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Li in vow to strengthen relations with Pakistan

2013-5-23

CHINESE Premier Li Keqiang vowed to strengthen his country's partnership with Pakistan as he arrived in Islamabad yesterday for a two-day state visit....

China factory activity contracts in May

CHINA'S manufacturing activity may contract for the first time in seven months in May due to weaker demand at both home and abroad, a survey showed to...

China's First Lady among Forbes' most powerful women

Poor factory data, Nikkei plunge drag Shanghai index

Ship overturns in E China, killing 6

'British soldier' butchered in suspected Islamist attack

Metro, maglev ride made easier

THE Shanghai subway and maglev operators will issue a common Maglev & Metro pass tickets from today. It combines Metro's one-day-pass and a magl...

Suicide jump from historical bridge foiled

A man threatened suicide jump from the Waibaidu Bridge at the Bund this morning, throwing rush-hour traffic into chaos. Police got him from the top of...

Offbeat homework to spur student creativity

"THE Homework of China," an activity inspired by the televised singing competition "The Voice of China," was launched today by shedunews.com, a websit...

More girls taking up smoking, study finds

Netizens slam 100-yuan fine to 2 foreigners for peeing on road

Scientists make new H7N9 claim

North Korean envoy sent to Beijing

NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a special envoy to China yesterday, the latest sign that Pyongyang may be giving diplomacy a chance. The trip...

Man held after kids attacked

A MAN was caught yesterday after he attacked and injured six students and a female parent with a knife at an elementary school on Tuesday, according t...

Post office demolished

DISCIPLINE watchdogs in Nanjing City are investigating a case in which a post office was demolished by "mistake." Officials with the post office ...

Man confesses to killing female taxi driver 18 years ago

6 charged with blackmail

TODAY IN HISTORY

China Minsheng Bank was formed on this day in 1995. It is the first national commercial bank with pr...

MAY

Microsoft hopes to dominate with new Xbox One console

MICROSOFT Corp has unveiled the "Xbox One," its first new gaming console in eight years, and its strongest push so far to dominate consumers' living r...

Robust sales city in land market

SHANGHAI'S land market registered robust sales in the first few months of this year, with Pudong New Area contributing half of the proceeds, according...

Hershey unveils Asia Innovation Center in Shanghai

US chocolate and candy maker Hershey opened its Asia Innovation Center in Shanghai to tap the growing demand and cater to local tastes. China is H...

China factory activity contracts in May

Samsung sells more than 10 mn Galaxy S4 smartphones

SOEs' profits rise 5.3% to US$111.1b

Talks on solving solar panel trade spat fail

Wuxi Suntech's local creditors claim US$2.5b

Daughter named to take reins at New Hope Liuhe

No. 29: A mere 3 stories of French elegance

2013-5-15

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Bruins 3-0 up on Rangers, Sharks tie it

IT took 40 years for Boston and New York to face off again in the National Hockey League playoffs, and now it looks like being over in a hurry, as the...

City awaits as Pellegrini ends tenure at Malaga

MALAGA coach Manuel Pellegrini has announced that he will leave the La Liga side at the end of the season, a club spokesman said yesterday. The Ch...

Guangzhou tops Mariners to join Kashiwa in quarters

CHINESE Super League champion Guangzhou Evergrande marched into the AFC Champions League quarterfinals and underlined its strong title credentials wit...

Garcia seeks Tiger talks to defuse race row

Spurs blow late lead, top Grizzlies

Oklahoma begins painful task of rebuilding after deadly tornado

RESIDENTS began returning home to their flattened Oklahoma town after a giant tornado killed at least 24 people, destroyed countless homes and reduced...

Japan man, 80, scales Everest, sets record

AN 80-year-old Japanese climber reached the summit of Mount Everest today, becoming the oldest person to scale the world's highest mountain, his websi...

S. Korean girl killed by suicide jumper

A seven-year-old South Korean girl was killed instantly after being struck by the body of a man as he plunged from his tenth-floor apartment in an app...

Man killed by FBI links Tsarnaev to triple murder

'British soldier' butchered in suspected Islamist attack

Art | Stage | Fashion | Travel

Runs for adults and children at Gucun Park on June 1

WHEN Michael Morris came to Shanghai from England in April 2012, the running enthusiast found it difficult to meet and greet the city's running commun...

Opera about famous Shanghai tailors

AN original opera about a famous tailor group in Shanghai, "Hong Bang Tailors," will recall stories of old Shanghai and the first Western suits or Sun...

Seniors help older seniors in Chatting Team

THE founder of an elders volunteer group helping lonely seniors says, "Our job is like giving roses to others - the fragrance lingers for you." Qu Zhi...

High fliers take to the skies

Luminous mannequins tell tales

An immortal who did good, liked ladies and wine

Documentary looks at Chinese boxers

Chardonnay debate: France vs California

To be young, gifted and black

The genius of making real Napoli pizza