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17th World Congress on Ergonomics

In the feel-good event of the summer, designers and researchers will gather in Beijing to swap the latest in research, theories and practices in the field of ergonomics and human factors engineering. Themed “Changes, Challenges and ...READ»

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London Calling: Why the 2012 Summer Games Must Restore Consumer Confidence in the Olympics

The controversial issues surrounding the Beijing Olympics have received more coverage than Jerry Rice in the backfield. The damage is done – the falsified passports, the oppressive smog, and enough overdubbing and fake performances ...READ»

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Tom Liao is chiefly in charge of Guangzhou,Beijing and Shenzhen market in YoHo Expo

As China 's economy burgeons,a great deal of international trade shows flock to China,YoHo Expo 's business has been considerably enlarged,Tom Liao has newly joined in YoHo Expo China, he used to work in exhibition service feild for ...READ»

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Design in Beijing and Shanghai? China-mite!

Six years ago, when the One Club first launched its initiative to teach Chinese students Western design and advertising skills, the creative work produced by the country’s young designers was, well, pretty grim. “So much of the ...READ»

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Sad News for Architecture Fans: Portion of CCTV Complex Burns Down

In 2009, one of the most eagerly anticipated buildings in the last 20 years was to be completed: The headquarters of CCTV in Beijing, designed by Rem Koolhaas and OMA. A striking, integral piece of that complex was the nearby ...READ»

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The Olympics: Green or Brown?

Beijing's pollution isn't a secret. But as part of its bid to secure the Olympic contract, the world's 13th filthiest city (according to a World Bank study) embarked on a massive cleanup to improve air quality, sanitize drinking water and purify the rivers in time for the games, which began on Thursday. New sports stadiums were built with solar power and other energy-saving technologies, while new public transit systems were introduced to the streets. But can Beijing really claim this summer's games are green?READ»

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Postcard from Beijing

What do Starbucks and smog have in common? Opportunity. As I walk around Beijing, the signs of the 2008 Olympics fading into memory, I am struck by the fact that every corner has a Starbucks, not to mention other ubiquitous American ...READ»

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The Most Innovative Companies in Architecture

You have seen our Fast Company 50. But what are the companies within specific categories doing creative and ground-breaking work? Who is leading an industry into the future? Here we present the top ten firms in Architecture.READ»

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Can Beijing Design Week Make China an Innovator Instead of a Copycat?

More than a year after the Olympics, the party isn't over in Beijing. Earlier this month, the Chinese capital's National Day extravaganza, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic, offered a ...READ»

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The Next Cultural Revolution

The Chinese don't get creativity, right? Sure, they can stamp out a widget, or knock off a DVD, but when it comes to imagination, they just don't have the gene. Well, keep telling yourself that.READ»

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"Bird's Nest" Designers Debut a Brilliant New Museum

Herzog & de Mueron won the architecture profession's highest honor, the Pritzker, in 2001; last summer their iconic "Bird's Nest" stadium was beamed into a billion homes during the Beijing Olympics. But unlike other starchitects ...READ»

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Party is over for the U.S. when Beijing says it is!-Robin Trehan

How the U.S. is Dependent on China-Robin Trehan READ»

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Chevy's Volt Minivan to Electrify Beijing Auto Show Next Week

After billions of dollars in losses, numerous production problems with the upcoming Chevrolet Volt PHEV, and the recent announcement that GM's director of global battery systems engineering is leaving, GM could stand to catch a ...READ»

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Bad Idea of the Week: Covering Up Landfill Stench With Deodorant Guns

We're all for alleviating the nasty stench of landfills, but this is just not the way to do it. The UK Guardian reports that Beijing is installing 100 high-pressure deodorant guns at the overflowing Asuwei dump site in the city.The ...READ»

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Can NBC Garner Olympic-Sized Ratings?

If you haven't seen the commercials on every NBC channel for the last year, the 29th Summer Olympic Games commence in Beijing at 08:08:08 p.m. Given that Beijing is 12 hours ahead of the East Coast, and 15 hours ahead of the West ...READ»

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Plan G: Should Geoengineering Be Our Weapon in the War Against Global Warming?

Nature stopped being natural decades ago. That is to say, starting the mid-19th century, human activity has changed global ecosystem conditions in ways that fall outside the normal variations visible in geological ...READ»

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High-Tech Gear for Olympic Athletes

When it comes to finding that last bit of leverage over the Olympic competition, gear makers strain as hard as the athletes. READ»

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BMW launches world-first: personalized mobile video advertising campaign in China

GoMo new reports that BMW has selected China for a world-first in advertising – personalized video messages delivered directly to cell phones. The targeted messages, distributed Dec 21-24, 2009 in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou, address individual customers with a holiday greeting that is uniquely tailored to a specific individual.READ»

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Time (Zone) Travelers

It's becoming the essential competitive edge: the ability to hopscotch the globe, switching countries, cultures, and languages as easily as the rest of us change clothes. Meet some folks who are really living the borderless life.READ»

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Now September 2008

What's happening in September, from clean coal to the hottest new music.READ»

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