Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; pinyin: Shànghǎi (help·info); Wu (Long-short): Zånhae; Shanghainese (IPA): [zɑ̃'he]), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the People's Republic of China and the eighth largest in the world. Widely regarded as the citadel of China's modern economy, the city also serves as one of the most important cultural, commercial, financial, industrial and communications centers of China. Administratively, Shanghai is a municipality of the People's Republic of China that has province-level status. Shanghai is also one of the world's busiest ports, and became the largest cargo port in the world in 2005.
Source: Reuters.co.uk
HONG KONG May 26 (Reuters) - Octogenarian Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing mapped out a succession plan for one of Asia's biggest family empires, ensuring a smoother transition for the Cheung Kong group than that of real estate ...
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Source: Motorsport Magazine
May 26 (GMM) Nico Rosberg has repeated his view that Mercedes should extend his teammate Michael Schumacher's contract beyond 2012. With talks about Schumacher's deal set to begin soon, there has been speculation that ...
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Source: IBN Live
New Delhi: Hollywood may have wiped out the 'whole world's indigenous film industry' but Bollywood has held up, giving room to talent from all over the globe, says Dibakar Banerjee, the maker of acclaimed films such as 'Khosla Ka Ghosla' and ' ...
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Source: BollywoodLife.com
After the foot-thumping satirical Bharat mata ki jai, here’s a sad song from Dibaker Banerjee’s Shanghai starring Prosenjit Chatterjee, Abhay Deol, Emraan Hashmi and Kalki Koechlin. Duaa is composed by Vishal-Shekhar and rendered by Nandini Srika ...
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Source: Channel News Asia
BEIJING, China: Some Singaporeans in Beijing have cast their votes on Saturday morning for the Hougang by-election. The Singapore Embassy in the Chinese capital is one of eight polling stations around the ...
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Source: New Kerala
Stating that Bollywood had not buckled under Hollywood pressure, Banerjee said: "Today Bollywood has become one of the last few independently surviving and independently profitable industry, as Hollywood has managed t ...
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SINGAPORE: Singapore's new International Cruise Terminal on Saturday welcomed its first ship. Voyager of the Seas, the biggest ship ever to be based in Singapore and Asia, arrived at 6am with over 3,000 intern ...
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Source: Ninemsn
Ferrari's reputation in China took another blow on Friday when the country's quality watchdog said the luxury sports car manufacturer would have to recall 56 imported vehicles because of a defect. The recall by Ferrari Maserati Cars Sales and Servic ...
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Source: Sri Lanka Ministry of Defense
The Government of Sri Lanka deeply appreciates the invaluable support extended by the Russian Federation, for taking a principled position on country specific action and voting against the Resolution on Sri Lanka moved at t ...
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