The “Ten Best” hotel award series by the 2010 China Hotel Industry Summit was approved following comprehensive investigation, including expert assessment, Internet voting based on the 8.4 million members’ voting and the 30 million daily visitors to HC360.com, third-party customer satisfaction surveys from the managing personnel and experts of different industries such as commercial, trade, manufacturing as well as hotel experience tours, etc.

"We are very delighted and honoured that Traders Upper East Hotel, Beijing has been recognised. This is achieved with the dedication and the hard work of our staff and support from our honourable guests and the friends of Beijing. We will continue not just to deliver our services and standards but also exceed the expectations of our guests,” said Mr. Phillip Couvaras, the hotel’s general manager.

Traders Upper East Hotel, Beijing is strategically located in the north-eastern area of Beijing’s central business district, just 20 minutes from Beijing Capital International Airport and the new China International Exhibition Centre. Well positioned between the Third Embassy District, Wang Jing Hi Tech Park and Lido Place, the hotel features 419 guestrooms and suites with open views of the adjacent park and city skyline. Close by is the fashionable 798 art district, Sanlitun Village and the Olympic mega-structures, the Bird’s Nest and the Water Cube, making the hotel an ideal base for exploring the city. The hotel’s Grand Ballroom and 15 flexible meeting rooms are all fitted with the latest conferencing systems, making the hotel an ideal choice for MICE participants and delegations.

Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently owns and/or manages 67 hotels under the Shangri-La and Traders brands, with a rooms inventory of over 30,000. Traders Hotels are designed to satisfy the needs of the fast growing mid-market travel segment by offering a wide range of facilities, and efficient, practical and friendly hospitality, at competitive rates. Traders Hotels are located in Abu Dhabi, Beijing, Changzhou, Dubai, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Penang, Shenyang, Singapore and Yangon, with scheduled openings in Iskandar and Macau. The group has over 40 projects under development in Austria, Canada, mainland China, France, India, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Republic of Mongolia, Russia, Qatar, Seychelles, Turkey and United Kingdom. For more information and reservations, please contact a travel professional or access the website at www.tradershotels.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Lisa Ciao
  Director of Communications
  Traders Upper East Hotel, Beijing
  Tel: (86 10) 5907 8313
  Fax: (86 10) 5907 8038
  E-mail: lisa.ciao@shangri-la.com
  Website: www.tradershotels.com

Beijing, China (August 18, 2010) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — China International Water and Electric Corp. has awarded Wirtgen China a contract, worth CNY 20 million, for 24 Hamm Single Drum Compactors to be used on the construction of the dam complex at Upper Atbara in Sudan.

The dam complex project is located in eastern Sudan and has a total contract value of USD838 million. The project is financed by the government of the Sudan, and the engineering and construction of the complex is scheduled to last about 6 years. This is the largest single project contracted to Chinese companies in Sudan at the moment.

The project is composed of two dams. The main functions of which are irrigation, water supply, and power generation. After completion of the project, the dam complex will form a reservoir storage capacity of about 3 billion cubic meters. It will irrigate an area of about 500,000 hectares, and 7 million people will benefit from the irrigation. It will also provide drinking water for 3 million people. Its power generation capacity will supply 1 million people.

The contract is for the following equipment: Nine units of Hamm compactor type 3520 with an operating weight of 20 tons; nine units of Hamm compactor type 3520 P (Padfood shells) with an operating weight of 20 tons; and six units of Hamm compactor type 3412 with an operating weight of 12 tons.

About Hamm compactors Series 3000
Hamm's intelligent technology optimizes the machine's functions and thus provides for an economic use of fuel and lubricants. Hamm Series 3000 increases productivity, works more economically, saves on Diesel consumption, and extends the life span of your machinery.

About the Wirtgen Group
The Wirtgen Group is an internationally operating group of companies in the construction machinery sector incorporating four traditional brands: Wirtgen, Vogele, Hamm, and Kleemann. As a technological leader, they offer their customers mobile machine solutions for road construction and road rehabilitation, as well as for mining and processing minerals.

The Wirtgen Group has been present in China for more than 20 years and, since 2004, has operated an assembly factory in Langfang, Hebei Province. With more than nine branches and 250 employees, Wirtgen China are always close to their customers.
For more information: www.wirtgen-china.com.cn

About China International Water and Electric Corp
China International Water and Electric Corp. (CWE), a wholly-owned subsidiary company of China Three Gorges Corp. (CTGPC), has been practicing water resource and hydropower engineering for 54 years. The company has the reputation of being one of the first few state-owned corporations approved since the 1980s by the China State Council to undertake international contracting projects. Over the years, CWE has been the backbone of Chinese companies engaged in overseas engineering and construction. By the end of June, 2009, it had completed over 700 international contracts in more than 60 countries and regions, with a total contract value exceeding USD7.5 billion; thus contributing tremendously to the Chinese enterprises' "Going Global" strategy.

Beijing, China (August 03, 2010) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — On June 28th, 2010, after being closed for 53 days, the southern half of the Tongguan to Xian section of the Lianhuo Expressway improvement and widening project was reopened with four lanes in two directions. This is the first expressway in China which has been improved and widened on large scale using Green Mix foamed bitumen cold recycling technology from Wirtgen. As the existing pavement material was reused as efficiently as possible, the cost saving was around CNY 28,000,000. This provides a reference example for highway overhaul, improvement and widening in Shanxi province with clear economic efficiency and environment benefits from this project.

A traditional pavement overhaul focuses mainly on substitution and strengthening. Substitution results in higher costs, longer time duration, and a more complex project. A large quantity of milled material would not be reused properly, resulting in waste and pollution. Strengthening has the drawbacks that pavement bearing capacity can not be meaningfully increased and pavement defects can not be effectively eliminated. With the advent of the 21st century, many high-class roads need to be maintained and repaired or improved — around 12% of pavement needs to be overhauled every year – and this requires a total quantity of around 2,200,000 tons of existing pavement material. Recycling of this material and reusing it in new construction and repair of pavement, will be not only be environmentally friendly, but will also result in major cost savings. Especially in western area of the country, reusing large quantity of existing pavement material, will reduce pollution, conserve water and soil, and allow the building of more roads with less investment. So, it has very important effect.

Recently Wirtgen's Green Mix foamed bitumen technology has become more and more popular, both in China and abroad. It provides a new method for modernized cost effective repair and maintenance of roads. "Individual study of foamed bitumen cold recycling" was supported by technology finance from Ministry of Finance, and was declared to be a technology development project for Shaanxi province. When this study is finished, the annual cost saving on material through recycling will be CNY1.500 billion.

In foamed bitumen technology water is injected into hot bitumen, making it expand and become bitumen foam. The foam will settle down after a short time. The foam bitumen becomes millions of tiny particles spread over fine material and forms a slurry. After mixing and compaction, it will bind the coarse particles and make the pavement course stable. Compared to traditional methods, the advantages of foamed bitumen technology include: long time storage of mix, higher shear strength, and less sensitivity of the mix to water.

With regard to energy saving, Green Mix foamed bitumen has a number of very strong points. According to Mr. Li Jingde, in traditional design, bitumen content of the asphalt base course is 3.4%, and for the binder course it is 4.4%. When using foamed bitumen, existing material will be reused extensively, saving crushed stone. When paving on hard shoulders, it replaces binder and base courses with a bitumen content of only 2.1%. This equates to saving half of the bitumen. He says the detailed calculations are as follows: "The cost of 12 cm base course is CNY 98/m², the cost of 6 cm binder course is CNY 61/m², resulting in a total cost of both courses together of CNY159/m². The cost of 18 cm foamed bitumen course is only CNY76/m². So, replacing the base and binder courses with foamed bitumen mix gives a cost saving of CNY 83/m². That is CNY 259,790 cost saving per kilometer. The total foamed bitumen recycled material in Xsitong expressway project is about 61,800 m³, and gives a total cost saving of around CNY28,000,000. It really makes waste profitable." Further more, foamed bitumen recycling requires less labor and investment in machines. It cures naturally and this can be finished within two days in thesummer time. In comparison the traditional water spreading curing method needs seven days.

As a new road technology, foamed bitumen recycling has been tested and applied throughout the country. But, for expressway improvement and widening like Xitong expressway project, there is no experience or reference data. Xitong expressway improvement and widening is the first project in China to use this design and construction and to benefit from major savings in cost material and emissions.

About the Wirtgen Group
The Wirtgen Group is an internationally operating group of companies in the construction machinery sector incorporating four traditional brands: Wirtgen, Vogele, Hamm, and Kleemann. As a technological leader, they offer their customers mobile machine solutions for road construction and road rehabilitation, as well as for mining and processing minerals.

The Wirtgen Group has been present in China for more than 20 years and, since 2004, has operated an assembly factory in Langfang, Hebei Province. With more than nine branches and 250 employees, Wirtgen China are always close to their customers.

For more information: www.wirtgen-china.com.cn

Beijing, China (July 16, 2010) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Research in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, has shown that the application of foamed bitumen cold recycling technology using equipment supplied by Germany-headquartered Wirtgen China can make major savings in heating energy, reduce carbon emissions, and provide a very high utility ratio for recycled materials.

Laboratory tests and practical experience of outdoor paving on trial road sections led the Hangzhou Highway Administrative Bureau to apply foamed bitumen cold recycling technology to overhaul projects on 32 national and provincial roads. Statistics from the bureau show that on 249 kilometers of road 480,000 tons of bitumen wastes had been recycled with a 90% utility ratio. Compared to conventional hot bitumen technology the construction period was reduced by 20%; the heating energy required was reduced by 60%; and carbon emissions were reduced by 80%.

Commenting on the statistics from the Hangzhou Highway Administrative Bureau experts from the Emission Reduction Department of China's Ministry of Communications upheld the results. The experts stated that foamed bitumen cold recycling technology will make full use of old materials, reduce energy consumption, reduce carbon dioxide emissions, improve pavement performance and shorten the construction period. They added that practical experience shows that foamed bitumen cold recycling is a mature technology, with good pavement performance, giving energy savings and lower costs.

The experts went on to recommend that foamed asphalt cold recycling technology can be applied to highways, first grade roads, second grade roads and other grades of road overhaul and maintenance projects. The expert's report concluded that the foamed bitumen cold recycling design and construction technical specification drawn up by Zhejiang province (DB33 / T 715-2008) can serve as a reference standard for the promotion of foamed bitumen cold recycling technology in China's national transportation industry.

About the Wirtgen Group
The Wirtgen Group is an internationally operating group of companies in the construction machinery sector incorporating four traditional brands: Wirtgen, Vogele, Hamm, and Kleemann. As a technological leader, they offer their customers mobile machine solutions for road construction and road rehabilitation, as well as for mining and processing minerals.

The Wirtgen Group has been present in China for more than 20 years and, since 2004, has operated an assembly factory in Langfang, Hebei Province. With more than nine branches and 200 employees, Wirtgen China are always close to their customers.

For more information: www.wirtgen-china.com.cn

The evaluation of "the 7th Golden-Pillow Award of China Hotels" has lasted for nearly five months during which dozens of feedbacks from professional judges, including business experts, media, artistic judging panels, hotel investors, and millions of votes from citizens were considered.

Opened on 6th of February, The Westin Tianjin was highly recognized by its guests and industry professionals for the sophisticated facilities and personal and instinctive services within three months of operations. The acknowledgement from the winning of the Golden Pillow Award motivates the team to keep the standard and provide exceptional experiences to all guests continuously.

"Westin is all about personal renewal and preserving wellness in travel," said Mr. Sunny Heng, General Manager of The Westin Tianjin, "Our guests will leave feeling rested, energized, enriched and renewed."

Rising above the historic and business districts of the city, The Westin Tianjin is part of a new landmark building, a complex of hotel, Westin Residences, office buildings and shopping arcades, in the heart of Tianjin. All of 275 guest rooms provide a luxurious place to retreat from the bustle of the city. With 1,250 square meters of function space, The Westin Tianjin promises to become the city's new benchmark for sophisticated meetings, events and weddings. It is also the city's new destination for wining and dining with 7 restaurants and bars. Westin WORKOUT, a 25-meter heated swimming pool and The Heavenly Spa by WestinTM provide the ultimate place for guests to unwind, recharge and experience renewal.

About Westin Hotels & Resorts
Westin Hotels & Resorts, with 169 hotels and resorts in more than 31 countries and territories, is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT). Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with over 980 properties in more than 100 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W, Westin, Le Meridien, Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft, and Element SM. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Tungsten Zhang
  Director of Marketing and Communications
  TEL: 86 22 2389 0009
  Fax: 86 22 2389 0099
  E-mail: tungsten.zhang@westin.com

The Grand Millennium Beijing received the rating after a stringent 10-month audit by National Star Rating committee, the official accrediting body for hotels in China. The process involved a detailed look at every aspect of the hotel's operations – from customer service to management, from F&B to the quality of sheets used in guestrooms.

Over 300 people attended the ceremony, where the a plaque bearing the hotel's rating was unveiled by M&C Country Head, Mr Lawrence Yip, and Grand Millennium Beijing General Manager, Mr Leon J. Lee.

Since the hotel's opening in April 2008, Grand Millennium Beijing has been making waves, bagging 10 major hospitality awards in its short history – no mean feat in an industry with some 100 business hotels in the Chinese capital alone.

"Together with the awards, the new five-star rating puts The Grand Millennium Beijing at the top of its game. We will continue to build on our excellence and set new benchmarks within the China hospitality industry", said Mr Charles Lai, Vice-President Sales & Marketing, Greater China Region M&C.

"Many hotels also hold quasi-star ratings, meaning that guests may not be assured of the quality of service and comfort they are paying for," he added. "With the accreditation, our guests are guaranteed top-notch service during each and every stay."

Grand Millennium Beijing is the Group's flagship hotel, catering to business and leisure travellers seeking the epitome of style, culture, art and comfort. M&C is currently the largest Singapore-owned hotelier in China, with six hotels representing some 2,300 rooms in major cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu. Among them are new additions, the 343-room Millennium Chengdu and 306-room Millennium Wuxi, which opened in 2009.

Boasting 521 guestrooms, the hotel is perfectly located in the new central business district (CBD). Rooms are generously sized, at a minimum of 45 sq m each and come equipped with spacious "extended bathrooms" featuring floor to ceiling glass panels. Other attractions of the hotel are its 1000 sqm "pillar-less" ballroom and 10 meeting rooms which are equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, making then ideal venues for meetings, conferences, special events and wedding banquets. The hotel also provides guests with a luxurious Spa MTM and personal wellness centre, and an award winning Oxygen Club with professional gymnasium facilities, aerobic room, sauna, steam rooms and a 25 metre indoor lap pool, a plunge pool and an oversized whirlpool.

Over the past two years, the hotel has also become the de facto "home-base" for Singaporeans in the city. In 2009, the Singapore hosted its National Day celebrations at the hotel where over 300 Singaporeans participated in festivities.

"We would like to take this opportunity to thank our guests and partners who have shown us tremendous support over the past two years," said Grand Millennium Beijing General Manager, Mr Leon J. Lee. "We are definitely not going to rest on our laurels and will continue to strive towards achieving greater excellence."

Background
Grand Millennium Hotel Beijing is the newest premier five-star brand of M&C, which is a subsidiary of City Developments Limited (CDL) the listed Singapore property giant. Both M&C and CDL are members of the Hong Leong Group Singapore. The Beijing property is one of six M&C China hotels. The others are the Millennium Hongqiao Hotel Shanghai, Millennium Wuxi, Millennium Hotel Chengdu, Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen and Copthorne Hotel Qingdao.

About Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc owns and operates more than 100 globally, ranking it among the largest owned and managed hotel groups in the world.

Millennium Hotels and Resorts was established as a global brand by Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc to provide a common marketing and operating platform across its entire portfolio. Founded on the philosophy of genuine hospitality, we take pride in meeting and exceeding the needs of our business and leisure travellers. The strategic locality of our properties in gateway cities and key business districts across Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and North America means wherever you are in the world, one of our group hotels is never too far away. Our traditional friendly service and superb accommodation make our hotels the perfect address from which to conduct your business or indulge yourself while on holiday.

This dynamic hospitality group manages its network of properties through four key global brands: Grand Millennium, Millennium, Copthorne and Kingsgate.

The Group's flagship brand, Grand Millennium, epitomise the very best in elegance and luxury with outstanding decor, world class facilities and the ultimate in personalised, gracious service.

Millennium hotels are situated in landmark locations across major gateway cities around the world. Our 40 fabulous properties, created with timeless elegance, are famed for their conference and banqueting offerings.

Now firmly established as a true global brand, the iconic Copthorne Hotels are recognised across the world as the preferred choice for both business and leisure travellers alike, and continue to garner major industry awards recognising their service quality, product excellence and distinctive style.

Our Kingsgate range is expanding across the world. With a fine reputation for the warmth of its service and their premium locations, a Kingsgate stay will always be memorable.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Music Yin
  Marketing & Communications Director
  Grand Millennium Beijing
  Tel: (86) 10 8587 6888
  E-mail: music.yin@grandmillenniumbeijing.com

  Tania Tan
  Assistant Manager
  Group Corporate Affairs
  Hong Leong Group Singapore
  Tel: (65) 6428 9306
  E-mail: taniatan@cdl.com.sg

At La Pizza Restaurant in the Solana development by Chaoyang Park, U-Tron installed two Helios E27 warm white lamps and two Comets MR16 Spotlights in warm white. Vittoria Zhang, the manager of La Pizza says that customers have commented favorably on the new lights and like the idea that the restaurant is helping to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse emissions.

Biteapitta (Beijing Pitta Bakery) in the Tongli Building, in the Sanlitun nightlife district of Beijing is famed for its Middle Eastern style breads and snacks. Here U-Tron installed four Comet MR16 Spotlights in warm white. Avi at Biteapitta said, "The LED spotlights bring us two major advantages over the halogen lights we were using before. Firstly they run a lot cooler, which is an advantage when one is dealing with fresh foods. And secondly we expect them to last a lot longer, which means we will not have the constant hassle of swapping bulbs in awkward places."

At the popular Indian Kitchen restaurant in the north of Sanlitun U-Tron installed three LED Helios E27 warm white lights and two Comet MR16 Spotlights in warm white. General manager Movee D'souza is also very satisfied with the U-Tron LED lights. "When anyone asks about the LED lights I am very happy to recommend that they contact U-Tron." D'souza said.

About U-Tron's LED Helios and Comet Bulbs
The U-Tron LED Helios Series of E27 light bulbs uses high power LEDs to bring energy savings and a healthy light to your home or workplace. They can be easily retrofitted to virtually any lamp that uses E27 lamp holders, use on average a fifth of the power of an incandescent bulb and have a life span of up to 50,000 hours, the equivalent of up to 50 incandescent bulbs through out its life-span. They range in brightness from the equivalent of a 40-watt incandescent bulb to 100-watt equivalent.

U-Tron's MR16 Comet 3 light bulbs can be retrofitted to virtually any light fitting that takes a bulb with an MR16 base. They are ideal for display illumination and general lighting purposes. Unlike halogen bulbs they generate very little heat and no UV light. They are not sensitive to variations in voltage, which can cause early failure to halogen bulbs.

Both LED Helios and MR16 Comet 3 light bulbs are made from 100% recyclable materials, are virtually unbreakable in ordinary use, contain no toxic materials and are fully compliant with CE and RoHS standards.

About U-Tron
U-Tron (Beijing) Electronics Co. Ltd., was established in 1992 as a WOFE in Beijing, China. The company was 100% funded by investments from an American Company, China Business Associates. The main purpose was to bring U.S. developed technology products to China for manufacturing and localization. U-Tron has a 1,800 square meter factory employing 50 + people in the Beijing Development Area (BDA) of Yi Zhuang district. Website: www.u-tron.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Raja Magasweran
  E-mail: raja@u-tron.com
  Toll free number: 400-626-1806 (call 86-10-6568-2990 if you are outside Mainland China)

Banquet of Colors by Ouka Leele is organized by Hilton Beijing Wangfujing in collaboration with Magee Art Gallery and showcases a collection of 14 pieces of Ouka Leele's works from all different stages of her artistic career: from Hairdresser's Series of her first solo in 1979, and works of the 1980s during the new wave cultural movement in Madrid, La Movida.

Ouka Leele, a prestigious Spanish female photographer with an art career dating back to the late 70's, ranks among the landmark figures of Europe as a contemporary of the American female artist Cindy Sherman. Ouka Leele participated into the new wave cultural movement La Movida, which began in Spain, especially in Madrid, during the 80s with the arrival of Democracy, and swept all over the European continent. Born in Madrid in 1957, Ouka Leele started painting when she was very young, always influenced by the Nature and the great masters from Museo del Prado. In 1976 she started her studies at Photocentro, an innovative photography school where you could glimpse the ideas that the young Spanish artists develop later in the 80s. Ouka Leele's universe has always been between two worlds, painting and photography, the earthly and the spiritual. When she was studying fine arts at university, she also began to study photography, and a strong way to express herself was revealed to her. Driven by the need of painting and the fascination with black and white photography, she fuses both techniques and develops her personal artistic language. She still continues painting, but using photography to register the reality previously created by her.

The Banquet of Colors by Ouka Leele photography exhibition is located on the newly-launched "Art + Space" exhibition area of Hilton Beijing Wangfujing on level 5 and is open from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm, daily. For more information, please call +86 (0) 10 5812 8888 ext. 8818.

About Hilton Beijing Wangfujing
Hilton Beijing Wangfujing sets the standard for modern comfort. Designed as a chic and intimate, lifestyle hotel, featuring 255 guestrooms including 58 suites, the hotel is ideally located on Wangfujing Street, one of Beijing's most prestigious addresses. The property provides easy access to the city's prominent commercial and cultural centers, and is a short walk from many major tourist and shopping attractions.

For information, please visit www.wangfujing.hilton.com or contact the hotel directly on + 86 (0) 10 5812 8888. Hilton Beijing Wangfujing is located at 8 Wangfujing East Street, Dongcheng, Beijing.

About Hilton Hotels
Hilton Hotels is the stylish, forward-thinking global leader of hospitality that welcomes guests in more countries than any other full-service hotel brand. The Hilton brand currently includes more than 530 hotels and resorts in 76 countries, and plans to serve travelers in 80 countries by the end of 2011. By offering innovative products, services and amenities, Hilton enables travelers to be at their best 24/7, whether traveling for business or leisure.

About Hilton Worldwide
Hilton Worldwide is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For more than 90 years, Hilton Worldwide has been offering business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. The company is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Its brands are comprised of more than 3,500 hotels in 81 countries and include Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton, Doubletree, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. The company also manages the world-class guest reward program Hilton HHonors.

For more information about the company, please visit www.hiltonworldwide.com.

About Magee Art Gallery
Magee Art Gallery (Madrid) was established in 2008 with the goal of broadening international visibility of Chinese contemporary art. After two years situated in Antonio Maura, at the beginning of 2010, the gallery opened its new space at Dr. Fourquet Street, integrating into one of the contemporary art galleries circuits in Madrid. Located behind Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Magee Art Gallery (Madrid) is the first gallery in Spain to dedicate its entire exhibition program to Chinese contemporary art.

In the fall of 2008, Magee Art Gallery opened its second space in the renown 798 Art Zone of Beijing. Housed in the award-winning building designed by Liang Jingyu of Approach Architecture Studio, its multi-layer exhibition space attracts hundreds to thousands of visitors daily. Since its establishment, Magee Art Gallery has focused its activities on supporting the best of emerging Chinese contemporary artists by organizing critically acclaimed exhibitions, producing academic-quality publications, bringing its artists to art fairs, biennials, festivals and introducing them to public institutions and private collectors worldwide. With its strong academic background, Magee Art Gallery has a compelling mission of encouraging experimental and cross disciplinary artistic activities. Magee Art Gallery not only dedicates itself to bringing the best of emerging Chinese contemporary art to a broad audience. It also takes upon its responsibility to bring new visions to Chinese contemporary art by actively facilitating collaboration projects with outstanding galleries, museums and public institutions around the world.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Judith A. Los Banos
  Director of Marketing & Communications
  Hilton Beijing Wangfujing
  Tel: (86) (10) 5812 88 16
  Fax: (86) (10) 5812 88 86
  E-mail: judith.los.banos@hilton.com

The hotel is renowned for its contemporary art design and a series of artwork exhibitions have been held at the hotel. This time, the hotel cooperated with Fine Art Contemporary & YK art space galleries and invited 10 artists from European countries and China with total of 47 stunning and thought provoking artworks being featured throughout the hotel.

The Radisson Hotel Pudong Century Park is devoted to being a pure artistry hotel that will appeal to discerning business or leisure travelers seeking style as well as comfort and convenience.

Pictured is Mr. Gerhard Fasching (right), General Manager of the hotel welcoming the artists (left table) and guests.

Radisson Hotels & Resorts is one of the world's leading, full-service hotel companies. Radisson Hotels & Resorts currently encompasses more than 400 properties worldwide. Radisson is focused on being the hotel of choice by understanding the independent mindset and changing needs of today's frequent travellers. Showcase Radisson Hotels & Resorts are located in many of the world's primary travel destinations serving both business and leisure customers with a distinctive "Yes, I Can" service culture. www.radisson.com

Carlson Hotels Worldwide – Asia Pacific (CHW-AP) is fast expanding its portfolio of hotels in Asia Pacific which includes five brands: Regent Hotels & Resorts, one of the most respected brands in the luxury segment of the hospitality industry; Radisson Hotels & Resorts, one of the world's leading upscale, full-service hotel brands; Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts, positioned in the mid-scale segment of the full-service hotel category; Country Inns & Suites By CarlsonSM, a mid-scale hotel brand; and Park Inn, a growing global brand offering fresh and affordable accommodation. CHW-AP currently has more than 100 hotels in operation and under development with close to 20,000 rooms in 11 countries. Headquartered in Singapore, it is supported by reservations, sales and development offices in Tokyo, Shanghai, New Delhi and Sydney.

The parent company, Carlson Hotels Worldwide includes approximately 1000 hotel locations in 73 countries and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Carlson Hotels Worldwide is one of the major operating groups of Carlson, a global leader in the marketing, travel and hospitality industries. Other names in the Carlson family of brands and services are: T.G.I. Friday's restaurants, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, and Carlson Marketing Worldwide. www.carlson.com

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Lily Yao
  Radisson Hotel Pudong Century Park
  Tel: + 86 21 5130 0000 ext. 6017
  E-mail: lyao@radisson.com

Singapore (June 18, 2010) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Telecoms and IT industry professionals from the likes of Google, Microsoft, Ashnik, ROBI (AXIATA), MTS, Metanoia Partners and Amazon Web Services will be heading down to Singapore this July to make key lectures and workshops on Mobile Cloud Computing ASIA 2010. The three-day event is entirely dedicated to the emerging mobile cloud markets, application service providers, OEMs, ISPs, Mobile Network Operators, Platform as a Service Providers, Mobility as a Service Providers. This event in Singapore, 14-15 July, will bring together CEO's and directors from major operators in the region.

Known as MCCA 2010, the opening-day event will see keynote speakers from the likes of Ashnik, MTS India and Mobilink Pakistan. Today organisers have added two new names to the list – Cloudshield Technologies and vCirrus Australia.

Industry professionals from Orange Scape will come to Singapore on July 13th to lead the Pre-Conference Workshop in collaboration with Google, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services. The workshop's focus is on Cloud Utilisation in Creating Next Generation Mobile Applications. Meanwhile, Google's Radjeep Dua will be in attendance to discuss the Google App Engine.

"MCCA is aimed at a variety of people – telco's view into the Convergence of Mobility and Cloud Computing, infrastructure web services platform provider will present on how to move your Cloud-Based Services Business from Concept to reality, and those interested to know the Global Brands who are already ahead in the Mobile cloud Computing space," said event Director Steven Aung.

To find out more about the comprehensive list of MCCA speakers, visit http://www.mobilecloudcomputingasia.com.

About OrangeScape:
OrangeScape is ideal for building process oriented business applications. With OrangeScape, you will start your application development with OrangeScape Studio. The Studio has 4 perspectives: Model design, Form design, Workflow design, and Action design. For more info: www.orangescape.com.

About Neoedge:
Neoedge is a business media company that aims to serve the corporate world with integrity and excellence by providing cutting edge business intelligences and creating high value networking opportunities.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Eugene Azucena
  Neoedge
  Tel: +65 6557 9185
  E-mail: eugene@neo-edge.com

The "China Hotel Gold Star Award" ranks high on the list of hotel industry awards in China. Accorded by China National Tourism Administration to 100 hotelsl, the selection process involved an in-depth review of the hotels through Internet voting, third-party customer satisfaction surveys, members' voting and expert assessment. Beijing hotels totalled eight out of the 100 hotels selected across China.

"For China World Hotel, Beijing to be selected as one of the China Golden Star Hotels is indeed a tremendous honour. Our team is always grateful for the opportunity to serve our guests and regard this accolade as a compelling reason to strive even harder to please all our guests." said John Rice, area manager and general manager of China World Hotel, Beijing.

China World Hotel, Beijing, soars over the China World Trade Center complex, including the China World Exhibition Center and shopping mall, in the heart of the city's diplomatic and business district. Hailed as one of the first three hotels in mainland China to be awarded with a Platinum Five Star rating by the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA), China World Hotel, Beijing has been named one of the world's best hotels by both Conde Nast Traveller and Travel + Leisure magazines. China World Hotel, Beijing was also voted "Best Hotel in Beijing" by Euromoney, Frommer's Guide and Finance Asia; "Best Business Hotel in Beijing" by Business Traveller Asia Pacific, TTG Asia, The Asset and Asian Legal Business; ranked one of the "Top Ten Business Hotels in China – Golden Pillow Award" by 21st Century Business Herald; and named one of "The Top 50 Hotels in China" by Forbes and Travel + Leisure China.

Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently owns and/or manages 66 hotels under the Shangri-La and Traders brands with a rooms inventory of over 30,000. Shangri-La hotels are five-star deluxe properties featuring extensive luxury facilities and services. Shangri-La hotels are located in Australia, Canada, mainland China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, Singapore, Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. The group has over 40 projects under development in Austria, Canada, mainland China, France, India, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Seychelles, Turkey and United Kingdom. For more information or reservations, please contact a travel professional or access the website at www.shangri-la.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Sue Meng Chan
  Director of Communications
  China World Hotel, Beijing
  Tel: (86 10) 6505 2266 ext. 6644
  Fax: (86 10) 6505 3165
  E-mail: suemeng.chan@shangri-la.com

It was also recognized as the Top Ten Popular Hotels & Platinum Feature Theme Hotel at 2009 Fifth Summit International Hotels Forum Organization and Golden Chair Award for Top 50 MICE Hotels in China by MICE Magazine.

The one and only international 5-star villa-style resort hotel is strategically located in Dayan Ancient Town, a UNESCO declared world cultural heritage site. It has direct vehicular access to/from the main street and is only1 0 minutes walking distance to the village town square. The resort is set amidst 51,000 sqms of landscape with 10 themes – a great location for a relaxing retreat or for holding theme events/meetings. It offers a unqiue vacation and meeting experience by virtue of its excellent combination of contemporary architecture complemented with the local Naxi/Dongba culture – truly a resort within the ancient town. It is also an excellent location for a family vacation as it is the only resort with an indoor heated pool and kid's club.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Ivory Huang
  Marketing Executive
  Crowne Plaza Lijiang Ancient Town
  Tel: +86 888 55888 88 ext. 8803
  E-mail: marcom@cplijiang.com

Beijing, China (June 08, 2010) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — U-Tron (Beijing) Electronics Co. Ltd. will be attending the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2010, which is to be held in the China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex in Guangzhou, from June 9 to June 12, 2010 when U-Tron will be on stand No. 3.2 J31 of the exhibition. On display will be U-Tron's Lucus LED street lights, BatLED flood lights, SoLED solar powered lights, UFO down-lighters, and LED Ranger stand-by lights. In addition U-Tron will also be displaying its Venus range of small down-lighters and other exciting products.

To find out more about U-Tron's attendance at the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2010 and for an invitation to the exhibition please call David on: toll free number 400-626-1806 (call 86-10-6568-2990 if you are outside Mainland China) or e-mail sales3@u-tron.com. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

About U-Tron
U-Tron (Beijing) Electronics Co. Ltd., was established in 1992 as a WOFE in Beijing, China. The company was 100% funded by investments from an American Company, China Business Associates. The main purpose was to bring U.S. developed technology products to China for manufacturing and localization. U-Tron has an 1,800 square meter factory employing 50 + people in the Beijing Development Area (BDA) of Yi Zhuang district. Website: www.u-tron.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Raja Magasweran
  E-mail: raja@u-tron.com
  Toll free number: 400-626-1806 (call 86-10-6568-2990 if you are outside Mainland China)

The event is made up of two exhibitions – Retail Design & InStore Marketing Expo and Retail Technology Expo. The exhibitions feature hundreds of leading suppliers of retail design, interiors and shop fitting products and services as well as retail technology such as EPOS, loyalty, supply chain, signage, security and RFID.

Retail technology and shop design are vital to your success, even more so in these tough economic times where attracting and keeping customers in your shops and increasing operational efficiencies and reducing costs are essential for survival.

Retail Asia Expo has the full support of the Hong Kong Retail Management Association, the Hong Kong Tourism Board, and the Meetings and Exhibitions Hong Kong.

As well as the exhibition there is a full educational seminar program that covers every aspect of retail design and technology. For the first time ever, we also have the Retail Asia Forum which is a high-level programme for invited retailers only to discuss on how to deal with strategic issues which retailers are facing in Asia Pacific. The forum will feature many senior advisers to the retail industry with strategic insights into how to grow and protect their retail businesses in today's exciting, but fast-changing and volatile economic environment. The up to date program for both the seminar and forum can be found on the website.

Entrance to the show and seminar attendance is free of charge. If you haven't already registered, please visit our website to register for our show.

In just one hour you can find out what's new and what is right for you.

For further information please visit www.retailasiaexpo.com

A study in bold colors, the interior decor, with its clean lines in both furniture and furnishing, is simultaneously eye-catching and inviting. The immediate impression is one of pure artistry, reinforced by artwork exhibition series and commissioned modern art pieces being featured throughout the hotel.

The Radisson Hotel Pudong Century Park is a feast for the eyes, comfort for the spirit and the epitome of efficiency and personalized service for the discerning business and leisure traveler.

Radisson Hotels & Resorts is one of the world's leading, full-service hotel companies. Radisson Hotels & Resorts currently encompasses more than 400 properties worldwide. Radisson is focused on being the hotel of choice by understanding the independent mindset and changing needs of today's frequent travellers. Showcase Radisson Hotels & Resorts are located in many of the world’s primary travel destinations serving both business and leisure customers with a distinctive "Yes, I Can" service culture. www.radisson.com

Carlson Hotels Worldwide – Asia Pacific (CHW-AP) is fast expanding its portfolio of hotels in Asia Pacific which includes five brands: Regent Hotels & Resorts, one of the most respected brands in the luxury segment of the hospitality industry; Radisson Hotels & Resorts, one of the world's leading upscale, full-service hotel brands; Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts, positioned in the mid-scale segment of the full-service hotel category; Country Inns & Suites By CarlsonSM, a mid-scale hotel brand; and Park Inn , a growing global brand offering fresh and affordable accommodation. CHW-AP currently has more than 100 hotels in operation and under development with close to 20,000 rooms in 11 countries. Headquartered in Singapore, it is supported by reservations, sales and development offices in Tokyo, Shanghai, New Delhi and Sydney.

The parent company, Carlson Hotels Worldwide includes approximately 1000 hotel locations in 73 countries and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Carlson Hotels Worldwide is one of the major operating groups of Carlson, a global leader in the marketing, travel and hospitality industries. Other names in the Carlson family of brands and services are: T.G.I. Friday's restaurants, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, and Carlson Marketing Worldwide. www.carlson.com

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Lily Yao
  Radisson Hotel Pudong Century Park
  Tel: + 86 21 5130 0000 ext. 6017
  E-mail: lyao@radisson.com