Shanghai will offer financial incentives and greater access to government-led projects for foreign-invested research and development centers as it bids to turn itself into technology and innovation center. Foreign investors are encouraged to set up R&D ... ( read original story ...)
Millennials Are Helping Jack Ma’s Financing Firm Become a Debt Giant
Few questions were asked when Miuki Wang, a graduate student in Shanghai, got a 10,000 yuan loan for a trip to London this summer in a matter of seconds, all through an app on her smartphone. Ant Financial approved her request at 14.6 percent annual ... ( read original story ...)
Markets up in Asia, Europe as financial leaders back easy money
India’s Sensex picked up 0.6 per cent to 32,612.52, but the Shanghai Composite index slipped 0.4 per cent to 3,378.47. Shares in Southeast Asia were higher. GLOBAL FINANCE: Finance ministers declared the recovery from the 2008 financial crisis incomplete ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai unveils steps to attract foreign R&D centers
Shanghai authorities have rolled out new measures to woo more foreign-funded research and development centers to the city as part of the efforts to transform it into a global technological innovation hub by 2030. According to the 15-article policy ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai Theater, Shows & Musicals
Combining traditional Chinese acrobatic arts with cutting edge technology, the “ERA – Intersection of Time” show is a multi-million dollar acrobatics ... Your evening tour of Shanghai begins by attending an astounding performance by the Shanghai ... ( read original story ...)
NYU Shanghai admits over 1,500 students
SHANGHAI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai New York University (NYU Shanghai) has admitted more than 1,500 students from 68 countries, it announced Monday, a day after its fifth anniversary. The university has enrolled 300 students annually from 2013 to 2016 ... ( read original story ...)
Australian sport chiefs head to Shanghai in bid to crack Chinese market
Heads of Australian sports bodies will meet with with Chinese representatives Port Adelaide's match in Shanghai attracted new sponsors Experts warn the Chinese market is difficult to tap The heads of Tennis Australia and the National Basketball League ... ( read original story ...)