Monthly Archives: January 2012
Beijing to cover major tourist attractions with free wireless broadband services
BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) — Tourists to Beijing will soon be able to enjoy free Internet access in the city’s numerous tourist attractions thanks to a plan to boost the city’s tourism services. “Beijing will this year cover all its 211 A-class tourist attractions with free wireless broadband network,” Lu Yong, director of the...
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Beijing Union Purchases Instem’s Preclinical Software Solution
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Instem, a leading provider of early development software applications, announced today that Beijing Union – Genius Pharmaceutical Technology Ltd (Beijing Union) has purchased the Provantis preclinical software solution following a comprehensive competitive evaluation of domestic and western solutions on the market. Beijing Union, located in the Beijing Economic Technological Development Area,...
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Zero home sales in Beijing a technical issue; concern misplaced: Deutsche Bank
HONG KONG: The lack of home sales recorded in Beijing over the week-long Lunar New Year holiday was the result of a technical issue and concern over the issue is misplaced, Deutsche Bank AG said in a research note on Tuesday. The investment bank sent out an industry alert noting that an official from...
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Zero home sales in Beijing a technical issue – Deutsche
HONG KONG | Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:50pm EST HONG KONG Jan 31 (Reuters) – The lack of home sales recorded in Beijing over the week-long Lunar New Year holiday was the result of a technical issue and concern over the issue is misplaced, Deutsche Bank AG said in a research note on Tuesday....
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Beijing’s smog is appmakers’ gain
Microsoft’s Beijing office handed out a curious Chinese New Year’s gift to its staff a few weeks ago: a heavy-duty gas mask. Other global companies have also been distributing face masks to their Beijing staff, including electronics maker LG. Why such a morose gift during a holiday season? Air pollution and its health impact...
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Beijing ‘seven minutes from destruction’ when a 2.5 ton satellite crashed to Earth at 300mph
By Allan Hall and Katie Silver Last updated at 3:44 PM on 31st January 2012 Seven minutes saved huge areas of Beijing from destruction last year when a 2.5 ton satellite hurtled towards earth, it has been revealed. The Chinese capital was directly in the flight path of Germany’s research satellite Rosat when it...
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Wedding cars cause traffic jam in E China
Lines of wedding cars inch into the square of the Taizhou municipal government, East China’s Zhejiang province, Jan 30, 2012, the eighth day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, an auspicious day. The square was congested with hundreds of wedding cars, and the number reached a peak about 2 pm. It is a custom...
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Student group from China performing at UNH
In addition to the student group, the program is featuring a ballet and martial arts.
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U.S., Chinese Schools Build Virtual Ed. Partnerships
Complete Coverage Printer-Friendly Email Article Reprints Comments Tweet Several schools aiming to better prepare students for a global economy and foster cultural understanding between the United States and China have turned to virtual exchange programs between American and Chinese schools. “The global market is changing 24-7,” said William Skilling, the superintendent of the 4,600-student...
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