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Pudong looking hard for financial talent

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2009-11-3

PUDONG New Area's Lujiazui Financial Center is combing six Chinese cities in search of talented financial postgraduates. It's the largest such recruitment drive since Shanghai staked plans to become a global...

Cardinals stop Manning thrice to stun Giants

Sports | American football
2009-10-27

THE Arizona Cardinals intercepted New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning three times and surged to an upset 24-17 road victory on Sunday. The Cardinals (4-2), who have seldom won at Giants Stadium, put together...

Fashion icon faces 'furious' city firm

Business | Lawsuits and scandals
2009-10-19

A LEGAL war is brewing between a Shanghai firm and Pierre Cardin, the international fashion giant. Shanghai Century Star Imp & Exp Corp reached an agreement in June with Pierre Cardin, the 87-year-old founder of...

More users complain about credit card services

Business | Banking
2009-10-17

CREDIT card complaints continued to rise in the third quarter in Shanghai and were the most prevalent gripe among the public about banking services, the city's banking regulator said yesterday. The complaints...

Credit cards top bank complaints

Business | Banking
2009-10-16

COMPLAINTS about credit cards rose in the third quarter to become the biggest gripe about banking services, the Shanghai banking watchdog said today. Complaints over credit card accounts rose by 8.6 percent quarterly...

Dodgers sweep Cards away

Sports | Baseball
2009-10-12

THE Los Angeles Dodgers cruised past the St Louis Cardinals 5-1 to sweep their National League division series in three games on Saturday. Right-hander Vicente Padilla held the light-hitting Cardinals to four hits...

Bank card spending rises 37%

Business | Banking
2009-10-10

A CONSUMPTION boom swelled bank card transactions on China's mainland by 36.7 percent during the longest-ever National Day holiday from last year, China UnionPay Co said yesterday. Transactions using bank cards...

Man raids ATM then tries to hand back cash

Metro | Crime and public security
2009-9-29

A MAN was not charged for withdrawing 6,000 yuan (US$880) from a bank card left in an ATM machine because he handed himself in to police. The card holder also forgave him, Oriental Morning Post reported today. Zhou...

Credit card defaults on the rise

Business | Banking
2009-9-17

CREDIT card default in China more than doubled year on year in the second quarter, but analysts said the risk is still within control. The value of outstanding defaults of more than six months surged 131.3 percent...

Trial drug reduces stroke risks but comes possibly at a cost

World
2009-8-31

AN experimental drug reduces the stroke risk in patients with irregular heartbeats by more than three times, compared with the popular drug warfarin - but possibly at a cost, according to new research released yesterday. ...