Haibao appears at Aichi Expo site
Masaaki Kanda (left), Aichi Prefecture governor Masaaki Kanda, presents the mascot of the 2005 Aichi Expo "Kiccoro" to Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan. - Xinhua
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan and Aichi Prefecture governor Masaaki Kanda yesterday attended an unveiling ceremony for the World Expo 2010 mascot Haibao at the 2005 Aichi Expo site.
Wang toured the former Expo site after attending the second China-Japan high-level economic dialogue.
Pavilion designs go on show
The 2009 China (Shanghai) Architectural Design and Urban Planning Exhibition will open in downtown Shanghai tomorrow, displaying dozens of Expo 2010 pavilion designs.
The designs include international participants' pavilions, corporate pavilions and domestic pavilions.
The exhibition will be held at the ShanghaiMart in Changning District until June 12. Covering 6,000 square meters, it features architectural design corporations from around 30 countries and regions.
The China Pavilion, the Republic of Korea Pavilion and the Swiss Pavilion are among those exhibited.
The China Pavilion introduces dougong bracket building - brackets fixed layer upon layer between the tops of columns and crossbeams. This unique structure of interlocking wooden brackets is one of the most important elements in traditional Chinese architecture.
The ROK Pavilion is composed of the basic ROK characters, while the Swiss Pavilion will be enveloped by a semi-transparent facade made of aluminum netting fitted with intelligent solar cells.
The designs include international participants' pavilions, corporate pavilions and domestic pavilions.
The exhibition will be held at the ShanghaiMart in Changning District until June 12. Covering 6,000 square meters, it features architectural design corporations from around 30 countries and regions.
The China Pavilion, the Republic of Korea Pavilion and the Swiss Pavilion are among those exhibited.
The China Pavilion introduces dougong bracket building - brackets fixed layer upon layer between the tops of columns and crossbeams. This unique structure of interlocking wooden brackets is one of the most important elements in traditional Chinese architecture.
The ROK Pavilion is composed of the basic ROK characters, while the Swiss Pavilion will be enveloped by a semi-transparent facade made of aluminum netting fitted with intelligent solar cells.
China Mobile adds German to hotline
China mobile's Shanghai service hotline 10086 has been trialing a German language service recently. The German hotline service has a staff of two and is available 9am-6pm, Monday to Friday.
Chinese, English and Japanese language services are available on the hotline. Spanish, Arabic, French, Korean and a Cantonese dialect will be available by the end of this year.
Chinese, English and Japanese language services are available on the hotline. Spanish, Arabic, French, Korean and a Cantonese dialect will be available by the end of this year.
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