Read more Shanghai stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12523/shanghai.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:32:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74145/obama-i-dont-really-do-twitter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you’re one of Barack Obama’s 2.6 million Twitter followers, you’ve been suckered—the president says he’s never sent a tweet in his life. In a Q&A session in Shanghai, Obama was asked what he thought of China’s restriction of Twitter. “I have never used Twitter,” replied the fake...http://www.newser.com/story/74145/obama-i-dont-really-do-twitter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 13:34:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74106/obama-nudges-china-on-internet-freedom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChina and the US don't have to be adversaries and can work out their differences, President Obama told students in Shanghai today. "More is gained when great powers cooperate than when they collide," Obama said. But the president also prodded for more freedoms in China, reports CNN , telling students that...http://www.newser.com/story/74106/obama-nudges-china-on-internet-freedom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 5:37:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73266/china-oks-shanghai-disney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Magic Kingdom is coming to the Middle Kingdom after nearly 20 years of negotiations, Disney announced yesterday. The massive Disneyland-style theme park to be built in Shanghai will dwarf the one in semi-autonomous Hong Kong, and will eventually rival the size of Florida's Disney World. Analysts believe the $3....http://www.newser.com/story/73266/china-oks-shanghai-disney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 4:40:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67678/shanghai-seeks-to-stamp-out-chinglish-signs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagForeign tourists in Shanghai may soon have to go without the amusement of photographing signs in mangled English: City authorities, long embarrassed by the signs, are launching a campaign to root out "Chinglish" ahead of hosting the 2010 World Expo, the BBC reports. Student volunteers will check the city's signs,...http://www.newser.com/story/67678/shanghai-seeks-to-stamp-out-chinglish-signs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 6:06:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67509/china-rethinking-one-child-policy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVisit Shanghai these days and you're likely to come across an unusual sight: More families having second children. The city—a key cog in China's economic boom—is aging fast thanks to the nation's 30-year-old one-child policy, writes Mark MacKinnon in the Toronto Globe and Mail . As a result, Shanghai...http://www.newser.com/story/67509/china-rethinking-one-child-policy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Aug 2009 12:09:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66593/us-grads-turn-to-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLarge numbers of American graduates shut out of the job market at home are turning to the East for opportunities, the New York Times reports. A surge of young Americans have left to try their luck in Shanghai and Beijing in recent years, attracted by the strong economy and the...http://www.newser.com/story/66593/us-grads-turn-to-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 5:41:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66163/best-cities-for-good-eats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagParis is for lovers—food lovers. The city came in first on a Forbes list of the world’s best cities for eating well, based on a 2009 survey ranking 50 cities. Notably absent from the top 10 are New York and London, which don’t boast much of a “local” cuisine....http://www.newser.com/story/66163/best-cities-for-good-eats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Aug 2009 13:30:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65148/scientists-breed-mice-from-stem-cell-alternative.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists in China have created mice using stem cells made from modified skin cells—hinting at an alternative to embryonic stem cells, the Washington Post reports. Separate teams used viruses to manipulate genes that caused mice skin cells to regress back into induced pluripotent stem cells—which, within a placenta...http://www.newser.com/story/65148/scientists-breed-mice-from-stem-cell-alternative.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 14:26:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62977/shanghai-building-collapses-intact.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 13-story building under construction in Shanghai collapsed almost completely intact today, Reuters reports, killing a construction worker who entered the block of apartments to fetch his tools. The Chinese construction industry has been accused of dangerously shoddy work as the country rushes to build out its cities and infrastructure...http://www.newser.com/story/62977/shanghai-building-collapses-intact.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Jun 2009 6:54:32 CDT