Posts Tagged ‘shanghai’

Shanghai: the library goes digital

March 10th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
enthusiasts playing in Shanghai will soon realize their dream of putting in their pockets an entire library. On Friday, the Shanghai Library has launched a loan service of digital books to make reading much more convenient.
A first sample of pla...

Start of construction of the rail link Shanghai-Hangzhou

March 9th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The construction of the rail link with an average speed of 160 km / h between Shanghai and Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, began on March 1, announced the Ministry of Railways.
Once construction is completed, the journey between the two ...

The CIPG sends a team of journalists to Shanghai to cover the preparations for Expo 2010

March 8th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
Group International Publication of China (CIPG), founded in October 1949, is the largest organization of publishing and distribution in foreign languages in the country. The CIPG that China presents to readers around the world through its publications...

The model of Pavilion unveiled in France Dashanzi (Beijing)

March 8th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
On 20 February, the model of the flag for France Shanghai Expo 2010 was unveiled in the art district of Dashanzi. Mr. Hervé LADSOUS, Ambassador of France in China, Mr. José FRECHE, President COFRES and Jacques Ferrier, architect flag France were pre...

The owners of Internet cafes in Shanghai are learning English for the Exposition Universelle

January 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The owners and staff of the cafes in Shanghai will take courses in English for the World Expo 2010.
The two-day training aims to enable employees of cafes in Shanghai can hold simple conversations in English with foreigners, said Hao Ai, assista...

The owners of Internet cafes in Shanghai are learning English for the Exposition Universelle

January 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The owners and staff of the cafes in Shanghai will take courses in English for the World Expo 2010.
The two-day training aims to enable employees of cafes in Shanghai can hold simple conversations in English with foreigners, said Hao Ai, assista...

One third of Shanghai will be reforested by 2011

January 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
trees and lawns should cover 38.2% of Shanghai by 2011, nearly doubling the green space compared to 1999, reported Thursday’s Shanghai Daily.
The city will invest 82 billion yuan (12 billion dollars) in 260 projects of greenery, “sai...

More than 230 countries and international organizations will attend the World Expo Shanghai 2010

January 10th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
As of February 23, 231 countries and international organizations had Confimé their participation in the Shanghai World Expo 2010, announced Thursday an official of the executive committee of the exhibition.
Zhong Yanqun, deputy director of the ...

The 100 best restaurants in Shanghai in 2008, selected by the magazine Time Out

January 10th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
After a year of assessment which was attended by 11 experts, the result of Top 100 restaurants in Shanghai in 2008 was revealed by the magazine Time Out. The evaluation of 110 restaurants acclaimed by tens of thousands of readers, in a vote that laste...

Expo 2010 will attract worldwide attention

January 9th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The World Expo 2010 has two major advantages. The first is the host city of this edition: Shanghai. China and Shanghai as well as their development of particular interest to Europe and the United States. Lorsque nous étions chargés du projet des ann...