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2010. 28 February
by David Maguire (shanghaidaily.com) German-Born photographer Katarina Stuebe, 32, is becoming a regular visitor to Shanghai thanks to her architecturally trained eye's perspective through the lens of a sophisticated camera. Stuebe maintains homes in Mallorca, Spain, and Sydney and "discovered" China during a book tour last year to promote her pictorial essay on the Sydney Opera House.
Her lenses have been focused this year on projects in China where she has been commissioned to record the Australian Expo pavilion Click here >> more info...
727. Martial arts feast in Macau pavilion
2010. 28 February
by Zha Minjie(shanghaidaily.com) The internal design and fit out of the Macau Pavilion for World Expo will be unveiled by the end of March as construction of the building has been completed, Expo officials said in Macau yesterday.
The budget for construction and event exhibitions is "well under control," said Leong Pou Yee, director of the Office for Preparation of Macau's Participation in the Expo.
Click here >> more info...728. Shanghai gears up for World Expo
2010. 27 February
by Glenda Chong(channelnewsasia.com) China is getting ready to host the World Expo in May in its eastern city of Shanghai.
Plans to host the event started 10 years ago, when China won the bid.
As part of preparations for the expo, Hongqiao airport is undergoing a US$2.2 billion expansion. Click here >> more info...
729. Laowai lend helping hands
2010. 27 February
by Victoria Fei(shanghaidaily.com) Expats in Changning District are volunteering to "give back" to their community and to help Changning put its best foot forward for World Expo 2010 visitors.
More than 4,500 volunteers are made up of Changning's Foreign Volunteer Team for the World Expo
Click here >> more info...730. Gem display
2010. 27 February
by Bob Yang (shanghaidaily.com) Belgium will exhibit more than 50 diamond jewelry pieces in its pavilion at the World Expo, including a diamond tennis racket with 1,600 diamonds worth more than 1 million euros (US$1.34 million), and the world's 15th largest stone, with 603 carats separated into 26 diamonds.
Click here >> more info...
731. Fiji made products ready for World Expo
2010. 27 February
(fijivillage.com) About thirty boxes of Fiji made products which is to be showcased at the Fiji booth during the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai is ready for shipment.Commissioner General for the Expo, Annie Rogers said all the exhibits are well stacked in the containers which include food products, artifacts, Click here >> more info...
732. Can you ban people from going out in pyjamas?
2010. 26 February
Photos posted by James Angrave (observers.france24.com) Leaving the house in your pyjamas is nothing unusual in Shanghai, where locals blame their not getting dressed on high temperatures. In May this year however, when Expo 2010 begins in the city, the local authorities are planning to crack down on public pyjama-wearers. The slogan for their campaign: "Be civilized for the Expo, don't wear your pyjamas outdoors". Click here >> more info...
733. Wind plant set for city island
2010. 26 February
(english.eastday.com) Construction of one of the city's major wind-power plants in Changxing Island will begin in May, the latest step toward greener energy.Shanghai Shenneng New Energy Investment Co Ltd said the project's first phase, with 24 wind turbines, should be finished in six months.
Click here >> more info...734. Chinese police in Ashland for helicopter training
2010. 26 February
Members of the Shanghai, China, police force are in Ashland learning the finer points of helicopter search and rescue from Brim Aviation employees. “They’re already helicopter pilots,” Burl Brim said. “We’re teaching them disciplines we do.” Brim Aviationby Greg Stiles
(mailtribune.com) When one of the globe's largest police forces needed search and rescue training, Brim Aviation didn't exactly flow off the lips of Shanghai authorities, and an atlas proved handy in finding Southern Oregon. Click here >> more info...
735. Shanghai to ensure clean air for World Expo
2010. 26 February
by Xinhua(china.org.cn) Shanghai and its neighboring regions are implementing a string of measures to guarantee good air quality and a healthy environment for the upcoming World Expo 2010 to be held in the city from May 1 to Oct. 31. Click here >> more info...
736. First Shanghai World Expo licensed auction held
2010. 26 February
(english.people.com.cn) "The First China 2010 Shanghai World Expo Licensed Products (Diamonds, Gold and Jade) Auction Fair" recently took place in Shanghai where all of the11 products were auctioned successfully. Therefore this auction fair can be called the First World Expo Licensed Product Auction. Click here >> more info...737. Free health jabs for Expo workers
2010. 25 February
by Cai Wenjun(shanghaidaily.com) Shanghai will vaccinate World Expo staff and other key workers such as public service officials against major infectious diseases like measles, hepatitis A and cholera, Shanghai Health Bureau revealed today. Click here >> more info...
738. Indonesia's Artifacts Showcased in Shanghai
2010. 25 February
by Elly Setyo Rini(en.vivanews.com) Two thousand and two hundred Indonesia’s original art and cultural artifacts were sent to Shanghai, China to be placed in the Indonesian pavilion at the 2010 International World Expo Shanghai China (WESC). Click here >> more info...
739. Motorola Rolls Out TD-LTE Network at Shanghai Expo
2010. 25 February
(news.softpedia.com)
Motorola, Inc.'s Networks business announced today the roll-out of a TD-LTE network at the Expo Center for World Expo 2010 Shanghai China, as well as the successful completion of the first indoor over-the-air (OTA) TD-LTE data session at the location. According to the maker, this deployment represents another milestone in the industry efforts towards commercialization of TD-LTE, and also shows Motorola's commitment to support TDD spectrum operators in China and globally. Click here >> more info...740. Expo envisions green city for better life
2010. 25 February
by Zhou Hanmin(shanghaidaily.com) Over the past two centuries, particularly the latest 50 years, urbanization has occurred at an unprecedented pace around the world. More than 50 percent of the global population lives in cities that account for less than 1 percent of the world's total areas. Click here >> more info...
741. Expo will offer all the fun of the fair
2010. 25 February
by Lim Hui Sin(cei.asia) Performances at the Expo will include themed shows, cultural events and parades. In addition to shows staged by the Expo organisers, exhibitors will hold national pavilion days and daily performances. Three parade routes have been mapped out on the site.
Many national pavilions have announced their designated National Day Click here >> more info...
742. Seal it with bit of China Pavilion
2010. 25 February
by Jia Feishang(shanghaidaily.com) Commemorative seals containing a piece of leftover aluminum from the China Pavilion will go on sale March 10 as artistic souvenirs of the World Expo 2010. Click here >> more info...
743. How can benefit from Confucius factor
2010. 25 February
Alistair Houghton(liverpooldailypost.co.uk) Of twelve Confucius Institutes in the UK, the University of Liverpool’s is seen as a flagship after its official opening last October by senior Chinese politician Madam Li Wenyi.
Liverpool’s decade-long twinning with Shanghai; the creation of a Liverpool campus at Suzhou, near Shanghai, in partnership with X’ian Jiaotong University; and the city’s forthcoming participation as the only UK presence at the six month-long Shanghai Expo in May,
Click here >> more info...744. 10,000 journalists apply to cover Shanghai World Expo
2010. 25 February
by Xinhua(business.globaltimes.cn) Almost 10,000 journalists from across the world have applied to cover the upcoming World Expo in Shanghai, according to the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination.
The figure includes about 2,000 journalists from overseas media outlets, such as the Associated Press, Agence France Presse, CNN, Click here >> more info...
745. Kyrgyz exposition’s logo approved
2010. 25 February
by Aizada Kutueva(eng.24.kg) The press-service of the Kyrgyz Chamber of Commerce and Industry informs: they have approved the logo of Kyrgyz exposition for the World Expo “EXPO 2010” in Shanghai (China).
By the officials, the sketch prepared by creative association “New format” has been selected among 12 works. This variant represents a composition with national colour. The composition has a flower shape with seven petals symbolizing all regions of the country. Click here >> more info...
746. The £25 Million Giant Pin Cushion Funded By Taxpayers
2010. 24 February
(dailytimes.com.pk)
Just take a glance at the relatively tiny man in the bottom left-hand corner of the photograph below to gain a measure of the scale of this bizarre structure that looks like a giant pin cushion.
The ‘Seed Cathedral’, the intended centrepiece of the United Kingdom Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo, also comes with an equally enormous bill for the British taxpayer. Click here >> more info...
747. RS Clare looks to gain traction in Chinese markets
2010. 24 February
by Alex Turner(liverpooldailypost.co.uk) Mersyside's third-oldest company is to use Liverpool’s presence at this year’s World Expo to grow its export business.
Chemicals firm RS Clare, which produces specialist lubricants, already generates about 40% of its £18m turnover from exports.
Click here >> more info...748. The soul of perfect harmony
2010. 24 February
(shanghaidaily.com) Quincy Jones, born in 1933, is an internationally renowned American composer, record producer, film composer and trumpeter. He is perhaps best known for producing the album "Thriller" by Michael Jackson and also the famous charity song "We Are the World." He has won 27 Grammy Awards. Click here >> more info...749. Over Expo-sed
2010. 24 February
by Chen Dujuan(globaltimes.cn) With the Chinese media seemingly locked into an inexorable countdown towards the Shanghai World Expo (it's 66 days and counting, since you ask), the people of Beijing have finally got the chance to display their frenzy of anticipation – in an authorized, profitable way, that is. The Shanghai Expo Licensed Products Flagship Store has thrown open its doors at the Gongmei Building in Wangfujing Pedestrian Street for the public to satisfy any craving it might have for officially licensed Expo-branded gear. Click here >> more info...
750. Air Rescue Systems Contracted
2010. 23 February
(verticalmag.com)
Air Rescue Systems Corporation (ARS) has been contracted by the Shanghai Police Aviation Force (SPAF) to train and prepare two Law Enforcement flight crews (four pilots and four rescue crewmen) for the upcoming World Expo to be hosted in Shanghai, beginning May 2010. Click here >> more info...| « PREVIOUS PAGES | NEXT PAGES » |