Stories Tagged as
Shanghai
China's "Black Monday"
by
David Brancaccio
and Rob Schmitz
Aug 24, 2015
How the global economy is reacting to China's slowdown
China's stock market fall hits small investors
Jul 8, 2015
Individuals, often swayed by rumors, make up 80 percent of share buyers.
American architects find creative freedom in Shanghai
by
David Gura
Feb 20, 2015
Some view China as an opportunity to be bold.
Shanghai residents can finally get their hands on a PS4
by
Rob Schmitz
Jan 7, 2014
After 14 years, China is lifting its ban on foreign video game consoles in its Shanghai free trade zone.
Shanghai shut down by toxic cloud
by
Rob Schmitz
Dec 9, 2013
As some American kids get a snow day, some Chinese students are getting a pollution day today.
The anatomy of a Shanghai land grab: Residents kidnapped, their homes destroyed
by
Rob Schmitz
Oct 16, 2013
Local governments in China have taken the homes of at least 40 million people, selling that land to developers, in order to keep GDP growth figures well into the black.
Will China's new 'free trade zone' live up to the hype?
by
Rob Schmitz
Sep 24, 2013
This week, the Chinese government will open the country's first 'free trade zone' in Shanghai.
For public good, not for profit.
Chinese dreamin' on the Street of Eternal Happiness
by
Rob Schmitz
Jul 29, 2013
Marketplace China Correspondent Rob Schmitz wraps up his year-long series about the people on a single street in Shanghai - Changle Lu, or The Street of Eternal Happiness. He revisits two people to find how they're achieving their 'Chinese dreams.'
More businesses cancel meetings in China over bird flu fears
by
Queena Kim
May 28, 2013
Morgan Stanley is moving its showcase of Asian hedge funds to New York after the event was cancelled in Shanghai last week due to concerns over bird flu, according to Bloomberg News.
Seizing homes, seizing lives: The anatomy of a Shanghai land grab
by
Rob Schmitz
Mar 5, 2013
The story of Maggie Lane, a Shanghai land grab gone wrong. Forty million Chinese people have lost their homes to local governments, bent on boosting GDP. The incoming government of Xi Jinping may change that.