Tag: Shanghai

UFC to open ‘world’s largest MMA centre’ in Shanghai

SHANGHAI: UFC made a major play for the potentially huge Chinese market on Tuesday, saying it will invest $13 million to open the world´s...

PM Khan calls for Russian investment in Pakistan

SHANGHAI: Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on Monday agreed to further strengthen economic relations between the two countries, as...

Federer fires to join Djokovic in Shanghai semis

SHANGHAI: Roger Federer blazed into the Shanghai Masters semi-finals with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) victory over Kei Nishikori as the Swiss great's title defence...

Marriyum welcomes Chinese support for exhibiting Pakistani films, dramas in China

SHANGHAI: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb, in her meeting with Shanghai Film Group Vice President Chunping Xu warmly welcomed the...

Man smoking inside van with gas tanks caused crash in Shanghai

BEIJING: A Shanghai man has suspected of smoking inside a van carrying gas cylinders, causing the van to ignite before it crashed into pedestrians...

Fearing Outbreak, Shanghai Slaughters 20K Birds

With China scrambling to keep a lid on a budding H7N9 bird flu outbreak, authorities in Shanghai said they will close all its live...

China fishes over 2,000 dead pigs from Shanghai river

Workers in China are continuing to collect dead pigs from a river near Shanghai, with more than 2,000 carcasses reportedly recovered so far. Officials say...

Gasquet back to winning ways in Shanghai

France's Richard Gasquet rediscovered the winning formula Monday after last week's shock defeat to a Chinese wildcard, cruising into the second round of the...

The Noodle House launched

After the opening of the noodle house first flagship restaurant in Lahore last year, this time Karachiites experienced the tasty tangles on the second...

China’s auto sales slow in July: industry group

Growth in Chinese auto sales slowed to 8.2 percent on-year in July, traditionally a slack season in the world’s largest car market, an industry...

Typhoon sows destruction after landing in China

A strong typhoon ploughed into China's eastern coast on Wednesday, the country's third in a week, knocking down buildings and cutting off power to...

Drogba makes instant impact for Shanghai Shenhua

Didier Drogba made an instant impact on his debut for Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua on Sunday, setting up his new team's equaliser...

Drogba to arrive in Shanghai by July 13

Football star Didier Drogba will arrive in China on July 13 "at the latest" to join Shanghai Shenhua, the team's coach said Friday, amid...

‘Pakistan can’t fight war on terror alone’

It will be inappropriate to be expected of Pakistan to fight the war against terrorism alone, President Asif Ali Zardari said on Friday. In an...

President returns to Karachi

President Asif Ali Zardari Friday returned Karachi after participating in the 12th Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization that was held in Beijing this Wednesday...

New film questions India’s ‘Shanghai’ envy

A Hindi political thriller called "Shanghai" hits cinemas Friday, raising awkward questions about India's development with a fictional town trying to emulate fellow giant...

China and Afghanistan edge towards ‘strategic partnership’

To help stabilize the region, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has offered to increase cooperation with Afghanistan. But what the cooperation would entail remains...