Business
Friday, 30 October 2009 06:10
Written by Urbanatomy

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The Urbian boys talk mobile technology, androids and the Expo

Ken Lim and Christopher Kahler are the boys behind Urbian, a company taking on mobile Shanghai.

Give us the lowdown, what do you guys at Urbian do?
KL: Urbian is a mobile tech start-up, specializing in building mobile solutions for enterprises. Everyone used to need a website before, now everyone needs an app, and we're responding to that demand.

Business
Monday, 28 September 2009 02:09
Written by Ned Kelly

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An introduction to Chinese art (from the experts)

Calling all culture vultures and wannabe antique afficianodos, Shanghai-based Chongyuan auction house is now offering its Introduction to Chinese Art course in English, the very first English-language art course to be run by a Chinese auction house.

Starting in the middle of this month, the six -part course will kick off with an introduction to the aesthetics of Chinese art and go on to cover Chinese bronzes, jades, ceramics, Buddhist art and finally Chinese painting and calligraphy.

Business
Monday, 31 August 2009 03:08
Written by Urbanatomy

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Meet Enjoy's vixen of vouchers: Anna Nikonenko

Give us the lowdown, what is Enjoy Shanghai all about?
AN: We help people enjoy Shanghai more - enjoy great restaurants, enjoy great bars and lounges, spas, shops - pretty much everything. Enjoy Shanghai members get benefits in the form of a card that entitles them to 10-50% off, plus a voucher booklet with hundreds of buy-one-get-ones, free bottles of wine and other discounts.

And how long has Enjoy been around?
AN: We are Enjoying [Enough already! - ed] our sixth year.

Business
Monday, 03 August 2009 06:08
Written by Ned Kelly

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Shanghai Shenhua opens an international football academy

Nazee Borio is the soccer mom turned manageress dynamo behind Shanghai Shenhua’s new look international division.

How did you come to be involved in the Shenhua academy?
A couple of years ago my 10-year-old son, Hamza, was playing with an expat club and it just wasn’t enough for him. So we put an advert up and a private coach from Yangpu University contacted me. He had a look at him and recommended Hamza to Shenhua. He had a three-day trial and became the first foreigner to be accepted to join the academy full-time.

Business
Tuesday, 02 June 2009 07:06
Written by Urbanatomy

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A few words with (the man behind) the Taikang postcard enterprise

Andrew Collins is Chief of Staff at Mailman, the guys who bring you those postKards you see in every café, the guys who were at Taikang Lu from the beginning, and the guys who are helping you get more rub for your RMB…

How long has Mailman been around?
Wow – too long! Mailman has been through it all, survived SARS and the bulldozers, and he’s going to beat swine flu too. The dude abides.

Go on then, what do you guys actually do?
We are a multifunctional media company. Our core work is providing an alternative media solution integrating our assets of postKards, mobile SMS/WAP push know-how and on-the-ground experience. We have worked with brands including H&M, American Airlines, Mini Cooper and Heineken. It’s a small, but rich-in-energy team and our clients enjoy that aspect of our business.

It's 2015, I'm in Shanghai: What am I reading about and what am I reading it on?
Firstly you will be reading it online! Or possibly on a postKard with it being the only surviving print media. It would read: “Sir Andrew Collins on how he did it.”