Shanghai, China (March 10, 2009) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — With continued popularity, the Eco Design Fair Spring 2010 has expanded to a new sustainable venue and will offer a full weekend of free, solution-based, interactive events designed to educate people of all ages and backgrounds about eco design, eco product choices, natural health, green building, social responsibility, and local economies.

Apart from a comprehensive vendor exhibition of the latest green design and lifestyle products and services available in China, enjoy the fresh organic foods market, live entertainment, fashion shows, student exhibition, eco bike rides, and kids' activities on offer for both days.

The Eco Design Fair is also a place for urban residents to learn about green design, reducing their carbon footprint, lowering energy costs and curbing waste and water consumption. Alongside prominent speakers and informal exchanges with eco-conscious designers and companies, the Eco Design Fair has partnered with GoodtoShanghai to provide informative, hands-on workshops presented by industry experts.

Eco Design Fair is committed to forging connections with others in the sustainability movement and has co-ordinated with other pro-active, eco-engaged organizations, including Green Drinks, GIGA Talk and Pecha Kucha Green, to hold evening events for April 14 to 16.

Net proceeds from the Eco Design Fair Spring 2010 will benefit Roots & Shoots Shanghai and their Million Tree Project in Ku Lun Qi, Tong Liao municipality in Inner Mongolia. The proceeds from previous events have resulted in donating over 370 trees to this project.

About Eco Design Fair
The Eco Design Fair emphasizes eco-responsible design products and designers, and draws national attention to Shanghai's unique intersection of art, commerce, and sustainability. Started in 2008, the Eco Design Fair is the first such initiative in the city to provide the community the opportunity to network, exchange ideas and be part of a growing eco-conscious movement in Shanghai.

Sherry Poon, owner of Wobabybasics, founded the Eco Design Fair in Spring of 2008. With a growing community interest in organic and healthy sustainable living, she saw a potential to bring together the companies in the industry and the community. Key sponsors and organizers now include a board of advisors from GIGA, Nest, Wobabybasics, LiveGreen, naked Retreats, Woigreen and Tandus.

The Eco Design Fair Spring 2010 venue is located at Jiashan Market, a rehabilitation of an abandoned factory into a residential and commercial complex. The project was initiated by Brearley Architects and Urbanists (BAU) and conducted as a green project to preserve the natural environment as well as the social and cultural life of the district. BAU office is a renowned place for environmentally sustainable design exchange in Shanghai where events are hosted weekly in a purpose built events space.

For up-to-date exhibitor listings, seminar scheduling, and fringe activities listing, please visit www.ecodesignfair.cn.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Sherry Poon, founder of Eco Design Fair
  Tel: +86 13162441598
  Danielle Huang, Marketing
  Tel: +86 13651935012 (Chinese)
  Email: nihao@ecodesignfair.cn
  www.ecodesigfair.cn

In an aid to further understand the issues and latest developments within the OSS/BSS space in Asia Pacific, Frost & Sullivan along with Stratecast, is organising the 4th Annual OSS/BSS Asia Pacific Summit (http://www.frost-oss.com/). The summit is scheduled to be held from March 24 – 25, 2010 at Resorts World Convention Centre, Sentosa, Singapore.

Prominent industry thought leaders, along with Frost & Sullivan and Stratecast analysts, will convene to discuss multiple business and operations issues facing CSPs today. Conference sessions will feature case studies involving operators from several countries. The conference will also discuss what the industry still needs to meet the demands of market change in this unprecedented era of business evolution.

Structured to look into the essential OSS/BSS functions and business processes, the summit will discuss implications of new business models, importance of convergent charging, and show why policy management with real-time charging can provide customer control and better match-up of service plans to network capacity. Sessions will also address customer service assurance issues through customer case studies, why data security is more important now than ever before, and bring forward the continued importance of managed services relative to the new service environment.

"User device evolution and network infrastructure improvements continue to be two very critical business drivers in the changing customer services landscape. Enabled by these advances, service offers with real-time components and interactive user control is quickly becoming the norm," said Karl Whitelock, Stratecast senior consulting analyst OSS/BSS global competitive strategies. Karl further adds that market differentiation comes to organizations that can align the necessary OSS and BSS functions to meet today's changing market dynamics.

A noteworthy highlight at the summit will be the keynote address by Malcolm Rodrigues, General Manager for Nucleus Connect, who will share the progressto- date regarding Singapore's Next Gen National Broadband Network (NBN) Business Model, since its appointment by the Singapore Infocomm Development Authority (IDA).

Alongside these highly relevant issues, the Frost & Sullivan – Stratecast OSS BSS analyst team will share their perspective and insights on the conference's main subjects and provide an interactive audience participation workshop held in the afternoon of Thursday, March 25, 2010. This will be available to all attendees as part of the regular conference registration.

Join speakers from Oracle Communications, Reliance Communications, Telekom Malaysia, Telecom Fiji, Clarity, Amdocs, Guardium, TRUE Internet, Accanto Systems, Volubill and senior Frost & Sullivan/Stratecast analysts as they share their success and challenges and provide perspective on some of the most critical business and operations issues faced by the industry at large.

All attending delegates will receive a complimentary copy of the 2010 Stratecast/Telecom Asia magazine survey results.

Oracle Communications is the strategic sponsor for the summit while, Clarity and Tech Mahindra are the gold sponsors. INTEC and Nuance are the breakfast briefing sponsors and Accanto Systems, Amdocs, Fujitsu, Guardium, and Volubill are the partner sponsors. Exhibitors at the summit are AranTech, Fastwire, and VOIPFUTURE.

The official newswire is PR Newswire. Official TV Partner is The Telecom Channel, official publications are Billing & OSS, Telecom Asia and Wireless Asia. Media partners for the summit include BillingViews, China Newswire, China Tech News, GreenChinaTech, Developing Telecoms, TelecomWatch and OSS News Review. Global Revenue Assurance Professional Association (GRAPA) is the supporting association for this summit.

About Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, enables clients to accelerate growth and achieve best-in-class positions in growth, innovation and leadership. The company's Growth Partnership Service provides the CEO and the CEO's Growth Team with disciplined research and best-practice models to drive the generation, evaluation, and implementation of powerful growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan leverages over 45 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from 40 offices on six continents. To join our Growth Partnership, please visit http://www.frost.com.

About Stratecast
Stratecast assists clients in achieving their growth objectives by providing critical, objective and accurate strategic insight on the global communications industry. As a division of Frost & Sullivan, Stratecast's strategic consulting and analysis services complement Frost & Sullivan's Market Engineering and Growth Partnership services. Stratecast's product line includes subscription-based recurring analysis programs focused on Business Communication Services (BCS), Consumer Communication Services (CCS), Communications Infrastructure and Convergence (CIC), OSS and BSS Global Competitive Strategies (OSSCS), and our weekly opinion editorial, Stratecast Perspectives and Insight for Executives (SPIE). Custom consulting engagements are also available.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• MEDIA CONTACTS:
  Surbhi Dedhia
  Corporate Communications
  Phone: +65.6890.0926
  E-mail: surbhi.dedhia@frost.com

  Neethiya Sadagopal
  Corporate Communications
  P: +65.6890.0966
  E-mail: neethiya.sadagopal@frost.com

Hong Kong (February 12, 2010) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — The groundbreaking conference that brought the world's leading architects, designers and developers together is back with a bang for 2010. Relocating from Hong Kong to Shanghai's New Int'l Expo Centre, this year the conference will be held in conjunction with the 18th Annual Expo Build China.

The concept behind the event is "Building Cities for a Better Life", complementing the theme of the Shanghai Expo which will open in May this year. The initial speaker line-up is headed by opening keynote and Japanese architecture legend Fumihiko Maki. Joining him on a wide ranging programme that spans design and business issues are Paul Katz, president of Kohn Pedersen Fox – the firm behind Hong Kong and Shanghai's tallest buildings and green building expert Roger Frechette. Representing Hong Kong will be the city's most renowned home-grown architect, Rocco Yim.

Ashford Pritchard, Associate Director of organiser Facility Media and the producer of the event, says: "The Architecture & Design Conference is the ideal platform for the building industry to engage with the artistic minds that create our cities. This year we will be focusing on how architects can work with developers to build urban environments that enhance their inhabitants lives." An business conference that will bring industry leaders from China and abroad together to discuss the future of design, The Architecture & Design conference 2.0 is expected to educate and inspire in equal measure.

In brief:
What-The Architecture & Design Conference 2.0; A unique business conference for industry leaders.

When-31 March – 1 April 2010

Where-Shanghai New Int'l Expo Centre; In conjunction with the 18th Annual Expo Build China.

Who-Speaking: Fumihiko Maki, Principal, Maki and Associates; Paul Katz, President, Kohn Pedersen Fox; Rocco Yim, Executive Director, Rocco Design Architects; Stefan Krummeck. Principal Director, TFP Farrells; Roger Frechette, AS+GG Architects.

Attending-1-200 architects, developers, industry leaders, consultants, government officials, academics, media.

How Much: Delegate passes range from US$788 to US$1,088.

Read More: At the official website: www.thearchitectureconference.com.

Program and registration forms are available at http://www.thearchitectureconference.com/TADC-Programme-February1.pdf.

About Facility Media
Facility Media is the leading bespoke publication, events and communications organisation engaging with the industries of the built environment in Asia. Facility Media is the publisher of RFP Magazine, Asia's leading publication for the built environment covering the whole life cycle from real estate investment, development, design, construction, project and facilities management. Since its inception in 2004 RFP Magazine has become a must read for industry professionals within Asia, and the rest of the world with a print and digital distribution which reaches over 40,000 people. Facility Media has also conceived and launched a range of knowledge based events for the built environment covering green buildings, retail, commercial and hospitality space, architecture, design and building technology.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• For supporting organisations, media partnership, and general press enquiries
  Ali Kan
  ak@facilitymedia.com
  +852-2851-3140 (Hong Kong)
  +86-21-6149-8582 (Shanghai)

  For programme related enquiries
  Ashford Pritchard
  ap@facilitymedia.com
  +852 2851 9923 (Hong Kong)
  

"Westin is all about personal renewal and preserving wellness in travel," said Sunny Heng, the General Manager of The Westin Tianjin. "With innovative services and distinctive Westin culture, we are confident The Westin Tianjin will set a new standard of hospitality in Tianjin and 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 in the heart of Tianjin. The hotel's spacious and contemporary rooms, sophisticated function facilities and elegant restaurants and bars provide an unparalleled urban sanctuary in one of China's fastest growing cities. In the centre of Tianjin's business district, The Westin Tianjin is on the doorstep of international business offices and nestled amongst the city's historic concession precincts, renowned for their unique architecture and picturesque tree lined streets.

Endless Possibilities: All of The Westin Tianjin's 275 guest rooms provide a luxurious place to retreat from the bustle of the city. Spacious, light filled accommodation with sophisticated furnishings from Herman Millar and the Westin's signature Heavenly Beds are complemented by plush bathrooms featuring decadent rainforest showers.

Since its introduction in 1999, The Heavenly Bed has earned glowing reviews and loyal fans. Comfortable and stylish, the all-white Heavenly Bed includes a custom designed pillow-top mattress set, a cosy down blanket, three crisp sheets, a comforter, duvet and five plush pillows, guaranteeing a blissful night's sleep. Guest rooms also boast the very latest in technology. High speed wireless internet, giant LCD TV screens and iPod docking stations helps guests stay connected.

While all accommodation provides the room to relax, The Westin Tianjin also offer a selection of Westin Executive Club rooms, Renewal Suites and Presidential Suites ranging from 80sqm up to 220sqm in size.

Elevate Your Appetite: The Westin Tianjin promises to become the city's new destination for wining and dining, with a variety of restaurants and bars offering unparalleled ways for patrons to enjoy world cuisine in elegant surroundings.

From traditional Chinese fare with a contemporary edge and classic Italian dishes to a Latin inspired hot spot, where the sizzling music matches the menu and cocktails, The Westin Tianjin will set the city alight.

Seasonal Tastes offers an innovative combination of Asian and international cuisine-select from the contemporary buffet, chat to the chefs in the open kitchens while they prepare dishes to order or dine from the a la carte menu. Traditional Chinese cuisine is given a contemporary edge at Zen5es. Mouthwatering dishes inspired by Sichuan, Hunan and Huaiyang traditions are served with flair and emphasis on sights, sounds and aroma as well as taste. Lively, fun and passionate, Prego is The Westin Tianjin's modern Italian restaurant serving classic, home style fare. Qba promises to become one of Tianjin's hot spots. Latin inspired décor sets the mood for an evening of shared tapas style food or specialty items from the char grill. After dinner, get set for sizzling sounds from live Cuban music and mojito style creations at the bar. Exchange is the ideal place to unwind or connect with friends over coffee, signature teas, a glass of wine or specially created cocktails while specialty cakes, pastries, pies, delectable hand-made chocolates and sandwiches are all on offer at Daily Treats – a smart mini bakery in the heart of the hotel. The perfect way to complement a visit to the Heavenly Spa or gymnasium is a visit to Splash – the poolside bar where menus are designed with health and wellbeing in mind.

Urban Retreat: Developed exclusively for Westin Hotels & Resorts, the Heavenly Spa by WestinTM is a retreat for guests to renew, relax and be pampered. The Heavenly Spa will offer the chance to discover moments of beauty, serenity and peace with unique experiences and products exclusive to The Westin Tianjin.

The Heavenly Spa fuses modern spa therapy with ancient Chinese traditions. Calming natural colours, tranquil lounges and 6 well-being private rooms, luscious scents, restful lighting matched with attentive therapists and sumptuous treatments will ensure the hotel's new spa becomes the place to renew and recharge in bustling Tianjin. "We've created a day spa that's not only about great design but focused on elevating the five senses," says The Westin Tianjin's General Manager, Sunny Heng.

Westin Hotels & Resorts have developed the travel industry's most extensive wellness initiative to help guests continue their fitness and wellbeing regimes while travelling. The Westin Tianjin provides a state of the art Westin WORKOUT gymnasium with complimentary 24 hour access to hotel guests and features the latest advanced cardio and strength equipment by Technogym and work out regimens designed with travelers in mind.

Services of a "Running Concierge" are also offered at The Westin Tianjin. Guests can be partnered with a "running buddy" from the hotel's staff to jog through routes that also take in the city's attractions.

Inspire Your Event: Promising to set a new benchmark for meeting facilities in Tianjin, The Westin's elegant function rooms combine modern décor and state of the art technology with innovative menus and intuitive service.

The Westin Tianjin's dedicated floor of 7 exceptional meeting and event facilities caters for a range of functions – from an intimate board room meeting to a grand reception for over 600 guests.

The highlight of the banquet facilities is The Grand Ballroom – a vast, light filled room with flexible configurations to suit up to 600 guests. Boasting stunning chandeliers and stylish colour scheme, The Grand Ballroom will no doubt become a sought after venue for elaborate banquets, formal dinners, cocktail parties and weddings. The Grand Ballroom is accompanied by the stylish pre function area set against the backdrop of The Westin Tianjin's dramatic lobby.

An outdoor terrace area also provides another unique option for event and meeting planners along with the VIP Room – a private and exclusive lounge perfect for pre meeting discussions, smaller meetings and receptions or wedding rooms to host the bridal party.

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 Méridien, 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.

(Note: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities regulations. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and involve risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated at the time the forward-looking statements are made. These risks and uncertainties are presented in detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained or that results and events will not materially differ. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.)

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Media Contact:
  tungsten zhang
  director of marketing and communications
  tel: 86-22-2339-0670
  fax:86-22-2334-3309
  mail:tungsten.zhang@westin.com
  

Bath, England (February 11, 2010) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — With the recent announcement by China Unicom of femtocell launches in various provinces in China, with Softbank and NTT DoCoMo announcing femtocell deployments and trials in Japan, and Starhub launching their HomeZone service in Singapore, there is growing momentum for other APAC operators, manufacturers and applications developers to quickly enter the femtocell marketplace.

For most mobile operators this technology is now seen as an opportunity to gain market share for their brands, increase their foot print in the home or office and reduce operating costs in their networks. With the prospect of greatly improved home coverage, super high data rates, and a consumer expectation of much cheaper (perhaps free) bundled calls, femtocells are hot property and many see a huge first mover advantage for an operator that gains a foothold and potentially consolidate the families' or corporates' mobile phone allegiance to their brand, network and content.

For the existing network providers, such as Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Huawei, ZTE, Motorola, Alacatel-Lucent etc, femtocells could easily be the highest volume basestation product they will ever manufacture, but at the same time perhaps of lowest value and lowest margin.

The mainstream in-home WiFi router providers, Thompson, Netgear, Cisco, etc are beginning to view femtocells as simply a value add to their own router boxes which already take pride of place in the home and many do not like the idea of the cellular network specialist getting in on the act.

Analysts following this community are working hard to tie down the business case, potential volumes, consumer reactions and timescales but this has not stopped a flurry of reports on femtocells being published to try and give a steer to the industry.

Event Information: http://www.avrenevents.com/femtocellsasia2010.

The Femtocells Asia 2010 conference, in exclusive partnership with the Femto Forum, will bring the latest updates from these deployments together with news of new trials world-wide, the most recent analysis of market size and timeframe from leading analysts, the current state of play with standards, as well as presentations and exhibits from the major femtocell vendors and manufacturers.

Other events in the series include the Femtocells World Summit 2010 in London in June, and Femtocell Americas 2010 in USA in December. The Femtocells World Series in 2009 was attended by over 700 delegates from 35 countries (including 39 global operators).

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Please Contact:
  Avren Events
  Marketing and Sponsorship/Carole Mayhew
  tel: +44 1761 492547
  email: carole@avrenevents.com

  Programme Organiser/Andrew Bateman
  tel: +44 1225 723349
  email: ab@avrenevents.com
  web:www.avrenevents.com
  

Beijing, China (February 10, 2010) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Germany-based Wirtgen Group is to introduce onsite-recycling technology developed by its Kleemann GmbH subsidiary into China when it will be showcased in China at Bauma China in Shanghai in November 2010.

Kleemann GmbH recycling plants take demolition waste, demolished concrete, and spoil and convert into high-quality aggregate for the construction industry. By recycling demolition waste onsite the process can dramatically reduce the amount of energy and CO2 emissions required in hauling material away from a demolition site. And instead of demolition waste ending up in land-fill or being used as low grade hardcore it can be used as aggregate for the next building project on that site: thus reducing material costs and the need to extract fresh aggregate by quarrying.

The core of the process is a Kleemann impact crusher which is fed with demolition material that has been screened for size with large particles (more than 60mm grain size) being fed into the crusher while smaller particles are put aside for further processing. The crushed aggregate is then separated at 20 mm, 40 mm and 100 mm sizes, and is then cleaned from light materials. The ferrous metals contained in the demolition waste and demolished concrete are then removed by electromagnets and go for recycling in steel plants. The recycled product can then be used in the next building project on the same site.

And example of this technology in action Europe's largest recycling plant is located in the vicinity of Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. The turnkey plant was designed and built by Kleemann for processing demolition waste, demolished concrete and asphalt into high-quality aggregate for the construction industry. It includes, among other units, Kleemann's largest impact crusher model SHB 20/160. The recycling plant has a feed capacity of up to 700 tons of material per hour. One year of planning, construction and assembly was needed before the new recycling plant was put into operation. To protect the environment from dust and noise, the entire plant was enclosed with a trapezoidal panel construction.

The recycled product is upgraded with natural sand and cement to a hydraulically bound base layer, and is presently used for soil stabilization at Schiphol Airport.

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;www.kleemann.info

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

Radisson Hotels & Resorts, one of the world's leading, full-service hotel brands, offers vibrant, contemporary and engaging hospitality that is defined by its distinctive "Yes I Can!" service philosophy. Radisson includes more than 415 locations in 72 countries. It is part of Carlson Hotels Worldwide, a leading global hotel company with more than 1,050 locations in 77 countries under the brands of Regent Hotels & Resorts; Radisson Hotels & Resorts; Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts; Country Inns & Suites By CarlsonSM and Park Inn.

In Asia Pacific, Carlson Hotels Worldwide is fast expanding its portfolio of hotels. It currently has more than 120 hotels in operation and under development and close to 22,000 rooms in 14 countries. With regional headquarters in Singapore, it is supported by reservations, sales, operations and development offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, New Delhi and Sydney.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• For information, please contact:
  Lily Yao
  Radisson Hotel Pudong Century Park
  Tel: + 86 21 5130 0000 ext. 6017
  Mail:lyao@radisson.com

Beijing, China (February 08, 2010) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Care for Children was one of the first international NGOs on the scene to help with various relief efforts following the devastating earthquake in Sichuan in May 2008. As part of a long-term commitment to support child welfare development in the region, Care for Children agreed to fund a re-building project in the city of De Yang.

The project plans are for a training and resource centre for the management and development of foster care, special education needs, and support for street children in the region. The project plans received local government approval in April 2009, following which Care for Children made an initial deposit of RMB 1,500,000. In November 2009, the project received national approval from the City Planning & Construction Bureau. Tenders to contractors have been submitted, and construction work will commence following Chinese New Year holiday period, 2010.

Following a visit to De Yang in May 2009, Ms. Zhang Ziyi expressed her personal interest in supporting long-term, sustainable initiatives for the development of child welfare in the region and pledged her foundation's support at that time.

With the approval of the local government to begin work, Ziyi Zhang Foundation has committed to donate US$400,000 towards the construction of the De Yang Children's Centre, and becomes one of the biggest sponsors of this project.

Care for Children is very pleased that the Ziyi Zhang Foundation has committed to financially support the De Yang children's re-building project with a donation of US$ 400,000. The donation will be transferred to Care for Children within three weeks of the ground-breaking ceremony.

Care for Children is excited about the potential this project has to transform thousands of children's lives, and make a positive impact on the development of child welfare in De Yang, Sichuan, and the surrounding region. Care for Children is very grateful for the significant contribution of Ziyi Zhang's foundation to make this project possible.

About Care for Children
Care for Children exists to relieve hardship, distress and sickness in abandoned and orphaned children in China by the introduction of strategic initiatives in child care practice, at the request of, and in cooperation with, the Chinese national and local children welfare authorities. To date, Care for Children's National Foster Care Project has trained staff from over 220 orphanages across 38 project sites in 27 provinces, and has helped place thousands of Chinese children into local Chinese long-term foster families as an alternative to institutional care.

About Ziyi Zhang Foundation
Ziyi Zhang Foundation is a non-profit charity organization, created in May 2008 by Chinese actress Ms. Zhang Ziyi to respond to the needs of her community in the wake of the Sichuan Earthquake. It is a 501(c)(3) charity registered under the laws of California, USA.

This is one of the most high-level summits concerning green building communities across Asia. Inspired by the great success of inaugural Asia Eco Green Building Congress 2009, It will be held for the second time in Shanghai. This congress includes one day pre-conference workshop and two full day conference. This event is endorsed by Building & Construction Authority, HK Green Building Council, HK-BEAM, Hong Kong Association of Energy Service Companies (HAESCO), World Association of Chinese Architects (WACA), India Green Building Council, China Green Building Council, as well as great support from Dongtan Consulting, and Econet.

Asia Eco Green Building Congress 2010 will focus on the sustainable strategy and practice of global buildings' construction and maintenance, including government's latest legislation on green buildings, various rating systems of green building around the world and their standards, real case study sharing on LEED Platinum projects, finding the green value-the green innovation road to environmental sustainability, the ROI of green building investment, design for the climate-how to engineer buildings respond to their environment, green community and eco-cities (Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city and Dongtan Eco-city), sustainable building technologies and green building materials.etc

Asia Eco Green Building Congress 2010 has confirmed eminent speakers from government officials, industry association and leading industry experts internationally, such as WGCB,ChinaGBC, Building & Construction Authority Singapore, China Green Building Design Label Management Office, Arup UK, HOK, Hyder Consulting, ACLA, DNA Green Design, Dubosc & Associés Atelier, Gammon Construction, China Academy of Building Research, Sun Hung Kai Properties, Capital Land, Keppel Land, Shui On Group, UL Environment.etc

Asia Eco Green Building Congress 2010 will bring together Architects, Engineers, Designer, Planner, Investors, Property owners and developers, as well as green technology and energy efficiency solution providers, advisors and consultants to explore & identify the green building requirement of the Asia market, learning innovative green design trends and discussing investment opportunities. Asia Eco Green Building Congress 2010 will provide you with critical industry information and insights to answer all your questions on how to overcome the challenges in green building issues and how to seize the opportunities in it. This is a high-level business networking platform featuring speakers and delegates from industry leading companies and experts from both overseas and locally with plenty of potential business opportunities.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• For further information, please contact
  Robert Young, Event Manager
  Organizing Committee of 2nd Asia Eco Green Building Congress
  Tel: 86-21-58215880; 86-21-68535603(Direct)
  Email: robert.young@ptp-international.com
  Web:http://www.asiagbc.com
  

At the heart of CodeLab is a set of over 250 unique, fully interactive, hands-on programming exercises that cover an Intro Programming syllabus. CodeLab provides automatic checking of the exercises, instantly returning positive reinforcements or diagnostic feedback to the students. The entire suite is now available in Simplified Chinese.

Instructors who assign CodeLab find that their students make fewer mistakes in their homework programs, perform better on tests and quizzes, and gain confidence in their ability to program. In addition, CodeLab includes instructor management tools that make it very easy to incorporate the exercises into your course.

Through a web-based interface, the instructor can organize the topics, select, name and order the exercises and assign due-dates. Finally, the system tracks all student work, and instructors have easy access to a web-based or email-based record of student performance that can be integrated with an existing grading system. Over 15 universities in China have already had Codelab customized to match their syllabi.

For more information about IPS please visit www.discoverips.com, or call their Corporate Offices in Beijing, China at +86-10-6464-0108.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• This press release was prepared by, Michael Iannini, and he can be reached at michael@nics.com.cn.

Commuters welcomed the news. Black Qin, rides the Shanghai metro to get to work, and also to reach other parts of the city to meet friends. "Having a metro map on my phone is really useful especially with the new lines which have opened up in Shanghai. Now I never miss the last train home!"

The British founder of ExploreMetro, University of Cambridge graduate Matt Mayer predicted: "2010 will see both the rapid growth of smartphones such as Apple's iPhone and Google's Android-powered devices, together with the fast expansion of metro networks for the Shanghai World Expo and Guangzhou Asian Games. Our apps, available in Chinese and English, meet this need."

Interactive maps on mobile phones can be automatically updated, unlike paper maps which quickly become out of date. The apps include a route-planner, allowing subway riders to calculate the time and price of a journey, and even work without an internet connection. ExploreMetro's apps are priced at USD0.99, with the Beijing and Guangzhou apps available for free until February 7th at ExploreMetro's website.

About ExploreMetro
Since 2007 ExploreMetro has made interactive maps for metro and subway systems in Chinese cities including Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, online and for mobile.

Contact

• Name: Matt Mayer
  Email: matt@exploremetro.com
  Tel: +86 13482644407

Coming in #6 in the 'Top 25 hotels in China' list, Pan Pacific Xiamen, which opened in August 2009, is setting new standards in the city and raising the bar for service excellence. To be the only hotel in Xiamen and the Fujian Province to win this award marks a great triumph for the hotel's team. In addition, Pan Pacific Seattle was also honoured amongst the 'Top 25 Hotels in the United States', coming in at #13 in the list.

Now in its eighth year, the annual Travelers' Choice Awards are the only hotel awards based on the real and unbiased reviews and opinions from millions of travelers on tripadvisor.com and across the web. Travelers worldwide are recognizing hotels for their outstanding service, value and quality to decide the 'best of the best' in travel.

"We are delighted to receive this customer feedback generated award," said Rudy Rodas, General Manager of Pan Pacific Xiamen. "This recognition has been made possible through the efforts of our associates and we are encouraged to continue to create value for guests through our commitment to personalized service and genuine care. In addition, with the recent opening of Pan Pacific Suzhou in January 2010, we will continue to bring the renowned Pan Pacific experience to more guests in China."

More information please go to:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoiceList-g294211-cTop25.

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TripAdvisor-branded sites alone make up the most popular and largest travel community in the world, with more than 25 million unique monthly visitors, 15 million members, and more than 30 million reviews and opinions.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

• Chris Li/Marketing Communication Manager
  Pan Pacific Xiamen
  T: +86 592 507 8888 ext. 1810
  F: + 86 592 507 8899
  Mail:chris.li@panpacific.com
  

Gloria Hotels & Resorts was the proud recipient of the awards of "Top Ten Hotel Management Companies"and "The Most Outstanding Management Personnel".

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CONTACT INFORMATION

• For Media Contact:
  Vikki Wei/Group Marketing Communications Executive
  Gloria Hotels & Resorts
  Tel: (86) 10-6515 7878-2859
  Fax: (86) 10-6515 8511
  E-mail: gmce@gloriahotels.com
  Website: www.gloriahotels.com
  

London, England (February 03, 2010) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Today the WiMAX Forum announced details of the third annual WiMAX Forum Congress Asia conference and exhibition to take place in Taipei, Taiwan, on April 13–14, 2010. The first WiMAX Forum Congress event to take place in Taipei, the conference will highlight the unique, local ecosystem as well as feature operators, device manufacturers, regulators and industry thought leaders from across the globe.

The agenda will feature an inspirational line-up of speakers from more than 20 operators, 17 analysts, two regulators and three vendor companies. Sessions featured on the multi-track conference program include WiMAX business models and retail strategies, operational challenges, spectrum and regulation, vertical market opportunities for WiMAX and the prospects for WiMAX in the Asia Pacific region.

Prior to the conference each day "WiMAX on a Plate": breakfast briefings with the Analysts will be held. In addition, the WiMAX Forum will be hosting its third annual Analyst Summit on April 12th. On the exhibition floor the Taiwanese Pavilion will be showcasing the Taiwanese WiMAX ecosystem.

Speakers include: Wing K Lee, CEO, YTL Communications (Malaysia); Indar Atmanto, President Director, PT Indosat Mega Media (Indonesia); Don Lin, President, Tatung InfoComm Co Ltd (Taiwan); Dr Fumio Watanabe, CTO, UQ Communications (Japan); Heru Sutadi, Commissioner, Indonesian Telecommunication Regulatory Authority, (Indonesia).

For a full list of speakers, please visit:www.wimaxforumglobalevents.com/asia.

Concurrent with the conference will be a free to attend 2-day exhibition featuring companies such as Alvarion, Greenpacket, Samsung, Seowon, Aptilo, Rhode & Schwarz and many more who will be showcasing their latest revolutionary product offerings. For more information on the conference and exhibition, and to register to attend, please visit www.wimaxforumglobalevents.com/asia.

About the WiMAX Forum
The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization formed to certify and promote the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products based upon the harmonized IEEE 802.16e/ETSI HiperMAN standard. A WiMAX Forum goal is to accelerate the introduction of these systems into the marketplace. WiMAX Forum Certified products are interoperable and support broadband fixed, nomadic, portable and mobile services. Along these lines, the WiMAX Forum works closely with service providers and regulators to ensure that WiMAX Forum Certified systems meet customer and government requirements.

"WiMAX Forum," the WiMAX Forum logo and the WiMAX Forum Certified logo are registered trademarks of the WiMAX Forum. "WiMAX," "Mobile WiMAX," "Fixed WiMAX," "WiMAX Certified," and "WiMAX Forum Certified" are trademarks of the WiMAX Forum. Third-party trademarks contained in this document are the property of their respective owners.

About Informa Telecoms & Media
Informa Telecoms & Media is the leading provider of business intelligence and strategic marketing solutions to global telecoms and media markets. Driven by constant first-hand contact with the industry, our 90 analysts and researchers produce a range of intelligence services including news and analytical products, in depth market reports and datasets focused on technology, strategy and content. Informa Telecoms & Media also organizes 125 annual events, attended by more than 70,000 executives.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• For more information, contact:
  Margaret Bagan
  Marketing Communications Manager
  Phone: +1-503-924-3067
  margaret.bagan@wimaxforum.org

  Natalie Turner
  Marketing Manager
  Informa Telecoms & Media for WiMAX Forum
  Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 4309
  natalie.turner@informa.com
  

"We are exceptionally proud to be Europe's most punctual airline, and amongst the top three in the world. This position really underlines our promises to minimize our customer's time related to travel and to maximize their value of the time spent with us. Our staff does a tremendous job to ensure our customers arrive at their destination in time, especially considering the sometime severe weather conditions we are faced with in Scandinavia during the winter months," says Lars Olofsson, General Manager of Scandinavian Airlines China.

A class of its own — SAS Economy Extra: SAS was one of the first to introduce our innovative Economy Extra class to our long-haul flights in 2002. And today our aim of making travel as time efficient and smooth for both the modern business traveler and the leisure passenger wanting that little bit extra remains the same.

Passengers traveling on our Economy Extra class receive a range of Business class benefits, but at a much lower price. Travelers can skip queues by checking in at Business class counters, race through Fast Track security and enjoy priority boarding. They are also allowed greater baggage allowance, including one additional piece of hand luggage to take onboard. Travelers from China can also check-in online or print boarding passes at home or in the office to reduce time spent at the airport. On top of this, all SAS EuroBonus members receive an additional 150% EuroBonus points when traveling in Economy Extra.

The benefits and comforts of Economy Extra class continue onboard with each seat featuring a laptop power outlet so that our business passengers can work while traveling. And for those who want to relax, SAS offers wider (47cm/ 18"), more comfortable seats with almost a metre (38") of legroom, all located in a separate cabin to offer travelers a more spacious and peaceful environment.

During the flight, our crew will serve a cocktail and snack; a three-course dinner and coffee/tea with liqueurs; drinks, fruit and cold snacks between meals; and a light meal prior to landing. All the benefits of Business class, but at a much lower price with Economy Extra so passengers can arrive at their destination in good shape, both mentally and physically.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• For more information please contact:
  Ms. Belinda Yan/SAS Marketing Manager
  Tel:010-8527 6100-4011851
  Mail:yan.jing@sas.dk

  Mr. Bill Zhang/Standards Group, Media Strategist
  Tel:010-8401 2118
  Mail:bill@standards-group.com
  Web:www.flysas.cn