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October 29, 2010, Friday
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THE second Hangzhou College Students Business-Starting Competition started on Wednesday. This year, not only college students but fresh grads who graduated after 2009 can register.
The competition offers a platform for college students to show their talent for running a business.
Boasting the highest prize of 30,000 yuan (US$4,485), the competition has already attracted support, including venture capital companies, venture parks exclusively for college graduates and other businesses which are going to offer investment or facilitation to contestants.
The aim is to turn the best proposals into real ventures in Hangzhou, says the organizing committee of the competition, because encouraging business start-ups can stimulate and expand local employment.
Organized by the Hangzhou municipal government, the seven-month-long competition gives specific support to contestant teams.
It will cover their accommodation and part of the transportation costs during the competition; the committee will also financially aid and introduce related venture capital companies and venture parks to award teams that stay and run businesses in Hangzhou.
The first competition, which was held two years ago, attracted more than 800 teams, and 28 of them have since started their companies in the city.
The deadline for enrollment is January 6, 2011.
Anyone interested can register at www.hzrc.com.
Goodbye Air Supply
Soft rock band "Air Supply" will play ar Hangzhou gymnasium on November 7.
Established 30 years ago, Air Supply members may no longer be young, but their familiar voices and songs will still touch most audiences.
Though many local audiences may not have seen the original performances by the band, their songs such as "All out of Love" and "Without You" are familiar, as both Taiwan and Hong Kong pop singers have made cover versions.
The tour started last December in Hong Kong and will cover 72 cities in 13 countries and region, including Hangzhou. It will be their farewell concert tour.
The tickets are available now with prices starting at 180 yuan. There are also suite tickets for couples. Each ticket holder will also get a poster, and those with VIP tickets can join the band for a welcoming dinner party.
Talents meeting
The 2nd Hangzhou International Talented Professionals Communication and Cooperation Conference will open on Tuesday.
About 648 Chinese students and scholars studying abroad have applied for the conference with 660 projects in entrepreneurship and technology cooperation. Finally, 435 applicants are invited by the organizing committee.
Among the 507 projects for the conference, 180 are about information technology, 167 about biomedical and 160 about new energy, new material and other related subjects.
Expo efforts noted
An activity called "Hangzhou Elements in Expo" is to be held at Hangzhou Pavilion, to record Hangzhou's endeavors during the World Expo 2010.
As a prelude to the event, the pavilion is looking for clues in four parts: "Expo Hangzhounese" who involves in Expo; Hangzhou events held at the Expo; Hangzhou art/design at the Expo and Hangzhou products/services at the Expo.
Valuable evidence is welcomed in the form of photographs or video, accompanied by a brief caption.
November 6 is the deadline. Participants will receive a souvenir from Hangzhou Pavilion.
Interested participants can contact the pavilion at 3330-1281 or hzpavilion@126.com. More information is available on the official website www.hzexpo2010.com.
Flower show
A great chrysanthemum exhibition is being held in Hangzhou Botanical Garden until November 30. Chinese citizens whose name includes the Chinese character Ju are able to visit the garden for free before November 7 by presenting their ID cards.
A total of 500,000 chrysanthemums have been used to provide decoration, along with 200,000 other flowers.
The opening hours are 7am to 9pm.
Master's city plans
Liu Thai Ker, a well-known Singaporean city designer, has been invited to be the special advisor for the planning of Zhijiang New Town in Hangzhou.
Liu, 72-year-old, is regarded as the "father of city planning" in Singapore.
In the next six months, Liu and his team will make a specific plan for Zhijiang.
According to Liu, Zhijiang area will turn into a holiday resort with beautiful scenery and convenient transportation.
Local GDP rises
According to the Hangzhou Statistics Bureau, gross domestic product of Hangzhou reached 404.56 billion yuan in the first three quarters in 2010, up 14.4 percent over the same period last year.
The added value of agricultural industry reached 13.44 billion yuan, up 2.5 percent from a year earlier, while the manufacturing sector's added value increased by 14.4 percent to 197.28 billion yuan. Services industry rose by 11.5 percent to 193.84 billion yuan, accounting for 47.8 percent of the total GDP.
Arts on display
The 11th China Arts and Crafts Exhibition is being held in Hangzhou until Monday. More than 10,000 artworks are exhibited.
The works have been created by 500 artists, in a wide range of fields including bronze sculpture, Suzhou-style embroidery, stone sculpture and jewelry.
Among all the artworks, the works of master Qian Meihua and Qian Gaochao are highly recommended.
Cooperation agreed
The 13th Hangzhou National Economical Cooperation Conference was held last Tuesday with 24 projects at a total investment of 17.39 billion yuan signed.
Two-thirds of the projects were involved in services industry. The conference is an important part of the ongoing West Lake International Expo.
The competition offers a platform for college students to show their talent for running a business.
Boasting the highest prize of 30,000 yuan (US$4,485), the competition has already attracted support, including venture capital companies, venture parks exclusively for college graduates and other businesses which are going to offer investment or facilitation to contestants.
The aim is to turn the best proposals into real ventures in Hangzhou, says the organizing committee of the competition, because encouraging business start-ups can stimulate and expand local employment.
Organized by the Hangzhou municipal government, the seven-month-long competition gives specific support to contestant teams.
It will cover their accommodation and part of the transportation costs during the competition; the committee will also financially aid and introduce related venture capital companies and venture parks to award teams that stay and run businesses in Hangzhou.
The first competition, which was held two years ago, attracted more than 800 teams, and 28 of them have since started their companies in the city.
The deadline for enrollment is January 6, 2011.
Anyone interested can register at www.hzrc.com.
Goodbye Air Supply
Soft rock band "Air Supply" will play ar Hangzhou gymnasium on November 7.
Established 30 years ago, Air Supply members may no longer be young, but their familiar voices and songs will still touch most audiences.
Though many local audiences may not have seen the original performances by the band, their songs such as "All out of Love" and "Without You" are familiar, as both Taiwan and Hong Kong pop singers have made cover versions.
The tour started last December in Hong Kong and will cover 72 cities in 13 countries and region, including Hangzhou. It will be their farewell concert tour.
The tickets are available now with prices starting at 180 yuan. There are also suite tickets for couples. Each ticket holder will also get a poster, and those with VIP tickets can join the band for a welcoming dinner party.
Talents meeting
The 2nd Hangzhou International Talented Professionals Communication and Cooperation Conference will open on Tuesday.
About 648 Chinese students and scholars studying abroad have applied for the conference with 660 projects in entrepreneurship and technology cooperation. Finally, 435 applicants are invited by the organizing committee.
Among the 507 projects for the conference, 180 are about information technology, 167 about biomedical and 160 about new energy, new material and other related subjects.
Expo efforts noted
An activity called "Hangzhou Elements in Expo" is to be held at Hangzhou Pavilion, to record Hangzhou's endeavors during the World Expo 2010.
As a prelude to the event, the pavilion is looking for clues in four parts: "Expo Hangzhounese" who involves in Expo; Hangzhou events held at the Expo; Hangzhou art/design at the Expo and Hangzhou products/services at the Expo.
Valuable evidence is welcomed in the form of photographs or video, accompanied by a brief caption.
November 6 is the deadline. Participants will receive a souvenir from Hangzhou Pavilion.
Interested participants can contact the pavilion at 3330-1281 or hzpavilion@126.com. More information is available on the official website www.hzexpo2010.com.
Flower show
A great chrysanthemum exhibition is being held in Hangzhou Botanical Garden until November 30. Chinese citizens whose name includes the Chinese character Ju are able to visit the garden for free before November 7 by presenting their ID cards.
A total of 500,000 chrysanthemums have been used to provide decoration, along with 200,000 other flowers.
The opening hours are 7am to 9pm.
Master's city plans
Liu Thai Ker, a well-known Singaporean city designer, has been invited to be the special advisor for the planning of Zhijiang New Town in Hangzhou.
Liu, 72-year-old, is regarded as the "father of city planning" in Singapore.
In the next six months, Liu and his team will make a specific plan for Zhijiang.
According to Liu, Zhijiang area will turn into a holiday resort with beautiful scenery and convenient transportation.
Local GDP rises
According to the Hangzhou Statistics Bureau, gross domestic product of Hangzhou reached 404.56 billion yuan in the first three quarters in 2010, up 14.4 percent over the same period last year.
The added value of agricultural industry reached 13.44 billion yuan, up 2.5 percent from a year earlier, while the manufacturing sector's added value increased by 14.4 percent to 197.28 billion yuan. Services industry rose by 11.5 percent to 193.84 billion yuan, accounting for 47.8 percent of the total GDP.
Arts on display
The 11th China Arts and Crafts Exhibition is being held in Hangzhou until Monday. More than 10,000 artworks are exhibited.
The works have been created by 500 artists, in a wide range of fields including bronze sculpture, Suzhou-style embroidery, stone sculpture and jewelry.
Among all the artworks, the works of master Qian Meihua and Qian Gaochao are highly recommended.
Cooperation agreed
The 13th Hangzhou National Economical Cooperation Conference was held last Tuesday with 24 projects at a total investment of 17.39 billion yuan signed.
Two-thirds of the projects were involved in services industry. The conference is an important part of the ongoing West Lake International Expo.
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