Since 1992 Shanghai has recorded double-digit growth almost every year except during the global recession of 2008 and 2009.

However, the Shanghai location closed at the end of January 2008.

With track upgrades, service speeds have increased ; since 21 December 2008, a high-speed CRH2E sleeper train service even runs between Beijing and Shanghai.

* Fabrizio Ciano, 3º Conte di Cortellazzo e Buccari ( Shanghai, 1 October 1931 – San José, Costa Rica, 8 April 2008 ), married to Beatriz Uzcategui Jahn, without issue.

Shanghai was " suspended " in April 2008, and Sydney and Bali were dropped from the summer schedule of 2008.

Its promotion, however, is visible almost everywhere: in classroom posters, banners on the street, and electronic display boards for the preparation of the 2008 Olympics, and World Expo 2010 in Shanghai.

The Hu Administration is also credited with modernizing China's infrastructure, the launch of China's first manned spaceprobe, and the success of two international events: the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 Shanghai Expo.

On 2 October 2008, M & S opened its first mainland China shop in Shanghai.

The Chinese version has been published by Shanghai Baijia Publishing House in 2008, ISBN 978-7-80703-861-0.

On 17 June 2008, the Civil Aviation Administration of China announced that the 18 return flights available to Chinese airlines will be apportioned such that Air China and Hainan Airlines will fly to Taiwan from Beijing with four return flights and two return flights respectively ; China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines will fly from Shanghai to Taiwan with four return flights and two return flights respectively ; China Southern Airlines fly depart for Taiwan from Guangzhou for four return flights per week, and Xiamen Airlines will connect Xiamen with Taiwan with two weekly return flights.

* 12 December 2008: Produced and directed by Michael Darragh at Zhijiang Dream Factory, Shanghai, China.

During September 2005, Colin Davis conducted an orchestra which combined students from the Juilliard and London's Royal Academy of Music at the BBC Proms, and during 2008 the Juilliard Orchestra embarked on a successful tour of China, performing concerts as part of the Cultural Olympiad in Beijing, Suzhou, and Shanghai under the expert leadership of Maestro Xian Zhang.

Chinese officials carried out campaigns to reduce Chinglish in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the Expo 2010 in Shanghai.

Topping the 2008 list was the Shanghai World Financial Center in Shanghai, the then tallest building in the world according to the criteria of highest occupied floor, and home to the world's highest observation deck.

* 2008: Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai, China

Wong Kar-wai was the jury president of the 2008 Shanghai International Film Festival which was held from 14 – 22 June 2008.

He began the 2008 / 2009 season by qualifying for the main draw of the 2008 Northern Ireland Trophy and the 2008 Shanghai Masters, but lost in the first round against Barry Hawkins 3 – 5 and Mark King 4 – 5 respectively.

Furthermore, the university is ranked amongst both the UK's and world's Top 100 universities by the Shanghai Jiao Tong ( SJTU ) and Times Higher Education ( THE ) World University Rankings, and the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise found 41 submissions out of 49 of Sheffield's research to contain more than 50 % of " world-leading " and " internationally excellent " research, which made Sheffield among the Top Ten in the Russell Group.

It is currently the best ranked Argentine university in college and university rankings, present at number 197 of the Top Universities 2008 and at number 151-200 of the 2010 Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranking.

“ The Practice of Yin Shun ’ s Ren Jian Fo Jiao: A Case Study of Fu Yan College, Dharma Drum Mountain and Tzu Chi Buddhist Compassion Relief .” MA thesis, University of Calgary, 2008.

In June 2008, the Kiribati president Anote Tong said that the country has reached " the point of no return "; he added: " To plan for the day when you no longer have a country is indeed painful but I think we have to do that.

Tommei Tong resigned in early 2008 and Ken Yeung was appointed as the CEO of TOM Group since 26 March 2008.

At the inaugural 12th Johor State Assembly Seating in April 2008, a minor controversy erupted when one opposition member of parliament ( MP ), Gwee Tong Hiang, flouted dress regulations by appearing in a lounge suit and tie instead of the usual official attire and songkok.

He was replaced by Gaston Tong Sang after losing a vote of confidence on 15 April 2008, however.

* Ziya Tong ( 2008 – present )

# Aweil West County-Estimated Population ( 2008 )-166, 220-Garang Tong

This is due to open in October 2008, as will the Su Tong Bridge, which will connect Changshu with Nantong.

On August 26, 2008, Ly Tong rented a plane & pilot for travel.

When Lin released her new album at the end of 2008 it was remarked that many of her songs are about lost love and there was speculation about her breakup with rumored boyfriend, HK director Stanley Tong.

On 28 September 2008, the Kwun Tong Line and East Rail Line interchanging gates were removed.

Ultra Music Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary March 28 – 29, 2008 with performances by Tiesto, Underworld, Justice, Paul Van Dyk, Carl Cox, Armin Van Buuren, MSTRKRFT, Deadmau5, Annie Mac, Eric Prydz, Ferry Corsten, Calvin Harris, Moby, The Crystal Method, Boys Noize, Benny Benassi, Armand Van Helden, Duck Sauce, David Guetta, Jes, Enur, Pete Tong, Jackal & Hyde and Rabbit in the Moon.

In the elections on January 27 and February 10, 2008, the To Tatou Ai ' a ( Our Land ) party led by Gaston Tong Sang, Mayor of Bora Bora, won 29 seats out of the 66 possible but not the overall majority.

| 24977 Tongzhan || || Tong Zhan, American 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair ( ISEF ) winner

Banknotes signed by BCCS Chairman Richard Hu ( September 1999 ), MAS Chairman PM and Minister of Finance ( until December 2007 ) Lee Hsien Loong ( polymer version May 2004, paper version May 2005 ) and MAS Chairman Goh Chok Tong ( polymer version, January 2008 ) are currently in general circulation.

* John Tong Hon ( 13 September 1996-30 January 2008 )

According to the Congressional Quarterly Press ' 2008 City Crime Rankings: Crime in Metropolitan America, Virginia Beach, Virginia ranks 311th in violent crime amount 385 cities containing more than 75, 000 inhabitants.

In 2007, Clarkstown was once again named the second safest city in the United States, in the 14th annual " 2007 – 2008 City Crime Rankings " published by CQ Press – formally known as Morgan Quitno, a unit of Congressional Quarterly Inc.

In 2008, Clarkstown was named the sixth safest city in the United States in the 15th annual " 2008 – 2009 City Crime Rankings " published by CQ Press.

In 2008 the THE-QS World University Rankings rated University of Liverpool 99th best in the world, and 137th best worldwide in 2009.

* The best university in the state of Iowa – U. S. News & World Report Best College Rankings, 2008 edition

Rankings include 7th in the 2009 – 10 Law School 100 rankings, 28th in the world by the QS World University Rankings by Subject: Law, 13th in the 2009 U. S. News and World Report, and its master of laws, or LL. M., program ranked 1st in the 2011, 2010, 2008 and 2006 AUAP rankings.

* University Rankings – University of Basel ( 2008 )

The 2008 Times Higher Education Supplement World University Rankings ranked Hunan University as follows:

In March 2008 the team reached an all-time high of third in the IRB World Rankings.

The School is ranked 3rd in Australia and Asia and 57th in the world for its full-time MBA program ( Economist Intelligence Unit, Which MBA ?, 2008 Global Full-Time MBA Rankings ), in the top 3 business schools in Australia and New Zealand and among Asia's 15 best schools ( Asia Inc, 2003 ).

As of 2008, Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots has received a compilation score of 88 % on both Game Rankings and Metacritic.

* Harnad, S. ( 2008 ) Validating Research Performance Metrics Against Peer Rankings.

* Link by Link-Now Professors Get Their Star Rankings, Too, a New York Times article ( June 2008 )

In June 2008, he reached his highest ever ranking, sixth, in the Official World Golf Rankings with his victory at the Travelers Championship in suburban Hartford.

Otherwise known as the " Flying Fijians ," the team gained No 9 in the IRB World Rankings after defeating Wales to enter the 2007 Rugby World Cup but slid down No 11 as a result of losses in the 2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup.

At the Olympics in Beijing in 2008 she placed 13th and in the World Championship Rankings of the year 2009 she was the number 8 among 106 female elite triathletes, so for more than 15 years Magali Di Marco Messmer has now been a match for the best elite triathletes of the world.

In 2008 the university entered the THE-QS World University Rankings for the top 500 universities in the world.

Karlsson's second victory of 2006 at the Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe in July helped him reach the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings and in 2008 he entered the top 25.

Whilst he has reached 5th in the World Rankings and performed consistently well in the World Championship ( reaching the semi-final in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008 ), he has not yet won a major tournament as a member of the PDC.

In February 2008, Le Roy led Ghana to 14th position in the FIFA World Rankings, their highest position ever, but quit the post in May 2008.