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Business | Real estate
2009-11-17

LAND values in Shanghai, Beijing and Hangzhou would have the largest potential for growth in the next five years, the nation's top think-tank said in a report yesterday after researching 35 large and medium-sized...

Swine-flu jabs: Shanghai sticks with game plan

Metro | Health
2009-11-9

SHANGHAI health officials said yesterday it was unnecessary to expand free swine-flu vaccinations to all the residents of the city. The policy of only vaccinating at-risk people like students, medical personnel...

Going, going... Games condoms

National
2009-11-6

"FASTER, higher, stronger." It's not just the Olympic motto - it was also a catchphrase used on condoms distributed to athletes attending the 2008 Beijing Games. And while many records were broken on the track,...

Chinese film studio eyes IPO on NYSE

Business | Advertisement/media
2009-11-4

A THIRD leading Chinese movie studio is aiming for a listing - this time on the New York Stock Exchange - as the country's entertainment companies turn to the capital markets to raise funds. Beijing Polybona Film...

Beijing beat Hangzhou 4-0 to claim its first soccer title

Sports | Soccer
2009-10-31

BEIJING Guoan became China's champions for the first time today when a 4-0 victory over visiting Hangzhou Greentown gave them the Chinese Super League title. Honduran Emil Martinez grabbed a hat-trick and defender...

Vancouver torch starts its journey

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-23

THE torch relay for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics got underway yesterday, with the sun's rays igniting the flame during a brief break in the clouds at the ancient Olympic stadium. It was the first time in...

South Africa could bid to host 2020 Olympics

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-22

THE 2010 World Cup organizing committee chief thinks a successful tournament could lead to the Olympics being hosted in Africa for the first time in 2020. "The IOC decided to give South America its first Olympics,...

Hiroshima, Nagasaki to pitch for 2020 Olympics

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-11

HIROSHIMA and Nagasaki, the victims of the only atomic bombings in history, are teaming up to try to bring the Olympics to Japan in 2020, the cities' mayors said today. Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba and Nagasaki...

2010 athletes' village to be ready despite problems

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-7

ATHLETES' housing for the 2010 Winter Olympics will be ready on time, despite earlier financial problems that Vancouver's mayor said yesterday had threatened to make it a "train wreck." But Vancouver taxpayers,...

Lula hails Rio's victory in Olympic bid 'biggest gift'

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-3

BRAZILIAN President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hailed yesterday a victory for Rio de Janeiro's bid for hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics as "the biggest gift" he ever got as president. "As president, this is the...