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Koksijde-Oostduinkerke
ensorcellée par Halloween
Lors des prochaines vacances
d’automne, cette commune côtière
proposera un choix varié et
passionnant d’activités
plaisantes, pour fêter
Halloween. Que diriez-vous de
visiter, sur la plage, un
labyrinthe à faire frémir,
d’effectuer une randonnée en VTT dans une ambiance terrifiante
ou de prendre part à un grand cortège d’Halloween ?
Halloween est le moment de l’année où l’horreur et la
convivialité vont de pair, surtout à Koksijde-Oostduinkerke.
Les festivités commenceront le vendredi 27 octobre, avec une
randonnée d’Halloween en VTT, sur une distance de 27 ou de 39
km. Une activité en soirée, qui se déroulera dans une
atmosphère macabre.
Du 28 octobre au 5 novembre
inclus (de 13h à 18h), il faudra
absolument vous rendre sur la
plage de Sint-Idesbald, pour
vous perdre dans un labyrinthe
géant de 1.000 m2 et laisser des
personnages effrayants vous
tourner les sangs.
Les citrouilles sont indissociables de la fête d’Halloween.
C’est aussi le cas à Sint-Idesbald, où vous pourrez les évider
et les décorer, le mardi 31 octobre, sous la supervision de
personnes montées sur des échasses et d’un gardien de dragons.
Le même jour, à 19 h, aura lieu un grand cortège d’Halloween,
avec des animations, de la musique, un feu d’artifice ainsi
qu’une bonne dose de frissons et de frayeurs. Ensuite, à 20 h,
vous irez sur la plage de Sint-Idesbald, pour assister à la
mise au bûcher des sorcières et au magnifique feu d’artifice.
Plus d’info : www.visitkoksijde.be
Air Transat augmente son
offre pour l’été 2018
Air Transat a dévoilé son programme
de vols transatlantiques pour l’été
2018 qui sera caractérisé par un
nombre croissant de vols et une plus
grande mise en service de l’Airbus A330 sur ces routes. Cela
signifie une offre accrue entre la Belgique et le Canada.
Le programme de vols au départ de la Belgique pour 2018
demeure presqu’inchangé par rapport à 2017. Le premier vol au
départ de Bruxelles vers Montréal aura lieu le 30 avril 2018.
La compagnie proposera jusqu’à trois vols directs par semaine
au départ de la Belgique. En 2018, Air Transat volera
également entre Amsterdam et Toronto, Calgary et Vancouver.
L’été prochain, Air Transat positionne plus d’Airbus A330 sur
les routes européennes. L’A330 présente une capacité d’environ
345 sièges contre 250 sièges pour l’A310. A bord, le système
de divertissement personnel avec écrans tactiles individuels
et le mood lightning dans la cabine assurent un mode de voyage
confortable. En début d’année, la compagnie avait annoncé que
grâce à un accord de leasing pour 10 Airbus A321 neo LR, elle
allait progressivement remplacer les Airbus A310 de sa flotte
à partir de 2019.
Vols domestiques Cette année, des vols domestiques supplémentaires ont été ajoutés au réseau afin que les voyageurs à destination du Canada bénéficient de plus de possibilités de correspondance. Toronto, Vancouver et Québec sont ainsi également plus facilement accessibles depuis Bruxelles grâce aux vols en correspondance à Montréal. Durant la saison estivale, les belges optent pour le Canada en raison de son climat agréable, de ses paysages spectaculaires, de son large panel d’activités extérieures et de ses lieux culturels et villes pétillantes. Programme de vols pour l’été 2018 Le programme de vols d’Air Transat pour l’été 2018 au départ de la Belgique débutera le 30 avril 2018 et se présentera comme suit : Bruxelles – Montréal : 3 vols par semaine (lundi, mercredi, vendredi) Bruxelles – Québec : 1 vol par semaine via Montréal le vendredi Bruxelles – Toronto : 5 vols par semaine via Montréal (2 vols en correspondance le mercredi, 1 le vendredi et 2 le lundi) Bruxelles – Vancouver : 2 vols par semaine via Montréal (le lundi et le mercredi) Les vols peuvent être réservés via votre agent de voyages, les vols pour 2018 sont réservables via tous les systèmes GDS, via le call center en téléphonant au 00800 872 672 83 et sur www.airtransat.be China using Lee Ming-che case
as warning to foreign NGOs: activist Shanghai, Sept. 13 (CNA) China is using Taiwanese human rights activist Lee Ming-che’s (李明哲) case as a warning to all foreign NGOs operating within the country, a prominent leader of the Chinese democracy movement said on Wednesday. Speaking to CNA during a telephone interview on Wednesday, Wang Dan (王丹), a leader of the Chinese democracy movement and one of the student leaders of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests who now lives in Washington, said that China is making an example of Lee Ming-che to warn foreign NGOs operating in China to abide by its regulations. Wang noted that the Chinese government has ramped up its regulation of foreign NGOs in recent years and will continue to do so, given that it is trying to control the influence outside NGOs have in the country. Notable examples of tighter government scrutiny of foreign NGOs include a charity law and a foreign NGO law, which were promulgated in mid 2016 and early 2017 respectively, introduced extensive registration and reporting requirements. Chen Yu-huan (陳語歡), who has operated his own NGO in China for five years, says that Beijing has adopted a more regulated and
standardized approach. The government will not tolerate unchecked growth and development beyond its control, he continued. Foreign NGOs are having a hard time coping with China’s new NGO law, which gives the police a wide range of powers to question foreign NGO workers, inspect their offices, review documents and even confiscate premises and assets, according to international media reports. Even the charity law, which seems like a benign law to ensure the proper use of charitable donations, could be used by the government to “tame” charitable groups in China, Wang Hsin- hsien (王信賢), a professor at National Chengchi University’s Graduate Institute of East Asian Studies, pointed out. China’s Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman An Fengshan (安峰山) made a statement on Wednesday, saying that individuals in China must obey the laws of the country and any violation will be prosecuted in accordance with the law. (By Chen Chia-lun and Kuan-lin Liu) Enditem/AW Premium Economy at Austrian Airlines Now Available
New travel class for all long-haul routes now bookable
for flights starting March 2018
Refitting of first Boeing 767 begins today, entire fleet
will be converted by the spring of 2018
Additional service, more legroom and extra baggage
allowance in the new Premium Economy
Effective immediately, Austrian Airlines passengers can book
a seat in the new Premium Economy travel class for flights
starting on March 6, 2018. The centrepiece of the new Premium
Economy Class is a new seat providing passengers with more
comfort on their journey compared to regular Economy Class
seats. The first Boeing 767 will begin to be refitted today.
All eleven long-haul aircraft in the Austrian Airlines fleet
will gradually be refitted to include the new travel class.
The twelfth long-haul aircraft to be acquired by Austrian
Airlines in the spring of 2018 will also be equipped with
Premium Economy.
“The new Premium Economy Class is an important milestone in
our strategy aimed at linking the issue of individualization
with quality. The customer can individually choose the travel
class according to her or his needs, whether the preference is
to fly in a price conscious manner in Economy Class, treat
oneself to a little more service and comfort in Premium
Economy or luxury travel in Business Class”, says Austrian
Airlines CCO Andreas Otto. In particular, the new Premium
Economy Class is designed to appeal to passengers who want to
afford more service and a higher level of comfort on flights
to their holiday destinations as well as price-conscious
companies whose employees should travel in comfort on business
trips.
The new Premium Economy Class at a glance:
New seat with a broader seat surface and generous seat
spacing
Footrest starting in the second row or leg support with
integrated footrest in the first row
Always a separate central armrest with fold-out table
and cocktail table
12-inch screen with remote control for the in-flight
entertainment system
Own power outlet and USB port on the seat
2 x 23 kg free baggage
High-quality food selection with menu card
Welcome drink
Amenity kit with useful travel accessories
More space with the new seat
The Premium Economy seat produced specially for the Lufthansa
Group is supplied by the aircraft seat manufacturer ZIM, and
provides passengers with plenty of legroom based on seat
spacing of up to 97 cm or 38 inches. Additional footrests take
the strain off the legs on a long flight. The central armrest
with fold-out table between the seats and a personal, broad
armrest for every passenger enables more privacy and more room
on the side. In addition, every seat is equipped with its own
power outlet and USB port.
More service in the new travel class
The new Premium Economy Class offers much more than a
considerably more comfortable seat. Passengers in the new
travel class can check in two pieces of luggage at no charge,
each with an allowable weight of up to 23 kilograms before
being pampered on board with culinary delights. Travelers
conveniently select their favorite food from the menu card,
and the food is served on china dishware. Moreover, every passenger in this travel class is given a small amenity kit with useful travel accessories to ensure a restful stay on board. Premium Economy passengers enjoy the extensive in- flight entertainment programme on large 12-inch touchscreen monitors. Flights in Premium Economy Class can be booked as of now, via Internet, on the Austrian Airlines booking hotline at 05 1766-1000 or at a travel agency. Premium Economy fares range between Business Class and Economy Class. For example, the round-trip Vienna-Bangkok-Vienna flight is available starting at EUR 839 including taxes and charges. Award-winning biologist suggests Taiwan invest in basic research Jerusalem, Sept. 12 (CNA) Chinese American biologist and Tang Prize laureate Feng Zhang (張鋒) has suggested Taiwan invest in
basic research and translational research to help establish itself in the global biotechnology sector. Zhang said the investment in basic research is necessary because the biology of the human body and human cells remains unknown territory, and investing in translational research can help scientists turn basic technologies into useful medicines and therapies. Investing in those areas could help Taiwan build a foundation and a presence in the biotech sector, Zhang said in an interview with CNA in Jerusalem on Tuesday before delivering a lecture at the annual congress of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS). Translational research has been defined by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as the process of applying ideas, insights, and discoveries generated through basic scientific inquiry to the treatment or prevention of human disease. In 2016, Zhang shared the Tang Prize in biopharmaceutical science with Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the United States for the development of CRISPR/Cas9 as a breakthrough genome editing platform that promises to revolutionize biochemical research and disease treatment. In Tuesday’s interview, Zhang told CNA that he is now trying to develop a new genome editing technique with a brand-new algorithm to allow better gene repairing. He hopes the new technique will be more accurate and efficient than CRISPR/Cas9 and be applied to treating cells in the brain, liver and other organs. If he succeeds, defective genes will be able to be repaired rather than simply being removed, he said. Speaking of Taiwan and Tang Prize, Zhang said he has had good experiences with Taiwan and that his team has been happy to work with Taiwan and hopes to visit it again.
He also praised the Tang Prize as an award that plays the important role of drawing public attention to scientists and their work, which inspires more people to enter or invest in scientific research. In his lecture, titled “From Microbial Immunity to Genome Editing,” at the FEBS congress, Zhang introduced the development, applications and research directions of genome editing, and he elaborated on ways to reduce errors in the editing process and improve its accuracy. Zhang urged more scientists to join in related research, which he described as a broad territory needing joint exploration. The lecture was jointly organized by the Tang Prize Foundation and the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB). It drew an audience of more than 1,000 people. The Taiwan-based foundation formed a nine-year cooperation partnership with the IUBMB — an international non-governmental organization concerned with biochemistry and molecular biology — last year to promote the advancement of biopharmaceutical and biotechnological science education. The Tang Prize, dubbed the “Asian Nobel Prize,” was established by Taiwanese entrepreneur Samuel Yin (尹衍樑) in 2012 to honor people who have made significant contributions in the fields of sustainable development, biopharmaceutical science, sinology and the rule of law. (By Charles Kang and Elizabeth Hsu) Enditem/ls
Taiwan mulls visa-free entry for Filipinos in October Taipei, Sept. 13 (CNA) Residents of the Philippines could become eligible for visa-free entry to Taiwan in October if the details of the new policy are hammered out at an upcoming meeting, a Foreign Ministry official said Wednesday. An inter-ministerial meeting of officials from national security, police, immigration and other government agencies scheduled for later this week will discuss related issues, according to the official who asked not to named. If details relating to the implementation of the policy are finalized during the meeting, the new visa-free entry rules could come into effect in October, the official said. In an effort to promote the New Southbound Policy, the Foreign Ministry convened an inter-ministerial meeting on April 10 to explore the feasibility of granting visa-free entry to Taiwan for nationals from countries targeted by the policy, including the Philippines. The New Southbound Policy aims to enhance Taiwan’s relations with countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
However, the ministry announced in a statement in May that it was postponing a plan to grant Philippine nationals visa-free entry starting this June, citing the need to “complete relevant administrative procedures and inter-agency coordination.” The announcement came just weeks after the Foreign Ministry had said it would implement the policy by June. At that time, the ministry said it expected to make public the full details and start date of the visa-free travel plan in September. The Taiwan government relaxed visa rules for individuals from 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India, effective from Aug.1, 2016 and included the Philippines in its e-visa program on Oct. 7 last year. (By Elaine Hou and Evelyn Kao) Enditem/AW Keflavik Airport introduces Israel to its network Having already launched an exceptional 21 new routes so far in 2017, Keflavik Airport has further expanded its route network
by welcoming the arrival of a direct link to Tel Aviv. Adding its second new country market this summer, Keflavik Airport celebrated the commencement of WOW air’s four times weekly service to the Israeli city. Connecting the Icelandic hub to Israel for the first time, the Middle Eastern country becomes the low-cost carrier’s 14 th country market served from Keflavik – and the airport’s 28th. Now offering close to 38,000 weekly one-way seats to 30 destinations from Keflavik, WOW air faces no direct competition on its latest service which utilises the carrier’s fleet of 220-seat A321s on the 5,272 kilometre-sector. New Taipei begins free Wi-Fi on city buses Taipei, Sept. 12 (CNA) Commuters traveling on city buses in New Taipei will now be able to enjoy free Wi-Fi on the city’s 2,500 buses, Mayor Eric Chu (朱立倫) announced in a news conference Tuesday. New Taipei leads other cities and counties in Taiwan in terms of free wireless network access, Chu said, citing as examples
Taipei’s mass rapid transit (MRT) system and the high speed railway, in which Wi-Fi services have yet to be fully installed. Buses are the most heavily used mode of public transport in New Taipei, with ridership of nearly 800,000 per day, he said, thanking the city’s bus operators for their support and for providing the convenience to commuters. According to the city’s Transportation Department, users will be able to connect to the Internet without having to create an account or provide a password. Free Wi-Fi is available on city buses bearing a logo sticker that says “New Taipei Free Wi-Fi,” and users can simply connect to the “NewTaipeiBusWiFi” service without having to log in with their personal Google or Facebook accounts, the department said. (By Lin Chang-shun and Ko Lin) Enditem/J Tourism Bureau trying to revive charm of ‘Cinderella Shoe’
Taipei, Sept. 9 (CNA) The Tourism Bureau will launch a series of campaigns to boost travel interest in a “Cinderella Shoe” structure in Chiayi County, a once popular tourist attraction that has been losing its appeal. The installation art piece, 17 meters tall and made from 320 panes of blue-tinted glass, is shaped like a high-heeled shoe and is sometimes booked as a wedding venue because people associate it with the Cinderella fairytale. Soon after it was built in February 2016, it reportedly drew 200,000 visitors over the five-day Lunar New Year holiday that year. Later in the year, the bureau’s Southwest Coast National Scenic Area Administration that built and now manages the installation artwork, applied for and eventually gained Guinness World Record certification for the artwork as the world’s largest high-heeled shoe shaped structure. Recently, however, the number of visitors to the site has dropped sharply from an average 200,000 per month in spring to 140,000 in summer, according to the Tourism Bureau. “It is very surprising to see that the structure has lost its appeal so fast,” Wu Chun-chieh (吳峻傑), an official at the bureau’s Southwest Coast National Scenic Area Administration, told CNA on Friday.
He said efforts to attract private operators have also been unsuccessful. Even now, with the annual rent set at the rock bottom price of NT$1.7 million (US$56,650), there have been no tenders to operate the wedding venue and the 12 shopping booths, Wu said. As a result, the southwest administration has come up with a plan to upgrade the facilities and services and launch a series of promotions in the hope that interest in the structure will be revived, he said. The measures include an extension of a temporary projection mapping show to an year-round event, as well as an installation of air conditioning facility inside the building. Meanwhile, Ocean Hotel, which is about a 15-minute walk from the structure, has not seen any significant drop in business as a result of the waning popularity of the Cinderella Shoe. The three-star hotel, once a visitor service center, said it is more worried about slow business on weekdays. According to the hotel, which will start formal operations in October after a 13-month trial run, it usually has full occupancy on weekends and public holidays, but is only about 30-50 percent full on weekdays. (By Lee Hsin-Yin) Enditem/pc TAIUNA to appeal for Taiwan’s
desire to join UN in New York Taipei, Sept. 8 (CNA) The Taiwan United Nations Alliance (TAIUNA) on Friday sent a 25-member team to New York to express Taiwan’s desire to join the United Nations (UN). TAIUNA President Michael Tsai (蔡明憲) said in the interview at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport prior to the team’s departure that 80 percent of Taiwan’s citizens wished for the country to join the UN as Taiwan. Tsai said the goal of the trip is to help the United States clearly understand Taiwan’s appeal. The delegation will also meet with members of the United States Congress, think tank scholars and officials. Taiwan has tried without success to re-enter the U.N. since 1993, after losing its seat to the People’s Republic of China in 1971. (By Chiu Chun-chin and William Yen) Enditem/cs
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