Becoming the sole banking partner of the Beijing Olympic Games and Paralympics has handed Bank of China (BOC) an unrivaled competitive advantage - the agent right to sell Olympic tickets.
China's hosting of the Olympic Games is the realization of a dream. For Bank of China (BOC), sponsoring the Games not only helps promote its brand both at home and abroad, but also improves the lending giant's corporate culture.
Fifty-year-old Wen Jingfeng has been interviewed many times by Chinese and foreign media. However, the Beijinger still feels self-conscious posing for pictures. But, he is completely relaxed talking about his shop: Beijing Adam & Eve Health Center - the first adult shop in the Chinese mainland, which he founded in 1993.
Recently, my colleague asked me if I had any mulberry leaves, as his son was raising silkworm. A few decades ago, raising silkworm was one of my hobbies. I had kept a small tortoise, a parrot, an owl, a hedgehog - all of them had come from the wilderness and returned to mother nature as they grew up.
Most new bands that come and go are generally just so-so. Soda Green, a relatively new band from Taiwan, plays rock catchy enough to charm college-aged music-lovers, yet interestingly enough to appease even fussy critics. Some have even likened the band to the almost-legendary Mayday. The six-boy band of college students performs its debut gig in Beijing on June 15 at the Beizhan Theater.
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