Security patrols have been stepped up along Shanghai's scenic Bund area to stop people from camping there, as tourists and residents seek cooler places to escape the ongoing heat wave.[Ren Guoqiang/For China Daily] Security patrols have been stepped up ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai stocks set for 6th week of gains; Hong Kong falls
The Shanghai market, home to big-cap companies ... AIA, which hit a record high on Thursday, fell nearly 2 percent, as some investors believe the 42 percent surge in new business during the first half had already been priced in. Tencent also fell, taking ... ( read original story ...)
You’ll soon save an hour on China’s Beijing-Shanghai bullet train … but there’s a catch
Bullet trains between Beijing and Shanghai will be even faster in just over a month, but it could mean fewer services, according to one railway expert. When the new Fuxing trains go into service along the route in September they will be operating at the ... ( read original story ...)
Pompidou Centre To Open Satellite Gallery In Shanghai
Centre Pompidou Shanghai will show around 20 exhibitions over five years in a wing of the new West Bund Art Museum, in the cultural district of China’s vast commercial capital. The Museum was designed by the British architect David Chipperfield The ... ( read original story ...)
New TV show aims to unite Shanghai’s ‘new social class’
A talk show will showcase Shanghai's emerging "new social class" and their take on social issues. "Shanghai New Force," which will be aired on Oriental Financial Pudong Channel on Saturdays at 9 pm, is a talk show format program featuring experts from the ... ( read original story ...)
350 km/h :China tests maximum speed of Beijing-Shanghai bullet train
China began testing its new high-speed bullet train, Fuxing, on Thursday which is set to run between Beijing and Shanghai at speeds of up to 350 kilometers per hour. Connecting the Chinese capital with its major financial and trade hub, the Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai Book Fair Returns to Advance Domestic Titles and Local Book Retailers
"It worked and boosted the whole industry," he said." Now, new bookstores are also emerging in Shanghai." "In recent years, China has carried out plenty of effective national measures as well, including tax exemption and special fund investments ... ( read original story ...)