Provides the latest RSS feeds for Shanghai News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Shanghai News.net http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/cat/360231fd461d67ac/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:52:17 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:52:17 -0400 30 A series of blasts ripped through a restaurant in China's Shanxi province Wednesday night, killing one person and injuring over 150 others, officials said. The incident took place in a two-storey building housing the restaurant in Shuozhou city, Xinhua reported. Among the 156 injured, dozens are fire fighters who were at the scene when the final blast occurred. Three fire-fighting trucks were ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215301378/scat/360231fd461d67ac Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:40:01 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215301378/scat/360231fd461d67ac The trial of a former official embroiled in a sex tape scandal opened Wednesday in a court in southwest China's Chongqing city. The Chongqing No.1 Intermediate People's Court will hear the case of Lei Zhengfu, former secretary of Chongqing's Beibei district committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Lei, who also stands accused of accepting bribes, was dismissed from his post and placed ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215288760/scat/360231fd461d67ac Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:50:01 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215288760/scat/360231fd461d67ac China's telecom giant has unveiled the world's slimmest android-based smartphone- Ascend P6. The smarthphone is 6.18mm thick and has a 5 megapixel front camera for high quality self portraits. Huawei stated that it has 4.7in screen and is more than 3mm thin. If compared to the iphone 5 and the Alcatel One Idol Ultra which are known to be the slimmest phones yet, Ascend P6 is slimmer but weighs ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215288445/scat/360231fd461d67ac Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:40:03 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215288445/scat/360231fd461d67ac An official in central China's Henan province was executed Tuesday for raping 11 girls, sources said Wednesday. Li Xingong, former deputy secretary general of the Yongcheng city committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), was arrested in May 2012 on charges of raping several girls starting from the second half of 2011, reported Xinhua. The Shangqiu City Intermediate People's Court later ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215288440/scat/360231fd461d67ac Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:40:02 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215288440/scat/360231fd461d67ac TAIPEI -- Eslite Spectrum Corp., the operator of Taiwan's leading book chain Eslite Bookstore, announced yesterday that it would establish a foothold in Shanghai by ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215304692/scat/360231fd461d67ac Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:44:37 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215304692/scat/360231fd461d67ac Cadillac Buyer's Guide Shanghai--June 19, 2013: Shanghai GM broke ground for a new plant that will manufacture Cadillac products and the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC) broke ground for a new R&D facility today in Shanghai. ';Shanghai GM’s new plant and PATAC’s new facility will enhance our ability to engineer and manufacture vehicles for our customers ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215303759/scat/360231fd461d67ac Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:27:45 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215303759/scat/360231fd461d67ac SHANGHAI – The Shanghai International Film Festival’s film market concluded on Thursday with all of its project market prizes going to mainland Chinese ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215303169/scat/360231fd461d67ac Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:20:13 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215303169/scat/360231fd461d67ac A festival dedicated to dog meat in southern China has been targeted by protesting animal lovers, who have won a minor concession from local officials, an activist ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215300638/scat/360231fd461d67ac Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:28:18 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215300638/scat/360231fd461d67ac David Beckham arrives in Shanghai on Wednesday to continue his second ambassadorial trip to promote football in China. Visiting Shanghai Shenxin FC, Beckham is surrounded by security guards while photographers and fans attempt to get close to him. China hopes Beckham can raise the profile in a country where the sport has recently been mired in a corruption ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215300036/scat/360231fd461d67ac Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:18:47 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215300036/scat/360231fd461d67ac From January 1, 2013, Shanghai extends visa-free stays to 72 hours for passengers from 45 countries. The 45 countries covered by the 72-hour visa-free policy are: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215299315/scat/360231fd461d67ac Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:51:19 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215299315/scat/360231fd461d67ac The Chinese government expects peaceful nuclear negotiations will continue through multilateral dialogue with Iran, a government spokeswoman said. Iranian delegates joined officials from the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany in a second round of nuclear negotiations in Kazakhstan in April but made few breakthroughs. February talks in Kazakhstan included efforts to ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215297879/scat/360231fd461d67ac Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:39:57 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215297879/scat/360231fd461d67ac David Beckham was greeted by thousands of screaming fans when he turned up at the Olympic Stadium in easten China's Nanjing City on ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215296905/scat/360231fd461d67ac Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:06:36 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215296905/scat/360231fd461d67ac /enpproperty--> SHANGHAI - Shanghai General Motors Co. will build a Cadillac plant and a pan-Asia technical automotive center in Shanghai, sources with the company said at a groundbreaking ceremony held for the plant on Wednesday. The plant and the technical center will be built with an investment of 8 billion yuan ($1.3 billion). The Cadillac plant, which will consist of a body shop, a ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215296479/scat/360231fd461d67ac Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:54:55 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215296479/scat/360231fd461d67ac HONG KONG: Shanghai shares closed at their lowest since mid-December, exerting pressure on Hong Kong markets on Wednesday, as a cash squeeze in the mainland worsened and official news reports further dampened hopes for policy ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215295055/scat/360231fd461d67ac Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:35:33 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215295055/scat/360231fd461d67ac Private enterprises in Zhejiang province, especially small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs), are speeding up their migration to listed status, said Ernst &Young (E&Y), a leading global tax and transaction service provider. According to data released by E&Y on Thursday, there are 252 Zhejiang-based listed companies that have raised more than 160 billion yuan ($24.8 billion) on the ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215295056/scat/360231fd461d67ac Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:13:58 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215295056/scat/360231fd461d67ac Long-forgotten photographs of China’s folk-singing first lady have been unearthed by the country’s state media in a further indication of how Communist Party spin-doctors are hoping to cash in on Peng Liyun’s star ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215293510/scat/360231fd461d67ac Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:50:54 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215293510/scat/360231fd461d67ac SHANGHAI - General Motors Co. executives broke ground for a new Cadillac factory in China on Wednesday to target luxury buyers in the world's biggest auto market, though they said the segment would grow slower than expected this year. Company leaders said they were optimistic about long-term growth in the luxury segment and have aggressive plans to expand Cadillac's dealer network. ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215292235/scat/360231fd461d67ac Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:24:38 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215292235/scat/360231fd461d67ac A Chinese university has built the world's fastest supercomputer, almost doubling the speed of the US machine that previously claimed the top spot and underlining China's rise as a science and technology ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215291262/scat/360231fd461d67ac Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:39:45 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215291262/scat/360231fd461d67ac (1 hr 3 mins ago) Hong Kong stocks finished 1.13 percent lower on Wednesday, hit by reports that property tax trials will be launched in China this year in a bid to cap soaring prices. The benchmark Hang Seng Index ended down 238.99 points at 20,986.89 on turnover of HK$61.88 billion, AFP reports. Chinese stocks closed down 0.73 percent. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 15.84 points ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215290714/scat/360231fd461d67ac Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:16:34 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215290714/scat/360231fd461d67ac Good Morning, - Euro in demand with all eyes in Fed's statement, Bernanke conference. - Asian shares: Japan's Nikkei 1.83%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng -0.58% (07:00 GMT), Korea's Kospi -0.65%, Australia's ASX 200 0.98% and China's Shanghai -0.73% - All the major currencies marked time on Wednesday as investors waited anxiously to see if the Federal Reserve could clarify ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215289975/scat/360231fd461d67ac Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:08:51 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215289975/scat/360231fd461d67ac – so her request to be taught how to say "pain in the arse" in Chinese during her first public appearance at the Shanghai International Film Festival stunned and amused the Chinese media ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215289874/scat/360231fd461d67ac Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:08:16 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215289874/scat/360231fd461d67ac HONG KONG, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 3:08am EDT HONG KONG, June 19 (Reuters) - Shanghai shares closed at a new six-month low on Wednesday, as a cash squeeze in mainland money markets worsened and official news reports dampened hopes for policy easing. The Shanghai Composite Index ended down 0.7 percent at 2,143.5 points, its lowest closing level since December. The CSI300 of the leading ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215290080/scat/360231fd461d67ac Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:08:49 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215290080/scat/360231fd461d67ac FIFTEEN people accused of involvement in the nation's largest online pyramid scheme stood trial yesterday in a court in east China's Zhejiang Province. On June 11, police in Jinhua City busted a website offering discounts on online purchases and arrested Ying Jiancheng and another 14 people suspected of organizing the scam involving 24 billion yuan (US$3.9 billion). An ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215287305/scat/360231fd461d67ac Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:27:15 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215287305/scat/360231fd461d67ac TAIPEI, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai Tower and the Eslite Spectrum in Taiwansigned a letter of intent for leasing agreement today, which marks the Eslite Life will be officially launched in Lujiazui in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai. The duo will collaborate to establish a new cultural landmark which combines the quintessence from both sides of the Taiwan Strait. This cooperation ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215286799/scat/360231fd461d67ac Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:58:42 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215286799/scat/360231fd461d67ac Would-be husbands of single young women in Shanghai are expected have to pay out more than 100,000 yuan, or almost $16,400, in "betrothal" gifts and cash in order to seal a marriage, more than elsewhere in China, the state-published Shanghai Daily reported today. And that doesn't include the cost of an all-important apartment, said the paper, citing a survey reported on the ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215285955/scat/360231fd461d67ac Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:52:23 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215285955/scat/360231fd461d67ac (42 mins ago) Shares in Shanghai were down 0.81 percent in early trading on worries over a share glut that could be triggered by the resumption of new stock offers, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 17.52 points to 2,141.77. China's stock regulator might resume approvals for initial public offerings as early as July after a nearly eight-month suspension, state ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215285726/scat/360231fd461d67ac Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:50:08 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215285726/scat/360231fd461d67ac /enpproperty--> A leading medical center where international tourists can be treated will open in Shanghai, Jiefang Daily reported. The Shanghai International Medical Center, the city's first private general hospital, will open for business in November. Located near where Shanghai Disneyland is being built, the center has 450 beds and more than 100 intensive care units, and will ... http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215284690/scat/360231fd461d67ac Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:54:55 -0400 http://www.shanghainews.net/index.php/sid/215284690/scat/360231fd461d67ac