China

Identity card Formalities: Passport valid for 6 months after date of entry + visa. Currency: the yuan (CNY). 1 euro = 8.2 yuan (May 2012). Time difference: +6 hours in summer, +7 hours in winter. Area code: +86 (China), 10 (Beijing), 27 (Wuhan), 23 (Chongqing). Getting there Air France...

A Chinese version of the conquest of the West is being re-enacted in Chongqing, almost 2,000 km from Beijing. With a population of 32 million living in an area of 82400 km², Chongqing is the most densely populated city in the world. These extraordinary dimensions are in fact maintained by...

Establishing itself as the new economic centre of southern China is one thing. Establishing this new prestige with dignity is quite another. And one that requires a real helping hand to turn some very exotic ingredients to good account. Three in all: an international event, a new business district and, in the process, a monument...

Looking at the figures announced, Expo 2010 is big. In fact, it's the biggest of all the Universal Exhibitions ever organised, with all the superlatives: the longest duration (184 days), one of the biggest budgets (3 billion euros), the largest surface area (528 hectares), the largest number of participants (192 countries,...

In front of the impressive urban forest of the Pudong district, everyone can see the extent of Shanghai's new ambitions. The host city of the 2010 Universal Exhibition has undertaken a host of projects, not least the renovation of the famous Bund: it is adorning itself and preparing to become the London of Asia, the showcase of the...

How did you become a specialist in Franco-Chinese law in Shanghai? Bruno Lefébure - Originally a lawyer at the Paris Bar, I arrived in China in 2000, then returned to Paris to set up a department to handle Chinese investment in France. I came back to Shanghai in 2009 to help French companies...