays. The closest transportation are: BRT Thanon Chan, MRT Lumphini, and BTS Chong Nonsi.
Get Well Zone
Get Well Zone’s owners.
Located in downtown Ekkamai a motorcycle ride from the BTS of the same name, Get Well Zone has refill products for humans as well as our furry friends, including pet shampoo and pet disinfectants. They’re open 10:30am to 6pm from Mondays to Saturdays, on the second floor of Zakka Shop and Cafe on Ekkamai Soi 24.
Ecotopia
Stuck at Siam due to rain/traffic/fangirl crowds? Go to Ecotopia store on the fifth floor at Siam Discovery for a green replenishing of Hug Organic soaps and shampoos and bulk dried fruits and other food from Greenherit. Open 10am to 10pm every day, reachable from BTS Siam. Greenherit goods can also be found at Apron Walk shop in Samyan Mitrtown.
Bad Habit
Bad Habit is open 4pm to 9pm Tuesdays to Fridays and from 10am to 7pm on weekends are are located in Lat Phrao Soi 8, reachable by foot or motorbike from MRT Phahon Yothin exit 1.
Siam Botanicals
Photo: Siam Botanicals
The recently-opened Siam Botanicals is located right at BTS Phrom Phong Exit 4, and is open from 10am to 7pm Mondays to Saturdays, 11am to 6pm on Sundays.
Delipizza & Lessplasticable
Want to fill up your stomach as well as your dish soap? This bulk supply store doubles as a pizzeria (pizzas range from 129 to 390 baht). Located just north of Wongwian Yai, it’s open 11am to 9pm every day except Tuesday.
Grasstonomy
Doubling as a cafe (butterfly pea lattes, anyone?), Grasstonomy is located at Sala Daeng Soi 3 in the Silom–Sathorn area and is open from 9am to 5pm every day. Take a short walk from MRT Si Lom or BTS Sala Daeng. Tip: bring your own cup for a 50 percent discount off drinks!
Atnest Hostel
Another dual-purpose space, Atnest is both a hostel and a refill station. They’re open 9am to 5pm every day and are located in Silom Soi 21, a motorcycle ride from BTS Surasak.
ZeroMoment Refillery
Photo: ZeroMoment Refillery / Facebook
Hop onto public bus no. 137 from Central Rama IX, get off at Big C Ramkhamhaeng 24, and take a song taew bus or motorbike to this refill shop in eastern Bangkok, which also sells bulk grocery items. Find them at the @Home Residence building on Soi 16 Seri Road in the Rama 9 area from 10am to 7pm from Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10am to 4pm on Sundays.
Veggiology
This Phrom Phong juice bar in Sukhumvit Soi 41 also has some refillable products. Open 10am to 7pm every day except Monday.
Yok Manee Farm
Located near BTS Sanam Pao exit 2, Yok Manee Farm grocer is open 7:30am to 3pm on weekdays. They’ll start opening on Saturdays in November from 9am to 2pm.
Lab Space
Far-western Bangkokians aren’t completely left out. Lab Space is open from 9am to 8pm every day except Wednesdays on 257 Sala Thammasop Road in Thawi Watthana district.
Termrak Refill for World
Photo: Termrak Refill for World / Facebook
Thefirst refill store in Rama II opened just on Oct. 29. Open from 9am to 6pm every day and located just off Phutta Bucha Road, the shop features a recycling station where you can sort and drop off your waste, including e-waste and batteries.
Mobile Shops
Some shops such GreenCall don’t have a storefront, but will open up booths at local farmers’ markets. Check their Facebook pages to catch them at their next event.
Nonthaburi
OC Organic Shop
Photo: OC Organic Shop / Facebook
Nichada Thani residents, rejoice! This shop sells packaging-free vegetables as well as the usual liquid products. Also feel free to donate reusable shopping bags to OC Organic Shop, open from 8:30am to 6pm every day except Sunday.
Cafe Merak
Photo: Cafe Merak / Facebook
This bulk store-plus-cafe at Centric Tiwanon Condo is open from 6:30am to 7pm every day and is reachable from MRT Purple Line Yaek Tiwanon station.
Greenverdi
Refill shops are few and far between in the northern suburbs of Bangkok. Greenverdi, which opened in January 2020, is the first one in Bang Khen district. Open 8am to 7pm everyday.
Pathum Thani
Termtem Refill Shoppe
Dorm students can refill their soaps at Termtem Refill Shoppe, located at Thammasat University’s Rangsit Campus. Open from 9am to 9pm on weekdays, 10am to 5pm on weekends.
Urbie
Alternatively, they can also head to Urbie, located inside the Faculty of Learning Sciences and Education building, Thammasat University Rangsit Campus. Open from 8am to 9pm every day.
Chonburi
Fill Up (to U)
This Sriracha area store in Porto Market shopping area, carries a large selection of refillable grains and cereals. Open 6pm to 9pm weekdays, 10am to 5pm on the weekends.
Ecofate
Ecofatebrings their refill products to local night markets. Mondays to Saturdays they’re open 5pm to 8:30pm at Hug Farmer Ze shop in Talad Nhong Mon market; Sundays they’re from 5pm to 11pm at The Park in the Market in Bang Saen area.
Term-Tem
Another one for Chonburi! Term-Tem is located in the Big Food Talad Nut Sriracha market, near the parking lot. Open every day from 5:30pm to 8:30pm.
Chiang Mai
Normal Shop
The original branch of the newer shop in Bangkok is located at Pun Space on Wiang Kaew Road, open from 10am to 7pm on Tuesdays.
Free Bird Cafe
Photo: My Best Life CNX / Facebook
This zero waste store also serves vegan dishes and has a charity shopfor people to pick up or donate clothes and items for the home. Proceeds go to My Best Life CNX, which support adult refugee students from Thai Freedom House learning center.
Cube No. 7
Photo: Cube No.7 Coffee & Eatery / Facebook
A soi away from Free Bird, Cube No. 7 on 17/1 Siri Mangkalajarn Road includes refillable products such as cooking oils, herbs, seasonings, and even balms.
Refill Hub
Fill up on some yoga mat cleaner and granola ingredients at Refill Hub, in Jingjai Market in Chiang Mai city. They’re open from 10am to 8pm from Tuesdays through Fridays, and from 8am to 6pm on weekends and closed from 1pm to 2pm each day.
Vitamin H Pharmacy
Photo: Vitamin H Pharmacy / Courtesy
This refill store doubles as a pharmacy, and has a pharmacist on-hand to give product advice to customers. The H stands for happy, healthy, and herbal. Located on Prapokklao Road, they’re open 9am to 10pm on weekdays, 10am to 11pm on weekends.
Tungtae’s Farm Refill Store
Photo: Tungtae’s Farm Refill Store / Facebook
Besides picking up legumes and spices by the gram, Tungtae also sells fresh milk from their farm in glass bottles. Located at Khum Naam Luang 2 Soi, open from 8am to 5pm on weekdays.
Peace of Mind By ChiangmaiCotton
This small refill station located within a shop made from Chiang Mai cotton cloth is open 10am to 7pm every day and is located in Nimman Promenade mall.
Aneekah Go Green
Aneekah stocks packaging-free skincare such as soaps and face masks. They’re down the road from the Tha Sala Subdistrict Office and are open from 9am to 6pm on weekdays.
Foolfill Zero Waste and Refill Corner
The humble little Foolfill is located inside Rivers and Roads store on 90 Thapae Road. They’re pen from noon to 8pm every day except Sundays.
Phuket
Steps Zero Waste Phuket
Photo: Chidapa Chunyanont / Courtesy
Steps Zero Waste, located right next to a branch of Steps with Theera foundation, is a refill shop that doubles as a learning center for people with disabilities, especially autism and down syndrome. Customers dropping by may be aided by trainees who can help refill their shampoos and dishwashing soap.
“By training them here, they are learning to lead a regular life, being among regular people,” manager Chidapa Chunyanont said.
The shop is located In the Blue Tree Community Mall in Srisunthorn Road in Cherng Talay area,and is open from 9am to 6pm everyday except on Wednesdays, when they’re open from 9am to 2:30pm.
Zero Waste Shop Phuket
This tiny shop shares a storefront with The Bridal Planner wedding studio. Located on Don Jom Tao Road in Thalang, they’re open from 9am to 9pm on weekdays, 10am to noon on weekends.
Rayong
Solution Refill Station at This & That Fashion Store on Koh Samet
Photo: Solution Refill Station at This & That Fashion Store / Facebook
Skip the karmic guilt of choking sea turtles with your holiday trash at thefirst refill shop on Koh Samet, which opened only in July. They’re open everyday from 9am to 9pm, a few hundred meters from Na Dan Pier.
“I’m Swiss and I grew up with this, and it was always my dream to do something like this,” owner Daniela Scandella-Chanchote said. She’s married to a Thai man, Yai Chanchote.
Scandella-Chanchote also founded the Koh Samet chapter of trashkeeping volunteer organization Trash Hero. The refill station is part of a women’s clothing store that she also runs.
“I’m a dressmaker, and I source Thai-made fabric. Nothing is from China,” she said.
Surat Thani
Unpacked Term Tem on Koh Phangan
Not loving the Full Moon life as much as you used to? Refill on calm and homemade jams, pickles, free-range eggs, and bags made from upcycled plastic at Unpacked. The first eco-friendly bulk store on the island located in Thong Sala road and open 10 to noon, and 1pm to 6pm every day except Saturdays.
Refilling on Koh Phangan
Photo: Refilling / Facebook
Pick up fresh morning glory sprouts and mushrooms right on the Srithanu Bay beach at Refilling, open from 9:30am to 8pm.
Gaia Organic Living & Zero Waste on Koh Tao
Koh Tao’s first refill store sells the usual refill items as well as homemade nut butters. Open from 10am to 7pm everyday.
Nakhon Si Thammarat
Term Ta Na Nakhon (Nakhon Refillery)
Kaewklao Kaewbunjong in her Term Ta Na Nakhon shop. Photo Kaewklao Kaewbunjong / Courtesy
Thefirst-everrefill shop in Nakhon Si Thammarat opened only in September, and owner Kaewklao Kaewbunjong was met with both confusion and enthusiasm.
“Some chao baan [villagers] didn’t understand what the concept was, and they didn’t have any containers on-hand. The organic and green lifestyle isn’t so big here yet,” she said. “However, the internet-savvy and people who travel a lot knew immediately what it was for.”
Many of her stock are products made by Nakhon Si Thammarat or southern locals from sources she personally knows, such as rice and mulberry jam from Phattalung province.
The shop is in Soi Changkham and is open 10am to 7pm from Tuesday to Saturday and from 4pm to 7pm on Monday.
Pattani
Zero Waste Pattani
Photo: Zero Waste Pattani / Facebook
The only refill store in this southern province is located across from CS Pattani Hotel. Check their Facebook for specialties like moonseed oil. Open from 10am to noon on weekdays.
Isaan?
We’ve heard down the (refill) pipe that the first-ever refill store in Isaan, Refillution is opening in November in Khon Kaen city right by Banglamphu market, run by husband-and-wife duo Narongwit Areemit and Jringjai Areemit.
“Khon Kaen people are ready to change and re-educate themselves,” Jringjai said by phone Tuesday. “We want to be the one that starts it.”
PATTAYA — Chonburi immigration police said Tuesday they arrested seven foreigners in the province’s tourist areas for prostitution.
Three Egyptians, two Uzbeks, and two Ugandans were arrested as part of an anti-human trafficking and prostitution operation that ran from Sept. 24 until Monday, Police Col. Sampan Luangsajjakul of Chonburi Immigration police said.
“All of them had previous histories of prostitution, so we arrested them,” a police officer at the press conference said.
The women have had their visas revoked and are awaiting deportation.
Police also arrested a 31-year-old Thai woman for advertising photos of the women on the street, asking for people to solicit them in prostitution. She would get a cut of their 4,000 to 5,000 baht price.
Speaking at the news conference, a policeman said that due to the “increasing amount of Ugandans in the area, there is also increasing demand for black-skinned prostitutes rather than white-skinned ones.”
Thai police have been known to frequently arrest dark-skinned foreigners for visa violation charges, especially in their periodic Operation “X-Ray Outlaw Foreigner” raids (previously called “Operation Black Eagle,” an operation that mostly targeted “colored people”).
Tourists at Doi Inthanon National Park on Oct. 15, 2019.
CHIANG MAI — Temperatures at the country’s highest peak dropped to single digits on Tuesday morning just as officials say the rest of Thailand will enter winter on Thursday.
Tourists at the summit of Doi Inthanon were excited to feel the breeze as temperatures stood at 5C this morning. Temperatures in other areas of Chiang Mai and the country’s northern reaches plunged to 20C to 22C due to high pressure front moving in from China, according to the Meteorological Department.
Top state meteorologist Phuwiang Prakhammin said on Sunday that this year’s winter will be colder and longer than last year. He expected the cool season to last for approximately 122 days until mid-February, with average lows of 20C to 21C nationwide throughout the entire season.
Temperatures in Chiang Rai, Nan, Nakhon Phanom, and Sakon Nakhon are expected to drop as low as 7C to 8C, while Bangkok will reach 15C to 17C from Dec. to Jan. – with any luck. However, the southern provinces will continue to be hit with heavy rains until December.
Throughout this week, rainfalls are still expected in most provinces of the country, a weather pattern which signals a transition between seasons. Sailors in the Gulf of Thailand should be watchful as the waves will be up to two meters high.
TIANJIN (Xinhua) — A 3D-printed concrete bridge modeled on a 1,400-year-old stone arch bridge has been unveiled in northern China’s Tianjin Municipality.
Around half the size of the Zhaozhou Bridge, the world’s oldest open-spandrel segmental stone arch bridge, the 3D-printed structure was created by a research team led by Professor Ma Guowei from the Hebei University of Technology.
The new bridge, around 28.1 meters long, was formed by 3D-printed concrete and was installed on the university’s campus.
Wow! Meet the world’s largest 3D-printed, longest-span concrete bridge in N China’s Tianjin. The printed work is a replicate of China’s Zhaozhou Bridge (R), which is the world’s oldest open-spandrel segmental arch stone bridge in N China’s #Hebei. pic.twitter.com/Jo2F9l6OzL
The Zhaozhou Bridge, also known as Anji Bridge, stands over the Xiaohe River in Zhaoxian County, northern China’s Hebei Province. It was built in the Sui Dynasty (581-618).
“We used special concrete materials and a self-developed 3D printing device. Compared with traditional engineering, 3D concrete printing technology can save around one-third of construction materials and two thirds of human labor,” Ma said.
He said the technology can also be applied in ancient building protection and restoration.
China's first domestically built polar icebreaker "Xuelong 2," or "Snow Dragon 2," arrives at a port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 13, 2019. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
SHENZHEN (Xinhua) — China’s first domestically made polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, will start its maiden voyage to the Antarctic from the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen Tuesday.
Xuelong 2 will set sail on the country’s 36th Antarctic expedition, which will have a 413-member team aiming to grasp the influence of Antarctic changes on the world, improve China’s ability to cope with climate change and increase participation in Antarctic global governance, said Qin Weijia, director of the Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration, at a press conference held in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province.
Another icebreaker named Xuelong will also join the expedition, making it the first time that two polar icebreakers work together on China’s Antarctic expedition.
Visitors pose for photos on China’s first domestically built polar icebreaker “Xuelong 2,” or “Snow Dragon 2,” upon its arrival at a port in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Oct. 13, 2019. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
Xuelong 2 will sail to the Zhongshan Station before conducting research in the Cosmonauts Sea and China’s Great Wall Station. It is expected to return in late March 2020.
The icebreaker Xuelong will set sail from Shanghai on Oct. 22 to Zhongshan Station and then conduct a series of surveys and engineering projects in the Ross Sea and Amundsen Sea. It is expected to return in mid-April 2020.
The expedition will conduct multidisciplinary observations on the sea, atmosphere, ice shelf and biology. It will also conduct preliminary construction work of China’s fifth research station on Inexpressible Island.
A police officer is slashed and wounded in the neck by a masked rioter in Hong Kong on Oct. 13, 2019. Image: China Daily
HONG KONG (Xinhua) — The officer who was slashed in his neck by a rioter Sunday afternoon was still under treatment in the Intensive Care Unit, Hong Kong police said Monday.
Kong Wing-cheung, Senior Superintendent of the Police Public Relations Branch said at a press conference that the attack resulted in a 3-to-4-cm long wound in the officer’s neck.
In an alarming escalation of violence, the officer was attacked with a sharp object at his neck at Kwun Tong metro station at about 5:30 p.m. local time Sunday. With his neck bleeding but in conscious state, the officer was sent to hospital.
Hong Kong police show footage of a rioter smashing a van’s window during violence on Oct. 13. The police press briefing is held on Oct. 14, 2019. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)
The officer was not the only one injured. Given rampant violence, 12 police officers were injured during the past weekend, Kong said.
Hong Kong police arrested a total of 201 people involved in violent incidents from Friday to Sunday, as rioters wreaked havoc in various areas in Hong Kong, with vicious acts from cutting officer’s neck to smashing stores.
The 146 males and 55 females under arrest were charged with illegal assembly, criminal damage, possession of offensive weapon and others.
Termtem Refill Shoppe
