Lynnette Chan and I recently gave a talk on the topic of “Digital Culture in China” for the Digital Culture Working Group Session during the last Cumulus conference organised by Tongji University in Shanghai [...]

Growing numbers of rich Chinese are applying for permanent residency in Western countries under programmes that allow investors with a high net worth to “buy” citizenship [...]

One of the greatest Brazilian Contemporary Musicians, the guitarist Yamandú Costa, brings to Shanghai World Expo the best of Brazilian instrumental music “Chorinho” in the show “Tribute to Choro”, scheduled for the evening of September 12, at the America Square [...]

“Please use each branch as you like in You Life Styles. Colabo is beside you!”

China’s fast developing digital media industry is lucrative, and the next big opportunity lies in assisting users to find digital content and make it more interactive [...]

The idea of a world where even everyday objects, such as books and air-conditioners, are plugged into an Internet network seems like a scenario from a science-fiction movie. China is tapping into such a world [...]

In the e-book era, local students will soon be reading digital textbooks: the Shanghai Education Commission has set an ambitious plan to make all primary school grade one pupils use e-textbooks within five years [...]

Scientific research projects on sodium sulfur batteries, electric cars and high power lasers have been kicked off in Shanghai’s Jiading District: regarded as a “Science and Technology Satellite City” in Shanghai, the district has become a cluster area for scientific research institutes [...]

The 9th Brazil Graphic Design Biennial — the biggest graphic design event in South America — featured nearly 300 design projects created in between 2007 and 2008 by a wide range of Brazilian professionals, from big traditional agencies to recently graduated designers. Selected by some of the finest design professionals and scholars in Brazil, the projects are divided in 9 categories, from visual identity systems and packaging to posters and typeface design. An exhibition I took part of — “Mostra Foco Brasil”, curated by Billy Bacon and Bruno Porto on the occasion of the 10th Shanghai International Film Festival — was one of the pieces selected[...]

Shanghai is gearing up to grow its new-energy industry by 20 percent this year and is making plans to leverage green technologies at the World Expo for daily life [...]