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Goings On

Departure gate

[2010-08-15 08:10]

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Since its debut in October 2006, at the annual China Luxury Summit in Shanghai, the famous painting, The Drunken Beauty, has made many appearances at various national luxury exhibitions, together with other works of art from masters such as Picasso, Van Gough and Monet.

Taipei on two wheels

[2010-08-08 07:41]

Want to explore the rivers, hills and dales of Taiwan's busiest city the clean green way? Michael Jen-Siu shows the way.

Braving the monsoon

[2010-08-08 07:41]

Skirt the crowds and brave the wet to enjoy Nepal during the rainy season. Intrepid traveler DJ Clark shares his itinerary.

Departure gate

[2010-08-08 07:41]

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A church earns high praise

[2010-08-06 08:03]

Suburban Sheshan has one of the city's most impressive places of worship, Qi Xiao reports.

From the press

[2010-07-30 07:58]

Netizens at Douban.com, a popular lifestyle portal among young people in China, keep a "floating" Expo journal. As one visitor completes his or her journal on visiting the Expo Garden, be it a diary, a poem, a photo or an illustration, he or she passes it to another visitor. The "floating" Expo journal has attracted hundreds of netizens who have visited the Expo Garden. A school teacher from Singapore wrote her tips for visiting the Expo Garden; a visitor from Malaysia wrote "tenmakasih" (Malay for thank you); a girl from Guangdong province left a postcard which reads: "Love in my heart" .

Quote unquote

[2010-07-30 07:58]

"We see increasing hints encouraging people to smoke, such as matches and ashtrays by beds in hotels. Those who want to quit may be lured into smoking again. If we eliminate or decrease these hints, perhaps it's easier to create a smoke-free environment. I suggest that we close smoking rooms in the Expo Garden, which will make the Expo Garden entirely smoke free. Although the interests of smokers may be impaired, the image of Expo 2010 Shanghai will be promoted and the environment will be better."

Clampdown on fake products

[2010-07-30 07:58]

The oil painting, The Drunken Beauty, renowned as one of the most famous paintings in China, is well received at home and abroad. All kinds of derivative products based on The Drunken Beauty painting have gained favor in the art market, but the painting has also been subject to copyright infringement and piracy in China.

Cisco adds plenty of clarity

[2010-07-23 08:08]

Cisco, a world leader in networking and telecommunications, has created a new platform for videoconferencing called TelePresence. The system, which is featured at the Expo 2010 Shanghai, offers solutions for frustrated users struggling with limitations of other videoconferencing technologies.