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Living in China: at the wake of Shanghai World Expo, lack of services in English still a challenge

Shanghai Expats are feeling a bit language-challenged in Shanghai's taxis, buses and shopping venues, according to a report released recently.
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Autodesk Helps United States Spend Stimulus Dollars

Autodesk’s Richard Humphrey and Terry Bennett spoke with New England Cable Network about how visualization and simulation technology is being used to help address shovel-ready transportation network projects [...]
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Architecture & Urban Planning in China: 4 billion US dollars invested in transportation

China's National Development and Reform Commission stated that out of the 100 billion yuan (over 15 billion US dollars) of newly-added central government investment, 28 billion yuan (4 billion US dollars) has been designated for the construction of major transportation infrastructure, just less than the amount of investment for people's livelihoods...
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Millions stranded by the snow in holiday havoc

Heavy white storms staged a comeback late yesterday as China's transport network remained crippled by the heaviest snowfall in five decades. Millions of people trying to head home for the Spring Festival are stranded. The big freeze has killed dozens of people, impacted on the lives of at least 80 million others and caused economic losses estimated at more than 53.8 billion yuan (US$7.5 billion)...
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