Alibaba Group has led a $300 million round of investment in Yiguo.com ... is the e-commerce giant’s fourth investment in Shanghai Yiguo E-Commerce Co. Ltd. Alibaba has in recent years been aggressively expanding its groceries and household product ... ( read original story ...)
Made by SAIC MAXUS: Unveiling of the command vehicles in the grand parade marking the 90th founding anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army
SHANGHAI, August 4, 2017-- Ninety years ago, a new independent people force led by the Communist Party of China was born. This army grew up in the smoke of gunpowder, experienced a series of warfare as well as military reform in the peaceful era. ( read original story ...)
Starbucks marks new era in China with employee forum
The partners were led in a group coffee tasting by the new Shanghai Roastery team and Schultz and others went into the audience to greet partners and answer questions during a Q&A. ( read original story ...)
METALS-Metals bide time amid bearish China, U.S. economic data
SHANGHAI LEAD, NICKEl: ShFE lead and nickel were up 0.24 percent and 0.05 percent respectively, while tin was 0.64-percent higher. * For the top stories in metals and other news, click or * Asian stocks struggled on Friday after a technology-led drop on ... ( read original story ...)
Two rooms available on Shanghai Indoor Stadium.line1&4
The metro station “Shanghai Indoor Stadium“”are just 3 minutes walking ... and a chair. The apartment has WIFI internet connection, a washing machine, kitchen, standard bathroom, a spatious living room with a brand new couch, a television, DVD ... ( read original story ...)
From opium wars to HSBC, writer Maurice Collis brought Asia to vivid life
Collis also produced Wayfoong (1965), commissioned as a centenary history for the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, which engagingly details the bank’s establishment and first 100 years of operations. At the time, popular authors such as ... ( read original story ...)
‘Ghost collateral’ haunts bank loans
The banker at the other end of the phone was furious, recalled Shanghai lawyer Wang Chaoyu. A pile of steel pledged as collateral for a loan of almost $US3 million from his bank, China CITIC, had vanished from a warehouse on the outskirts of the city. ( read original story ...)