Shanghai to stage 2021 Club World Cup final according to local reports
Shanghai will host the opening ceremony and final of the expanded 2021 Club World Cup in China, state media said. Eight Chinese cities will stage matches for the FIFA-organized tournament, which will involve 24 teams rather than the current seven. Chinese sports authorities officially launched preparations ...
Flights between Japanese cities and Shanghai to increase ahead of Tokyo Olympics
The Japanese and Chinese governments are looking to increase the number of flights linking Shanghai and Japanese cities to alleviate congestion and improve security, Japanese government and other sources said Monday. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the U.N.'s civil aviation agency that proposed the ...
Taylor Swift helps Alibaba plug world's biggest shopping spree
Taylor Swift will headline Alibaba's Singles' Day next month in Shanghai, turning her considerable star wattage on the world's largest annual online shopping spree. By most measures the biggest recording star on the planet, Swift is the highest-profile act to feature at Alibaba Group Holding ...
Japanese fans flock to Shanghai for FIBA World Cup
The rapidly growing popularity of Japanese basketball and its men's national team has brought fans from the country to China for the FIBA World Cup. Longtime basketball fan Atsushi Kawai was one of many eager Akatsuki Five fanatics wearing vivid red Japan T-shirts at Shanghai ...
A Weekend in Shanghai: With so much on offer, where do you begin?
Not sure what to see, eat and do while in Shanghai? Then read our guide to a Weekend in Shanghai. The city offers pockets of tranquility backed up with charmingly dressed-down neighborhoods, awe-inspiring architecture and some of the best food in Asia, making it ...
Formula One is keen on establishing a second Grand Prix in China to go with the current Shanghai race, a top figure in the sport said. There are no immediate plans for another race in the country but it would be part of a concerted ...
Studio Ghibli classic 'My Neighbor Totoro' to be screened in China for first time
Koji Hoshino, chairman of animation house Studio Ghibli, is hoping "My Neighbor Totoro" will be worth the wait for Chinese fans when it finally starts screening at cinemas in the mainland from Friday. A digitally remastered version of the film about two young sisters who ...
'City of Devils' review: Reliving the heady days of gangster land Shanghai
The space was bare. Except for a dirty mattress, there was no furniture. Bugs were crawling on the walls, the chamber pot reeked. Unshaved, unwashed and alone, Jack Riley had only a few benzedrine pills left to feed his addiction. Soon, he would be ...
Muji Shanghai shops cleared of unsafe food claims lodged by show
Shanghai government inspectors said they found no evidence to support a Chinese television show's claim that Muji retail stores in the city stocked food imported from areas of Japan allegedly contaminated by radiation. The CCTV show allegations dragged the chain's stock down Thursday in ...
