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Double Incentive At Shanghai Sevens

New Zealand City, 1 hour 41 minutes ago / There will be an extra reason for teams to do well in the first ranking leg of the Asian Rugby Sevens Series in Shanghai this weekend (September 4-5) - that is grabbing the psychological high ground before the upcoming Asian Games in Guangzhou in November.

Political assistants' trip to mainland stirs scorn

South China Morning Post - Hong Kong, 2 hours 41 minutes ago / The team of undersecretaries and political assistants are to make their first group visit to the mainland, where they will meet top Beijing officials and see economic and urban developments in Shanghai.

Ningbo Port to feed off Shanghai's strength

South China Morning Post - Hong Kong, 3 hours 10 minutes ago / Ningbo Port plans to tighten its partnership with rival Shanghai after Ningbo Port's initial public offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on September 14.

Ronnie skips Shanghai return

Sky Sports News, 6 hours 49 minutes ago / Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has announced he will travel to try and retain his Roewe Shanghai Masters title next week.

Eva Airways flight makes safe landing despite three flat tires

eTaiwanNews.com, 7 hours 41 minutes ago / An Eva Airways 747-400 landed safely Thursday night at Taiwan's Taoyuan International Airport even though three tires on one of its four four-wheel main undercarriages went flat, a spokesman for the carrier said Friday.

China-Biotics Announces September 20 Investor Day Schedule

PR Newswire, 8 hours 11 minutes ago / SHANGHAI , Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China-Biotics, Inc. ("China-Biotics", the "Company") (Nasdaq: CHBT), the leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of probiotics products in China , today announced the schedule for the Investor Day, which will be held on Monday, September 20, 2010 , in Shanghai .

Polish vocalist wows Chinese in Shanghai

TheNews.pl - Poland, 11 hours 55 minutes ago / Polish vocalist Marika has given a concert at the Polish Pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai.

Netherlands' gift to Shanghai

Eastday - China, 12 hours 44 minutes ago / Shanghai, Sep.3,2010---To mark the closing of the six-month long cultural program of the Netherlands'presentation during the World Expo in Shanghai, and to seal the wonderful cooperation between the Netherlands and China on many different artistic levels, the Netherlands presents a special gift to Shanghai and its people: On Saturday 4 September 2010 the artwork TREE HUGGER by artist Edwin Zwakman will be revealed in Shanghai's Changfeng park.

Shanghai Land Acquisitions Quadruples in August

Ticker, 14 hours 10 minutes ago / 5:00 PM Hong Kong, China – Stocks in China fell but in Hong Kong rallied near close.

Under Secretaries and Political Assistants to visit Shanghai

Hong Kong Department of Health, 14 hours 39 minutes ago / At the invitation of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, 16 Under Secretaries and Political Assistants will visit Shanghai from September 5 to September 8.

Shanghai to Let Banks, Companies Use Offshore Yuan for Investment in Trial

Bloomberg.com, 14 hours 52 minutes ago / Shanghai will allow banks and companies based in the city to use offshore yuan for investment in a trial program, according to a statement on the local government's website.

Tracing the Shanghai expats of yesteryear

Telegraph - London - UK, 15 hours 39 minutes ago / Drakeford, 45, began researching the history of Shanghai rugby at the start of the year after a friend and fellow club committee member, Charles Johnson, discovered there was a Drakeford on the team that played in the first Interport match between Shanghai and Tianjin in 1907 - a Thomas Goode Drakeford.

EU's High Representative Ashton visits Slovak exhibition at World EXPO in Shanghai

Slovak Spectator, 16 hours 23 minutes ago / The Slovak exhibition at the World EXPO in the Chinese city of Shanghai was visited by Lady Catherine Ashton, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policies, on August 31, the press department of Slovakia's Foreign Affairs Ministry told the TASR newswire.

Copper steady near four-month highs

Global Infomine, 16 hours 50 minutes ago / Copper prices were steady on Friday, with a slight downside bias, as Shanghai and London futures traded just shy of four-month highs, but the recent run of data-led gains was checked by worries about U.S. jobs data.

China's high-speed railway economy taking shape (4)

People's Daily, 17 hours 35 minutes ago / The track-laying work of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway recently started after a track-laying machine quietly laid a 500-meter-long rail at the Xuzhou East Station.

Eva Airways jet blows three tires at Taoyuan airport

eTaiwanNews.com, 19 hours 56 minutes ago / Taipei, Sept. 3 (CNA) An Eva Airways flight from Shanghai to Taiwan blew three tires Thursday after landing at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, a spokesman for the carrier said Friday, adding that there were no injuries.

Shanghai Foreign Investment Focuses on Expo Investment Solicitation in the Latter Half of the Year

Ministry of Commerce of the People`s Republic of China, 20 hours 25 minutes ago / The ongoing Shanghai World Expo has been a large platform for all walks of life to conduct investment solicitation, and participating countries and international organizations as well as domestic provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions successively hold investment solicitation and negotiation activities on the National Pavilion Day, anniversary and activity week with the Expo investment solicitation confirmed the focus of Shanghai foreign investment in the latter half of the year.

Ping An, SDB shares surge in Shanghai

China Daily, 20 hours 45 minutes ago / Ping An Insurance (Group) Co and Shenzhen Development Bank shares surged in Shanghai on Thursday in anticipation of better profits after the former decided to acquire a controlling stake in the latter late on Wednesday.

Shanghai SynTheAll Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (STA) Receives ISO 14001 Certification

PR Newswire, 21 hours ago / SHANGHAI , Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX), a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device research and development outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States , announced today that its manufacturing subsidiary, Shanghai SynTheAll Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. (STA) passed the ISO 14001: 2004 inspection conducted by SGS Group on July 1 and received formal ISO 14001 certification on July 30 .

Gaudi dragon's here to stay

Shanghai Daily, 21 hours 5 minutes ago / The mayor of Barcelona, Jordi Hereu (left), presents a special gift to Shanghai - a replica of Antonio Gaudi's dragon, a symbol representing the city of Barcelona, to Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng yesterday at the Barcelona Pavilion, where the Barcelona Special Day was being celebrated.

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    The Daily Mirror - London - UK, Aug 24, 2010/ Two Britons were rescued from a horrifying bus siege in which eight hostages died yesterday after a sacked policeman made a crazed attempt to get his job back.

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Briefing.com  posted:  Friday 09/03/10 08:36 PM EDT
the Shanghai Composite finished the week on a flat note. China’s PMI Service Index for August improved to 57.6 from 56.3 in the prior month. Japan’s second quarter capital spending

Stock Market Update

Briefing.com  posted:  Friday 09/03/10 08:36 PM EDT
.2% increase of the prior month. In Asia, the Shanghai Composite closed unchanged, but that was only after it recovered from some selling. Shanghai Electric and Air China were leaders

A look at economic developments around the globe

AP  posted:  Friday 09/03/10 05:02 PM EDT
's benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed flat, though tech stocks surged on a government announcement of plans to support development of clean energy and other fields. &mdash

Stocks jump after relatively upbeat US jobs data

AP  posted:  Friday 09/03/10 04:47 PM EDT
,971.50. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed flat at 2,655.39, though tech stocks surged on a government announcement of plans to support development of clean energy

China's benchmark flat on economic concern

AP  posted:  Friday 09/03/10 08:18 AM EDT
SHANGHAI -China's Shanghai stock benchmark ended flat Friday as uncertainty over the outlook for economic growth lingered. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed

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