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North Korea ordeal over for Chinese fishermen

By Yang Jian | 2013-5-22

A CHINESE fishing boat and its crew are on their way home after being held captive in North Korea since May 5. No ransom had been paid, Chinese fo...

Taiwanese boat 'not in Philippine waters'

TAIWAN released a satellite record of the route of a fishing boat fired on by Philippine coast guards yesterday, flatly rejecting Manila's allegations...

Shanghai workers cash in despite slow economy

Li tells India: Stronger ties to benefit us both

Rescuers dig for life after tornado kills at least 24

City highlights problems in elevator maintenance

NEGLIGENCE, lack of funds and an unclear role about responsibility were identified as the major causes for residential elevator scare in Shanghai, and...

Tossed garbage hits Metro Line 3

THE city's Metro operator, along with local police, are looking for a person who chucked garbage on a subway line that led to the disruption of servic...

Survey finds 1m locals suffer from andropause

A NEW survey claims about 11.6 percent of the local male population over the age of 50 suffer from andropause, better known as male menopause. Tha...

'Gadget geek' cabbie told to pull profitable apps over safety fears

Sinkhole swallows workers

Rice mills told to recall products, halt production

THREE rice mills in central China's Hunan Province are being investigated after cadmium was found in their rice last week, local authorities said yes...

3 accused of giving results to Chinese competitors

THREE New York University researchers from China divulged results from a US-funded study to Chinese competitors in exchange for tuition, rent and othe...

June talks for Xi and Obama

Crowd cheers as rubber duck back in HK waters

TODAY IN HISTORY

China hands out the awards at its first Baihua Film Festival in Beijing on this day in 1962. The fil...

MAY

Apple said to use 'loopholes' to avoid tax

APPLE Inc used "loopholes" to avoid paying US$9 billion in US taxes in 2012, US Senator Carl Levin said yesterday at a hearing that brought the compan...

China's exports of gasoline beat imports on weak domestic needs

CHINA'S net exports of gasoline remained near the highest level in a year amid the nation's weakest domestic oil demand in eight months. Overseas ...

Underground banking industry flourishing

IN an underground mall just a stone's throw from the Chinese mainland's border with Macau, a row of 30 small shops with identical gold plaques do a br...

Interests damaged if EU probe proceeds

Internet of Things designed to enhance life of residents

Bayer set to increase R&D funds

Insurer eyes funds via rights issue in HK and Shanghai

DNV's 1st task force to meet offshore demand

Yuan climbs to record high

Design, fashion and architecture converge

2013-5-6

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Beijing bows out

Spanish media shed no tears as Mourinho departs

SPAIN'S press bid a caustic farewell yesterday to self-anointed Special One Jose Mourinho, jeering his divisive three-tear reign at Real Madrid and hi...

China too strong for Indonesia

DEFENDING champion China trounced arch rival Indonesia 5-0 to top Group A of the Sudirman Cup in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, declaring it is ready to face...

Guan's dream run in US to continue at Memorial

Anchored putters to go out of style from 2016

Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles

TWO endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell are getting some help easing ...

Rescuers dig for life after tornado kills at least 24

EMERGENCY workers pulled more than 100 survivors from the rubble of homes, schools and a hospital in an Oklahoma town hit by a powerful tornado, and o...

Pigeon sale yields world record for feathered Bolt

FLYING high above Europe's economic crisis, a local lightning-fast pigeon called Bolt became the world's most expensive racing bird when his Belgian b...

Coen brothers comedy leads Cannes pack

Russia blasts alleged vote theft at Eurovision

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

Pitiful plight of Gilbert, a GROWING piglet

Kiwi reflects on startling Shanghai contrasts

City aims to turn industrial sites into tourism hotspots

Bands get down and dirty digs

Kiwi rite of passage in China