An Australian currency brokerage says up to 20 staff at its Shanghai office have been held against their will since Wednesday afternoon (local time) in an alleged extortion attempt. A representative of Sydney-based brokerage Union Standard Group Forex ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai Airlines brings back local dialect
Shanghai Airlines has reintroduced cabin announcements in the Shanghai dialect on selected flights, following suggestions from passengers. The prerecorded messages will initially be played only on flights from Taipei and Kunming, Yunnan province, to ... ( read original story ...)
Aus brokerage says staff held in Shanghai
Up to 50 investors have intruded into the central Shanghai offices of an Australian currency brokerage and are holding some of its staff against their will, in protest against losses made on currency trades, the brokerage says. The incident is the latest ... ( read original story ...)
Australian brokerage says staff being held in Shanghai office
SHANGHAI/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Up to 50 investors have intruded into the central Shanghai offices of an Australian currency brokerage and are holding some of its staff against their will, in protest against losses made on currency trades, the brokerage said ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Baidu, JD.com to join others investing $12 billion in state-owned China Unicom – sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Baidu Inc and JD.com will join other big Chinese technology firms to jointly invest about $12 billion in the Shanghai-listed unit of China Unicom, the weakest of three big state-owned telecoms firms, two people with direct knowledge ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai records highest temperature in 145 yrs; red alert on
Shanghai today recorded its highest temperature in 145 years at 40.9 degrees Celsius with authorities issuing a red alert for China's economic hub which is reeling under an intense heatwave. The previous record high temperature of 40.8 degrees Celsius was ... ( read original story ...)
China aims to become world leader in AI, challenges U.S. dominance
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has outlined plans to become a world-leader in artificial intelligence by 2025, laying down a challenge to U.S. dominance in the sector amid heightened international tensions over military applications of the technology. ( read original story ...)