Asia Pacific Sep 29, 2013

Trial free trade zone kicks off in Shanghai

China launched a free trade zone in the commercial hub of Shanghai on Sunday, state media reported, with the project seen as a testing ground for much-needed reforms in the world’s second-largest economy. The zone, which covers 29 sq. km, “started operating Sunday,” the ...

Corporate Aug 29, 2013

Uniqlo's largest flagship opens Sept. 30 in Shanghai

Fast Retailing Co., the operator of casual clothing chain Uniqlo, said Wednesday it will open the world’s largest Uniqlo flagship store in Shanghai on Sept. 30. The store will also offer some Uniqlo family brands. It will be housed in a building at the ...

Style & Design Mar 26, 2013

Yi Zhou: From the screen to the canvas of garments

by Danielle Demetriou

“Hollowness” is not a word that often springs to mind in the context of a luxury fashion item. For the Shanghai-based multimedia artist Yi Zhou, however, this was the starting point for her Each x Other fashion collection. Inspired by a 3-D animation she ...

Social Issues Feb 27, 2013

Shanghai tries out all-boys classes as girls leap forward

Teenage boys in a Shanghai school are on the front line of teaching reform after the world’s top-scoring education system introduced male-only classes over worries they are lagging behind girls. Rows of white-shirted boys are put through their paces as they are called up ...