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Cultural industry in Hebei province gains widespread attention

2008-05-22 Shijiazhuang
 
The cultural industry fair held in Hebei province has received widespread attention from the society. A total of 27 cultural industry projects worth RMB 15.876 billion have been signed between companies in the province and those from the Netherlands, Korea and Japan. Industry insiders expect the cultural industry in Hebei to step into a new stage of development.
 

Chief Executive's wax figure joins other world leaders at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong

2008-04-16 Hong Kong

Madame Tussauds Hong Kong announced that Chief Executive Donald Tsang’s wax likeness has become a permanent addition to the attraction, marking the first time that such a high ranking Special Administrative Region leader has graced the "world famous home of the famous".

2007 China Charity Awards Announced

2008-04-15 Beijing

Results of the 2007 China Charity Awards, the most prestigious award in China’s charity sector, recently came out. COSCO Group was honored the “Most Generous Mainland-Funded Enterprise Award”.

New celebrity wax figures to join Madame Tussauds Shanghai

2008-04-07 Shanghai

Three to four new celebrity wax figures will join the star-studded Madame Tussauds museum in Shanghai this year. In addition, the museum will organize a series of promotions for this year’s newly specified holidays. Madame Tussauds Shanghai is home to wax statues of more than 80 celebrities worldwide, including basketball superstar Yao Ming, Olympic champion Liu Xiang, magnate Bill Gates and former U.S. president Bill Clinton, among others.

Waxworks of Yao Ming, Liu Xiang, Guo Jingjing unveiled at Madame Tussauds Shanghai

2007-12-24 Shanghai

Madame Tussauds Shanghai unveiled the wax figures of three Chinese Olympic athletes including Yao Ming, Liu Xiang and Guo Jingjing to celebrate the Christmas. According to Madame Tussauds Shanghai, this is only part of its interactive program for the coming Olympic Games.

Madame Tussauds Hong Kong unveils waxwork of Ronaldinho

2007-12-21 Hong Kong
Madame Tussauds Hong Kong unveiled the waxwork of Brazilian football star Ronaldinho on 20 December. The wax likeness will be on show at the wax museum’s The Champions section. In line with the exhibition of the waxwork, Madame Tussauds Hong Kong will arrange for an interactive device for visitors.

Ngong Ping 360 to reopen on New Year's Eve

2007-12-19 Hong Kong

Hong Kong's Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car system will be reopened to the public at 10am on 31 December, after getting the green light from the Electrical & Mechanical Services Department. Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Frederick Ma will take the first ride this Saturday. The cable-car system has been verified to be safe after passing a series of tests over the last few months. The reliability test gives a result of 99.3 percent. The Hong Kong Tourism Board expects to organise a series of promotions to make Ngong Ping 360 a must-visit attraction for visitors.

Unilever “Family Day” shows energy and passion

2007-12-14 Shanghai

Unilever held its first “Family Day” at its Shanghai-based new headquarters building last Saturday. “Family Day” is a festival held by Unilever for all of its employees and their families. Frank Braeken, President of Unilever (China), played games with employees and their families. “Our employees themselves should be energetic, and then customers can feel our energy and passion,” said Frank Braeken. A passionate manager should integrate vigorous management into employees’ work and daily life, according to the president. Furthermore, a shrewd boss, a good salary system as well as opportunities for career promotion are three factors which can ensure employees’ passion for work, Frank Braeken added. 

Social responsibility not equals charity marketing

2007-11-20 Beijing

In the spring of 2004, Dove launched the very successful Campaign for Real Beauty. The advertisements focused on promoting real and natural beauty, in an effort to offset the unrealistically thin and unhealthy archetypal images associated with modelling. The campaign helped women think about the diversity of beauty and share their perspectives on what real beauty is. The campaign supported the sales of Dove products to rise by 40%. It is part of corporate social responsibility to help the public enjoy a better aesthetic judgment.

Cathay Pacific boosts services to Toronto and Auckland

2007-11-19 Hong Kong

Cathay Pacific recently announced further enhancements to its schedule with extra flights to both Toronto in Canada and Auckland in New Zealand. From January 1, 2008, Cathay Pacific's service from Hong Kong to Toronto, currently routed through Anchorage, will become a daily non-stop flight. The flight will initially be operated by an Airbus A340-600. In order to match demand over the winter peak, from December 1, 2007 to March 29, 2008, Cathay Pacific will be operating a twice-daily service to Auckland. For the summer schedule, the airline will operate 10 scheduled flights a week to the New Zealand city, which means three more flights will be added each week compared to the summer schedule in 2007.