今日头条:斯德哥尔摩中国文化中心第二期古琴培训班圆满结束

北欧绿色邮报网北欧中华网联合报道(记者陈雪霏)– 11月29日晚,斯德哥尔摩中国文化中心第二期古琴培训班提高班最后一次上课,标志着本期培训圆满结束。零基础班和初级班都在此前已经结束。

在提高班的课堂上,古琴传承人邓红教授耐心地教授大家《阳关三叠》琴曲。同时,儒雅的宋老师也给大家介绍了《阳关三叠》的七段曲目。原来,这都是古琴大师王迪先生收集定稿的有词的古琴曲。王迪的作品《弦歌雅韵》收录了经王先生整理定谱的100首琴歌,是研究中国古琴表现方式的重要资料,为古代音乐文化遗产的研究作出了卓越的贡献。

王迪师承九嶷派古琴大师管平湖先生,尽得心传,曾任中国艺术研究院音乐研究所研究员、北京古琴会副会长。1956年参加查阜西先生带领的古琴采访小组辗转全国各地,对古琴资料及亲人状况进行了大量的调查和访问,深感古琴之衰落尤以琴歌为甚,遂决心致力于琴歌发掘、整理和研究。1983年出版《琴歌》一书,收录琴歌五十余首,在海内外琴界影响广泛。

经多年辛劳,王迪先生陆续从《浙音释字琴谱》、《风宣玄品》等二十余种历代流传较广的琴谱中发掘整理出琴歌百余首。在此过程中,瑞典汉学家林西莉在1961年到中国北大学习汉语时访问了古琴研究院,从此爱上古琴并师从王迪先生。后来,林西莉把她的经历写成一本书就叫《琴》,该书在瑞典获得最高文学奖奥古斯特奖,使得琴的知识在瑞典得以传播。她还组织音乐会请邓红和陈莎莎一起来瑞典进行琴箫巡回演出,曾在瑞典汉学界引起很大反响。

邓红教授说,练习古琴曲时如果能唱出来,也比较容易练习,要比没有歌词的曲子好学。她那耐心细致的教学法,给大家留下深刻印象。通过古琴培训班,也可以说在瑞典又掀起了一股学习古琴的热潮。本次培训不仅吸引了华人华侨,还有瑞典男生来学习听课。先后有50人前来参加培训。

邓红教授弹唱《阳关三叠》

今年的古琴培训从11月18日开始,零基础还是练习的《沧海一声笑》,初级班练习了《酒狂》,提高班练习了《阳关三叠》。光阴似箭,日月如梭,很快培训就结束了,学员们都对文化中心组织学习古琴表示感谢,对邓红教授的培训表示感谢,希望明年能够再继续。邓红教授表示相信大家可以继续练习,坚持下去,以琴会友,陶冶情操。

古琴具有三千多年的历史,是中国文化的瑰宝,著名的古琴曲《流水》和新疆的木卡姆音乐都曾经登月。著名古琴曲《梅花三弄》,《平沙落雁》等都是令人陶醉的曲目。高山流水觅知音更是传为佳话。

去年,斯德哥尔摩中国文化中心成为全球首家中心举办古琴培训班,今年是第二次,为传播中国古典民乐开了先河,也为传承中华文化作出了很大贡献,非常受欢迎。

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今日头条:庆祝中华人民共和国成立70周年主题国际巡展在斯德哥尔摩中国文化中心隆重开幕

北欧绿色邮报网北欧中华网联合报道(记者陈雪霏)–庆祝中华人民共和国成立70周年主题国际巡展11月29日在斯德哥尔摩中国文化中心隆重开幕。中国驻瑞典大使桂从友,瑞典对外贸易大臣的国务秘书尼尔松和爱立信副总裁等出席了开幕式。

桂从友大使在致辞中说,70年前中华人民共和国的成立,是中华民族5000年发展史上开天辟地的一件大事,深刻改变了中国人民的前途命运。70年来,在中国共产党的领导下,中华民族迎来了从站起来、富起来到强起来的伟大飞跃,开辟了中国特色社会主义道路,确立了中国特色社会主义制度,创造了世所罕见的经济快速发展奇迹和社会长期稳定奇迹。

  中国取得的伟大成就,离不开与包括瑞典在内的世界各国和人民的交流合作。作为当今世界第二大经济体、第一大贸易国、全球最大的发展中国家,中国的发展离不开世界,世界的发展也离不开中国。中国将继续扩大开放,开放的大门只会越开越大,并且与世界各国持续不断分享自身进一步发展的红利。

  为了帮助世界各国更加客观全面准确认识中国,更好地抓住中国机遇,我们专门主办了此次国际巡展。本次图片展包括“中国人民站起来”、“改革开放春风里”、“砥砺奋进新时代”三个部分,通过160多幅珍贵而鲜活的图片,展示了新中国70年一路走来点点滴滴的细微变化和巨大成就,完整再现了中国人的生活记忆,串联出整个时代发展变迁的脉络历程。相信图片展会让大家更好地了解中国的昨天、今天和明天,切实感受中国人民愿与世界人民携手,推动构建实现人类命运共同体、创建美好未来的共同愿景。

  开幕式由文化参赞兼斯德哥尔摩中国文化中心主任陈晓主持。

桂大使向瑞典外交部外贸大臣国务秘书尼尔森介绍图片展的内容

嘉宾们对新中国成立以来取得的伟大成就表示高度赞赏。葡萄牙驻瑞典大使表示,他对这次图片展印象深刻,通过图片展了解到中国在过去几十年的发展非常迅速。

爱立信副总裁佩尔松在接受记者采访时表示,他看了所有图片,通过图片可以了解中国从站起来到富起来的坚实脚步。爱立信中国分公司顾问波尔克说,他1986年就到过中国,并到中国很多省市去考察工作,图片真实反映了中国的快速发展。尤其是改革开放以来的发展。

Karlskoga市长托尼.凌说,图片展非常好,真实客观反映了中国的发展,中国过去几十年的发展真是举世瞩目。

中国驻瑞典使馆经商处参赞韩晓东及近百名嘉宾出席了开幕式。本次图片展将持续两个星期,到下月中旬结束。

图文 陈雪霏

Hunan Cultural and Tourism Promotion Conference held in Stockholm

By Xuefei Chen Axelsson

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 29(Greenpost) — Hunan Cultural and Tourism Promotion conference was successfully held at Sheraton Hotel in Stockholm on Friday.

Yu Xinrong, Secretary of Party Committee of Department of Culture and Tourism of Hunan Province, Central China said Hunan enjoys very rich tourism resources and has many cultural relics such as Yueyanglou Pagoda, Mawangdui cemetery, Maozedong’s hometown. The famous Zhangjiajie tourism spot was the shooting site for animation Avanda, its beauty has attracted many people.

Yu said that Hunan also has China’s largest lake Dongting Lake which stretches over 400 kilometers. Hunan has many ethnic minorities thus has rich culture. Hunan’s cuisine is famous for its hotness. The pheonix city and Furong Town are famous for its history.

The ancestors of the Chinese nation, Emperor Yan and Emperor Shun were buried in Hunan, Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang were born in Hunan and became famous for their achievements in Chinese history. Hunan also boasts many ethnic groups which all have their own culture and traditions.

Yu Xinrong welcomed Swedish friends to visit Hunan and enjoyed the diversity in Hunan.

Cecilia Rahmqvist, Director of Laplands tourism bureau in northern Sweden also introduced Kiruna’s Ice Hotel, Tree Hotel and Ice tourism resources. She said that they used solar energy to keep the ice even in summer. She welcomed Chinese tourists to visit them.

Liu Fang, President of Hunan and Hubei Town-fellow Association in Sweden expressed her welcome to the Hunan delegation. She said her association has been promoting Hunan and Hubei culture in Sweden by holding Duanwu festival every year.

During the promotion conference, audience also watched promotion video which showed all the beautiful tourism resources and infrastructure in Hunan and impressed the audience a lot.

Cao Diefeng, Counselor of Education department of Chinese Embassy in Sweden also attended the conference.

Other guests include Zhu Jinchuan, General Manager of Air China in Stockholm, Zhang Shouting, President of Nordic China Sustainable Development Association and Ulf from BRIX.

During the promotion conference, a dozen of pictures showing the beauty of Hunan were also displayed.

Photo and Text by Xuefei Chen Axelsson

Minister of Justice Henriksson: Directive on representative actions means better rights for consumers

By Xuefei Chen Axelsson

Stockholm, Nov. 28 (Greenpost)– The Council of the European Union today gave the go-ahead for a directive on representative actions. The aim of the directive is to strengthen consumer rights, according to news reaching here from the EU presidency office in Finland.

Representative actions are intended to increase the consumer’s chances to receive compensation for losses they suffer as a result of traders infringing consumer rights legislation. The idea is to strengthen the enforcement of consumer rights in situations where the same product or service has caused harm to several consumer.

Minister of Justice Anna-Maja Henriksson said, “I am pleased that the Council reached agreement on the directive on representative actions. The opportunity to claim compensation by bringing a representative action is a pioneering step at EU level, and it should enable consumers to stand up for their rights more effectively.”

Under the compromise proposal approved by the Council, qualified entities (such as consumer organisations or public bodies) could bring an action on behalf of a group of consumers. This would avoid individual consumers having to defend their interests alone. The consumers’ representative would have the right not only to apply for an injunction against the infringing trader, as is already the case, but also to seek compensation for defects or to require the trader to repair or replace the defective product.

From the trader’s point of view, the directive would help prevent abusive litigation and strengthen legal security. It would also contribute to the proper functioning of the internal market by ensuring a level playing field for all traders.

There are currently major differences in member states’ national legislation on access to class actions or other forms of collective redress. Some countries do not recognise any kind of collective action.

As the next step before adoption, the Council and the European Parliament will start negotiations on the proposal during Croatia’s Presidency of the Council in the first half of 2020.

The Directive on representative actions is part of the Commission’s “New Deal for Consumers”.

EU Competitiveness Council discussed consumer rights and corporate tax transparency

By Xuefei Chen Axelsson

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 28(Greenpost) -EU ministers responsible for industry and the internal market met in Brussels on 28 November chaired by Minister of Employment Timo Harakka and Minister of Economic Affairs Katri Kulmuni. The Competitiveness Council agreed a general approach on the directive on representative actions to strengthen consumer rights. This means that negotiations can be launched with the European Parliament.

News reaching here from EU rotating presidency Finland says the directive obliges Member States to include in their legal systems a representative action procedure that meets the requirements of the directive. Under the directive, qualified representatives could launch actions on behalf of consumers in cases where the collective interests of consumers have been violated.

Minister Harakka said: “I’m very pleased that we agreed a general approach on the directive on representative actions. The directive would allow consumers to defend their rights more effectively throughout the EU, while at the same time protecting entrepreneurs.”

The Competitiveness Council also discussed another legislative proposal, a directive concerning disclosure of income tax information by large international companies.

Minister Harakka said: “Unfortunately, we did not reach agreement on the issue. I hope that progress can be made in further negotiations.”

Minister Harakka added: “In 2016, when the Panama Papers were made public, EU policy-makers vowed to take action against tax evasion. I’m disappointed that we were unable to deliver on the promises made to EU citizens. I hope that this issue will be actively promoted both by the new Commission and by future presidencies.”

Ministers also discussed the external dimension of EU competitiveness, which is closely linked to the strategy for sustainable growth prepared by the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU.

Minister Harakka said: “From the point of view of EU external competitiveness, it’s important that the EU has a functioning single market, an ability to innovate, sufficient competence and a business environment that helps companies grow and attracts investments. In addition, we must ensure that the global market is a level playing field. The debate will inform the new Commission as it prepares EU policies for the next five-year period.”

Over lunch, chaired by Minister Katri Kulmuni, ministers discussed SME policy and the priorities of the future SME strategy

Combating work-related cancer through European cooperation

By Xuefei Chen Axelsson

Stockholm, Nov. 28(Greenpost) — Experts from several European countries and organisations met in Helsinki to explore how to accelerate the fight against work-related cancer. The cooperation will be further strengthened by continuing the Roadmap on Carcinogens campaign, which aims to raise awareness about carcinogens and reduce exposure to them. An agreement on the continuation of the campaign was signed in Helsinki on 28 November 2019.

The Roadmap on Carcinogens Conference is one of the official meetings of Finland’s Presidency of the EU Council.

Towards common, binding limit values

Every year in Europe, around 120,000 workers develop work-related cancer and 80,000 die as a result of it. Work-related cancer causes more than half of all deaths associated with working conditions.

“These figures are alarming. We must work more effectively to prevent exposure to carcinogenic substances. By increasing our knowledge about carcinogens, how to manage them and how to prevent exposure to them, we are already taking an important step forward. This makes the Roadmap on Carcinogens an extremely important communication campaign. This information is vital to employers and employees alike,” said Minister of Social Affairs and Health Aino-Kaisa Pekonen when she opened the conference on 27 November.

The goal is to limit exposure to carcinogenic substances at work in the EU by setting binding limit values to be complied with at workplaces. The European Commission is in the process of amending the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive with four separate proposals, The Commission has already published the first three proposals amending the Directive, and they are now being implemented by the Member States. The Commission is currently preparing the fourth proposal for a directive and is expected to adopt it in early 2020.

Finland is now passing the baton to Germany, which will continue the Roadmap on Carcinogens campaign until the end of 2020.

At the conference, we heard a presentation by Christa Sedlatschek, Executive Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, on cancer risks at workplaces. According to her, there is still a need for better risk assessment at workplaces, in addition to more information. Practical tools, good practices and examples would help in getting rid of the most dangerous substances or replacing them with less harmful ones.

Professor Herbert Gleiter – one of the highest awards in the field of Advanced Materials

By Xuefei Chen Axelsson

Stockholm, Nov. 28(Greenpost)–The International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) recognized professor Herbert Gleiter with the prestigious Advanced Materials Laureate 2019. Professor Gleiter is awarded for his substantial contributions towards research perspective, expanding education, promoting materials research and its application at a global standard. The award ceremony was held on November 1st during the Asian Advanced Materials Congress, on the Voyager of the Seas, RCC, Singapore. It was the 30th assembly of the flagship event Advanced Materials Congress and it was graced with the participation of researchers and industry decision maker from over 40 countries.

– I think it’s a very good idea to organize events om cruise ships. Keeping people together and putting them all in a pleasant atmosphere will create high networking opportunities. Science comes out from discussions, it will not come from papers or telephone calls, says Prof. Herbert Gleiter.

Herbert Gleiter is a pioneer in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology, especially in nanoglasses and non-crystalline nanomaterials. He has a Ph.D. in physics from the Technical University of Stuttgart, Germany and obtained his D.Sc. in material science at the University of Bochum, Germany. He was the Professor/Director of the Institute of Material Science, University of  Saarland, Germany during 1973–1994. He was also the founding director of the Institute of New Materials, Saarbruecken, Germany aswell as director of the Institute of Nanotechnology, Research Center Karlsruhe, Germany. Prof. Gleiter has almost six decades of experience in this field and has been widely recognized by many countries and scientific organizations including the Leibniz, the Max Planck Prize, the Humboldt, Heisenberg, von Hippel and the Blaise Pascal Medal as well as four honorary doctorates and several honorary professorships. In order to promote research in advanced materials and innovation in the Asian continent, he established the Herbert Gleiter Institute of Nanoscience at Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China in 2012.

Every year, IAAM honors the pioneer researchers with the Advanced Materials Laureate for their notable and outstanding contributions to the advancement of materials for global excellence.
– Advanced Materials Laureate is considered one of the highest honors for a researcher working in a diverse background, either from physical, chemical, biological, engineering, mathematical and medical sciences along with their substantial contribution towards research perspective, expanding education, promoting materials research and its applications at a global standard, mentoring professionals and series of advancements on the related topics. We are very happy to award Professor Gleiter for Laureate of 2019, says Dr. Ashutosh Tiwari, founder of IAAM.

IAAM is engaged in promotion of the rapidly expanding field of advanced materials science, engineering and technology all over the world. The association also offers the highest honors to scientists and young technocrats to inspire them to develop innovative technology for social empowerment.  During the 30th Advanced Materials Congress, IAAM recognized the innovative ideas of researchers, scientists, and technocrats from all over the world to give them an impetus to progress in their respective research areas. The selections for these IAAM awards are done by a duly constituted awards committee and are given to the awardees at the AMC assemblies.

Are we coming to a time to fight for ideologies and ideas? Isn’t it a dangerous signal?

By Xuefei Chen Axelsson

Stockholm, Nov. 28(Greenpost) — Finland’s Foreign Minister Haavisto highlighted the importance of human rights-based foreign policy in his speech to the Paasikivi Society in Helsinki on 27 November.

According to Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, the world is undergoing fundamental change, and Finland cannot be just a bystander. In addition to geopolitics, there is also a fight for ideologies and ideas. According to the Foreign Minister, we must ensure that a country such as Finland has a living space in the world and that we have partners who understand our way of thinking and interests.

“Values and interests can also be merged in foreign policy, and this is how I feel about human rights. We defend a world order where we have room for manoeuvre and where it is possible for us to maintain peace, stability and prosperity,” Haavisto says.

The Government Programme describes the promotion of human rights, the rule of law, democracy, peace, freedom, tolerance and equality as the value base for Finland’s foreign policy. The value base will also be reflected in the Government Report on Finnish Foreign and Security Policy, the work on which began this autumn.

“Values are not a postscript of our activities, but at the heart of everything. Values that are important to us can and must be defended. It is worthwhile to apply actively for play positions in order to promote international cooperation,” Foreign Minister Haavisto says.

Comment: Many people believe geopolitics is the source or the reason why the world has war because someone always likes to interfere in others affairs and go beyond their border to get their own benefit. Guarding the human rights, the rule of law democracy peace, freedom, tolerance and equality are the values for every country. It is a goal for every body to strive for. Only that due to historical reasons, western power got a step forward by launching many wars in history so that the world is divided by developed countries and developing countries.

Now the words fighting the battle are used everywhere and that sounds very frightening.

Chinese demand of Port contribute to Finland’s food export

By Xuefei Chen Axelsson

STOCKHOLM, November 28(Greenpost)– While the trade negotiation between China and the US is underway at a critical time, news from Finland reaching here says that Finland’s exports in the food and beverage sector see a record high this year partly due to China’s demand of pork and other products.

The export forecast for 2019 is EUR 1.75 billion, which, if achieved, would represent a record high.

Entry into new markets, along with an increase in export volumes and prices, have contributed to an increase in the value of exports. Awareness of the growth potential available through exports has grown in the food and beverage sector. New export companies have participated in the Food from Finland programme created by Business Finland and funded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. The food authorities and other promoter organisations have also significantly contributed towards the export growth.

Products in particularly strong demand this year have included dairy products, oats, other foodstuffs and alcohol products. Countries where export growth has been visible include China, where there has been a particular demand for pork and powdered milk.

The value of food imports to Finland was triple the value of our exports at EUR 4.6 billion in 2018. Many of the products being imported are not produced or manufactured in Finland. In order to reduce the trade deficit, it would be important to increase the added value of exports.

The food industry is a significant industry in Finland

According to preliminary figures for 2018, the total turnover of the food industry was around EUR 11.2 billion, showing an increase of 4% on the previous year. The food industry employs some 38,000 people directly, and as many as 340,000 indirectly.

– Finnish consumers buy domestic, responsibly produced foods, which means the food industry will continue to be a very important sector in Finland. But in addition, Finnish products and raw materials are increasingly finding their way onto the plates and into the glasses of international consumers, too, says Leena Hyrylä, Food Industry Sector Manager at the Southeast Finland ELY Centre.

Food and beverage companies continue to seek growth

The sector barometer for the manufacture of food products indicates that SMEs in the food sector continue to be growth-driven. More than half of the SMEs that responded said they were pursuing growth; 22 per cent said they sought powerful growth, while 43 per cent said they would tap into any growth opportunities available. According to the barometer, SMEs in the food sector, especially in the beverage sector, were more growth-oriented than companies in comparable sectors.

SMEs in the food sector were more optimistic about the general outlook for the economy than other Finnish SMEs and those engaged in comparable sectors. However, expectations are down on the previous year.

The business environment is changing rapidly, placing a stronger focus on the consumer and on continued renewal. The food sector is influenced by current trends and themes such as climate change, demographic changes, scarce resources, digitalisation and technological advancement in general. Consumer awareness and expectations for products and food services are rising. Responsibility, wellbeing and domestic origin are rising trends.

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Chinese has a saying that the earth is round and if the sun is not shining in the east, it must be shining in the west. Or if not in the north, it must be in the south. Please do not just hang yourself in one tree.

Xinjiang Photo Exhibition held in Stockholm

By Xuefei Chen Axelsson

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 27(Greenpost, chineseonline) — While the dark and rainy weather made people sad and lonely, a warm Xinjiang Photo Exhibition has been held in Stockholm recently.

The exhibition was held by Green Post(www.greenpost.se) and Chinese Online(www.chineseonline.se) in cooperation with China Europe Cultural Association and ABF(Swedish Workers Association) at the citykonferensen in Stockholm.

Xuefei Chen Axelsson, Chief Editor and photographer of Green Post and freelance journalist said the exhibition came against the background that she was invited to attend a journalistic trip to Xinjiang in August 2018 together with journalists from 13 countries along the belt and road routes. And after that she went to Xinjiang twice respectively in March to Turpan after the National People’s Congress and National Day celebration in Beijing to personally experience the atmosphere in Urumqi city, capital of Xinjiang Ugyor Autonomous Region.

“I was impressed by the journeys and felt that Xinjiang now is very safe to travel and the cultural and tourist resources were rich. During my journey, I can feel business in Grand Bazar is booming and the ugyors dancing and singing were wonderful. Thus, I like to share this feelings and impressions with all the people who are interested in Xinjiang. “said Chen Axelsson.

The purpose is to share the information about the living picture in Xinjiang. The exhibition focuses on Xinjiangs infrastructure such as the fast train, subways and wide road, busy business in Grandbazar, music and art, dancing, beautiful scenery and environmental protection.

To let people have a taste of Xinjiang music and song, Luan Dehan played violin Why the flower is so red.

Artist Zhu Yingying sang the song which was about love between a woman and a ugyor soldier and moved all the audience. A whole generation of people were moved by the film and the song in China’s 80s.

Duan Maoli, President of Swedish Anhui Sci-Tech and Commerce Association expressed his appreciation for the exhibition.

“I would like to say thanks to Xuefei for holding such an exhibition. The media under her leadership is a professional media. With this exhibition, we can see the beautiful Xinjiang and the safe Xinjiang. I like to say it should be A beautiful Xinjiang forever!”

Zhu Jinchuan, General Manager of Air China in Stockholm also looked at the exhibition.

He said it was impressive to see these photos. Watching these beautiful pictures let people feel the life there is quite colourful and it is easy to visit there with Air China because the airlines can fly there directly from Beijing. It can also fly directly to other cities.

Journalists from PROFOCA and FPA attended the exhibition. Swedish innovation entrepreneur Skycab manager Åker Aredal also attended the exhibition. He was quite excited to see President Xi’s photo with Ugyor people and even recalled the moment when he was with President Xi and presented him a letter.

During the exhibition, Xuefei Chen Axelsson also made a presentation about the pictures and added more pictures about the daily lives there in the Grand Bazar. She illustrated the stories behind every photo.

During the exhibition, Axelsson also answered some questions.

Many visitors said they learnt a lot about Xinjiang and felt glad that the situation is safe and secure and life is lively there. Some even said they like to visit Xinjiang some day.

More lively photos in Grand Bazar and Turpan.

Photo and text by Xuefei Chen Axelsson

photo by Xuefei Chen Axelsson

“黑五”来临 中国消费者“海淘”需避坑

北欧绿色邮报网报道: 日前,英国华闻周刊微信公众号“华闻派”刊登文章,分析比较了中国大型购物狂欢节“双十一”和英国的购物打折季“黑色星期五”的不同,为中英消费者指出一些需要规避和注意的问题,提出了享受较优惠价格的建议。

  文章摘编如下:

  这中国的大型购物狂欢节“双十一”刚刚过去,而英国、美国等国家的购物打折季“黑色星期五”(以下简称“黑五”)也要拉开帷幕。

   2019年的“黑五”是11月29日。在美国,“黑五”一般是指感恩节后一天,逐渐演变成了为期四天的大型促销活动,并催生了“商家周末”和“网络周一”,即从周五至下一个周一,从线下到线上,美国全民进行购物狂欢。

  后来,这股热潮也席卷了英国。英国也会在圣诞节之前,开始为期4天的“黑五”折扣活动。

  “黑五”与“双十一”有何区别?

  与英美的“黑五”相比,中国“双十一”的受众较年轻,购物行为也主要集中在电子商务区域。

  “双十一”大约在2007年左右,摇身变成了“光棍节”,成为了广大单身族们的狂欢节,人们或许会在这一天黯然伤神,又或者通过与朋友聚会、约会来摆脱孤单。

  淘宝商城(天猫)则抓住了这个重要的时间节点,于2009年首次推出了“双十一”购物季,将“单身者的悲痛”化作“购买力”,打着全场包邮,全年最低价的口号,吸引了不少消费者的钱包。

  从此,“双十一”成为了天猫淘宝的代名词。“双十一”购物节进展到2012年,当日销售额就已经超过了美国的“网络周一”,成为了全球最大的互联网购物节日。面对中国国内消费者这样的庞大市场,这样的结果并不意外。

  要说“黑五”与“双十一”的主要区别,除了“黑五”更加古老之外,其延续周期也相对较长,不仅可以网上购物,许多商家的实体店也会同步推出折扣。

  同时,相比于“双十一”针对年轻受众群体,“黑五”的受众以家庭为主,所以每年“黑五”,疯抢最为厉害的都是大型家电,如冰箱、彩电、洗衣机等,那疯抢的场面,可以说是“战况激烈”。

  2019年,英国的亚马逊电商平台先下手为强,提前拉开了“黑五”战场,从11月22日就开始打折,将折扣日延续至8天,让人总能抽出一天空,来看看有哪些“便宜”可占。

  2019年“黑五”的实操攻略

  2019年“双十一”已过,剁过的手想必又长出来了。那么,“黑五”作为在英美生活的人们最为盛大的购物狂欢节,有哪些坑要注意别踩?又有哪些值得买?

  根据英国广播公司(BBC)报道,消费者组织Which就批评2018年的折扣有水分,在他们研究的83件单品中,只有4件是真的在“黑五”时更便宜。

  比价结果证实,滚筒式烘干机、智能扬声器、咖啡机和电视外接音箱在“黑五”之外,还有更便宜的价格。比如,在某实体商店,一款电视外接音箱在“黑五”期间价格299镑,但之后的一月内,又下跌了49镑,且这个低价持续了5天。

  此外,一些国外的美容服饰网站,也将加入黑五大军,不仅可以买到折扣单品,还可以直邮中国,方便了中国的消费者。

  目前,很多英国商家也已经放出了折扣宣言,把“折扣”亮出来。

  如何在“黑五”期间买到令自己满意的东西?当地华文媒体提醒中外消费者:

  1. 购买之前列好清单。在开始购物之前,先列出需要或想要购买的商品以及准备花费的金额,以免最后买了一些并不需要的东西。

  2. 提前为自己想买的商品做好调研。调查发现,网络购物者经常有被虚假评论误导的风险。因此,在购入商品前,充分了解,以免买到以次充好的商品。

  3. 担心自己买的不是最优价格?研究表明,最好还是等黑五那天真正来临,再开始购物,不仅会有更多商家加入这次活动,可能折扣会更低。也可以查询网上的比价网站。

  4. 如果买完了不喜欢?可以退。购买之前看清退货须知,一旦不喜欢还有反悔机会。同时,有些商品还会推出比价服务,如客户在购买商品不久后就价格下跌,也可以提出退还差价。

  5. 网上购物别忘了还可以返现。一些现金返还网站会与几千家零售商合作,让消费者在享受黑五折扣同时还能返现,助钱包早日回血。(来源: 中国侨网 /记者刘雅静)

德国人士:试图以外部干预“解决”香港问题只会适得其反

北欧绿色邮报网报道 :针对中国香港近期局势发展以及美国国会日前通过“2019年香港人权与民主法案”,来自德国经济界和智库、传媒领域的多位人士近日在采访中向中新社记者表示,外部强行施加的干预甚至制裁等极端对抗手段只会对解决香港存在的问题起到反作用,应予以警惕。

图为让-克里斯托夫·巴斯。(资料图片)<a target='_blank' href='http://www.chinanews.com/'>中新社</a>记者 彭大伟 摄

图为让-克里斯托夫·巴斯。(资料图片)中新社记者 彭大伟 摄

  在香港和柏林两地从事企业咨询等事业的柯尧臣(Jochen Kleef)在港多年,拥有香港永久居民身份。谈及美国国会日前通过的“2019年香港人权与民主法案”,柯尧臣认为,美国现在应该做的是先“打扫干净自己的房子”,再去关注别国的事务。在他看来,美国和英国在香港问题上的态度表现出两国似乎都“难以接受新的时代”。他指出,两国的态度都基于其拥有或曾经拥有过的世界霸主地位,“但过去的已成为过去,世界正在向前发展”。

  柏林智库“文明对话研究所”首席执行官让-克里斯托夫·巴斯(Jean-Christophe Bas)认为,外部强行施加的干预甚至制裁等极端对抗手段不应成为香港当前问题的解决方案,“最首要的应当是鼓励开展对话,在各方不同的价值和观念中寻找到一致之处或共同基础”。

  让-克里斯托夫·巴斯强调,既然《基本法》已经以法律的形式明确规定了香港居民所享有的自由和权利,“任何形式的外部干预都只会起到适得其反的效果,这些外部干预令我感到警惕和担忧”。

图为希伦贝克。(资料图片)<a target='_blank' href='http://www.chinanews.com/'>中新社</a>记者 彭大伟 摄

图为希伦贝克。(资料图片)中新社记者 彭大伟 摄

  亦有人士注意到西方在对待中国议题时长期抱持的双重标准。位于法兰克福的欧洲新闻图片社社长希伦贝克表示,国际社会的认知中存在太多片面性:“当美国仍是超级大国时,它的成功和政治扩张受到普遍赞扬。而当中国正在向前追赶时,却遭来诟病。”

  “于是,一方在非洲或拉美的投入就是所谓‘无私并造福人类的’,而另一方则是‘怀有政治动机,目的是让对方成为附庸’。”希伦贝克强调,这种双重标准的例子可谓不胜枚举。他续指,当中国人口增长时,有政客便“拉响警报”,甚至警告所谓“黄祸”。“不像有的国家急需控制人口增长却无所作为,中国领导人采取了计划生育措施,这却又被指责为‘对公民个人权利的非民主干预’。”

  “当然,我也不会忽略这样一个事实,即中国也在努力解决某些存在的问题,而这些问题有时需要其领导层给予极大的耐心和审慎。”希伦贝克说,“人们应该高兴的是,当某些自诩优越民主摇篮的国家展现本能驱动的民粹主义和民族主义时,中国领导人并没有像他们那样。”

  展望未来,让-克里斯托夫·巴斯强调,只有对话和包容,而不是暴力和对抗,才是解决问题的途径。柯尧臣亦希望,随着中国香港特区第六届区议会选举日前落下帷幕,香港的社会局势能够及时降温、减少戾气。(来源:中新社/ 记者 彭大伟 )

桂从友大使就中瑞媒体交流接受瑞典“媒体”栏目专访

北欧绿色邮报网报道:11月26日,桂从友大使在使馆就中瑞媒体交流接受瑞典“媒体”栏目专访。

问:上周我们发表了一篇关于中国使馆批评瑞典媒体和记者的战略的报道。请问使馆这么做是为什么?

桂大使:我们使馆对瑞典媒体的回应都是被迫的,不是我们主动发起的。

中国自古就是礼仪之邦,中国人自古以来就有一个待人之道:朋友来了有好酒。中国人自古的伦理原则,“礼”字当头,“礼”贯穿于中华伦理发展中,成为中国价值体系中最核心的因素。“礼”的内在精神是“仁”,“仁”是最普遍的德行标准。中国对外政策的基本方针是与世界各国友好相处,平等合作,互利共赢,不树敌,不干涉他国内政,不侵犯他国利益,不对他国构成威胁。我们使馆的使命就是与驻在国包括媒体在内的社会各界广泛交流,交朋友,在两国和两国人民之间架起友谊与合作的桥梁。

就我本人来说,在我20多年的外交工作中,一直对所接触的所有媒体朋友尊重有加,坦诚交流。我来瑞典工作以后,也渴望与广大的瑞典媒体朋友交流、交朋友。但你们有些媒体人士拒绝与我们见面交流,却总是批评、指责中国,甚至恶意攻击、抹黑中国。

更为奇怪的是,这样的媒体人士,有的从未去过中国,有的只往台湾跑却自称为“中国问题专家”,还有人身在台湾或斯德哥尔摩却开办什么在北京的博客等等。这令人不解。我们呼吁这些媒体人士到中国去看看,用自己的亲眼所见来说话。

我们欢迎批评。媒体人士就是要善于发现问题,针砭时弊。但批评要以客观事实为依据,不能制造假新闻。批评还要承担社会责任,不能引发社会混乱,不能煽动仇视。我们从未主动批评过瑞典媒体人士,我们的批评都是忍无可忍,被迫回应。即使对那些恶意批评中国的人,我们仍欢迎他们来沟通交流。(来源:中国驻瑞典大使馆)

今日头条:瑞典华人科学家段茂利教授应邀出席第九届 世界听神经病大会并作主旨演讲

北欧绿色邮报网、北欧中华网联合报道(记者陈雪霏 查正富)—11月20日,应世界听神经病鼻祖-美国加州大学Arnold Starr教授的邀请,瑞典皇家卡罗林斯卡Karolinska医科大学医院耳鼻咽喉头颈外科专家段茂利出席了第九届 “Annual  Arnold Starr Lecture & Art Exhibition”大会,并做了题为《听神经病的发现历史、发病机制、治疗现状及基因/干细胞治疗听神经病的探索》的精彩报告。这是目前世界上首位华人科学家站在此领域最高讲台作学术报告,刷新了听神经病领域未有华人科学家在此登台“献艺”的空白。

世界听神经病大会每年举办一次,由听神经病之父Arnold Starr教授命名,其突出特点与其他学术会议不同的是,此会议只安排一位科学家作主旨报告,因此入选的条件和门槛要求很高。大会筹委会对照规定的标准和条件,综合各方面因素,每年在全球范围内精选出一位杰出的听神经病、神经科学及耳鼻咽喉科学家作主旨报告。今年段茂利教授有幸作为第九届会议报告嘉宾登台作主旨演讲。

演讲伊始,段教授简单地介绍了其所工作的瑞典皇家卡罗林斯卡大学医院的基本情况。新建成的卡罗林斯卡大学医院工程造价超过600多亿瑞典克朗,是目前世界上最节能、最环保的建筑楼群,拥有最现代化的基础设施和智能工程,很多岗位已由机器人代替了人工操作。每年举世闻名的诺贝尔生理或医学奖的评审和颁奖,均由瑞典卡罗林斯卡医科大学负责组织实施。

演讲期间,段茂利教授从Arnold Starr教授绘制的不同奇妙耳科彩色图画入题,以“弹钢琴”作为比喻,通过科学研究与艺术表现相结合形式,形象生动地描述了如何通过各种颜色来观察耳部结构和接受声音时的变化规律,详细阐述了常规听神经病变、特殊听神经病变和其他情况的修复和临床治疗方法。整场报告条理分明、论点鲜明、论据充分、观念新颖,得到了与会嘉宾一致肯定,赢得了热烈的掌声 。

段茂利教授回到斯德哥尔摩当天,北欧绿色邮报网、北欧中华网报记者在第一时间对他进行了专访。以下是专访内容:

记者:段教授您好!欣悉您这次参加第九届“Annual Arnold Starr Lecture & Art Exhibition” 大会并作主旨演讲,我们已仔细观看了您当天演讲同步直播的全过程,非常精彩及惟妙惟肖,我们代表北欧绿色邮报网、北欧中华网对您表示祝贺! 请问这次国际会议在世界医学领域具有怎样的重要地位呢?

Dr Duan:谢谢!在听神经病研究领域,每年的Starr会议对于业内人士来说非常重要,世界各国的听神经病科学家也极为重视。Starr教授于1996年首次提出了听神经病这一医学概念。人的听力不好或下降,是因为耳朵里的某段神经出了问题,不能将听到的信息输送到大脑,从而大脑不能总结获得的信息,造成病人能听到声音但不能理解你到底在说什么。Starr教授通过对一名患者多年反复观察与追踪,并经过多年的潜心研究,发现并总结了这一问题。同时他还发现内毛细胞丢失也是病理机制之一,最终把这种病命名为听神经病。Starr理论提出后,在世界耳鼻咽喉头颈外科、神经科学领域引起了极大轰动,并得了国际医学界的一致认可。为了纪念Starr教授对人类作出的突出贡献,美国加州大学在Starr教授退休的时候,以其名字设立了基金会并决定在全球范围内,每年遴选一位在该领域成就突出的科学家做一次专题报告。今年我十分荣幸地被选中,这既是基金会对我个人的信任,也是对我多年来研究成果的认可,更是对我今后研究和临床工作的鼓励。

记者:Starr基金会为什么选择请您来做主旨报告呢?

Dr Duan:从客观上讲,可能是因为我长期在瑞典卡罗林斯卡大学医院工作,该院的国际地位和国际实力是众所周知的,加上我在基因干细胞研究领域的贡献及自身又是耳鼻咽喉头颈外科专家,同时我又是多个国际性医学杂志的编委及审稿人, 在欧美许多国家著名的大学演讲及交流的经历,  以及这么多年在行业积累的良好口碑,可能也是加分因素之一。从主观上讲,我在听神经病基因干细胞治疗耳聋方面的研究成果得到了国际同行的认可,尤其是创新研究了基因干细胞治疗耳聋,这一疗法既符合Starr教授的研究方向,也是对现有理论成果的进一步探索与挖掘。Starr教授发现了听神经病的一个基因后,医学界发现大量的同类疾病不同的基因。在该病发现之前,人们并不太清楚这种疾病发病的机制,而且在发现的早期,为解除病人痛苦,只是采用助听器进行辅助治疗,没有更科学的医疗手段。因此,我主攻的基因干细胞修复疗法既是学术研究的连续,更是为将来临床实践带来希望。当然,以上纯粹是我个人不成熟的推测,重要的是Starr基金会按照他们的标准和要求来进行挑选的。

记者:两年前Starr教授在斯德哥尔摩(Karolinska Nobel Forum)诺贝尔演讲厅的研讨会上用艺术彩色图形来展示耳部神经系统,您今年这次演讲似乎也很倾向艺术化啊!

Dr Duan:是的。参加这次大会的嘉宾中,他们大都是行业内有名望的科学家,在自身研究领域内取得了突出的成就,我在前面也已经介绍过了。但你们可能没有想到的是,这些嘉宾中很大一部分人也是艺术界的佼佼者,是名副其实的艺术家。因此,本次会议的名称除了第九届Starr学术会议主题外,另还冠名了艺术展览和艺术表演。因此,这次大会两个突出的与众不同之处就是:一是一个人做主旨演讲,另一个是学术报告与艺术同台展现。

记者:当初您为什么会选择耳鼻咽喉头颈外科呢?

Dr Duan:说起这个话题就很长了,在八十年代,大学生毕业的岗位是由组织统一安排的。我大学毕业后被分配到安徽省立医院耳鼻咽喉头颈外科工作,其实当时我对耳鼻咽喉头颈外科并不是十分感兴趣,觉得它是小科,我当时心仪的岗位是心脑血管科,但最终没能如愿。在耳鼻咽喉头颈外科岗位工作时间长了,我感觉到耳科研究很有趣味,人的耳朵其实是很美丽且复杂的,不是当初我想象的那么简单枯燥,后来我慢慢地热爱上了这个学科。其实人体的很多病症也都能从耳廓中体现出来,千万不要小看自己的耳朵、鼻子、咽喉甚至是牙齿。如果它们有不健康的症状,也是身体某个对应器官疾病的先兆,因此要引起足够的重视。中华医学博大精深,古代中医学家绘制的全身疾病在耳廓上的穴位图是中华医学发展的一块灿烂明珠。

记者:听您讲了这些,您在所在领域作出了突出贡献,您也培养出了30多名医学硕士、博士或博士后,您对现在年轻学生有什么经验之谈吗?

Dr Duan:谢谢!无论做什么事情,在哪个岗位工作,我认为最重要的一点就是兴趣,从事科学研究的也是一样。要时常怀有好奇心,一旦对某项东西感兴趣了,你就会拥有一种动力而深入研究下去。其二,从事科学研究要富有挑战精神,不能拘泥于现有,也不能完全迷信权威,要时刻有 “鸡蛋里挑骨头” 的韧性和 “打破沙锅问到底” 的执拗,敢于打破常规,勇于接受挑战,在挑战中创新,在逆境中突破,这样就会有新的发现。再者,要博览群书,只有积累了一定厚度的知识,研究中才能有力量支撑,才能容易打通瓶颈,做任何事情都要做到干一行爱一行,干一行精一行。

记者:谢谢段教授! 非常感谢您在百忙之中抽出时间接受我们的采访。