The 40th Weifang International Kite Festival will take flight on April 15 in Weifang, East China's Shandong province, with a series of kite-flying competitions and thrilling activities planned. The ...

O Conselho Universitário da Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) aprovou, nesta terça (10), a criação do curso de bacharelado em língua e cultura chinesa para o câmpus de Assis (SP). De acordo com a ...

(From left) Mohd Amin, Rahim, Hazlina and Hasrin Kamal launching the 28th Pasir Gudang International Kite Festival during a press conference at Menara Aqabah in Pasir Gudang. — THOMAS YONG/The Star ...

Kite flying festival returns not just as a festival, but as a feeling, stitching memories Dubai: For years, the skies of Lahore felt quieter. Too quiet. Where once colour ruled the air and rooftops ...

People in Pakistan have held a traditional kite-flying festival for the first time in 19 years. It was banned in 2007 after a series of fatal accidents. The Basant is a centuries-old event held in the ...

Lahore, Pakistan – As the clock struck midnight between Thursday and Friday, Lahore’s sky erupted in fireworks as the crowds that gathered along one of the city’s main avenues cheered in jubilation.

Kite-flying enthusiasts celebrate return after 18-year ban Festival boosts local economy, kite sales surge Festival overshadowed by Islamabad suicide bombing, concert cancelled LAHORE, Feb 6 (Reuters) ...

Pakistanis are taking to rooftops across Lahore as they again celebrate the Basant festival by flying colorful kites above their city. The event had been banned due to the many deaths and injuries.

Ever since Benjamin Franklin flew one during a storm, kites have been used to help showcase the awesome power and energy our planet can create. Now, an experiment in China has showcased that massive ...

Preparations for Basant have begun in Lahore, with the sale of kites, spools, and kite string officially starting here. Basant will be celebrated in the city on February 6, 7 and 8, and in this regard ...

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Monday gave approval for the manufacture of permissible kite-flying material in four more districts of the province owing to the increasing demand and soaring prices ...

With the return of Basant to Lahore this year, many tales associated with a festival once lived across every street, park and rooftop of the city return with it. Among these stories, I was ...