City eases regulations on residency permits

By Dong Zhen | 2008-10-10

THE city has amended a key rule and the approval process for its residence certificate, or hukou, which will come as a great relief to many people from all over China who call Shanghai home. Under the system, the...

Party puts high priority on rural reform

THE Central Committee of the Communist Party of China started its third plenary session yesterday to discuss important changes in rural reform and dev...

10,000 infants still in hospital after milk woe

MORE than 10,000 babies remain in hospital as a result of China's tainted-milk scandal. The Ministry of Health said on its Website that only eight...

Airports to double flight load by Expo

ACTIONS are under way to nearly double the flight capacity of the city's two airports and improve road access around the terminals to prepare for visi...

Car burglars' luck runs out

A SEVEN-MEMBER gang was sentenced by a local court recently for stealing valuables from hundreds of private vehicles in Shanghai. The prison sentences...

Abandoned girl finds hope

City students to follow state jogging edict at an easy pace

Taishin hires UBS for stake sale

TAIWAN'S Taishin Financial Holdings Co hired UBS AG to advise on a stake sale that may raise as much as US$400 million, replacing bankrupt Lehman Brot...

More measures likely as China's rate cut not enough, analysts say

CHINA'S easing of monetary policy shows that the country is acting as a responsible player doing its part to help rescue the global economy, but analy...

Relief as more banks cut rates to stem fallout

Bonds and savings are top choices

Police shoot hostage-taker dead

POLICE killed a knife-wielding man who took six female employees hostage in a botched robbery bid yesterday at a supermarket in Urumqi, capital of the...

Party sacks official for corruption in Guangxi

THE vice chairman of the regional government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sun Yu, has been dismissed and had his Party membership revoked over...

Family files suit against Sanlu

Tip-off jails trio over 4-year-old ATM scam

DPRK warns on warships

THE Democratic People's Republic of Korea warned the Republic of Korea against sending naval ships into its waters, threatening warfare yesterday as i...

Europeans say no to clone food

A NEW poll shows that most Europeans say food from cloned animals should be kept off their dinner plates. In a European Union survey released yest...

No treason charges on Thai strife leaders

Nobel for French writer Le Clezio

Germany to test newkeeper against Russia

GERMANY will have an untested goalkeeper when it plays Russia tomorrow, which is likely to be its toughest rival in World Cup qualifying. Regular ...

Liang shoots 60 to break course record

CHINA'S Liang Wenchong shot a course-record 12-under 60 yesterday to lead by five strokes after the opening round of the Hero Honda Indian Open. T...

Armstrong gets UCI nod for comeback race

Alonso calm about 2009 options

Of dream, reality and philosophy

THE Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art might not be as highly acclaimed as its neighbor Shanghai Art Museum, but it is no less ambitious, or popular,...

Modern city takes pride in ancient artifacts

WHILE much is made of the city's glistening skyscrapers and its 21st century reputation, Shanghai still has strong links to China's ancient cultural p...

Bringing back the golden age of music

The trials of being an expat trailer

Does whopping CEO pay buy good performance?

THE United States Congress grilled Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld on Monday over the US$500 million he earned since 2000. "Is that fair for a CE...

Rating China's economic pros, problems

WITH annual average growth rates of 9.7 percent since the late 1970s, China has made impressive strides in developing and diversifying its economy, as...

Global crisis hits folks at home

Long gas queues, empty tanks, angry drivers