Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation are Official Finalist Supporter platinum sponsors of Jeju Island in the New7Wonders of Nature campaign. Announcing the sponsorship, the President of Hyundai Motor Company, Mr. Chung Jin Haeng, said "Hyundai and Kia's sponsoring of Jeju Island in the New7Wonders of Nature is part of…
New7Wonders launches SMS voting in Bangladesh: government targets 1 billion votes for Sundarbans
Bangladesh is one of the world leaders in providing mobile telephone access for its large population, and many of the country's mobile companies are pioneers in this field. In an innovative partnership with New7Wonders, the leading mobile provider, Teletalk Bangladesh Limited, in partnership with the nation's other mobile companies,…
Jeju and Jordan compete and co-operate
The 35,224 fans who watched last Sunday's football game between South Korea and Jordan in the World Cup Stadium in Seoul saw the local team win 3-1. That was the competition. But there was also co-operation in the form of an announcement of mutual support for two of the Finalists…
Hope, computer literacy and democracy come to Khayelitsha township
"The mountain belongs to everyone," said Fiona Furey, Campaign Manager with the South African New7Wonders of Nature Finalist, Table Mountain. "Everyone should have the opportunity to vote for it." She was speaking in Cape Town's Khayelitsha township at the launch of a computer literacy initiative organized in partnership with Silulo…
Our natural world as an OLED globe
Look behind a television screen, a computer monitor or a mobile phone display and you'll find an OLED. A what? An Organic Light Emitting Diode, that's what. Simply put, an OLED is a light-emitting diode in which a film of organic compounds emit light in response to an electric…
The dugong is doing well in Bu Tinah Island
The dugong may not be the world's prettiest creature, but it is one of the most valuable because it is the last remaining representative of the Dugongidae family. The dugong faces extinction in many parts of the world, but there is hope. In fact, it is doing very well in…
Facebook app for Australian New7Wonders of Nature Finalists
The Australian government agency responsible for marketing the country as a travel destination, Tourism Australia, has launched a Facebook application to generate support for Uluru and the Great Barrier Reef Finalists in the New7Wonder of Nature campaign. The app invites fans of the SeeAustralia Facebook page to upload images and…
Puerto Princesa: A carbon-neutral city
"Today I am pleased to announce that based on its greenhouse gas inventory, Puerto Princesa City is the first carbon-neutral city in the Philippines." So said Fr. Jose Ramon T. Villarin, President of Ateneo de Manila University and a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He was speaking…
Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 becomes Official Finalist Supporter platinum sponsor of Iguazu Falls, Argentina
Zurich/Switzerland, 15 June 2011: Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 , one of the world's leading airport operator companies, is now an Official Finalist Supporter platinum sponsor of Iguazu Falls, Argentina, in the New7Wonders of Nature campaign. Announcing the sponsorship, New7Wonders Director Jean-Paul de la Fuente said: "We welcome AA2000 on board as a…
Table Mountain starts Township initiative
Fiona Furey, Campaign Manager with the South African New7Wonders of Nature Finalist, Table Mountain, is excited. She's just about to start an initiative to coincide with Youth Day in South Africa that will combine computer literacy with awareness of the New7Wonders of Nature campaign. Youth Day, by…