Other Briefings
Shanghai port trade up 20 percent
SHANGHAI, Mar. 17 – Foreign trade in East China’s Shanghai port rose 20.3 percent year-on-year to US$91.06 billion in the first two months of 2008, according to Customs statistics. The figure accounted for 24.9 percent of the country’s total trade value of US$365.93 billion from January to February. Exports climbed 17.2 percent, 20.7 percentage […]
Shanghai-Nanjing high-speed rail link approved
SHANGHAI, Feb. 26 – The National Development and Reform Commission approved a plan to build a high-speed rail passenger rail link between Shanghai and Nanjing. The US$5.52 billion line will take four years to complete and shorten travel time on the 300 kilometer route from two hours to 72 minutes Xinhua reported. Once completed, […]
Power Chaos As More Snow Hits Central, Eastern & Southern China
Chinese New Year passenger travel discouraged in favor of energy supplies – more heavy snowfalls forecast February 4th – China continues to have problems with its worst winter weather for 50 years as further heavy snow hit already stressed cities and towns in much of the country. With the military already deployed and tanks on […]
China struggles to recover from worst winter storm in 50 years
By Andy Scott SHANGHAI, Jan. 29 – The biggest winter storm to hit many parts of Eastern China in 50 years brought down buildings, closed train stations and left millions stranded throughout the country just days ahead of the biggest holiday season. One day after the storm killed at least a dozen people and brought […]
Shanghai ROs have until Feb. 5 to apply for vehicle license plate free of charge
SHANGHAI, Jan 24 – Shanghai’s Urban Transportation Administration Bureau has announced that any representative office established in Shanghai before January 7, 2007 has until February 5, 2007 to apply for a vehicle license plate free of charge. In the past, every representative office in Shanghai was entitled to one vehicle license plate. However, early this […]
Shanghai’s Chongming Island likely site for new Disneyland
SHANGHAI, Dec. 11 – Chongming Island, China’s third-largest island and designated for ecotourism development, looks likely to become the site of a new Disneyland after 2010. The island, situated north of Shanghai, will likely get a Disney theme park following the 2010 World Expo a government spokesman for the island said yesterday. “We have made […]
DHL to invest US$175 million on Shanghai hub
SHANGHAI, Nov. 27 – Express shipping and logistics giant, DHL has signed a deal to invest US$175 million on a North Asia hub to be located at Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The move aims to increase the company’s Asia Pacific scope and cement its market leadership in China. This is the second cargo brand to […]
High-speed Shanghai-Beijing train gets green light
SHANGHAI, Oct. 10 – The central government has given the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway the green light according to a notice posted on the National Development and Reform Commission’s website Tuesday. With a speed of up to 350 kilometers per hour, the high-speed train would shorten rail travel times between Beijing and Shanghai from the current […]
