Cai Yingbo SHENZHEN high-tech companies have added glamour to the Beijing Olympic Games by providing a range of high-tech products and services, Liu Yingli, deputy director and secretary-general of the organizing committee of the China Hi-tech Fair said at a press conference in Beijing on Friday. Liu said more than 20 high-tech companies provided the […]

Na Wei (L) and a friend at Na’s workshop. Photos by Li Dan Debra Li FOR Na Wei, former viola player with the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra (SSO), making string instruments is a process as enjoyable as performing with them. Both jobs allow him to fully utilize his dextrous hands, bringing peace to his soul. “No […]

    International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge delivers a speech at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games closing ceremony in the National Stadium, or the Bird’s Nest, in Beijing, China, on Aug. 24, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)    The Beijing Olympic Games are “truly exceptional Games,” said International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge at the […]

Members of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Youth Camp talking yesterday. The Beijing Olympic Youth Camp opening ceremony was held in Beijing No. 101 Middle School. The camp aims at fostering exchange and friendship between young people from various countries and educating them to understand and carry forward the Olympic spirit.Xinhua 

Germany reached the semifinal stage of Euro 2008 by a convincing 3-2 victory against tournament favorites Portugal, fuelling up the team’s confidence in adding more glory to this three-time European title winner. Coach Joachim Loew will return to the coach zone after the ban of one match, who would also happy to see an aspiring […]

A painting shop in Dafen. I stepped into one of these shops; a small but rustic and charming place. The menu featured roasts from around the world, but at a minimum cost of 25 yuan for a cup half the size one gets at Starbucks, which left me heading out the door. Local artists surely […]

Two big players were cut off from the Chinese men’s basketball squad as the Olympic national teams were announced here on Friday here. Center Ding Jinhui and power forward Zhang Kai were left out of the team, while point guard Zhang Qingpeng and wingman Wang Lei won the four-man battle for the final two spots […]

Decisive war Where to begin the transformation of the then abjectly poor Shenzhen, which received 30 million yuan in start-up money from the Central Government in the form of bank loans, was an imminent issue facing Wu, who was appointed the city’s first Party chief in 1980. “After the loans were granted in September, we […]

AMERICAN Michael Phelps became the greatest Olympian of all time yesterday winning two gold medals in the space of an hour to lift his career total to an unprecedented 11 on his charge to Olympic immortality. As world records continued to tumble in the pool, Phelps passed the halfway point in his drive to be […]

Cai Yingbo The cooperation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong will be highlighted at the 10th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHIF) to be held from Oct. 12 to 17 at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center. It will be the first time for the “Shenzhen-Hong Kong Innovation Circle” exhibition to be staged at the fair, which signifies […]