Row over 'pathetic' World City funding

Evening News - Scotland;  November 17, 2004 ;   IAN SWANSON;   564 words ......on Edinburgh's new status as the first World City of Literature. Scottish Nationalist Lothians...promote the Capital. Edinburgh was named a World City of Literature last month - six months...had been allocated to capitalise on the World City of Literature status, he said he was...

HK to make efforts for building Asia's world city

Xinhua News Agency;  June 11, 2003 ;     275 words ...HK to make efforts for building Asia's world city HONG KONG, June 11 (Xinhua) -- To be Asia's world city, Hong Kong has to work on it and make...remarks during a motion debate on "Asia's World City" moved by the Hon Abraham SHEK in the...

Specification of the World City Network.

Geographical Analysis;  April 1, 2001 ;   Taylor, Peter J.;   787 words ......in the literature. In this paper the world city network is identified as an unusual form...through cities who are the prime actors in world city network formation. This process is formally...short conclusion the relevance of this world city network specification for both theory...

Shanghai's prospect to reemerge as a World City: WB vice president

Xinhua News Agency;  May 16, 2005 ;     423 words ...Shanghai's prospect to reemerge as a World City: WB vice president SHANGHAI, May 16...is undoubtedly eager to step into the world city parade, and the municipality has already...that Shanghai is at the 13th position in World City ranking list, a similar position to that...

THE "BIG BEIJING" WOULD BE " WORLD CITY"

AsiaInfo Services;  October 25, 2001 ;     291 words ......25-2001 The "Big Beijing" Would be " World City" CHINA, Oct 25, 2001 (AsiaPort via COMTEX...explicitly launched the construction target of world city. On the conference which was held in...Beijing. They offered that developing world city is the strategic selection of one country...

LETTER : Making of a world city

The Independent - London;  January 6, 1996 ;   GEORGE ATKINSON;   149 words ......as "trump cards" in the making of a "world city". He should add public and specialist...British Library at St Pancras. But no world city has the range and quality of specialist...and scholarship, good libraries make a world city as much as good restaurants and good...

World City America, Inc.

Marine Log;  March 1, 2000 ;     59 words ...World City America, Inc., New York, has selected Oceanic Consulting Corporation...250,000 gross tons and costing $1.2 billion, the ship, dubbed America World City, would have a 6,200-passenger and 2,400-staff capacity. This project has...

Letter: Livingstone's vision of London as a world city

The Independent - London;  July 3, 2002 ;   Richard Rogers;   285 words ......strengthen London's reputation as a world city". This seems a particularly perverse...make London an exemplary sustainable world city, by accommodating the city's projected...competitive, inclusive and sustainable world city. We have some serious problems that will...

Kolkata bids to become Unesco's World City of Literature

The Hindustan Times;  February 8, 2008 ;     257 words ......has thrown its hat in the ring for the World City of Literature title bestowed by Unesco...formally launch its bid for Unesco's coveted World City of Literature title. Scotland's capital...the only city designated by Unesco as a World City of Literature under its Creative Cities...

QLD: Caution urged in World City travel agent dealings

AAP General News (Australia);  April 21, 1999 ;     186 words ......Australia) 04-21-1999 QLD: Caution urged in World City travel agent dealings BRISBANE, April...dealings with Queensland travel agents World City Travel, state Consumer Affairs Commissioner...licence being cancelled last November. World City Travel was recently sold to Conmoto Pty...

Edinburgh bids to be first World City of Literature

Xinhua News Agency;  October 13, 2004 ;     358 words ...Edinburgh bids to be first World City of Literature LONDON, Oct. 13 (Xinhua...arm UNESCO to be awarded as the first World City of Literature and thus serve as a model...literature across the world" if named as World City of Literature. Celebrated figures from...

Shanghai aims to become a world city: mayor

Xinhua News Agency;  November 3, 2002 ;     217 words ...Shanghai aims to become a world city: mayor SHANGHAI, Nov. 3 (Xinhua...possible for Shanghai to become a world city capable of showcasing the country...focusing on ways to build Shanghai as a world city. The annual forum was initiated...

World City Corp. (World City Corporation A/S) (Around the State: Central)

Florida Trend;  June 1, 1990 ;   Sharp, Janice G.;   58 words ...World City Corp. * Port Canaveral officials announced that World City Corp. of Oslo, Norway, plans to bring the largest cruise ship in the world to Port Canaveral. The 5,600-passenger ship is yet to be built. Carnival Cruise Lines Inc. of Miami...

SORRY BRUM - YOU'RE NOT A 'WORLD CITY' Anger over think tank snub

Evening Mail;  April 8, 1998 ;   CHRIS MORLEY;   402 words ......suggested might join the capital as a "world city", Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cardif Manchester...next ten years. Profile She said: "A world city has the ability to market itself globally...capitals. Within the UK only London has true World City status at present, but we view Cardif...

SORRY BRUM - YOU'RE NOT A 'WORLD CITY' Anger over think tank snub.

Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  April 8, 1998 ;     400 words ......suggested might join the capital as a world city , Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cardif Manchester...the next ten years. Profile She said: A world city has the ability to market itself globally...capitals. Within the UK only London has true World City status at present, but we view Cardif...