COMPUTER chips will be embedded in ancient trees growing in the special economic zone (SEZ) in the second half of this year to offer better protection by recording their locations, yesterday’s Daily Sunshine reported. Shenzhen started to use the Global Positioning System in 2004 to help the greenery management department monitor the growth of 387 […]

  Switzerland’s Valon Behrami (R) vies with Portugal’s Paulo Ferreira during the Euro 2008 Group A soccer match in Basel, Switzerland, June 15, 2008. (Xinhua Photo) BASEL, June 15 (Xinhua) — Co-hosts Switzerland bid a dramatic farewell to the European Championship with a 2-0 victory over Portugal here on Sunday thanks to a double scored […]

Spain coach Luis Aragones has underlined the improvement his team achieved in last two years for Sunday evening’s title winning run against Germany here at the Euro 2008 final. The 69-year-old praised the style his players presented at the tournament, especially the way they went through the group stage. “We have been composed in the […]

 NBA Commissioner David Stern presents the 2007/2008 NBA Most Valuable Player Award to the Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant before Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference semi-finals basketball series between the Lakers and the Utah Jazz in Los Angeles, California May 7, 2008. Kobe Bryant from Lakers will spearhead the 12-man USA Olympic men’s […]

THE city government has given its green light on reconstructing Ludancun, one of the oldest residential neighborhoods in Shenzhen, years after claims of shoddy construction and disputes over reconstruction and compensation plans. The Ludancun housing estate in Luohu District, covering an area of 100,146 square meters, will be rebuilt into a large community with high-rise […]

SINISA JASNIC, vice president of the Organizing Committee of the Belgrade Universiade in 2009, said Saturday that he hoped the 2011 Universiade in Shenzhen would be better than the Universiade in his city. “The Bangkok Universiade this August has 15 events. In Belgrade 2009 there will be 21 sports and Shenzhen needs more effort to […]

      Poland’s Jacek Krzynowek (L2) competes during a Euro 2008 Group B football match between Poland and Croatia in Klagenfurt, Austria, June 16, 2008. Croatia won 1-0. (Xinhua Photo) Michael Ballack’s free-kick gifted Germany a 1-0 victory over co-hosts Austria during the last round of Euro 2008 Group B match here on Monday. Thanks […]

Shenzhen has built up a market-oriented research system, which is led by local enterprises and backed up by domestic universities and research institutes. This has enabled the city to improve its capacity for independent innovation. Since 1992, the output value of high-tech products has been increasing at 46.5 percent year-on-year, and the total number of […]

Brief Introduction to the Universiade     The leading institution of the Universiade is the International University Sports Federation (FISU) with headquarters in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. The current chairman is American George E. Killian.     The tenet of FISU is: friendship, fraternity, fair-play, perseverance, integrity, co-operation and application The Universiade is a comprehensive sports event set […]

FISU Secretary General Roch Campana has suggested that Shenzhen’s Universiade volunteers should master multiple languages like the volunteers at previous Universiades. Speaking at an interview Saturday, he emphasized his confidence in Shenzhen’s ability to host the 2011 Universiade. “Good housing facilities, dining rooms and sports facilities like swimming pools are very important,” said Campana. In […]