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Surge abates, but not problems

Metro | Hotel and tourism
2009-11-23

CHONGMING tourism cooled a bit this weekend, but the surge in visitors still posed problems for the biggest island in Shanghai. Tourists began pouring in on October 31, when the Changjang Tunnel-Bridge opened....

Boom forces farmer to adapt

Metro | Hotel and tourism
2009-11-23

XIONG Xiuling, 45, has been a farmer on Chongming Island since she was very young. What the Changjiang Tunnel-Bridge, operating since October 31, brought to her and her family has been both sweet and bitter. ...

GM to unveil revamp for Opel

Business | Automobile
2009-11-21

GENERAL Motors Co has said it expects to release a full restructuring plan for its Opel and Vauxhall operations in mid December, but did not specify the amount of cuts to capacity and jobs it would seek. GM Europe...

Limit set for tourists to Chongming Island

Metro | Hotel and tourism
2009-11-19

SHANGHAI'S government will soon limit the number of visitors to wetlands on Chongming Island to protect the environment, government spokesman Chen Qiwei said yesterday. A maximum of 10,000 visitors will be allowed...

GM to begin repaying aid by year-end

Business | Automobile
2009-11-16

GENERAL Motors Co. will begin paying back US$6.7 billion in US government loans by the end of 2009 and could pay off that full amount by 2011, four years ahead of schedule, according to a person familiar with the matter. ...

Struggling studio MGM says it's looking for buyer

Business | Advertisement/media
2009-11-14

STRUGGLING movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is looking for a buyer. The home of the James Bond and Pink Panther franchises said yesterday it has begun to explore strategic options including "a potential sale...

Visitor limits planned for Chongming

Metro | Hotel and tourism
2009-11-14

THE Chongming County government is planning to restrict daily tourist numbers and charge admission fares at nature reserves to ease negative environmental effects as the visitor stampede continues. Since the opening...

Taste of the countryside in food festivals

Metro | Food
2009-11-13

A series of food festivals will tempt tourists with typical tastes of Shanghai over the winter, tourism authorities said yesterday. Jinshan District will hold two festivals over the next two months, one promoting...

Ferry company feels the pinch from road rival

Metro | Traffic
2009-11-9

THE only ferry firm carrying passengers to and from Shanghai's Chongming and Changxing islands is feeling the strain after the opening of the Changjiang tunnel-bridge at the end of last month. Shanghai Yatong...

Chongming overrun as tunnel-bridge proves hit

Metro | Consumer rights
2009-11-9

CITY traffic and tourism authorities faced a wave of complaints yesterday as visitors hit Chongming Island en masse for the second weekend in a row. The Changjiang tunnel-bridge, which opened on October 31, has...