Shanghai builds basic framework for global innovation center

The Bund waterfront development of Shanghai [CGTN-CFP]
The Bund waterfront development of Shanghai [CGTN-CFP]
CGTN | 05-Oct-2021

Shanghai’s efforts to become a science and technology innovation center with global influence resulted in a series of achievements, meeting preset goals during the 13th Five-Year Plan, officials told a news conference on Wednesday. By the end of 2020, the basic framework system of the Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Center had been formed, and the core indicators had basically achieved the target, Wu Qing, the city’s vice mayor, said. Continue reading “Shanghai builds basic framework for global innovation center”

Fashioning a career from culture

Yang Beibei uses her design to showcase Chinese culture to the world. [China Daily]
Yang Beibei uses her design to showcase Chinese culture to the world. [China Daily]
China Daily | 04-Oct-2021

Yang Beibei describes her project, a series of fashion shows, Silk Road Impression-Chinese Fashion Art Exhibition, which she launched as curator, as “a window to showcase Chinese culture to the world”. In 2017, an exhibition showcasing 30 fashion pieces by about 25 contemporary Chinese designers, including Ma Ke, Guo Pei, Xiong Ying and Wu Haiyan, was held in Singapore, and curated by Yang. Continue reading “Fashioning a career from culture”