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Earthquake toll rises as nation counts costs

By Lydia Chen | 2008-9-5

THE death toll from the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province may reach 88,000 and the direct economic loss has topped 845.1 billion yuan (US$123.62 billion). These chilling statistics were released yesterday by...

Tunnel burrows a little closer

TWO sections of the Shanghai Changjiang Tunnel linked up today and the tunnel is expected to open before 2010. The tunnel, linking the Pudong Ne...

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Tunnel burrows a little closer

TWO sections of the Shanghai Changjiang Tunnel linked up today and the tunnel is expected to open before 2010. The tunnel, linking the Pudong Ne...

Wedding words cost photo firm

A WEDDING photography studio has agreed to pay 12,500 yuan in compensation to a couple for printing the words "No freedom no future" in their wedding ...

Huge city gas supply in pipeline

London cabs, made in Shanghai, ready to roll

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Busy bus lines

THE Shanghai South Long-Distance Bus Station said the Mid-Au...

Helping hands

THE Pudong International Airport immigration police have set...

Road work warning

TRAFFIC flow will be restricted on the Xujiahui Road undergr...

Business news

Brakes on export growth surge

15:27:53CHINA'S unexpected surging export growth in July may slow down in August with the Olympics coming to an end while industrial production may co...

Bank sells bonds for capital ratio

THE China Merchants Bank Co has sold 30 billion yuan (US$4.4 billion) worth of bonds to institutional investors to raise its capital adequacy ratio. ...

Shanghai market slumps in gloom

Vale tipped to increase iron ore prices by 86%

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Turning loved ones into real family jewels

By Sam Cage

National news

Microsoft fakes worth millions

FAKE Microsoft products valued at US$750 million are at the heart of a copyright trial which opened yesterday in a district court in Shenzhen, Guangdo...

Life sentence stands for fake drug scammer

FAKE drug dealer Wang Guiping’s faces life in prison after his appeal was rejected by the Higher People's Court in Jiangsu Province today. Wang'...

Boss picked winning numbers

Awareness high for Paralympics

September 5

On this day in 1987, the first China Arts Festival opened in Beijing. The leading arts festival in the country is staged once every two years by the country's Ministry of Culture and provincial governments. In November, 2007, the 8th China Arts Festival opened in Hubei Province.

World news

Fresh rivals to Aso floated in Japan PM race

FORMER foreign minister Taro Aso, frontrunner to become Japan's next leader, faced a growing field of would-be rivals today, a development that was he...

Hurricane Ike threatens Bahamas, Hanna toll grows

POWERFUL Hurricane Ike weakened slightly as it charged across the Atlantic toward the Bahamas and the United States yesterday while Tropical Storm Han...

Obama: Republican attacks 'not that big of a deal'

Referendum hope to end mayhem in Thailand

Pakistani tribal people stand near a car of tribal police which was ambushed by militants ...

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Sport news

Djokovic slates Roddick for injury comments

SERB Novak Djokovic slammed Andy Roddick for suggesting he had faked several injuries in his previous match after beating the American 6-2 6-3 3-6 7-6...

Shenhua coach Wu bids adieu

SHANGHAI Shenhua coach Wu Jingui is leaving the club because of ill health and will be replaced by Jia Xiuquan, a former coach of the China's national...

Houston takes early Swiss lead

Phelps pledges to push Chicago bid

San Diego Padres third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff breaks his bat during the ninth inning aga...

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The magic of northwestern food and wine comes to Shanghai

PAIRING food and wine can be a delicate affair, and not everyone has the sensibility to get it right. Lovers of both, however, are in for a treat next...

Jazz masters make music magic

IN a piece of perfect timing, right before the city's annual jazz festival in mid-September, two of the world's legendary jazz musicians, George Benso...