Banks are banking on startups as new growth drivers

Earlier this year, Zhang's startup was extended a 60-million-yuan (US$9.02 million) line of unsecured and guarantee-free credit from Shanghai HuaRui Bank. The bank, the first local private lender which was set up in 2015, has been exploring the segmented ... ( read original story ...)

Xi, top China party officials, make symbolic visit to Shanghai

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Days after taking over as China's leader ... "It's a reinstatement of the commitment of the party in this so-called 'new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics' that they would stick to original values of the founding fathers. ( read original story ...)

Mother Enters Asia in Deal With Shanghai Shop

In the last couple years, the New York office has laid off staff and seen a number of senior management changes. Now, Wall says, "the U.S. is starting to motor again." Adding Asia offices in Shanghai and Singapore is likely to be the last time Mother ... ( read original story ...)

Xi ally Li Qiang named Shanghai party boss: Xinhua

BEIJING (Reuters) - Li Qiang, an ally of Chinese President Xi Jinping, has been named the top Communist Party official in Shanghai, replacing Han Zheng who last week joined the elite Politburo Standing Committee, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday. ( read original story ...)

Shanghai Orchestra Academy Starts Worldwide…

The SOA, an important educational partnership between the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic, boasts a faculty consisting of leading musicians from the two symphony orchestras, complemented by professors from the Shanghai ... ( read original story ...)