A massive crowd gathered on Saturday evening at Shanghai's Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street to watch the floats parade and performances marking the opening of the 35th Shanghai Tourism Festival. This year, a total of 25 performance teams and 25 colorful floats joined the opening ceremony. ( read original story ...)
Cebu gov told to pay bank $700,000 in damages
Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia may have to hand over some $700,000 (about P39 million) to a bank after the Supreme Court rejected her petition challenging the alias writ of ... ( read original story ...)
China finance hub Shanghai braces for potentially devastating typhoon
Shanghai, China’s financial hub, has closed its seaports and canceled more than 600 flights as it braces for what may be the strongest tropical storm to hit the city in 75 years. ( read original story ...)
SC orders Cebu governor to settle bank debt
The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia to settle her debt to a foreign bank as it denied her petition to block the order for her to pay. In a 12-page decision promulgated in ... ( read original story ...)
11 flights from Singapore to China affected as Typhoon Bebinca approaches Shanghai
Some of the affected departures from Singapore include China Eastern Airlines’ MU898 to Hangzhou, MU6018, MU568 and MU566 to Shanghai, Air China’s CA826 to Shanghai, Singapore Airlines’ SQ836 to ... ( read original story ...)
Approaching Typhoon Bebinca disrupts transportation in Shanghai
The approaching Typhoon Bebinca has led to flight cancellations over Shanghai and the suspension of passenger ferry operations in the city Shanghai R ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai shuts flights, halts train services as Typhoon Bebinca approaches
Shanghai shuts air, sea and major ground transport as it prepares for what could be the strongest storm since 1949. ( read original story ...)