Kunming
a city in and the capital of Yunnan province, in southern China: an important transshipment point on the Burma Road in World War II.
- Formerly Yunnan.
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Six workers who had been cleaning up bat guano in the mine fell ill with pneumonia-like symptoms—coughs, headaches, fevers, and aching limbs—and were admitted to a hospital in Kunming, the provincial capital.
Meet the scientist at the center of the covid lab leak controversy | Jane Qiu | February 9, 2022 | MIT Technology ReviewA week later, the country’s leading respiratory clinician, Zhong Nanshan, joined a clinical consultation remotely with colleagues at the Kunming hospital to determine how to treat the remaining two Mojiang patients.
Meet the scientist at the center of the covid lab leak controversy | Jane Qiu | February 9, 2022 | MIT Technology ReviewA two-part Biodiversity COP15 event took place earlier this month in Kunming, China, and will finish up in spring 2022.
A guide to COP26 and its most important goals | Sara Kiley Watson | November 1, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThat year, however, Belmonte collaborated with colleagues led by Weizhi Ji at the Primate Biomedical Research in Kunming, China to successfully culture monkey embryos to 20 days, just when the critical phases of gastrulation start to take shape.
Scientists Report Creating the First Embryo With Human and Non-Human Primate Cells | Alice Park | April 15, 2021 | TimeA day later, Naw Kham was executed in Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan Province in China.
How China Used Drones to Capture a Notorious Burmese Drug Lord | Brendon Hong | April 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Two days after Kunming, this possibility seems more remote than ever.
In a country where violent incidents have become more common, the Kunming attack was nevertheless a major shock.
British Dictionary definitions for Kunming
K'un-ming
/ (ˈkʊnˈmɪŋ) /
a city in SW China, capital of Yunnan province, near Lake Tien: important during World War II as a Chinese military centre, American air base, and transport terminus for the Burma Road; Yunnan University (1934). Pop: 1 748 000 (2005 est)
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