Nov 3rd, 2008 · More than one third of all cruise ships can't dock at Shanghai's new terminal because they can't fit under a 165-foot high bridge down river. An executive says large ships won't come anyway because the market is in its infancy.
Oct 5th, 2008 · Stephen Green, head of research at Standard Chartered Bank in Shanghai, speaks with host Liane Hansen about how the global financial crisis has hit China. China has close to $1.3 trillion invested in U.S. debt with up to $500 billion in agency securities.
Aug 5th, 2008 · Chinese American music producer Dave Liang's upbringing was as culturally mixed as the Shanghai jazz scene of the 1930s. So he created a new ensemble combining traditional Chinese instruments with hip-hop and electronica.
May 12th, 2008 · The deadly 7.8 magnitude quake hit China Monday afternoon — Xinhua News Agency reports that more than 8,533 people have been killed in the devastation. Its force was felt hundreds of miles away in Beijing and Shanghai, where thousands of people rushed into the streets.
May 6th, 2008 · When China opened the world's longest sea bridge, it was supposed to reduce travel time to Shanghai. But people slowed down on the 22-mile span. Sightseers caused traffic jams and accidents. One driver says he just wanted "to enjoy the sea breeze. Is that wrong?"
Apr 14th, 2008 · Anne-Marie Slaughter, dean of Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School, is living in Shanghai this year. She finds the contrast between Asian optimism and American pessimism palpable and says that embracing American values once again is the key for national confidence to come surging back.
Dec 13th, 2007 · Hip-hop is huge in China, but most of what people hear is imported. Until recently, there hasn't been a real Chinese hip-hop scene and style. New spaces like The Lab in Shanghai and newly formed multinational hip-hop groups like Red Star could change all that -- and soon.
Oct 9th, 2007 · China's Communist Party leadership met Tuesday behind closed doors to decide the fate of Shanghai's sacked party boss and hammer out a new leadership lineup ahead of the critical People's Congress, which opens Monday.