Latest Updates for 105th Canton Fair
The Canton Fair, also the China Import and Export Fair – is the largest biannual China trade fairs, canton trade fairs, China trade shows of any kind and held in Guangzhou. Canton Fair is the most effective way to develop the business relationships you need to succeed in China. It’s no wonder that the Canton Trade Fair has already become a must see for all those looking for business success in China.
The 105th session of China Import and Export Fair (105th Canton Fair) will be arranged in 3 phases instead of 2, from 15th April to 7th May, 2009. Each phase will last 5 days instead of 6 with 2 intervals for 4 days each. All three phases will be held in the Pazhou Complex, while Liuhua Complex will no longer be used.
Date: Phase 1: 15th-19th April 2009 9:30-18:00
Phase 2: 24th-28th April 2009 9:30-18:00
Phase 3: 3rd-7th May 2009 9:30-18:00
Venue: China Import and Export Fair (Pazhou) Complex
For more detailed information, please refer to http://www.cantontradefair.com/cantonfair
New Traffic Arrangement Made for 104th Canton Fair Guests
Venue of the Canton Fair: Pazhou Complex (southern Guangzhou)
The Transportation Department of the Guangzhou Government makes a new arrangement for the convenience of the 104th Canton Fair guests.
The 104 session of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as Canton Fair, will be separated into three phases and all are set in the city’s Pazhou Complex. By then, Halls A, B and C will be put into use from 9:30 to 18:00 by day from October 15 to November 6.
According to the new traffic arrangement, public conveyance conveying lots of passengers takes priority over private transport during the fair.
Metro:
Of the metro, departure intervals of all the four lines will be shortened and more spare trains will be put into use. More ticket windows will be opened to public. Also multi-language service will be set in some of metro stations for the convenience of foreign guests. Medicine chests, needle and thread and baggage carts will be provided free of charge for those in need.
Free Shuttle Buses:
Four free shuttle buses will be offered for buyers during the Canton Fair. The buses will be operated from 9:00 to 19:00 every day with Line One from Pazhou Complex to Huanshi Zhong Road (the Garden Hotel); Line Two from Pazhou Complex to Liuhua Road (the former Liuhua Complex); Line Three from Pazhou Complex to Haizhu Square (the Hotel Landmark Canton) and Line Four from Pazhou Complex to Tee Mall (Tianhe District).
Temporary Buses:
In addition to bus lines No. 262, 139, 20, 3, 507, 229, 303, 304, 505, 538 that travel pass by the Pazhou Complex, three temporary bus lines will be added. They are Line one from Pazhou Complex to Huanshi Zhong Road; Line Two from Pazhou Complex to Jiefang Road; Line Three from Pazhou Complex to Guangzhou East Railway Station. All are open during every day’s closing time from 17:00 to 19:00.
Water Bus:
Besides the normal water bus, one more temporary bus will serve from Xidi Dock – Tianzhi Dock – Zhongda Dock – Pazhou Complex Dock.
Taxis:
During the 104th Canton Fair, taxi is only a kind of supplementary transportation means. Only 3,000 to 4,000 taxis will be permitted to drive inside the designated area. For the Hall A and B, taxi area will be set on Zhanchang Zhong Road; for the Hall C will be set on Huizhan Nansan Road.
Note: the Liuhua Complex on the Liuhua Road is no longer in use during the 104th Canton Fair.
Canton Fair Buyers Get Last Minute Deals on High-quality Products
As is well known to veteran buyers at the Guangzhou-based Chinese Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair), the last day of each phase is the best day to get good deals on high-quality samples from exhibitors.
Satisfied buyers with their reduced-price goods
Products become “Christmas gifts”
On October 19, the closing day of the first phase of the 104th session, the fair experienced a reduced turnover due to the impact of the global financial crisis. Exhibitors said that most buyers complained about the crisis and prices had to be cut deeply.
Since no wholesale business was ordered during the fair, some toy and electronic goods factories began to promote their goods for retail sale as “Christmas gifts.” According to exhibitors, many of the toy factories in Shenzhen and Dongguan have closed down and negatively affected their business. Some gave away samples free of charge as souvenirs.
First phase led by turnover in machinery and electronic products
By October 17, the fair saw a 7.06 billion USD export turnover, with machinery and electronic products reaching 6.098 billion USD, 86.4% of the total. Turnover of electronic appliances and electronic products followed, with air conditioning, refrigerators, microwave ovens, washing machines and electronic fans reaching the top five in export turnover.
Soon! China’s Third Manned Space Flight on Sep 25
China will launch its third manned spaceflight Shenzhou VII at 13:10 GMT on September 25 if weather permits. Final inspection for the rocket and remote measurement system of the spaceflight has been completed, paving the way for a successful liftoff on Sep. 25.
For the successful launch of the Long March rocket, there must be no rain forecast, wind velocity of less than eight meters per second, and ground visibility of more than 20 kilometers.
The mission will blast off from China’s Jiuquan launch centre in northwest Gansu province and land in northern Inner Mongolia province.
Three astronauts will be on board the flight, with one of them conducting China’s FIRST spacewalk - a one-hour walk at an altitude of 341 kilometers from the Earth.
China has announced plans to broadcast the spacewalk live. The Shenzhou spacecraft is set to carry its own small satellite to capture the historic moment when the spacewalker steps into space.
China successfully launched its first man, Yang Liwei, into orbit in 2003, making it the third country after the former Soviet Union and the United States to put a man in space.
China plans to build its own orbital space station and create a space laboratory before 2020.
source: http://www.cantontradefair.com
China High-speed Railway Transportation
Beijing-Tianjin Train Debut at 350 kph
The self-developed Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway, the world’s fastest, has been running soundly and efficiently since its August 1 debut, setting a model for the high-speed railway industry, the Ministry of Railways (MOR) said Tuesday.
The self-developed China Railway High-speed (CRH3) has been running at a speed of 350 km per hour, with the maximum momentum of 8,800 kwh.
The high-speed railway network would stretch more than 50,000 km and connect all provincial capitals and major cities.
Beijing-Shanghai to Build the World’s Fastest Bullet Train
China will produce the world’s fastest bullet train for the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, a senior railway official has said.
Zhang Shuguang, deputy chief engineer with the Ministry of Railways, said the domestically developed train will run at 380 kph, the highest speed for any railway in the world.
And if the project materializes, the travel time between the two metropolises will be cut from five to around four hours, enhancing the rail network’s competitive edge against airlines, he said.
Previously, China planned to run trains at 350 kph on the 1,318-km Beijing-Shanghai line, the same speed as on the Beijing-Tianjin intercity passenger railway that opened a month ago.
And the travel time is estimated at five hours, about half of the current time. Manufacturing 380-kph trains in China is already possible in terms of technology, he said.
It is likely that the high-speed line can be finished within four years, and become operational in 2012, one year ahead of schedule.
China emerges as popular destination for overseas students
With their numbers on the rise in the last three years, China is emerging as a popular destination for overseas students.
A total of 195,000 students from 188 countries and regions came to study at 544 Chinese universities, colleges and research institutes in 2007, compared with 141,000 students from 179 countries and regions in 2005.
Globally, China has become the sixth largest destination for overseas students, citing research conducted by the China Association of Science and Technology in April.
Western countries such as the United States, Britain and Australia remain the most popular destinations for international students. But China was catching up quickly, thanks to its rapid economic growth and low cost of living.
Annual tuition for a foreign student at the prestigious Peking University in Beijing ranged from 26,000 yuan (3,800 U.S. dollars) to 40,000 yuan (5,900 dollars), plus 45,000 yuan (6,600 dollars) for the cost of accommodation, food and transportation, according to the university’s Office of International Relations.
More than 2,400 students from 80 countries were studying at Peking University at present, accounting for 7.8 percent of the university’s students, the office said through its website.
Although learning mandarin, or standard Chinese, is a major purpose of international students, many choose to study liberal arts, medical science, economy, management and engineering in China.
The top ten countries where students are from include the Republic of Korea, Japan, the United States, Vietnam, Thailand, Russia, India, Indonesia, France and Pakistan.
source: china daily
Olympic Venues Become Tourism Hotspots
The end of the games was just the beginning for many Olympic venues, which are set to become tourist hotspots. Travel agencies have already developed tours that feature the stadiums and other venues.
With the Paralympics around the corner, Guangzhou travel agencies are promoting tours to Beijing’s Olympic venues. For less than two thousand yuan, tourists can travel all the way to the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube to watch the Paralympic Games. Travel agencies say September is the best time to visit, because some sporting facilities in the stadiums will removed after the Paralympics.
Beijing Olympic Updates: China’s Latest Gold Winner
Beijing Olympic Updates — China recaptured the women’s 10m platform title at Beijing Olympic Games as 15 year-old diver Chen Ruolin claimed the gold in the National Aquatics Centre on Thursday.
The Beautiful Dive of Chen Ruolin
Chen Roulin produced one of the stellar displays of Beijing 2008 by not just by winning the Women’s 10m Platform gold medal to keep China’s indomitable quest for eight gold medals on track, but by showing the true mark of a champion-by performing best when it mattered most–under pressure.
when Emilie Heymans of Canada put in a remarkable fourth round dive worth 95.20, it was looking like as if Day Thirteen would prove unlucky for Chen and for China –this was the very same gold medal that evaded the country’s clutches at Athens in 2004.
That is when Chen responded like a great. A dive of 89.10 left her behind, going into the final round behind Heymans, who couldn’t quite repeat the magic of her previous effort. But it still looked good enough to win, that is, until Chen produced a near perfect dive and earned an amazing 100.30 points with the last leap. Chen finally gained the gold in 447.70 points, while Emilie Heymans of Canada took the silver in 437.05.
The Inspired China Tour Guide Team in Outward Development
On Sunday, 27th July 2008, the staff of HRC and Wintour (also the China Tour Guide Team) went out for an outward development in the beautiful Maofeng Mountain.
Firstly, let us learn about the Outward Development; it is also called Outward Bound Development. It came from the nautical expression that refers to the moment a ship leaves the pier. In 1941, English vessels sank on maritime campaign between UK and Germany. Seamen who survived were not those strong ones but those strong-willed ones. So from then on, outward bound was born to aim to foster the personal growth and social skills of participants by using challenging expeditions in the outdoors.
The temperature was ascending to nearly 38 centigrade; we both challenged hot weather and upcoming harsh training. When we arrived at the Mt. Maofeng, its landscape just stunned us. It was a taintless and amazing place with mountain spring run through.
The training began and we were divided into 3 groups, and each of our group should have a name, a slogan and a song. We were very excited when we participate in the tasks.
As for the task, the ball-passing task is one of the most difficult tasks in the morning. The balls fell and fell and fell again. Three teams seemed a little bit nervous at the beginning, and different voice came out one after and another. Fortunately, under the guidance of the team leaders and some calmed team workers, we managed to pass three balls latter and we cheered for it. Although all three teams fail to pass five balls at a time, we still cheered for ourselves. For us, the unsuccessful experience was more than just a task; it was a hint, an encouragement for us to do better in the future.
Another exciting moment for the whole China Tour Guide Team is when all three teams finished the task at the “nuclear station” ahead of time. The team “Sunlight” finished the task in an astonishing short time of less than 5 minutes while other teams used double or fourfold of the time. When “Sunlight” team member shared their feelings toward the game, they said the success came from the experience sharing and the will of cooperation of the team. “When we get together, our team is happy to share the experience in the previous tasks, no matter it was successful or unsuccessful ones, we talked through it and we gain stronger and stronger team spirit and when we face another task, we are eager to co-operate in any way just to ensure the breakthrough of the task…” they said.
Throughout the outward development, we share our feeling towards the task. And it proves to be the most important part of the activity.
The last task that day, “electrical net”, proved to be the most challenging one of all since it called for collective wisdom and co-operation at a very high level. We tried and tried, and we failed and failed because we broke the rules or the means seemed not suitable. The whole team discussed for four times before we finally make a finally decision of what to do. When the last people passed over the “electrical net”, we cheered and cheered for the final and hard-to-achieve success!
For the China Tour Guide Team, the value of the outward development lies in the enlightenment came for the games as a whole! And the enlightenments we get are not only for the problem solving at that time, more importantly, for efficiency and effectiveness of our daily work. Our daily work connotes something very close to the experience we learn from the activities, but in an even deeper way. That’s something we should decode and use it back in daily life.
Olympic Updates: Days of Surprise Wins for Hosts
So what if Michael Phelps was not there Thursday. The Water Cube was still set on fire. And it was a blaze China will remember for a long time.
Liu Zige and Jiao Liuyang sent the spectators in a tizzy with China’s first swimming gold (200m butterfly) at the 2008 Games and its first 1-2 finish in the pool since 1992.
Yang Wei of China listens to applause after winning the men’s individual all-around artistic gymnastics gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 14, 2008. [Agencies]
The waves created by Liu and Jiao propelled Yang Wei in the gymnasium to give a dream performance to win China only its second title in men’s all-around gymnastics.
These victories must have inspired Zhang Juanjuan to break the Republic of Korea’s (ROK) 24-year dominance in women’s individual archery and shooter Du Li to stage a comeback to win the women’s 50m rifle three positions.
In the pool, Liu charged full throttle to shave a full second off the women’s 200m butterfly world record, clocking 2 minutes and 04.18 seconds. Previous record holder, Jessicah Schipper of Australia, came third.
“I was so surprised,” said Liu, and she was not the only Chinese with that feeling.
It was a day Japan will not forget in hurry either, for its swimmer Kosuke Kitajima became the first man to win the 100m and 200m breaststroke at two successive Olympics.
Kitajima won the 100m breaststroke on Monday in world-record time, and though many expected him to do the same in the 200m too, he had to settle for an Olympic record in 2:07.64. The world mark belongs to him anyway: 2:07.51 that he set in Tokyo in June.
Apart from Liu and Jiao, the other surprise in the pool came from the Australian women’s team. They broke the three-Games winning streak of the US in the 4X200m freestyle relay in a world record time of 7:44.31.
Alain Bernard snatched a pool gold for France in the men’s 100m freestyle in 47.21 seconds, just 0.11 second ahead of Eamon Sullivan of Australia.
At the National Indoor Stadium, Yang Wei wiped away eight years of frustration to win the men’s all-around gymnastics title. He won the silver in Sydney 2000 but could not even mange a bronze in Athens four years later.
“We have been waiting for the all-around gold for eight years. It has really been hard,” head coach Huang Yubin said.
Yang’s win helped China maintain a 100 percent record in Beijing after winning the men’s and women’s gymnastics team titles.
In the archery field, Zhang Juanjuan beat all three ROK archers on her way to the gold. The two-time Olympian foiled defending champion and world No 1 Park Sung-hyun by a point, 110-109, in the final.
Italy’s Chiara Cainero won a three-way sudden death shoot-out in pouring rain to take the gold in skeet shooting.
And Yang Xiuli claimed China’s second gold in judo, beating Yalennis Castillo of Cuba in a marathon bout in the women’s 78-kg final.
With neither judoka able to score from the other after the full 5 minutes of extra time, referees judged Yang the more attacking fighter and awarded her the title.
Tuvshinbayar Naidan of Mongolia won his nation’s first ever gold medal, defeating Askhat Zhitkeyev of Kazakhstan in the men’s judo 100kg class.
