Shanghai highrises could worsen threat of rising seas (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Shanghai, China's most populous city and an aspiring global financial center, is also among the world's most vulnerable urban areas to a rise in sea levels as global warming melts polar ice.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:26:22 GMT)
Copper, Zinc, Aluminum Fall Limit in Shanghai After Holidays (Bloomberg)Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Copper, zinc and aluminum plunged by the exchange-imposed daily limit in Shanghai, catching up with losses on international markets in the past week when China's exchanges were closed for holidays.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:29:46 GMT)
Is this the end of the New York Yankees dynasty? (The Morning Call)Today's debaters: Tom Housenick and Mandy Housenick of The Morning Call Tom Housenick: The dynasty in the Bronx, like Yankee Stadium, is history. George Steinbrenner isn't the only one who got old. Those in pinstripes, including several future Hall of Fame players, are on the downside of their careers. A few are way down.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:02:45 GMT)
Shanghai Highrises Could Worsen Rising Seas Threat (Planet Ark)SHANGHAI - Shanghai, China's most populous city and an aspiring global financial centre, is also among the world's most vulnerable urban areas to a rise in sea levels as global warming melts polar ice.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:16:11 GMT)
India man falls to death in Shanghai Marks and Spencer (People's Daily)An Indian man fell from the fourth floor of a newly-opened Marks and Spencer department store in Shanghai on Sunday evening, police said on Monday. The accident occurred at around 9:30 p.m. when Shah Harshit, 24,fell from an escalator on the fourth floor of the store in Nanjing West Road, a Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau official said. Harshit was shopping with friends in the mall ...(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:27:22 GMT)
Indian national falls to his death at Marks and Spencers Shanghai (Shanghaiist) The newly launched Marks and Spencers on Nanjing Xi Lu is off to a rather inauspicious start — barely a few days after Shanghai shoppers went on a rampage at the store, an Indian national has fallen to his death Sunday evening. Xinhua has more: The accident occurred at around 9:30 p.m. when Shah Harshit, 24,fell from an escalator on the fourth floor of the store in Nanjing West Road, a ...(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:00:39 GMT)
Short selling finds favour with Shanghai regulators (FT.com via Yahoo! News) Short selling may be out of favour, widely blamed as one of the most dangerous of the unregulated excesses of market capitalism, but China's stock market regulators are apparently not worried by that.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:45:20 GMT)
Shanghai eyes merging two big taxi firms (China Daily)The Shanghai government is considering merging two of the city's biggest taxi operators, Dazhong and Jinjiang, as it moves to consolidate the industry to cope with high fuel prices, government and industry sources familiar with the matter said.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:07:09 GMT)
ASIA MARKETS: Shanghai Drops As Trading Resumes, While Tokyo Dives (Nasdaq)Asian markets tumbled Monday amid concerns about a raging global financial crisis. Japanese shares were down sharply -- with banks falling hard, and Sony Corp. moving below a five-year low -- and Shanghai-listed stocks dropped as trading resumed after a week-long holiday.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:00:55 GMT)