Shanghai, China News

Hoping to boost business and strengthen its brand in China, Canada will spend $58 million on an 'architecturally exciting' pavilion with a 'memorable cultural program' at Expo 2010 in Shanghai.

BEIJING a ' Hundreds of Chinese homeowners protested outside government offices in Shanghai demanding refunds after a 13-story apartment building in a complex under construction toppled over, newspapers reported Sunday.

In the hot sun Fu Yongxian picked ripe watermelons on the farm. He looks so tan that people could hardly believe he was once a college student in Shanghai, China's most prosperous city.

Shanghai is a city filled with many food choices. One can go to the numerous McDonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut and Papa John for a meal or be more adventurous in trying the many chinese restaurants in the city.

A nearly finished 13-story apartment building in Shanghai toppled over because of piles of dirt that were excavated to build an underground parking garage, according to initial investigation results, experts said Friday.

Chief Secretary Henry Tang Ying-Yen said on Thursday that Hong Kong could help Shanghai expand its airport.

A 13-floor apartment building under construction collapses in Minhang district, Shanghai Saturday morning June 27, 2009, killing one worker.

A driver was formally arrested Tuesday in Shanghai for his role in a road accident early this month that left five people dead, including four women from the Republic of Korea and a Chinese male driver inside the same taxi.

Shanghai authorities are holding nine people in an investigation into why a nearly finished 13-story apartment building collapsed and have ordered safety checks at other construction sites, the government said Monday.

SHANGHAI: Zhou Xuejun, 60, burst into tears and demanded a refund for her residential unit, which she says is unsafe after a nearby building collapsed in Shanghai's Minhang district.

A 13-story apartment building that was under construction lies on the ground in Shanghai, China, yesterday.

Photo taken on June 27, 2009 shows the scene of a toppled building in Shanghai, China.

Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. , a non-state-owned provider of shipping agency and forwarder services operating primarily in China, announced the establishment of a new subsidiary in Shanghai, China.

The deal, valued at SEK1.3 billion, will be carried out by Volvo Bus' subsidiary Sunwin Bus, a 50-50 joint venture between Volvo Buses and Shanghai Automotive Industry Co.

The Danish-Swedish drama "Original" won best picture at the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival, with its male lead Sverrir Gudnason named best actor for playing the soul-searching son of a mentally ill mother.

Actor Ewan McGregor said the Vatican's criticism of the religious thriller Angels & Demons was muted compared to the previous Robert Langdon adventure The Da Vinci Code because the newer film doesn't challenge the Catholic faith.

Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle speaks during an interview with The Associated Press Friday, June 19, 2009 in Shanghai, China.

In this April 20, 2009 file photo, a model poses next to Dongfeng Motor's Mengshi, or Brave Soldier, at the Shanghai International Auto Show in Shanghai, China.

U.S. actress Andie MacDowell speaks during an interview with The Associated Press Thursday June 18, 2009 in Shanghai, China.

Information about the risk factors associated with death caused by tuberculosis or death with TB would allow improvements in the clinical care of TB patients and save lives.