Shanghai China

Shanghai Centre is a true Shanghai icon. Located in the heart of the Jing An District, on famous Nanjing Rd West, Shanghai Centre is ideally placed to cater to all of your professional and personal needs. Renowned for its unique architecture, the complex is comprised of three towers that rise dramatically from an 8-storey podium.         The city's first and largest multi-use venue, Shanghai Centre offers superior standards with an unprecedented range of facilities - 472 luxury serviced apartments ; 30,000 square meters of prime office space ; an upscale tri-level retail plaza ; the Shanghai Centre Theatre ; a trademark exhibition atrium ... Read Full Story

T oday is the 60th anniversary of the Communist rule in China, with big parades and much talk. Things have changed since then, but sometimes it almost seems that history is doubling back. I am reminded of the visit I took to Shanghai when I was working on my book Green City a couple of years ago. Karl Marx and Mao Zedong were still present in Shanghai then, but in a way that neither would recognize. For example, on the Sunday afternoon in April when I visited the former girl’s school where the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China met in ... Read Full Story

  Suzuki's take on a personal mobility vehicle - the PIXY+SCC concept By Brendan Moore 11.12.2007 Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC) and General Motors, partners in a highly successful joint venture in China, will show a “personal mobility concept” at the upcoming Expo in Shanghai. The personal mobility concept segment is comprised of clean, sustainably-powered small or micro vehicles. The personal mobility concept envisions an emerging class of clean-energy vehicles, such as solar-powered cars, that moves single-person urban transport to another level of efficiency and sophistication. It is an increasingly popular focus of research and development in the automobile industry. SAIC Chairman Hu Maoyuan ... Read Full Story

The Volkswagen Magotan - China's version of the Passat Shanghai Auto sees growth in China and abroad By Brendan Moore 10.16.2007 The things you learn by perusing news reports about Communist Party meetings in China: Shanghai Automotive (SAIC) chairman Hu Maoyuan, told Communist Party bosses in Beijing earlier today that the company is on track to produce two million vehicles by 2010 calendar year. The projected two million total includes the vehicles they make for GM and VW through joint ventures, as well as their own fledgling brand. Regarding their own brand, Hu said that production of 600,000 units under that brand by 2010 ... Read Full Story

I took two trips to Shanghai , one in October 2004 and one in February of 2005, and very much enjoyed the city. I found the Holga camera perfect to capture the mood of the city, especially in the early morning or late afternoon. The fact that my hotel room was on the 68th floor also helped in capturing a few rather spectacular views. Read Full Story