The death toll in a landslide that occurred earlier this week in southwest China's Sichuan province has risen to 43, authorities said. The landslide occurred Wednesday in Sanxi village, Xinhua reported. Officials said 10 bodies have been identified, while 118 people were still missing. Most of them were tourists. "So far, no sign of life has been detected at the scene," said Ma Kun, head of ...
Shanghai China To Extend Visa-Free Stays To 72 Hours
From January 1, 2013, Shanghai extends visa-free stays to 72 hours for passengers from 45 countries. The 45 countries covered by the 72-hour visa-free policy are: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, ...
Shanghai seeks to halt subway theater
Qian Tianxin had nothing but praise for Shanghai's subway security during the 2010 World Expo. Since then, he says, standards have slipped. Station checkpoints today, said the president of Minhang district's Passenger Management Association, are manned by "robots" who do little except motion to passengers to place their belongings on a conveyor belt to be ...
Shanghai run to resume Cains flights
Last week, the airline suspended its twice-weekly flights between Shanghai and Cairns from August 13 until November 1.The suspensions caught the airport and the tourism industry unawares and led to urgent phone calls to airline officials by airport chief executive officer Kevin Brown, who was in Taiwan last week, and discussions with Tourism Australia, Tourism and Events Queenslandand Tourism ...
Zhejiangs SMEs quickening pace of stock listings
Private enterprises in Zhejiang province, especially small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs), are speeding up their migration to listed status, said Ernst &Young (E&Y), a leading global tax and transaction service provider. According to data released by E&Y on Thursday, there are 252 Zhejiang-based listed companies that have raised more than 160 billion yuan ($24.8 billion) on the ...
Dee Poons PYE Opens Its First Store In Shanghai
Hong Kong-based men's cotton shirt retailer PYE has opened up its first shop in Shanghai. The business is led by Dee Poon, the daughter of two of Hong Kong's most influential businesspeople in fashion. Her father is Dickson Poon, chairman of retailer Dickson Concepts; her mother is Marjorie Yang, who chairs textile maker Esquel. Esquel's customers include Nike and Ralph Lauren. ...
China landslide death toll increases to 43
Authorities in China said the death toll in a landslide in southwest China's Sichuan province has risen to 43, with 118 people still missing or unreachable. The landslide, blamed on the rains, struck Dujiangyan city early Wednesday. As of 9:30 p.m. local time Saturday, rescuers had found 43 bodies, 10 of which have been identified, Xinhua News Agency reported Sunday. Most of those still ...
Typhoon Soulik moves inland across China
China's Jiangxi Province was pounded by heavy rain and howling winds Sunday when Typhoon Soulik rolled inland, provincial officials said. Six counties and cities in the province reported more than 100 millimeters (3.9 inches) of rain by Sunday morning with winds nearing 65 kilometers (40.4 miles) per hour, officials ...
From Shanghai Paris and Mississippi new mysteries
Hot new mysteries for summer reading include new books by Charles McCarry, Ace Atkins, Fred Vargas, and Seattle-area authors Ingrid Thoft and Mike ...
Man in Shanghai gets 13yrs in jail for swindling RMB2.2m from girlfriends
An ex-convict has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for swindling 2.2 million yuan ($358,820) from two women whom he was dating, Jing'an District People's Court said Sunday. The 52-year-old defendant Yu Hua, who was charged with fraud, targeted wealthy middle-aged women whom he met through a matchmaking agency in Xuhui district, according to a court press release. Yu tricked ...
Free trade zone tops Shanghai projects list
Creating China's first free trade zone in Pudong New Area will top the city government's work agenda for the rest of the year, Shanghai Party Secretary Han Zheng said on ...
Shanghai Tower to be capped next month
The main structure of Shanghai Tower, a future city landmark looming over the Huangpu River, is set to be capped early next month, builders said on ...
Economy Bird Flu And Govt Cutbacks Hurt Profit At Shanghai Restaurant Chain Xiao Nan Guo
Xiao Nan Guo Restaurants of Shanghai, one of China's largest mid-range restaurant chains with more than 70 stores, expects to report a "significant decline" in its net profit for the first half of the year, the company said in a statement after the end of trading at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Friday. Profit is likely to fall due to lower sales at stores that had been open ...
Soulik hits China with 73 mph winds after deadly pass over Taiwan
At least one person was killed and 21 were injured Saturday when Typhoon Soulik hit Taiwan, before making landfall in China's Fujian Province, officials said. The storm had winds as high as 73 mph when it came ashore in mainland China about 4 p.m. local time, with waves more than 30 feet high, China's official Xinhua news agency reported. Soulik was moving northwest at 12-15 mph and ...
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