Latest Article | Jun 30, 2011
Today in the provincial capital of Halifax, the Nova Scotia Minister of Tourism, Percy Paris, and the Founder and President of New7Wonders Foundation, Bernard Weber, announced a series of initiatives for Canada Day centered on the Bay of Fundy, one of the 28 Finalists in the New7Wonders of…
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu votes for the Dead Sea
The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, yesterday voted for the Dead Sea in the New7Wonders of Nature campaign. "Whoever has been by it or in it knows how unique it is," he said. "It is one of the seven wonders of the world and we have one message:…
First TV images of sensational Sirenia fossil find in the Philippines shown on CCTV
China Central Television , the national TV station of the People's Republic of China, has presented exclusive images of the fossil remains of a sea cow species that lived 20 million years ago in the Philippines. The discovery of the Sirenia fossils in limestone rock above the waters of the…
Hyundai and Kia sponsor Jeju Island
Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation are Official Finalist Supporter platinum sponsors of Jeju Island in the New7Wonders of Nature campaign.
Announcing the sponsorship, the President of Hyundai Motor Company, Mr. Chung Jin Haeng, said "Hyundai and Kia's sponsoring of Jeju Island in the New7Wonders of Nature is part of…
New7Wonders launches SMS voting in Bangladesh: government targets 1 billion votes for Sundarbans
Bangladesh is one of the world leaders in providing mobile telephone access for its large population, and many of the country's mobile companies are pioneers in this field. In an innovative partnership with New7Wonders, the leading mobile provider, Teletalk Bangladesh Limited, in partnership with the nation's other mobile companies,…
Jeju and Jordan compete and co-operate
The 35,224 fans who watched last Sunday's football game between South Korea and Jordan in the World Cup Stadium in Seoul saw the local team win 3-1. That was the competition. But there was also co-operation in the form of an announcement of mutual support for two of the Finalists…
Hope, computer literacy and democracy come to Khayelitsha township
"The mountain belongs to everyone," said Fiona Furey, Campaign Manager with the South African New7Wonders of Nature Finalist, Table Mountain. "Everyone should have the opportunity to vote for it." She was speaking in Cape Town's Khayelitsha township at the launch of a computer literacy initiative organized in partnership with Silulo…
Our natural world as an OLED globe
Look behind a television screen, a computer monitor or a mobile phone display and you'll find an OLED. A what? An Organic Light Emitting Diode, that's what. Simply put, an OLED is a light-emitting diode in which a film of organic compounds emit light in response to an electric…
The dugong is doing well in Bu Tinah Island
The dugong may not be the world's prettiest creature, but it is one of the most valuable because it is the last remaining representative of the Dugongidae family. The dugong faces extinction in many parts of the world, but there is hope. In fact, it is doing very well in…