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Chinese biotech firms seek deep-pocket global partners

WHEN Germany’s BioNTech struck an eye-popping US$11 billion licensing deal with Bristol-Myers Squibb earlier this month, few headlines mentioned where the drug originally came from. The cancer therapy, ...

Tan Weiyun | July 1, 2025, Tuesday

Art Deco and the aesthetic soul of modern Shanghai

The “Modern Story — Art Deco in Modern Shanghai” exhibition opened on the 5th floor of Shanghai Library East Branch last month. ...

Zhu Yile | July 1, 2025, Tuesday

Tourism builds a bridge between China and Thailand as ties deepen

CHINA and Thailand celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations this year. Over the five decades, the two countries have witnessed remarkable cooperation across various fields, with tourism ...

Hu Min | July 1, 2025, Tuesday

Flying Tigers and Doolittle Raiders forged a lasting Sino-US friendship

IN April 1942, under the cover of night, American bombers roared off the deck of the USS Hornet toward Tokyo. Weeks later, the surviving pilots, isolated, injured and pursued, found help from Chinese ...

Yang Jian | June 28, 2025, Saturday

Starbucks seeks a new brand image as all-day beverage vendor in China

CUSTOMERS going to a Starbucks outlet in Shanghai’s Wujiaochang area have been greeted with changes on the price list since last week: Non-coffee items were marked down by an average 5 yuan (70 US cents) ...

Wang Yanlin | June 21, 2025, Saturday

Labubus out of the blind box as resale scalpers join hunt

POP Mart’s pop-up stores, opened on Friday in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Chengdu, have sparked another Labubu craze, with fans scrambling to buy the toys and many left angry at resale scalpers. Labubu, ...

Li Xueqing | June 17, 2025, Tuesday

Polar robots, quantum computing and other advanced technologies dominate interest at Shanghai exhibition

ROBOTS capable of walking on polar ice and cleaning pipelines, brain-computer interfaces allowing disabled people to stand up and an artificial intelligence quantum computer with China-developed photonic ...

Zhu Shenshen | June 17, 2025, Tuesday

FUXING ISLAND To lead city’s riverside transformationYang Jian

FUXING Island, the sole inland island along Shanghai’s Huangpu River, is gaining global attention as a platform for innovation, culture and history. At the 2025 Yangpu Global Promotion Conference last ...

June 17, 2025, Tuesday

600-year-old Kunqu Opera finding a new global stage

KUNQU Opera, one of the oldest theatrical traditions in China and the world, is capturing new attention around the globe. The elegant and poetic art form is finding a fresh audience at home and abroad. Recognized ...

Yang Jian | June 7, 2025, Saturday

Global mayors unite in city to discuss a greener future

CITIES are stepping up as key problem-solvers amid growing challenges such as climate change, rapid urbanization and economic pressures. The role was on full display at the Global Mayors Dialogue and ...

Yang Jian, Lu Feiran and Li Xueqing | May 31, 2025, Saturday

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