Cold shoulder and warm welcome

Participants in the China Science Park Forum found to their surprising that towards different lecturers are there distinctly different attitudes. Academics were surrounded by many reporters and audience members as soon as they concluded their speeches. However government employees or municipal leaders people were given a notably less enthusiastic response.

My thirty-fourth trip to China

“This is my 34th trip to visit China!” The start of Donald J. Hackl’s presentation at “The Impact of Modern Architecture on Urban Development” caused a warm laugh. CEO of Loebel Schlossman & Hackl, one of the designers for the Atlanta Summer Olympics, 1996, Hackl emphasized the importance of his friendship with his Chinese friends.

Strict ‘Marshal’

Professor Nina Etkin from the University of Hawaii is a strict “marshal,” as chairman of the Third International Conference on the Application of New Science and Technology in Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization, which opened yesterday.

Expo Design Not Easy

“The work here is hard for me,” said Yang Guangmai, an artist from Sunlionman Art Design Studio. He was referring to the work at the International Modern Media Exposition (IMME).