Duncan Clark a former Morgan Stanley investment consultant who runs the Beijing-based tech consultancy BDA, was invited to visit the lakeside apartment of Jack Ma, in 1999. The story of the evolution of Chinese Internet, particularly the rise of the south of China, Clark tells an interesting story about a conference for entrepreneurs held in…
This exhibition is at The Serpentine Gallery Hyde Park until May 15 – and there is no entrance fee. Hilma af Klint left instructions that her abstract work should not be exhibited in public until 20 years after her death. She lived from 1862 to 1944. She preceded several artists who have manifested a similar style…
Indian Premier League, 39th match: Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, May 9, 2016 RCB 175/6 (20/20 ov) KL Rahul 42 off 25, 6 fours, 1 six, AB de Villiers 64 off 35, 5 fours, 2 sixes, Sachin Baby 33 off 29, 1 four, Sandeep Sharma…
Mercury, the Solar system’s innermost and smallest planet, will make a rare transit of the Sun on Monday 9thMay 2016, an event which occurs 13 times in a century. It will resemble a black round dot as it passes in front of the star. The last this event happened was in 2006 when Mercury crossed…
United Nations commemorated its first UN General Assembly resolution 70 years ago calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons, on May 3, 2016. 11 artists were honoured by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moom, General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft and Hollywood actor as well as UN Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas f abd 22-year old Anjali…
BBC swept the board with wins for BBC2’s Mark Rylance drama Wolf Hall and Peter Kay sitcom Carshare. Wolf Hall director, Peter Kosminsky, Ian Hislop, Strictly Com Dancing Judge Craig Revel Horwood and The Missing star James Nesbitt were among the stars to speak out on behalf of BBC Drama series Humans (Channel 4)…
Indian Premier League, 38th match: Kolkata Knight Riders v Gujarat Lions at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, May 8, 2016 Kolkata Knight Riders 158/4 (20/20 ov) Shakib Al Hasan 66 not out off 49, 4 fours , 4 sixes, YK Pahtan 63 not out off 41, 7 fours, 1 six, P Kumar 19-2, DS Kulkarni 30-1, DR…
Indian Premier League, 37th match: Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad at Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, May 8, 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad 177/3 (20/20 ov) D Warner 48 off 33 , 7 fours, 1 six, S Dhawan 82 not out off 57, 10 fours, 1 six, Yuvraj Singh 39 off 23, 3…
Leicester City lifted the Premier League trophy in front of a jubilant fans after a 3-1 win against Everton, a goal from Andy King, two goals from Jamie Vardy before the visitor stuck a late consolation, at their King Power Stadium. Claudio Ranieri’s players won the title on Monday after closest rivals Tottenham Hotspur drew…
Indian Premier League, 36th match: Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils at Punjab Crcket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, May 7, 2016 Kings XI Punjab 181/5 (20/20 ov) Murali Vijay 25 off 16, 4 fours, MP Stoinis 52 off 44, 3 fours, 2 sixes, WP Saha 52 off 33, 7 fours, GJ Maxwell 16…