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The newly opened ice rink at Somerset House is seen in central London on Monday, Nov. 11. The ice rink, which has become an annual event in the last few years, will be open for the festive period from Nov. 14 to Jan. 5, 2014. (AP)

The GOCE research satellite orbits Earth in this image publicly provided by the European Space Agency (ESA). The ESA said the GOCE would crash to Earth on the night of Sunday, Nov. 10, most likely over the ocean or polar regions. The crash was expected to occur between 19:30 and 1:30 Central European Time, from Sunday to Monday night. (AP)

Members of the Wayuu ethnic and cultural group indigenous to Colombia, perform the Yonna — a dance typical of their culture — in Cali, department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, during the 1st International Dance Biennial of Cali on Saturday, Nov. 9. 600 dancers from dance companies from Mexico, Cuba, United States, Argentina, Korea, Israel, Canada and China, and 18 local companies will perform different genres of dance in Cali from Nov. 5 to Nov. 11. (AFP)

An Indonesian man walks past a shop at a shopping mall in Jakarta on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Indonesian growth slipped to its slowest pace in nearly four years in the third quarter, official data showed on Wednesday, as recent turbulence weighed on Southeast Asia's top economy. (AFP)

The sun rises behind the scaffolding-clad Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. on Monday, Nov. 4. The National Park Service has announced the decorative lighting will be turned off as work crews begin the task of removing the scaffolding from around the earthquake-damage monument. The work is scheduled to be completed and the monument reopened in the spring of 2014. (AP)

Runners, including a man wearing a Captain America costume, react as they cross the finish line after completing the New York City marathon in New York on Sunday, Nov. 3. A record 50,740 people started the New York City Marathon on Sunday — including the millionth in the 33-year history of the marathon — despite tighter security after the deadly Boston Marathon bombing in April. (AP)

A member of the Brazilian company of aerial dance, Ares Group, performs in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Saturday, Nov. 2. Ares Group is distinguished by innovating, challenging physical limits and incorporating audiovisual projections to aerial dance. (AFP)

The classic solar energy architecture at the Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium is seen in Pingtung in this undated file photo. The building is scheduled to begin trial operations from the end of November until the end of 2013. It is the first solar energy building on Hengchun Peninsula. The shape of the building is modeled after a whale. (CNA)

Models present creations by Uma Raquel Davidowicz during exhibitions of 2013 Winter collections at the Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Monday, Oct. 28. (AFP)

Panda cub Yuanzai enjoys sun bathing at the Taipei Zoo yesterday. The cub got a chance to move around outside and take advantage of the beautiful weather while closely monitored by Taipei Zoo staff. (CNA)

A woman on a bicycle watches a life-sized replica of a mammoth being pulled through the streets of Uherske Hradiste, southeastern Czech Republic on Wednesday, Oct. 23, as it is moved to the main building of the Morovian Museum Smetana Park. The area around Uherske Hradiste is famous for archaeological discoveries, and is one of the most important historic sites in the Czech Republic. (AFP)

Soldiers man their posts during a live fire exercise in Kinmen, yesterday. Some 375 soldiers and officers were mobilized for the exercise, firing 80 rounds from 32 artillery pieces of various calibers dating back to the World War II era. The exercise yesterday was designed to simulate a counterattack on submarines hounding R.O.C. supply ships as they approached the Kinmen coast. Most notably, the 155mm "Long Tom" howitzer, used by the United States in World War II and the Korean War, still awed spectators with its roaring barrages. (CNA)

A Samaritan man stands under a Sukkah made of fruits inside his house during the holiday of Sukkot (the Tabernacles Feast) celebrations on Mount Gerizim near the northern West Bank city of Nablus on Sunday, Oct. 20. Sukkot marks the exodus of the ancient Hebrew people from Egypt. The Samaritan community numbers about 740 people, half at Mount Gerizin in the West Bank and the others in Holon near Tel Aviv in Israel. (AfP)

A woman in a traditional costume is lifted on a chair during the largest folk parade in the Czech Republic, held in Vracov on Saturday, Oct. 19. More than 700 people in traditional costumes took part in the parade as part of a two-day festival. (AFP)

A pre-release version of Windows 8.1 is seen on a tablet in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Microsoft is planning to launch its long-awaited Windows 8.1 upgrade as a free download. It addresses some of the complaints people had with Windows 8, and attempts to bridge the divide between tablets and PCs. (AP)

Honduran oil tanker YONG WIN3 founders on the southwest side of Lamay Island on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Two Coast Guard Administration vessels continued to monitor the oil tanker yesterday in an effort to prevent oil leakage. The oil tanker, loaded with 5,000 tons of diesel, tilted at a wide angle and started to sink on late Tuesday night. All the crew members have been rescued and all oil tank doors have been shut to prevent leakage. (CNA)

在歐洲、澳洲與紐西蘭，兒童體適能衰弱的情形似乎有回穩，而在北美洲過去的幾年間或許也回穩了。不過，這個情形在中國卻繼續每況愈下。在兩千五百萬名的研究對象中，有兩千萬名是亞洲兒童。

在中國，每年的體適能測驗數據顯示，學生在過去幾十年間愈趨遲鈍與肥胖。專家與教育界人士將這樣的衰退現象，歸因於國內對競爭激烈的大學入學考試成績的執迷，以及像是電玩與上網等室內活動的流行。中國教育部的數據顯示，在二○一○年，男大生跑一千公尺的速度平均比十年前的成績慢了十四至十五秒，女大生跑八百公尺則慢了十二秒左右。

The decline in fitness seems to be leveling off in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and perhaps in the last few years in North America. However, it continues to fall in China. About 20 million of the 25 million children in the studies were from Asia.

In China, annual fitness test data show the country's students have been getting slower and fatter over the past couple of decades. Experts and educators blame an obsession with academic testing scores for China's competitive college admissions, as well as the popularity of indoor activities like gaming and Web surfing, for the decline. Data from China's Education Ministry show that in 2010 male college students ran 1,000 meters 14 to 15 seconds slower on average than male students did a decade earlier. Female students slowed by about 12 seconds in an 800-meter run.