Posts Tagged ‘shanghai’

Shanghai announces one-dog policy

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

The authorities in Shanghai, China, announce they will introduce a one-dog policy to bring the canine population under control.

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China Razes Artist’s Studio

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

By order of the Chinese government, the brand new Shanghai art studio of Ai Weiwei, a well-known and outspoken artist in China, was destroyed by bulldozers Tuesday morning. Ai has angered Chinese officials for criticizing endemic corruption in the…

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Shanghai Tops Education Test

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Look into the future: Shanghai whipped the U.S. and several other Western countries in a standardized education test. While China’s overall scores were lower, students from Shanghai led the world in the science, math, and reading sections, with…

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Top Test Scores From Shanghai Stun Educators

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

With China’s debut in international standardized testing, Shanghai students have surprised experts by outscoring counterparts in dozens of other countries.

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Chinese Woman Jailed for Tweeting

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

China has sentenced a woman to a year in a labor camp for posting a message to Twitter. The woman, human-rights activist Cheng Jianping, was arrested for retweeting a message urging Chinese demonstrators to attack the Japanese pavilion at the Shanghai…

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Disney Signs Shanghai Deal

Friday, November 5th, 2010

It’s a small world, after all. Walt Disney Co. signed an agreement with a Shanghai government company on Friday to build a $3.6 billion, 1.5-square-mile amusement park in the commercial capital of China. Shanghai and Disney have been in talks for 15…

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Westwood one off lead in Shanghai

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

New world number one Lee Westwood is one shot off the lead at the HSBC Champions challenge in Shanghai and two ahead of the man he dethroned, Tiger Woods.

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Murray hammers Federer in final

Sunday, October 17th, 2010

Britain’s Andy Murray beats Roger Federer 6-3 6-2 in the final of the Shanghai Masters to win his second title of the year.

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Murray eases into Shanghai final

Saturday, October 16th, 2010

Britain’s Andy Murray secures his place in the final of the Shanghai Masters with a comfortable 6-4 6-1 win over unseeded Argentine Juan Monaco

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Murray storms into Shanghai semis

Friday, October 15th, 2010

Britain’s Andy Murray beats Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2 6-2 in the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters.

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Live text – Murray v Tsonga

Friday, October 15th, 2010

Britain’s Andy Murray takes on Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters.

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Murray into Shanghai last eight

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

Andy Murray reaches the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters with a 6-3 6-4 win over Jeremy Chardy of France.

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Live text – Murray v Chardy

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

Britain’s Andy Murray takes on Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in the third round of the Shanghai Masters

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New baby formula scare in China

Monday, August 9th, 2010

It was just about 2 years ago when the news broke that almost 300,000 babies in China were affected by melamine-tainted milk.