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79 smuggled turtles seized at Shanghai airport

On Saturday, 79 Japanese pond turtles were found in a package with a return mailing address of Chiba, Japan. Wrapped in women’s stockings, it’s speculated that the turtles were bound for secret tests with The Ooze China’s exotic...

SHARAPOVA MAKING OLYMPICS TOP PRIORITY

Maria Sharapova is making the London Olympics one of her top priorities this year after missing the Beijing Games with an injury. The third-ranked Russian has already won three Grand Slams but has never competed at the Olympics.

Shanghai vows to expand capital markets

Shanghai intends to expand greatly the size of its capital markets and open them more widely to foreign investors by 2015 as cornerstones in its strategy to become a global financial powerhouse.

Shanghai copper gains

The most-traded April copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange gained 1.9 percent to 60,560 yuan ($9,600) a tonne on Thursday.

Yao to court the world for Shanghai

Yao, a Shanghai native, was chosen as the deputy chairman of the Shanghai Public Diplomacy Association (SPDA). The semi-official organization, under the Shanghai Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, was set...

Shanghai Gov’t Launches Official Microblog

The Shanghai municipal government on Monday launched its official microblog, joining an expanding group of Chinese authorities that resort to the popular social networking tool for smarter interaction with the public.

Thousands seek that special someone in Shanghai

The odds favored the men as thousands gathered to look for love in Shanghai at the eastern Chinese city’s largest-ever matchmaking party, paying for the privilege of searching for their other half.

Shanghai ‘destined’ as trade hub of Asia

Shanghai is en route to becoming a regional hub for international commerce within Asia’s emerging economy, 500 government leaders and delegates from 16 countries and regions heard Sunday at the city’s 23rd International Business...

Copper inventories in Shanghai decline to 4 month low

Copper stockpiles monitored by the Shanghai Futures Exchange fell to a 4 month low while aluminum inventories rose for a second week.

Shanghai police crack down on fake iPhones

Police in Shanghai are fighting to keep counterfeit iPhones off the streets just days before the upcoming release of the iPhone 5, according to local authorities. Five suspects have been apprehended for using recycled accessories to manufacture...