Shanghai News – Shanghai – That’s Shanghai

Empty highways and high security in Shanghai for Asia summit

The two-day Shanghai Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia began Tuesday, with Russian president Vladimir Putin and other leaders arriving...

by James Griffiths, 20 May 2014

Putin in the house

[Chinese president Xi Jinping welcomes visiting Russian president Vladimir Putin to Shanghai for the Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia....

by James Griffiths, 20 May 2014

Donnie takes on a Chinese dating show

Our favourite dumb Bostonian decided to try his luck on a Chinese dating show, watch the results above.

by James Griffiths, 20 May 2014

Putin expected to sign huge pipeline deal during Shanghai visit

Russian president Vladimir Putin arrived in Shanghai on Tuesday for a China visit during which the Russian leader is expected to finalise a 30 year pipeline deal.

by James Griffiths, 20 May 2014

Card shark gang which cheated victims for $160,000 arrested

Shanghai police have arrested eight members of a card shark gang which allegedly cheated victims out of over one million yuan ($160,000).

by James Griffiths, 20 May 2014

Chinese cities to use 'wind corridors' to blow away smog

Major Chinese cities including Shanghai and Nanjing are working to build ventilated corridors which will utilise wind to blow away dirty air.

by James Griffiths, 20 May 2014

The Russians are coming: ships arrive in Shanghai ahead of summit

Six Russian naval vessels arrived in Shanghai Sunday ahead of joint drills held by the Chinese and Russian navies.

by James Griffiths, 19 May 2014

Americans arrested for stealing over $10,000 using cloned credit cards

Two foreigners have been sentenced to prison by a Shanghai court for stealing 63,200 yuan ($10,118) using nearly 100 cloned credit cards, Global Times reports.

by James Griffiths, 19 May 2014