Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Weather: Sunny, 15-22℃ (59-71.6℉)
Autumn has officially arrived, the earliest in 10 years. The average temperature has been below 22 degrees since October 1, and is predicted to stay below that level for the next two days. More
Shanghai recorded 18.6225 million visits by tourists during the seven-day National Day holiday, with total tourism consumption showing an increase of 4.6 percent, the city's cultural and tourism authorities announced on Monday. More
Luke Johnston, from the UK, was amazed by the standard of Chinese doctors' English and medical abilities after bringing his stepfather to leading Shanghai public hospitals for diagnosis and treatment for months-long leg pain. More
China's foreign exchange reserves totaled 3.3164 trillion US dollars at the end of September, up by 28.2 billion dollars, or 0.86 percent compared to the end of August, official data showed Monday. The State Administration of Foreign Exchange said that the US dollar index declined, and global financial asset prices generally increased last month. More
The daily bookings for outbound and inbound travel on the platform of Ctrip, a leading Chinese online travel agency, have reached a record high during the National Day holiday, the company said on Monday. More
The fiancée of Chinese Olympic swimmer Qin Haiyang made a public post on Monday, accusing him of infidelity while she was pregnant. More
Overall holiday spending in the city from September 30 to October 6 was 67.6 billion yuan (US$9.5 billion), 3.2 percent more than a year ago, according to the Shanghai Commerce Commission. More
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Tech Index, which represents the 30 largest technology companies listed in Hong Kong, climbed over 3 percent in the afternoon trading on Monday.
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded Monday to two American scientists, Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, for their discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. More
At least five people died and many were hospitalized due to suspected heatstroke and alleged poor crowd management at an Indian Air Force show in the southern Indian city of Chennai, officials said Monday. More
Germany's automotive sector experienced a downturn in the first half (H1) of 2024, with sales declining by 4.7 percent year-on-year, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported on Monday. More
