The Latest Breaking News from Shanghai

Middle-aged runner completes marathon while chain-smoking throughout the race

'Uncle Chen' completed the Shanghai marathon course in just 3hrs 28 mins, with a cigarette in his hand the whole time - and even finished in the top half of participants

Daily Mirror · Nov 15, 2022

Xi’s crackdowns drive Chinese billionaires to booming Singapore

One of the hottest wine bars for Chinese billionaires isn’t atop a Shanghai office tower or within a Beijing courtyard house. It’s in a modest black-and-white bungalow next to a six-lane thruway in the heart of Singapore.

Bangkok Post · Nov 15, 2022

Check Out XCELL, A Hydrogen Bike Concept With A Holographic Display

Shanghai X-Idea Industrial Design Company penned the XCELL hydrogen concept motorcycle design, which recently won a Red Dot Design Concept Award in 2022.

RideApart · Nov 14, 2022

Chinese authorities ‘drop EU council chief’s speech criticising war in Ukraine’

European diplomats say Charles Michel video referring to Russia’s ‘illegal’ and ‘brutal’ invasion was withdrawn from trade fair

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022

China's Covid epicentre shifts to Guangzhou, more lockdowns loom

BEIJING: New coronavirus cases surged in Guangzhou and other Chinese cities, official data showed on Tuesday, with the global manufacturing hub becoming China's latest Covid-19 epicentre and testing the city's ability to avoid a Shanghai-style lockdown.

The Times of India · Nov 8, 2022

China cancelled EU leader's address at opening of major trade expo

BEIJING/BRUSSELS: Chinese authorities behind a major trade expo in Shanghai pulled an opening ceremony address by the European Council president that was set to criticise Russia's "illegal war" in Ukraine and call for reduced trade dependency on China, diplomats said.

Bangkok Post · Nov 8, 2022

Exclusive-China cancelled EU leader's video address at opening of major trade expo - diplomats

Chinese authorities behind a major trade expo in Shanghai pulled an opening ceremony address by the European Council president that was set to criticise Russia's "illegal war" in Ukraine and call for reduced EU trade dependency on China, diplomats said.

Reuters · Nov 8, 2022

China's COVID epicentre shifts to Guangzhou as outbreaks widen

New coronavirus cases surged in Guangzhou and other Chinese cities, official data showed on Tuesday, with the global manufacturing hub becoming China's latest COVID-19 epicentre and testing the city's ability to avoid a Shanghai-style lockdown.

Reuters · Nov 8, 2022

Shanghai Composite Index Rose 0.23% on Monday

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 0.18%

Caixin Global · Nov 7, 2022

Xi Jinping Repeats China’s Commitment to Opening-Up Policy

Chinese president reaffirms support for economic globalization and expansion of trade in remarks to international import expo in Shanghai

Caixin Global · Nov 4, 2022