22 May, 2012 | By Greg Pitcher Broadway Malyan Architects’ new headquarters for high-yield rice producers Grand Agriseeds Technology in Hainan, China Broadway Malyan is to design a series of buildings for a rice production firm on a 35-acre site in southern China The UK-headquartered practice will provide masterplanning, architectural and landscape design services...
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New high-yield rice hq revealed by Broadway Malyan
IBM Sets Up Camp in China’s Answer to Silicon Valley
May 21 2012 Tweet Email This International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) announced today that the company has set up a center in south China’s Hainan province to focus on the development of smart information technology. Don’t Miss: Is Google A Buy? According to officials and sources with the company, IBM will develop cloud computing and...
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Hainan clan disputes: Compromise needed
I am sure the Hainanese community here feels embarrassed by the highly publicised feud within the Singapore Hainan Hwee Kuan (“No end in sight to Hainan clan’s leadership tussle”, May 21). This is not the first time that such acrimonious confrontations have been reported. Looking at the state of affairs, it is unlikely to...
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Tumblr, Reddit Founders Dish on Facebook IPO (VIDEO)
Two of the brightest and youngest minds in social media sat down with me during the special one-year anniversary What’s Trending show during Internet Week New York. Tumblr CEO and founder David Karp and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian — both 20-something web pioneers — chatted about disrupting traditional media and Facebook IPO during their...
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Sanya to crack down on price gouging
<!–enpproperty 2012-05-21 20:02:13.0Tang ShiSanya to crack down on price gougingSanya, food ordering system, restaurants, China2411045852Society2@europe/enpproperty–> The local government in the popular coastal resort of Sanya in southern China’s Hainan province has decided to introduce a centralized digital food ordering system to prevent the city’s seafood restaurants from overpricing. Seafood restaurants with 15 or more...
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Tourism products design exhibition kicks off in Hainan
HAIKOU, May 20 (Xinhua) — The first iF Design Exhibition showcasing more than 2,600 creative tourism products kicks off in south China’s Hainan province Sunday. With the cooperation of Germany-based International Forum Design(iF), the event shows various designs from 62 countries around the world. “As more and more Chinese companies start to focus on...
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Annular eclipse fills the sky
BEIJING, May 21 (Xinhuanet) — The sun and moon have aligned over the earth in a rare astronomical event. An annular eclipse has dimmed the skies over parts of Asia and North America, briefly turning the sun into what looks like a blazing ring of fire. Beginning just after 6 a-m Beijing time, people...
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IBM builds smart tech center in S China
<!–enpproperty 2012-05-21 09:59:11.0IBM builds smart tech center in S ChinaIBM,Hainan,cloud,Internet of Things11022002Companies2@webnews/enpproperty–> HAIKOU – IBM Corporation has set up a center in south China’s Hainan province to focus on the development of smart information technology, officials and sources with the company said. IBM will develop cloud computing and the “Internet of Things” technologies in...
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Hainan Airlines passenger numbers up 13.6% in Apr-2012, cargo up 15.8% – CAPA
Hainan Airlines passenger numbers up 13.6% – traffic* highlights for Apr-2012: Passenger numbers: 1.8 million, +13.6% year-on-year; Domestic: 1.8 million, +13.6%; International: 66,503, +9.7%; Regional: 16,687, +24.2%; Passenger load factor: 83.6%, -1.6 ppts; Domestic: 84.7%, -2.7 ppts; International: 77.4%, +2.3 ppts; Regional: 81.1%, -2.7 ppts; Cargo volume: 26,692 tonnes, +15.8%; Domestic: 24,164 tonnes, +18.5%;...
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Tourism products design fair kicks off in Hainan
<!–enpproperty 2012-05-21 11:24:03.0Tourism products design fair kicks off in HainanChina,Hainan,tourism product,iF11005020Industries2@webnews/enpproperty–> HAIKOU – The first iF Design Exhibition showcasing more than 2,600 creative tourism products kicks off in south China’s Hainan province Sunday. With the cooperation of Germany-based International Forum Design (iF), the event shows various designs from 62 countries around the world. “As...
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