Thursday, December 19, 2024
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The "Xin Shanghai," a vessel operated by China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited, arrived in Shanghai's Yangshan Port at around 3:30 pm on Wednesday after a 23-day journey from Peru's Chancay Port, becoming the first vessel to arrive in Shanghai from Chancay after the Peruvian port officially opened in November. More
The Shanghai Peking Opera Company has announced its 2025 programs to celebrate its 70th anniversary and the 130th anniversary of the birth of Peking Opera master Zhou Xinfang (1895-1975). Foreign expats are welcomed to programs such as Peking Opera costume photography, "Follow Me" theater courses, cultural salons, and innovative performances to get closer to the distinct charm of Peking Opera. More
About 60 percent of cancer patients in Shanghai survive for more than five years, which is defined as a clinical recovery. The rate is 14 percentage points higher than 10 years ago and 15 percentage points higher than the national average to rank one of the best in the country, the Shanghai Health Commission said on Wednesday. More
German classical music record label Deutsche Grammophon released a set of recordings of conductor Yu Long, the artistic director of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. More
Eighteen people have been arrested in Shanghai for fraudulently obtaining discount coupons, police said on Wednesday. More
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Macao on Wednesday afternoon on a special plane. Xi will attend a gathering celebrating the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland and the inauguration ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Macao Special Administrative Region on Friday.
Shenzhou-19 crew members aboard China's orbiting space station on Tuesday completed the first extravehicular activities of their mission, according to the China Manned Space Agency. More
Jiang Pengju, a fugitive suspect involved in duty-related crimes, has voluntarily surrendered and been returned to China, according to an official statement on Wednesday. More
Chinese financial services provider UnionPay International, in collaboration with leading Chinese payment platform WeChat Pay, has introduced enhanced payment services for foreign visitors to the Chinese mainland, aiming to offer more diverse and convenient payment options. More
Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan are in talks to set up a holding company, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, a move that would allow them to share more resources amid competition upending the global industry. More
A pilot cash-pooling service integrating domestic and foreign currency management for multinational companies in China will be further optimized, the country's monetary authorities said Wednesday.
Russia has detained the suspects of murdering Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the army's chemical weapons division, the Federal Security Service said on Wednesday. More
Japanese startup Space One said its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit had been aborted minutes after liftoff in western Japan on Wednesday. More
Gu Zihua, chargé d'affaires ad interim of the Chinese embassy in Vanuatu, said in an interview with Xinhua on Wednesday that two Chinese from Fujian Province were preliminarily identified as having been killed in the Vanuatu earthquake, and their specific identities and names are still being verified with the local police. More
Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting dead UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street this month, was indicted for murder on Tuesday, prosecutors said. More
