MEDIA RELEASE PR36589
The Gateway to Asia is in Berlin
BERLIN, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
- Asia-Pacific Weeks Close With the "InFashion" Fashion Performance
The Asia-Pacific Weeks Berlin 2009 are headed for a close. In the last 12 days, over 150 separate events
were held on this year's focus themes - mobility and energy - under the heading "Asia-Pacific: Partner for a
Common Future."
The business and science program with the specialist conferences "Global Mobility" and "Energy for the
Future," was attended by several experts, including Prof. Shi Dinghuan (Chairman of the Chinese Renewable
Energy Association), Raja Segran (Sr. Vice President - Europe & United Kingdom, Jet Airways), and Sheng-
Wei Wang (Chief Secretary of the Taipei City Department of Transportation). Among the highlights were a
panel discussion on "Asia's Urban Future" and the conference "India: Upswing despite the Crisis."
Among the cultural highlights were the performing-arts festival "Tokyo-Shibuya: The Next Generation" and
the exhibition "Paul Pfeiffer - The Saints." The total number of visitors to all events currently is about 20,000.
Several exhibitions will remain open to the public even after the APW, including Tadashi Kawamata's
exhibition "Berlin Tree Houses" and "What Makes India Urban?"
The Asia-Pacific Weeks were inaugurated in a celebration hosted by Klaus Wowereit, Berlin's governing
mayor, and will have their closing ceremony on October 18th in the House of World Cultures. This includes a
concert performed by Talvin Singh, the avant-garde Asian Underground musician, and the "InFashion" fashion
performance. As part of the latter, one Japanese, one Korean and two Berlin-based fashion designers will
showcase their collections.
According to Mayor Wowereit the Asia-Pacific Weeks Berlin 2009 were a success: "Thousands of scientists,
executives and artists from all over Europe, Asia and the Pacific region came together in our city. The APW
is coming to a close, but the gateway to Asia will remain in Berlin – and stay wide open!"
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SOURCE: Berlin Partner GmbH
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