Mao banned baseball in China shortly after; its association with Western decadence and capitalist societies was too close to the bone for the Chairman.“Whatever their enemies liked, they disliked,” explains Philip Li, president of the Hong Kong Baseball Association (HKBA).
Baseball was “rehabilitated” – brought back to life – in 1976, the very same year Mao died. It was arguably these years of stalling that allowed others to take over as the kings of Asian baseball. Read More...
Born in 1913, within the walls of the magnificent Imperial Palace in the city of Hue, on the banks of the Perfume River, Bao Dai was educated in France and quickly developed a reputation as an adventurer, philanderer, hunter, movie fan, gambler and playboy.
He was the King of Annam (as the French protectorate in central Vietnam was known) from 1925 to 1945, when he abdicated, only to return as head of the Associated State of Vietnam from 1950 to 1955. Read More...
The mother’s method amused many internet users, with one person quipping: “His tongue and stomach will be arguing for a whole night on whether the medicine is bitter or not.”
However, medical experts said other parents should not follow the mother’s lead because the plastic could present a safety hazard.
“The kid would be in danger if the boy accidentally inhaled the plastic,” Xue Zheng, a doctor from Shanghai Municipal Hospital of TCM, was quoted as saying. Read More...