Green Car Congress (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
At the China International Industry Fair held earlier in November in Shanghai, SAIC Group displayed six models of new energy vehicles, which will serve the Expo 2010. Of those models, two made their premiere at the Fair. The models were...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
LONDON - Incisive Media today announced that Avinash Kaushik, author of Web Analytics 2.0, co-founder of Market Motive Inc and analytics evangelist for Google will be a keynote speaker at the London SES Conference and Expo 2010. Avinash works with some of the largest c
GSM Dome - Mobile Phone News (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
HTC will be testing TD-LTE handsets during the Shanghai Expo 2010 event, claims company CEO Peter Chou. The company will continue to develop the technology, in cooperation with China Mobile and it’ll also enhance all of its associated products. HTC’s CEO also announced that the handset maker will be shipping more HTC Hero units to Sprint [...]
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
The organizers of the Shanghai 2010 Universal Exposition, scheduled to be held from May 1 through October 31, 2010, have built 11 joint pavilions and 37 pavilions that are leased to prospective clients. Over 160 countries, due to take part in the 2010 Expo, will show their exhibitions at these newly constructed pavilions. The 6 sq. km. exhibition grounds are located not far from downtown Shanghai....
Seacombe Labour Party (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Are we witnessing a deepening Wirral east/west blue tizz? It seems that Wallasey’s Top Tories, and Top Tories elsewhere in Wirral, don’t quite see eye to eye about who should fund the chase for investment opportunities that could be crucial to Seacombe’s economic development. The Council’s attendance at Expo 2010 in Shanghai seems to be causing some strong differences between...
Upton Labour Community Action Team (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Last week I posted about Wirral Borough Council’s attendance at Expo 2010 in Shanghai, in that post I mentioned the opposition of Wirral Tories to Wirral’s attendance. Subsequent to that post an article has appeared on the Wirral News website from which I quote But while Conservative leader, Cllr Jeff Green is said to be broadly supportive, [...]
Archinect (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
BIG / Bjarke Ingels has partnered up with Kilo Design / Lars Holme Larsen and Skibsted Ideation / Jens Martin Skibsted to form KiBiSi , a Copenhagen-based industrial design outfit. One of the latest projects in their portfolio is the seating system for the BIG-designed Danish EXPO Pavilion , currently under construction in preparation for Shanghai 2010.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Lingo Media Corporation (TSX VENTURE: LM)(OTCBB: LMDCF) ("Lingo Media") a leader in online and print-based English language learning products, is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Speak2Me Inc. ("Speak2Me"), a state-of-the-art online English language learning community, has concluded an agreement to provide English testing and training...
Shanghai City (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 25, 2009) - Lingo Media Corporation (TSX VENTURE:LM)(OTCBB:LMDCF) ("Lingo Media") a leader in online and print-based English language learning products, is ...
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
THE Chinese boss of the Shanghai Expo has asked Liverpool to come up with the theme song for the entire event.
Ecofriend (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Eco Factor: Pavilion for World Expo 2010 to be made from recycled materials. Designed by Kay Ngee Tan Architects, Urban Symphony will be Singapore’s pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo 2010. The pavilion will be a tribute to the cultures of...
Jakob Montrasio's Net. (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
The Shanghai Expo 2010 uses Facebook heavily for advertising but blocks the website at the same time for the mainland. Hypocrites. [yakobusan] Listened to 11 songs. Blockhead – Four Walls Blockhead – Hell Camp Blockhead – Attack The Doctor Blockhead – Which One Of You Jerks Drank My [...]
The Paper Tiger (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
I've been traveling to China for a long time, but there are some things I will never claim to understand. The above is one of them. Okay, China has changed tremendously over the last few decades; citizens are pretty much free to lead their lives the way they want, as long as they don't cross that invisible red line and get involved with politics or organizing. But we're still dealing with an authoritarian...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
In China, what does not kill you (or leave you clutching your tormented stomach for days) tastes amazing. After graduating from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Architecture in May, I embarked on a three-month internship in Changsha, capital of Hunan province, to design a pavilion for the Shanghai 2010 World Expo. Until then, my experience with Chinese food was limited to General Tso takeout...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi agreed Friday to develop bilateral diplomatic ties in a "spirit of fraternity," in line with the Hatoyama's political philosophy. Expressing hope that the top leaders of the two nations continue their mutual visits, Hatoyama said he wants to go to China next year for the World Expo 2010 Shanghai, which opens in...
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