Special Supplement

Shanghai to host leading logistics exhibition

CeMAT Asia 2007 will take place from October 10 to 13 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center.

China high on agenda

Deutsche Messe, one of the co-organizers of CeMAT Asia 2007, PTC Asia 2007 CeBIT and Asia 2007, is committed to continue helping its customers worldwide develop new business opportunities by providing first-rate services at the events.

Industrial platform to offer wealth of opportunities

PTC ASIA 2007 is set to open from October 10 to 13 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center.

Life Expat

Why the classroom may be holding you back

There are roughly 30 million people in the world studying Chinese, and Fred Rao, founder and CEO of eChineseLearning, thinks many of them are learning it the wrong way - in a classroom.

Global village

The 10 expat commandments

Our teacher, the fairest in the land

SHANGHAI: For the 20-something blonde German student Daniela Blank, it was very hard to wave goodbye to her little students in her volunteer project in town.

Strictly speaking

Peter Behr and Gus Tate are both from the United States, and both speak English. Behr attends university in Chicago; Tate was born there. They are both 21 years old, and for eight weeks this summer, the two were roommates in Beijing.

UK Special

Capital city reaches for the skies

London has become the world's leading business and financial center, attracting companies and individuals with its unrivalled combination of investment opportunities, high caliber workforce, favorable tax regime, strong property market and world-renowned cultural facilities.

London's stock still on the rise

Although the days of the British Empire are long gone, the United Kingdom has retained its position as a global center of trade and commerce.