More than 5,300 swimmers hit the water in Wuhan on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the last time Chairman Mao Zedong swam in the Yangtze River, on July 16, 1966. Swedish swimmer Kristian Axel Erik Kron won the mens race, crossing the 1,800-meter-wide river in 12 minutes 24 seconds to claim the $20,000 prize. Zhu Jin from Wuhan won the womens event in 15 minutes 53 seconds. Only three women completed the race this year due to a strong current, with the other competitors rescued by boats. festival wristbands uk24hourwristbandsthe wristband factory
MACAO - The overall residential property price index in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) from March to May increased by 5.4 percent to 265.0, compared with that of the previous period from February to April, the SAR's statistics service said on Tuesday.Information from the Statistics and Census Service also indicated that the index for the Macao Peninsula (266.7), and Taipa and Coloane (257.0) rose by 6.0 percent and 2.3 percent respectively.The index for overall existing residential units (285.2) went up by 3.4 percent from March to May, while the index for pre-sale residential units (274.3) increased by 9.2 percent.The overall residential property price index expanded by 8.7 percent year-on-year compared with the same period last year, with the index for existing residential units and pre-sale residential units rising by 10.0 percent and 10.8 percent respectively year-on-year.
