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2009. 12 October
by Dermot Davitt (moodiereport.com) CHINA. Shanghai Airport Authority (SAA) and Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) today signed a joint-venture agreement to develop closer ties, one that includes the management of Shanghai Hongqiao Airport’s two terminals, and the management of retail at the airport. There are two airports in Shanghai: Hongqiao, which handles mainly domestic traffic, and Shanghai Pudong, the city’s international airport.
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1302. HK's Shanghai Expo pavilion takes shape
2009. 12 October
In good shape: Chief Secretary for Administration Henry Tang and Shanghai Executive Vice Mayor Yang Xiong officiate at the Hong Kong Pavilion structure completion ceremony.(news.gov.hk) The structure of the Hong Kong Pavilion at the World Exposition 2010 Shanghai China has been completed on the eve of the 200-day countdown to the mega event.
Chief Secretary for Administration Henry Tang and Shanghai Executive Vice Mayor Yang Xiong marked the occasion with a tree-planting ceremony at the site today.
Click here >> more info...1303. 200-day countdown
2009. 12 October
(cctv.com)
Sunday marked the start of the 200-day countdown to the 2010 Shanghai Expo. A series of cerebration activities were held in many districts around the host city.
With just 200 days left until the World Expo opens, 20 dancing teams performed at a square in Jing'an district in downtown Shanghai.
Click here >> more info...1304. Int'l book fair to display 73 books on 2010 Shanghai Expo
2009. 11 October
(news.xinhuanet.com) A total of 73 English books covering various aspects of 2010 Shanghai Expo will be on display at this year's Frankfurt International Book Fair, in Germany.The Expo Books focus on culture, tourism, service and exhibitions, said Liu Binjie, head of General Administration of Press and Publications.
Click here >> more info...1305. Alcatel-Lucent offers 3G solutions to Shanghai Telecom
2009. 11 October
(tradingmarkets.com) Shanghai Telecom, the municipal branch of China Telecom (0728.HK; CHA.NYSE), has finished the test and verification of the EVDO Rev. B solutions provided by Alcatel-Lucent, who will accelerate the network speed of Shanghai Telecom up by three times for supporting the increasingly complicated 3G business. Click here >> more info...1306. Stars in mega concert for Expo countdown
2009. 10 October
About 40 stars and celebrities will sing their hearts out next Tuesday to mark the 200-day countdown to the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai.(Photo Source: Shanghai Daily)(news.xinhuanet.com) Around 40 stars and celebrities will sing their hearts out next Tuesday to fuel Expo fever and mark the 200-day countdown to the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai.
The concert at Shanghai Grand Theater will be live broadcast worldwide through Dragon TV starting 7:30pm.
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1307. China Visionaries: Episode 3
2009. 10 October
(english.eastday.com)
Uli Sigg has served as the Swiss culture consultant for 2008 Beijing Olympics "Bird's Nest" design. He is also the chief representative for the Swiss Pavilion at EXPO 2010 in Shanghai.
As one of the 10 episodes in the 10-part TV documentary series China Visionaries, Uli Sigg and China traces Sigg's history with China back to 1978, when he first visited, and unveils how he came to be one of the most important collectors of Chinese contemporary art. Many of the stories featured will be revealed for the very first time.
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1308. ShangHai Expo Fires Brand Enthusiasm
2009. 9 October
As China begins the build up for the 2010 Shanghai Expo, brands are looking at ways to make the most of a unique marketing opportunty.
by Michael O'Neill
(media.asia) Less than two years after the Olympics made a huge impact on Beijing and beyond,China’s second city is preparing to host an international gathering of its own. But whereas the 2008 Games were ushered in with the customary Olympic hype and hoopla,the Shanghai Expo is looking like more of a slow burner. Click here >> more info...
1309. Europalia opens window to China
2009. 9 October
by Chen Jie(chinadaily.com.cn) The Belgian Jesuit missionary, mathematician and astronomer Ferdinand Verbiest, known as Nan Huairen in Chinese, arrived in China in 1659. He introduced Catholicism and worked as a diplomat, cartographer and translator. He became a close friend of Emperor Kangxi (1654-1722) and was given the task by the Qing court of rebuilding the Beijing Ancient Observatory. Click here >> more info...
1310. UAE participation at Expo 2010 sheds light on progress in all fields
2009. 8 October
(wam.org.ae)
Labour Minister and National Media Council (NMC) Chairman HE Saqr Ghobash, said the participation of the UAE at Shanghai Expo 2010, will highlight huge achievements attained by the UAE under leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and follow up of Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.Click here >> more info...
1311. Party chief invites former Namibian President to Expo
2009. 8 October
(english.eastday.com) Shanghai Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng yesterday invited former Namibian President Sam Nujoma to the Expo 2010 site during a meeting with Nujoma in Shanghai. Click here >> more info...1312. Henry Tang to mark Expo pavilion milestone
2009. 8 October
(news.gov.hk) Chief Secretary Henry Tang will leave for Shanghai on October 12 to officiate at a ceremony to mark the Hong Kong Pavilion structure's completion at World Expo 2010.Click here >> more info...
1313. China Exclusive: 60 years of changes in eyes of the Bund
2009. 7 October
photo by Rádai(english.people.com.cn) Building of the former British Consulate, the oldest structure at the Bund of Shanghai is being restored to greet the World Expo 2009 that is to start next May.
The restoration was part of the "Bund Origin" program, which involves conservation-oriented development of 14 historic buildings for banks, churches and apartments and hotels. Click here >> more info...
1314. The Oriental Crown
2009. 4 October
by Rick Ferguson(colloquy.com) For a useful metaphor describing China’s growing interest in loyalty marketing, look to the 2010 World Expo site, currently under construction in Shanghai. The Expo, which occupies over five square kilometers on both banks of the Huangpu River across from the city’s historic Bund area, will soon feature dozens of parks, pavilions and performance spaces. The Expo’s centerpiece will be the 160,000-square-meter China pavilion, designed to represent the concept of the "Oriental Crown." Click here >> more info...
1315. Chilean pavilion
2009. 4 October
In light of of the Expo's theme, "Better city, better life", the proposal of the Chilean Pavilion is to focus on recovering man and his relationships as the main sphere of reflection and as the main condition for urban life.
The Pavilion's architecture is constructed around a spatial proposal for exhibiting content as well as meeting the needs for representation and the pavilion program and operation.
Click here >> more info...1316. Student Ambassadors Internship Program
2009. 3 October
Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to apply by November 1 to become student ambassadors for the U.S. at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo: May 1 – October 31, 2010(china.usc.edu) The USA Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 will present a dynamic, emotional story that radiates powerful core values shared by both the Chinese and American people – sustainability, teamwork, health and the fundamental belief that America is a place of opportunity where those who seek to change the world for the better will always thrive and prosper. Click here >> more info...
1317. Shifting dunes – from expo in China to Saadiyat Island
2009. 2 October
by Daniel Bardsley (thenational.ae) It may be hard to believe, but a curvaceous structure taking shape in a vast construction site in eastern China is expected to be one of the UAE capital’s major cultural attractions in the years to come.
The UAE pavilion for Expo 2010 in Shanghai is starting to look like the sweeping sand dunes that one of Britain’s top architects, Lord Foster, designed it to resemble. Click here >> more info...
1318. Dow Corning Commits to Sustainable Development
2009. 2 October
Jeremy Burks, vice president of Dow Corning Corporation a global leader in silicon-based technology and innovation, recently spoke at the 'Greentech - A Call to Action' conference in Shanghai on how cooperation among like-minded leaders can catalyze action and accelerate sustainable development.(azom.com) At the conference, as a panelist on the plenary session on leadership & collaboration, Jeremy reiterated Dow Corning's commitment to green technology and sustainability. "Sustainability is one of Dow Corning's seven corporate values. Click here >> more info...
1319. City prepares for National Day fete
2009. 1 October
(shanghaidaily.com) Even though most of the fireworks, singing and dancing won't take place until today, there was still plenty of activity in Shanghai yesterday on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.Many residents got a head start on the holiday by taking off work early, stores were bracing for crowds of shoppers and early traffic restrictions were put in place. Click here >> more info...
1320. China Boosts Liberian Tourism Industry
2009. 1 October
Information, Culture & Tourism Minister, Laurence K. Bropleh by David B. Kolleh
(liberianobserver.com) Liberia is set to benefit from a US$600,000 proposed pavilion in Shanghai that will showcase the country’s culture and tourism industry to the rest of the world. Click here >> more info...
1321. The Canadian Pavilion
2009. 1 October
The 2010 World Exposition in Shanghai will be the first registered one in a developing country. Officially known as “Expo Shanghai 2010,” it will last 184 days and provide China an opportunity to show off its remarkable economic growth. The expo will also give foreign nations and companies a chance to further develop business partnerships with China and Chinese companies. This is the seventh in an ongoing series that will look at the upcoming expo, from country pavilions to trade development. In this article, we take a look at the Canadian Pavilion.by Ophelia Wan
(china-briefing.com) The Canadian Pavilion at world expos has always been a “must-see” among national pavilions, and the Canadian Pavilion at Expo 2010 should be no exception. Click here >> more info...
1322. Foreigners get taste of 'home'
2009. 30 September
Miguel Rivas, a foreign expert from Spain working at Donghua University, and his son try a Chinese-style dinner made by Dong Shizhen (right) and Zhang Lanyou (center) yesterday in Linfen Neighborhood Community.
(by Wang Rongjiang)
by Lu Feiran
(shanghaidaily.com) Eleven foreigners yesterday for the first time tried some city home-style comforts in the lead-up to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.
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1323. Messages in bottles: great idea floated
2009. 30 September
by Zha Minjie(shanghaidaily.com) People in Asian countries, such as South Korea and Japan, may soon receive seaborne invitations to 2010 Shanghai World Expo as 215 bottles have been cast into the ocean.
The bottles contain brochures featuring Expo information in Chinese, English and French. Click here >> more info...
1324. Shanghai float will be in National Day parade
2009. 30 September
(cctv.com)
The big national day parade in Beijing will include 60 colorful floats with a variety of themes. 34 will feature regional cultures from across China.
Named Teng Fei, meaning soaring up, the float is shaped like a golden vessel with models of Bund skyscrapers standing on it. Click here >> more info...
1325. Rare tortoises arrive for World Expo
2009. 30 September
by Jane Chen (shanghaidaily.com) Two rare tortoises given by the Seychelles Republic to the 2010 World Expo have arrived in Shanghai, today's Shanghai Morning Post reported.
The pair of Aldabra giant tortoises arrived at Pudong International Airport yesterday and will be put under 30 days of quarantine and observation before being sent to Shanghai Zoo, the newspaper said. Click here >> more info...
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