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Format: 2012-02-13
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  • Jonathan Watts at the Literary Festival 2011-03-08 13:41

    3pm Sunday March 6 th 2011

    The Glamour Bar filled up quickly as Jonathan Watts prepared at the front of the room, gathering together his material on his laptop and waiting for the technological tantrums to be tamed. Outside, rain and smog - somewhat appropriately - obscured the Glamour Bar's famous views across the river. Watt's book, When a Billion Chinese Jump, outlines the problem posed by China's drive towards modernization and its exponential increase in consumption.China's sheer size in terms of population heralds an Industrial Revolution with environmental effects many times worse than that which took place in Europe during the 19 th century.

  • Lars Svendsen's Philosophy of Boredom 2011-03-07 16:27

    2 pm Sunday March 6th 2011

    Around 70 people filled the Crystal Room to hear Norwegian philosopher, Lars Svendsen, talk about his book The Philosophy of Boredom. Recently translated into Chinese by the Peking University Press, the work addressed the nature of boredom in modern society and suggested ways to accept it rather than overcome it.

  • Shanghai World Expo 2010, will they really come? 2010-04-16 18:00

    icon_200_02 With every day that passes we creep closer to the 2010 Expo, and for a long time, opinion has been split on how successful the half year event will be. Local Chinese have their own opinions with most thinking it will be a success. Most foreigners see it as a big waste of time and resources, with most Brits comparing the pavilions to a bigger, but prettier version that was the useless millennium dome. Having searching the internet I came across a short article from littleredbook which I thought you might be interested in. The writer highlights some interesting points which I think most expatriates would agree with, but whether his theory is correct or not only time will tell.

  • United Family Healthcare Signs Intent to Manage International Division of Shanghai’s Huashan Hospital Pudong 2010-04-16 14:32

    Press Release

    icon_200_02SHANGHAI, CHINA, April 2, 2010 -- United Family Healthcare (UFH), has

    recently signed a Letter of Intent with Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, and Fosun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Fosun Pharma) agreeing that UFH will manage the International Division of the Huashan Hospital Pudong. The official signing took place at a Ceremony at Huashan Hospital’s new Pudong facility, Shanghai International Hospital.

  • Obama’s Trip to China (Follow-up) 2009-11-16 17:47

    At 11.15pm November 15, US President Barack Obama arrived in Shanghai Pudong International Airport, on the first leg of his 4-day maiden trip to China since his taking office earlier this year. Dressed in black, umbrella in hand, Obama got off the plane, welcomed by cheers from the Chinese people, in spite of stormy rain in Shanghai.

  • In Conversation with Ms. Christine Liubin 2009-08-05 13:48


    SHEXPAT: Language has never ceased to amaze me with the increasing number of languages and dialects there are today but often languages can be grouped into different families which are said to be genetically related, do you think there is such a genetic affiliation? And if so, Chinese would be closest to which group of family?

    C.LIU BIN:No, I don't think so as Chinese is rendered in Pinyin with four intonations, and featured in Character. The pronunciation of Pinyin is complete.

  • Are You Adaptive to the Crisis 2009-08-04 13:06

    "Thousands of companies have received bankruptcy protection since the global financial crisis came; people feared that more news will be heard as financial carriers could not break away from the poor destiny. However, companies which up against the trend are not in minority. Mostly, entrepreneurs got into the muddle and didn’t know what the next step is. Then, which category are you belonging to?" This is the challenge Professor Dr. Brian To from HEC Paris declared in the forum of "NDRC-HEC EMBA-The Crisis and Leadership" in Jin Jiang Hall July 28th. "Are you adaptive to the crisis?"

  • Get Ready, Get Set, Go! 2009-04-22 11:24
    Fasten your seat belts for the 2009 Auto Show in Shanghai (April 20-28) held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center is bound to blow you away!
     
    A showcase of largely upgraded Chinese car makers from Great Wall, Roewe, Byd, Brilliance to Chery is proof that domestic demand is on the rise. Chinese car makers have emerged out of the global economic turmoil due to, in essence, its independence from export market, and its product development at cost-effective pricing. Other longstanding automakers are still trying to hold on tight with sales plunging worldwide, this auto show will hopefully help fire up the intention to purchase of car buyers.
  • Greentech Conference in Shanghai 2009-08-19 10:11

    The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai will hold Greentech conference with US-China Clean Energy Forum, China Greentech Initiative and PricewaterhouseCoopers on Sep.7, and Sep. 8, 2009.

  • Dance Party for Fundraising 2009-08-11 14:58
    Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (Cancham) will hold a dance party on September 19th, 2009 named Maple Leaf Dance for Dreams, according to the announcement from the Canadian business community on August 3rd.