Society: New think tank lays foundation for building sector

An institute focused on the innovation and development of the construction industry was established on Friday at Tongji University, Shanghai, and is expected to become one of the top think tanks for the sector. The Center of Innovation and Development in Construction, which was created following calls by the central government to achieve sustainable development in the industry, will be responsible for driving change in management, methodology and solutions related to the sector. “China’s construction sector has had a limited adoption of innovation and modern technology,” said Wu Zhiqiang, vice-president of Tongji University. “It is time for industrial experts from universities and corporations to take a more proactive role in the transformation of the industry.” Japanese Aggression (1931-45). Robin Lung, director of

will bring the film to four US cities:

San Francisco,

Washington, Oakland in northern

California and

San Pedro in southern California to educate the public in the United States about the war. The film depicts Lung’s journey to rediscover a previously lost color documentary produced by Chinese-American playwright Li Ling-Ai from 1937 to 1940. It is about a fourth generation Chinese American digging into their own culture.