Online site means no one misses Expo

Shanghai plans to launch an “online expo” to bring the fun and excitement of the 2010 World Expo to a global audience. It will be the first time in the Expo’s 150-year history an online counterpart is available.

China backs $519 million on home-grown 3G cell phones

China is expected to invest at least four billion yuan (519 million U.S. dollars) to procure home-grown 3G phones around October, a prelude to issuing the long-awaited 3G licenses, industry sources said yesterday at the Expo.

Foreign experts discuss transportation after the Games

During the Forum of Technological Innovation and City Management yesterday, European Union experts expressed that the control of transportation would require exceptional measures during the period of the Olympic Games.

China wants funds from foreign equity firms

China welcomes more foreign private equity firms to invest in real estate, technology and services, an expert from the capital’s equity exchange said yesterday at a high-ranking summit on finance and the high-tech industry.