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Expo tickets prove hot items

Metro | World Expo
2009-11-21

TICKET sales for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo had gone beyond expectations to exceed 9.6 million by last week, organizers said yesterday. Since tickets went on sale on July 1, sales have accounted for about a seventh...

City tunnels open to ease traffic snarls

Metro | Traffic
2009-11-21

TWO new vehicle tunnels across the Huangpu River were both partly opened to traffic by last night in a bid to alleviate congestion along the banks in both Pudong and Puxi. Xinjian Road and Renmin Road tunnels are...

Lin and Chen seal spots in semifinals

Sports | Badminton
2009-11-21

CHINA'S world No. 2 Lin Dan got past Indonesia's Santoso Simon to reach the men's singles semifinals at the China Open in Shanghai yesterday. Simon, seeded seventh, suffered from a slow start in the first set....

Women entrepreneurs in spotlight

Feature
2009-11-21

THE Summit of Elite Chinese Businesswomen 2009, one of the biggest of its kind for businesswomen in China, ends today in Shanghai. As one of the highlights of the summit, a list of "The Honor Roll of China Elite...

Enterprising women strike it rich

Feature
2009-11-21

FEMALE entrepreneurs find it easier to make money than their male counterparts in China, reveals a report conducted by Li Lan, secretary-general of China's Entrepreneurs Survey System. Most of today's leading...

Voice of pure gold

Feature
2009-11-21

KNOWN as an emcee as well as a successful businesswoman, Yang Lan is regarded as one of the most influential women in China. With dozens of titles and roles, this 41-year-old has had a life rich in pioneering experiences....

Queen of restaurants

Feature
2009-11-21

ZHANG Lan, the founder of the South Beauty restaurant chain, is known for her straightforwardness and generosity. "In my dictionary, there is no word like failure. One only loses when one thinks he loses, that's...

The face of TV

Feature
2009-11-21

CHINESE American Yue-Sai Kan is a legendary TV personality, best-selling author and successful entrepreneur. In 1986, the television series "One World," produced and hosted by Kan, was aired on China's national television...

Surprising Shenzhen: It's more than glitz, it's going green

Feature | Culture and history
2009-11-21

THIRTY years ago Shenzhen, in south China's Guangdong Province, was a dreary, frontier village off limits to ordinary Chinese because it borders Hong Kong, then a British colony. An old friend of mine, distraught...

Kick back in Sabah, Borneo

Feature | Travel
2009-11-21

WITHIN easy reach of international hubs in Asia, Sabah, Malaysia, is drawing visitors from around the world to savor its natural beauty and tranquility. It's among the lesser-traveled spots in the country. Sabah...