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Shanghai bank eyes dual float

The Bank of Shanghai is preparing to launch a Hong Kong and Shanghai dual H- and A-share listing soon. Shareholders on Friday approved the H-share offering. The mainland’s second-largest commercial lender aims to sell 1.2 billion H shares,...

Shanghai copper at three-month low, China data dampens

Shanghai copper fell more than 2 percent to a three-month low weighed down by recent China data and previous losses in London, where it had tumbled 2.8 percent on Friday to breach psychological support of $8,000 a tonne. 

Shanghai Hawker Pacific Approved To Support Bombardier

ABACE show host Shanghai Hawker Pacific Business Aviation Service Center (SHPBASC) has been approved by China’s Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC) to perform maintenance on Bombardier’s Global 5000 and ultra-long-range Global Express/XRS...

Anelka misses Shanghai debut due to injury

Shanghai Shenhua’s blockbuster signing Nicolas Anelka has disappointed thousands of fans by missing the opening game of his new club’s season due to injury.

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...

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...