Shanghai

Deadly Shanghai Fire Underscores Shortcuts in China’s Building Boom (Time.com)

November 18th, 2010

Time.com - A devastating fire in a Shanghai apartment tower this week has raised concernsabout the safety risks of China’s ongoing building boom

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Four detained after Shanghai apartment fire kills 53 (Reuters)

November 16th, 2010

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at a building in Shanghai, November 15, 2010. REUTERS/Aly SongReuters - SHANGHAI (Reuters)- Chinese police held four suspects on Tuesday after a Shanghai apartment fire that killed at least 53 people was blamed on unlicensed welding, official media said.


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Corrected: Shanghai blaze death toll climbs to 53 (Reuters)

November 16th, 2010

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at a building in Shanghai, November 15, 2010. REUTERS/Aly SongReuters - At least 53 people have been confirmed killed in a fire that gutted a high-rise apartment in China’s commercial hub Shanghai, and the minister of police warned on…

Shanghai apartment block fire death toll rises to 53 (Reuters)

November 16th, 2010

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at a building in Shanghai, November 15, 2010. REUTERS/Aly SongReuters - The death toll from a fire that swept through a central Shanghai apartment block Monday has risen to 53, the Xinhua news agency reported.


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Shanghai apartment block fire kills 42: report (Reuters)

November 15th, 2010

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at a building in Shanghai, November 15, 2010. REUTERS/Aly SongReuters - At least 42 people died and more than 50 were injured when fire swept through a central Shanghai apartment block Monday, Xinhua news agency reported.


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Expo Fever Mixed with Disillusion in Shanghai (Time.com)

June 5th, 2010

Time.com - The rest of the world is gearing up for a certain heavily anticipated sporting event, but Shanghai could care less: Five weeks after the World Expo opened, the…

Shanghai trial of Rio Tinto staff ends, no verdict (AP)

March 24th, 2010

One of lawyers of defendants of four employees of Rio Tinto is driven away from the Shanghai's No. 1 People's Intermediate Court, where the final day of a trial of four Rio Tinto employees on politically sensitive charges of stealing commercial secrets is taking place, Wednesday, March 24, 2010 in Shanghai, China. Australian executive Stern Hu and three Chinese coworkers have been detained since last July in a case many thought linked to Beijing's anger over high prices it was paying for iron ore — a key commodity in China's booming economy. Rio Tinto, based in London and Melbourne, is one of the top suppliers of ore to China and a key industry negotiator in price talks with China's state-owned steel mills. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - The trial in Shanghai of four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto on charges of taking bribes and stealing commercial secrets ended Wednesday as expected, though no verdict…

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