On 24th, March, the designated operator of hotel booking services for the Shanghai World Expo announced that the Shanghai Expo hotel booking website (www.expotia.com) has officially gone online. Up until now, the website, whose English address is ... Read More>>
On Mar. 17th Visa Corporation, who owns the largest global e-payment network, announced the global extension of its Visa Money Transfer Service in cooperation with ICBC. This announcement will offer 70,800,000 E-Bank clients more tangible and convenient ... Read More>>
On Mar. 13th, the fourth highway linking Shanghai and Jiangsu—Shanghai section of Shanghai-Changzhou Highway (S26Hu-Chang Highway) was opened to traffic. S26 Hu-Chang Highway is located in Qingpu District of Shanghai, continuing eastward to G1501 ... Read More>>
From Mar. 15th, all Shanghai Rail Transportation Stations have been equipped with security check staff and facilities. Security check of passengers will be gradually carried out before boarding the train. Statistics show that Shanghai has initiated 43 rail ... Read More>>
The 13th Interflora World Cup, also known as the “Olympics of flower arrangement”, will be held from March 26th to 28th at the Shanghai International Convention Center. Competitors from 20 different countries and regions all over the world will ... Read More>>
According to research done by the Economist magazine based in the UK, 132 cities around the world were surveyed based on several criteria related to costs of living. The top three cities that were ranked as having the highest cost of living in the world in ... Read More>>
On Mar.15th, David Miliband, British Foreign Secretary who was visiting Shanghai , inserted the last acrylic hair into the UK Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo Site, thus marking the opening of the “Dandelion”, as it has been named by ... Read More>>
On Mar. 13th, Zheng Jian, the chief designer of Chinese Ministry of Railways, replied to reporters that Shanghai-Hangzhou maglev project has been approved and is currently undergoing in-depth research. It is reported to be the only maglev railway line among ... Read More>>
According to reports, even though many Shanghai hotels are advertising better discounts for those customers that reserve their rooms early for Expo, most are also requesting an advance payment – for fear of customers backing out on their reservations ... Read More>>
Starting midnight of March 16th, the newly built No. 2 Terminal Building at Hongqiao Airport will be put to use and the two terminal buildings will start handling different air traffics. With the exception of Spring Airlines and some international charter ... Read More>>
Starting March 9th, Shanghai Pudong and Hongqiao airports are to start use of a uniform number for checking flight information: 96990. The former hotline for checking flight information with Hongqiao Airport 52604620 will no longer be available for use. ... Read More>>
Starting from next Tuesday, passengers will be able to get to the new terminal (T2) of Hongqiao Airport via Metro Line 2 since the west extension of metro line 2 will start its trial operation on March 16. Current west-end terminal of Metro Line 2 is ... Read More>>
Japanese companies will build the world's most comfortable and cleanest toilets in the Japan Pavilion for World Expo 2010. People will feel as happy and relaxed in the toilets as they would in a comfortable living room, said Sakaiya Taichi, comprehensive ... Read More>>
Shanghai – Nanjing Intercity Railway is due to open to traffic on July 1st. To make live up to the promises about shortening travel time between the two cities to under an hour, officials have collaborated with engineers and builders to bring the ... Read More>>
March 1st reports from the Shanghai hosting committee for the World Expo operations and events management has confirmed that constructions for more than 95% of all the pavilions and supporting facilities have been completed thus far. The rest of the ... Read More>>
With the 2010 World Expo looming nearer, Shanghai hotels are experiencing a boom in their room bookings for the Expo time period. According to staff with the Ctrip.com, hotel reservations for the upcoming World Expo period has jumped 3.5 times more than ... Read More>>
Currently, construction of Hu-Ning Intercity Railway (沪宁城际铁路) is right on schedule, so the railway will be open to traffic on July 1st of this year as planned. Hu-Ning Intercity Railway is 300 km in length, with 31 stations dotting the transit line ... Read More>>
Shanghai will put the second terminal of its Hongqiao international airport, which is part of a three-year airport expansion program, into operation on March 16, local airport sources said Thursday. The program, involving construction of a 362,600-sq m ... Read More>>
Starting March 28th, China Eastern Airlines, Jiangshu branch will begin two new international flight routes. Nanjing-Shanghai-Moscow flights are every Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday. Nanjing-Shanghai-London flights are every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, ... Read More>>
WVC TRiO is a jazz piano trio formed by Tay Cher Siang and his two friends, Adam Osmianski and Jon Cavendish, back in 2004. WVC TRiO merged classical repertoire and traditional piano with modern experimental elements. In 2009 WVC TRiO was joined by leader ... Read More>>
Shanghai has started a stricter management on firecrackers during Spring Festival in anticipation of hosting the World Expo this summer. City officials warned residents to take safety precautions when celebrating with firecrackers. This year, sale and ... Read More>>
Shanghai Metro Line 10 has pushed back its scheduled date for starting operations (March 26th ) to sometime mid-April. Moreover, some stations will remain closed during its trial operations period to better accommodate for construction progress of Hongqiao ... Read More>>
Starting March 16th, the newly finished terminal building No. 2 at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport officially opens to traffic, and eleven airline companies including China Eastern, Shanghai Airlines, Air China and China Southern Airlines have all moved into the ... Read More>>
After being closed for three years, Shanghai's legendary Peace Hotel (Heping Fandian), once renowned as “the top hotel in the Far East”, will open to business before the Expo, rebranded as the Fairmont Peace Hotel. Located on the Bund, the ... Read More>>