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Shanghai's second flu death reported

By Cai Wenjun | 2009-12-6

A 50-YEAR-OLD woman died of H1N1 swine flu yesterday, Shanghai's second death from the virus after a man, 60, died early Friday morning. The woman...


Tighter rules for work site trucks

SHANGHAI will strengthen monitoring and controls on construction vehicles to improve road safety threatened by a series of fatal accidents involving s...


Five arrested over Russia's Urals club fire


Coco's Shanghai dream comes true

City patient dies of swine flu

SHANGHAI reported its first swine flu death yesterday. A 60-year-old man died at the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center in suburban Jinshan Di...


Canada celebrates China links

CANADA is committed to enhancing and expanding its ties with China and expects "a good and frank relationship" to build on, Canadian Prime Minister St...


Death toll in truck accidents rises to 13

A CYCLIST died and two others were injured in three separate accidents involving construction trucks over the past two days, despite an intensified po...


Investigators to replay air crash


Mediators helps settle melamine dispute

Definitely time to wrap up warmly

COLD air is expected to sweep most parts of north China, bringing strong winds and a sharp plunge in temperatures over the next three days, the China ...


3 killed by crane fall

THREE people were killed and five others seriously injured after a tower crane fell from a building under construction in south China's Guangdong Prov...


New genome research bid to slash costs

THE Chinese Academy of Sciences and Inspur Group have started a joint project to develop the third-generation genome sequencing instrument which might...


Burn death: city suspends official


Officials sent to prison in sperm bank scandal

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GM tips Shanghai GM control to SAIC, its new India partner

GENERAL Motors Corp yesterday gave up controlling power in its Chinese flagship venture with Shanghai Automotive Industries Corp, and the two companie...


Surprise fall in US jobless rate

THE United States jobless rate unexpectedly fell to 10 percent in November as employers cut the smallest number of jobs since the recession began. ...


Shanghai best for property prospects


Unfinished hotels to get new ownership


3G phone sales likely to beat 2G in 2010


BAIC gets nearly US$3b from BOC

China snares two golds in HK

CHINA and South Korea opened their East Asian Games campaigns yesterday by each earning two gold medals, with the Chinese winning in snooker and cycli...


Czechs switch team for crucial doubles

THE Czech Republic has switched players for the crucial Davis Cup doubles match against Spain, with Radek Stepanek and Tomas Berdych replacing Lukas D...


Vonn reigns supreme on Rockies

AMERICAN Lindsey Vonn continued to reign supreme in the Canadian Rockies on Friday by rocketing to her sixth World Cup downhill win at Lake Louise in ...


Shen, Zhao grab easy Tokyo win


Bookies bet on Spain as Asians get tough draw

Ailing king in call for calm

THAILAND'S aging monarch addressed the nation yesterday for the first time since being hospitalized more than two months ago, marking his 82nd birthda...


Voodoo doll more needle for Berlusconi

AS if Italy's prime minister did not have enough worries already, he now risks a public needling after the launch of voodoo Silvio Berlusconi dolls co...


Arroyo imposes martial law as rebel clan leader arrested

THE Philippine president imposed martial law yesterday on a southern province and security forces detained the patriarch of a powerful clan and three ...


US regulators close fourth-largest bank


Student found guilty of killing roommate given 26 years jail


Sipping to music, dance and bull fights in Miao village folk culture

MANY foreigners are fascinated by the various Chinese New Year activities. But as a native Han Chinese, I have recently been captivated by the splendi...

The latest in chic, sexy lingerie for those cold winter night

THE Grand Palais in Paris was turned into a huge playground this week for the launch of the latest Sonia Rykiel pour H&M collection of lingerie and ac...


Longhua Temple for New Year's, Jing'an for downtown respite

LONGHUA Temple Longhua Temple is the largest and most complete Buddhist architecture in Shanghai and it's a magnet for Lunar New Year's Eve bell t...


New tangled tattoos with no taboos


Splashy evocative ink-wash with modern aura

Why Scrooge got it right about no Christmas gifts

AS I am scheduled to attend two wedding ceremonies at the end of this month, I have been pondering what kind of gifts I could buy for the couples to a...


Fight intuition to make better decisions

DECISION making is a tricky business for company executives, a craft honed over time with considerable energy. For business writers, however, it ...


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Lottery winner hospitalized over fear of being robbed

A lottery winner in Jiangsu Province spent three days in hospital because he was so nervous about being robbed...


Ticket to ride on an ark? Try Taobao


Man says wife can beat him each week

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Cat has surgery to reattach face after fan-belt mishap

ME-OUCH! Veterinarians performed an unusual surgery to reattach the face of a cat they believe was injured by ...

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