Around Tokyo Office

Everyone who comes on a business trip to Polyplastics' (PPC) headquarters in Tokyo says "I want to go to Akihabara!"
Anyone who is interested in Japan or who has been to Japan knows about Akihabara!

Akihabara is one of the leading electronics shopping districts in the world. And now there are a lot of stores in Akihabara that sell Japanese comics (manga) and products related to Japanese TV cartoons and animated movies (anime), so it's also a district that attracts "otaku" (dedicated fans of comics and cartoons) from all over the world.

But that's not the only attraction of "Akiba!" There are also lots of interesting souvenir shops—many are duty-free shops—for tourists from foreign countries. You can find everything from basic Japanese-style souvenirs to state-of-the-art products. Whatever you're looking for, you'll find it at Akiba!

Because so many tourists from all over the world visit Akihabara, there are free tours by English-speaking guides and information centers where you can get information about the area in English. So you don't have to speak Japanese to enjoy this fascinating shopping district.

It takes only 15 minutes by train to get to Akihabara from Shinagawa Station, which is the station closest to PPC's Tokyo headquarters. So no matter how busy you are on your business trip, you can easily go and stroll around this world-famous tourist spot.
Next time you're at PPC, why not visit Akihabara!

Around Fuji Plant

The most famous sight in Fuji City is Mt. Fuji, which is Japan's number one mountain. One good place to view Mt. Fuji is from the Fuji Plant.

The best place at the plant to view Mt. Fuji is from the sixth floor of POM Plant DU-5. To get there, you need someone to take you and you need to wear a helmet. An elevator has been installed, so it's easy to go up to the sixth floor.
If the weather is good when you come to Fuji City, why not take up the challenge of getting a great view of Mt. Fuji.

Kuantan, the capital city to Pahang, which is the largest state in Peninsular Malaysia compromising a land area of 3,596,585 hectares, Kuantan was originally known as Teruntum in the mid 19th century, owing to its location at the mouth of the Teruntum River. Today, it projects all the characteristics of a modern commercial activity and investors' interest. This was the result of Pahang shifting its focus to include the development of high technology industry and tourism.

Shopping malls, such as latest East Coast Mall, Mega Mall, GIANT Hypermarket and Kuantan Parade, house local and international brands in clothing, footwear, household goods, electrical and electronics, stationary, computing, restaurants and much more. Food, a tradition and "art' form revered by all Malaysians, ranges from a local to western and Japanese delicacies and cuisine, to tantalize discerning taste buds. In addition to restaurants, a myriad of local delights can also be obtained from open-air stalls, characterized by simple table settings, festive-like surroundings, inexpensive meals and patrons from all walks of life.

Kuantan serves as base to some of esteem golf clubs, such as the established Pahang Royal Golf Club and the prestigious , 18-hole Astana Golf Resort.

Kuantan is conveniently located near some of the more popular beaches. Cherating, Teluk Chempedak, Balok and Chendor offer a myriad of beach resorts, chalets and water sports.

Following the shift of its focus to industrialization, Kuantan has continuously improved on utilities, amenities and residential development. Experiencing major focus is the development of the housing sector, especially apartments, bungalows, detached, demi-detached and terraced homes, not just for Kuantan locals but for expatriates and their families. The more prestigious residential offerings include the Sejahtera Condominium (where all our PAP expatriates are staying), Kuantan Tembeling Resort, Bukit Pelindung and Indera Mahkota. These developments are largely integrated, providing residents with a wide range of services, facilities and recreational opportunities. For those on business or short stints, there are numerous international hotels chains serving quality accommodation and hospitality, such as Hyatt Regency, Swiss Garden Resort, M.S. Garden Hotel, Grand Continental Hotel and many more.

With foreign investments being continuously encouraged in Pahang, it has been deemed necessary to provide international school education to expatriate's children. This has been met with the establishment of the International School of Kuantan. Established in 1996, the school is a melting pot for national, language and religion, with pupils from Japan, USA and Europe.

Construction of the 169-kilometers East-Coast Highway completed in 2005 is creating another quicker accessibility to other parts of Malaysia for those residing in Kuantan. This road network will creat a connection between Kuala Lumpur, Kuantan, Kuantan Port and the wide national grid through the North-South Expressway.

The Kuantan Airport accommodates air traffic from all around Malaysia and operates flight daily from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and vice versa. It also operates flights between Kuantan and Singapore, and between Kuantan and Penang on certain days.

The fervor of industrial growth, added with increasing interest from investors overseas, has fuelled the modernization of Kuantan. This has seen its transformation from quiet town to a thriving metropolitan city. Today, Kuantan strikes a favorable balance between the modern and scenic, creating an ideal living environs, as making for a good business and tourism destination.

If someone from another country is to come to the Singapore for a business trip and wants to go sightseeing after a meeting at Suntec City, Suntec Cityoffers many sightseeing spots which are near the area. The fact that Suntec City is located at a central location of Singapore makes it easy for the government to create sightseeing spots for tourists who are visiting Singapore. As such, people who have meetings in Singapore find it very convenient to visit some of the attractions of Singapore.

Right at the heart of Suntec City, you can find the Fountain of Wealth, the largest man-made fountain in the world. It is an attraction for tourists and locals alike as it is believed that making a few rounds around the Fountain of Wealth and touching the water can bring wealth to a person. The Fountain of Wealth is a more beautiful sight at night as the laser show and music start to play at about 8pm every night. Aside from the Fountain of Wealth, a Koi Garden as well as a Bonsai Garden is located at Suntec City. The Koi Garden is an oasis within the shopping mall as listening to the sound of the flowing water is a therapeutic experience which all would enjoy. The Koi Garden is a beautiful Japanese landscaped pool with colourful koi found in the waters. Also, the Bonsai Garden located in Suntec City is also a place of greenery, where you can relax your mind, soul and body. It is filled with the beauty as well as the serenity of the Suzhou Gardens in China.

In addition to all these attractions, you can also take the DUCKtours or the HiPPOtours which brings you out of Suntec City, to around Singapore city. The DUCKtours gives you a chance to ride on a genuine Military Amphibious craft and 60 minutes of tour around the City and Harbour. The HiPPO tours contain an open top bus tour around the City, allowing you to see the old and new of Singapore.

PCL office is located in the district called Causeway Bay, one of the most crowded commercial and shopping centers in Hong Kong Island. If you take about Causeway Bay, people will think of "shopping" without any hesitation. For sure, in front of our office, it's the "Time Square", the most famous shopping mall in Hong Kong. Throughout the year, there are many events going on the spacious square there - movie premises, song album release signing events, various theme exhibitions, Christmas & new year celebration and countdown etc. etc. If you are lucky enough, you maybe able to see your favorite stars there!

Besides that there is a district called Happy Valley, where the world renowned race course is located. I would recommend Happy Valley Racecourse to those who want to enjoy exciting moments.

Happy Valley Racecourse:
Attending a race meeting under the dazzling lights of the Happy Valley Racecourse is an opportunity to capture the essence and the vitality of Hong Kong Chinese culture. This magnificent course has been the home of Hong Kong racing ever since the first meeting held on a strip of reclaimed marshland in 1846. To enjoy all the action of this spectacle, join a "Come Horseracing Tour" during the annual Sept-June horseracing season. Today, the track is ultra-sophisticated with computerized betting and races broadcast live on gigantic screens. Night racing was introduced in 1973 and was an immediate success. For sheer excitement and the opportunity to rub shoulders with the locals, nothing beats a night at the races in Happy Valley. The nearby Hong Kong Racing Museum offers a fascinating glimpse of the sport's exciting history.

Next time when you visit PCL and by chance if it is a Wednesday night, let's visit Happy Valley. There are potentially huge rewards if you are lucky enough. Please remember, night horseracing will only be available on Wednesday nights.

Our company is located in Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone of Pudong New District, Shanghai Ocean Aquarium is around our office and recommendable.

The Aquarium has a total built in area of 20, 500 square meters. It has eight exhibition sections displaying over 14,000 marine organisms of more than 300 species from different places of the world. As one of the longest ones in the world, the 120-meter-long submarine sightseeing tunnel enables the tourists to have a wonderful look at the mysterious seabed and the its treasures from different angles.

For visitors to Shanghai Ocean Aquarium, your fascinating "round the world" underwater journey begins from the Yangtze River in China, then on to the mysterious flooded forest of the Amazon in South America. Next you will find yourselves at the mangroves and billabongs of Australia. You will then meander through the rivers of Africa before arriving at the rainforests of Southeast Asia. Brave the cold as you go through the icy waters of the Antarctic. The last leg of your journey will take you from the sandy shores to the depths of the ocean.

At Shanghai Ocean Aquarium they also offer various educational tours which are suitable for both local and international students between the ages of 13-18years old. The tours include a wide range of exciting activities that include the following:
- Guided tour of the aquarium
- Touch pool activities
- Observing marine animals during the night
- Viewing of marine-life related videos
- Bilingual talks & interactive activities
- DIY art and craft lessons
- Interactive games

At Shanghai Ocean Aquarium, we welcome you to the biggest aquarium in Shanghai and one of the most beautiful ones in the world. Since its opening in February 2002, Shanghai Ocean Aquarium has received more than 1 million visitors every year from within China and all over the world.

Famous for its special scenery of coral reef, Cing Shuei Yan is located on the Phoenix Mountain in Tantou Village, Linyuan Township. From our Ta Fa plant, it only takes in 10 minutes to arrive there by car, about seven to eight kilometers away.

In Cing Shuei Yan, there are some giant coral caves formed by tidal erosion, which is also recommended to visit. Nowadays these caves have been developed and called as "Taoyuan Cave", "Nianfo Cave", and "Longpan Cave". Visitors can carefully carry the self-made lantern, bending down, and walk or crawl within the caves which zigzag forward as if they were endless. To local people, it's a place to venture as childhood beautiful memory.

In this area, trees are tall and green. In the hot summer, people can play chess or brew up tea under the shade of the tree. They can not only feel cool but also have great moods. There are also some stone stairways and pathways on the mountain connecting each spot, which are the good places for local people to go mountain climbing or have some exercise.

Climbing up to Cing Shuei Yan, you can have an overlook and enjoy the spacious scenery, as well as to look far in the distance at Liuchiu, which is surrounded by the ocean. At sunrise or at sunset, the view is different but similarly beautiful. You can also see Linyuan Petrochemical Park, which is situated on the outlet of Gaoping River. When the nightfalls, twinkling lights just make up a magnificent castle on the sea. The view is spectacular and mysterious.

There is an old temple "Cing Shuei Temple" at the foot of mountain. It has been 342 years until now since the temple was established in 1666 A.D. Buddha and Bodhisattva are worshiped inside. It was said that there was a mountain spring beside the temple and the water was so clear this was how the temple was named after. "Cing Shuei Temple" is very solemn and popular, so it has become the religious center in Linyuan area together with WangGong Temple.

Hope you will like the brief introduction and we may have chances to travel together in the near future.

By L. C. Yan of IE Section

Siam Niramit is a famous theatre where show of Thai dance in the theme "Journey to the Enchanted Kingdom of Siam". There are divided into three acts.

Lanna

Act 1 is the theme of Journey back into history that separated for four scenes. Scene1 is the topic of the ancient Kingdom of Lanna. Scene2 is the topic of the south sea which traders from overseas came to make business negotiation local people. Scene3 is the topic of Heritage of the Khmer civilization and I-san (Northeast) traditional cultural. Scene4 is the topic of the central plains - Ayutthaya, the mighty capital.

Himapaan Forest

Act 2 is the theme of Journey beyond imagination: the three worlds (Hell, Himapaan and Heaven). Despite the diverse cultures and livelihood, Thai people are all bound by common belief in the religious principle of the Law of Karma. The good deeds or bad deeds in this world will result in merit of suffering in the next life.

Loy Kratong Festival

Act 3 is the theme of Journey through joyous festivals. This act describes about Buddhists' belief; to go to heaven, one must gather merit on earth. Thus, Thai culture is full of a wide variety of merit-making festivals, which combine religious ceremony with joyful celebrations. For example, Song Kran, Phi Dtaa Khon, and Loy Krathong festivals.

You will acknowledge about Thai cultural and life of people. The show is attractive for all audiences.

How to get there? It is very easy; you can go by MDRT and get off at Thailand Cultural Centre station.

People may feel chagrined at crossing the Yangtze River to PTM for business trip before. It costs you 4 hours from Shanghai Airport to PTM by the ferry. But now it is faster to Nantong by Sutong Bridge. The Sutong Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the Yangtze River in People's Republic of China between Nantong and Changshu, a satellite city of Suzhou, in Jiangsu province. With a span of 1,088 metres, it is the cable-stayed bridge with the longest main span in the world. Its two side-spans are 300 meters each, and there are also four small cable spans. Two towers of bridge are 306 meters high and thus second tallest in the world. Overall the bridge length is 8,206 meters. Construction began in June 2003 and bridge was linked up in June 2007. The bridge was opened to traffic on May 25, 2008 and was officially opened on the 30th June, 2008. Construction has been estimated to cost about US$1.7 billion. The completion of the bridge makes the commute between Shanghai and Nantong, originally completed through ferry route, shorten to about an hour. It brings Nantong one step closer to becoming an important part of the Yangtze River Delta economic zone, and has further attracted foreign investors into the city. The bridge is also pivotal in the development of poorer northern Jiangsu regions.

Yangkou Port, located at the northern reaches of the Yangtze River Delta, Rudong County, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province of China, has been found to be suitable for the construction of a deep-water port capable of berthing cargo vessels of 100,000 to 200,000dwt after 20 years' scientific research by famous CAS Academicians. It possesses qualification of a deepwater seaport; has rich land resources; holds abundant underground water resources; carries on water-railway, water-road, and water-water transport system; and has gas turbine plant and wind-power which can provide enough power resources for the portside industry. All these provide superior advantages for the development of Yangkou Port. Yangkou Port, the 'River-Ocean Pearl', harbors unlimited opportunities and embraces bright future. It will be a shining pearl along the southern Yellow Sea in the near future