Feeling the Olympic spirit
Date:2008-04-30
This afternoon, three Singaporean interns could be seen happily strolling out of Shanghai Daily’s office in high spirits. Besides relishing in the chance of being able to step (escape) outdoors on a glorious sunny day, we were genuinely excited at the fact that we were heading to Shanghai Library to view the Olympic Games exhibition.
The exhibition began with two rows of vertical boards lining both sides of the walkway, each board with a write-up and a picture chronicling every year that the Olympics took place since it started in 1896.
Further up were many other boards covering the entire process that China had embarked on to prepare for the Olympics. Pictures and write-ups were on display of workers building the “bird’s nest” stadium and leaders walking around the “water cube” while it was still being constructed. They were even snapshots of people in Beijing participating in etiquette campaigns such as the “Queue Up” campaign, which showed people lining up in orderly rows at a phone booth.
There was also a section dedicated to the five Chinese Olympic Mascots, collectively known as “Fuwa,” visiting several countries and meeting different people. Pictures showed Fuwa happily posing with a Santa Claus in Finland, as well as emerging out of a subway station in London, United Kingdom.
“These pictures and write-ups look like Fuwa’s blog!” Elaine Ng, one of the Singaporean interns amusingly commented.
This year’s Olympic torch stood proudly in a showcase, as did many other precious items such as Olympic medals and souvenirs from previous years.
There were also pieces of attire that China’s athletes wore in Olympic competition. An example is Zhu Jianhua’s golden shoes, which he wore when he broke the world’s high-jump record with a leap of 2.38 meters in 1983.
Of course, such an exhibition would not be complete without Yao Ming. The basketball star’s humongous pair of shoes was on display, as is his big jersey and his towering full body picture.
“I think the highlight of this exhibition has got to be Yao Ming,” the other Singapore intern Tabitha Ang concluded.
The Singaporean interns enjoyed their time at the exhibition so much, one of them is even thinking of visiting Beijing in the coming weeks. “This is a once in a lifetime experience to visit Beijing when the Olympics is nearing. I want to feel the vibe there!” Tiffany Goh said.
All in all, it was a very good trip to the Shanghai Library and the Singaporean interns would like to thank Martin, their supervisor, for generously allowing them to visit the exhibition (and escape from work). Thanks Martin!
The 15th issue of e-magazine is out now!
Date:2008-04-29
The issue has 9 sections: Cover Story, Auto, Macro Economy, Finance, Real Estate, Pharmaceutical, Logistics, Energy and Opinion, which have been re-typeset in the magazine.
Our e-magazine is specifically designed for business readers and is mainly based on issues discussed in the Business Insight pages of Shanghai Daily.
Officially launched in January 2007, the magazine is published every month and is free to download during its trial.
You can download the magazine via PDF files from our Website (http://www.shanghaidaily.com/emagazine/). or you can subscribe to our Insight Newsletter by typing in your e-mail address in the box at the bottom of the front page. The readers on this list will be e-mailed when a new version of the magazine is published.
Shanghai Daily hands out monthly awards
Date:2008-04-25
Shanghai Daily’s “Best Story” and “Best Page” Awards for March have been announced.
The Best Story of the month went to metro reporter Dong Zhen for her article “Pudong International Airport T2 Serial,” because it was rather helpful to readers.
“The reporter kept a close eye on the new terminal and gave a series of detailed stories including a special half page on its function and services,” our Metro department said in its nomination form. “She also joined an early morning interview at 4:30am to take a look at the first day of operations at the new terminal.”
Business reporter Zhu Shenshen won for his “exclusive, timely report” that was headlined “City users first to get hands on 3G phones.” It was published on March 23.
Li Xinran, our Web department reporter, was awarded the Best Web Article for his “good use of legal knowledge and professional writing” on the story “Ex-Party chief Chen tried on three counts.”
The Best Page Layout was awarded for the Business page B5 published on March 3. Designed by Chen Jie with text by Sam Riley and Wang Yanlin, this page was picked because it had a creative design and ample graphics.
Li Xiaoyin and Su Yanxian also received an award for the supplement page C2-3 that was headlined “Walk in fields of gold” and published on March 24.
Shanghai Daily to publish during May Day holiday
Date:2008-04-24
Shanghai Daily will publish full editions during the May Day holiday. The holiday was shortened this year after the central government scrapped the "Golden Week" last year to make room for traditional vacations such as the Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.
Youngsters catch a break
Date:2008-04-22
ShanghaiDaily.com grabs another award
Date:2008-04-18
ShanghaiDaily.com has scooped up another award and this time it’s a Model Website award from the Shanghai Municipal government.
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New service in the making: Shanghai Daily news on your Website
Date:2008-04-17
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Letters from warm-hearted readers
Date:2008-04-15
Today, Shanghai Daily received two emails from warm-hearted readers in the United States. They were concerned about Xu Yong, a Shanghai bas...
