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Father builds 'baby pod' to protect infant from coronavirus in China

Reuters
Posted at Mar 25 10:53 PM

The father of a 2-month-old infant in Shanghai has created a custom-built pod complete with an air purification system to keep his baby safe from the coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

China signals progress in virus battle as Disney partially reopens

Jing Xuan Teng, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 09 03:41 PM

China closed several makeshift hospitals for coronavirus patients, some schools reopened and Disney resort staff went back to work Monday as normality slowly returns to the country after weeks battling the epidemic.  Read more »

Shanghai Disneyland to resume some resort operations, main park stays shut

Reuters
Posted at Mar 09 12:02 PM

A limited number of shopping, dining, and recreational activities would be available at Disneytown, Wishing Star Park and Shanghai Disneyland Hotel though they will operate under limited capacity and reduced hours of operation, Shanghai Disneyland said in a statement on its website. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 6, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 07 01:36 AM

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Safety against coronavirus?

Aly Song, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 06 10:19 AM

A baby wearing a face mask inside a stroller is seen as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Shanghai, China on Thursday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 14, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 15 02:19 AM

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Boxed protection

Noel Celis, AFP
Updated as of Feb 14 12:34 PM

A boy wears a cardboard box on his head at the Shanghai Railway station in Shanghai on Thursday.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 5, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 12:30 AM

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Up in the air

Noel Celis, AFP
Posted at Feb 05 08:34 AM

Passengers wearing protective face masks sleep on their flight to Shanghai on Tuesday. Read more »

LOOK: Some Shanghai streets virtually empty, as coronavirus alert persists

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 02 12:08 AM

Shanghai has been forced to restrict city operations as a response to the growing threat of the 2019 novel coronavirus in China. Read more »

Honda to halt motorcycle plants in Shanghai after virus outbreak

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 28 06:57 PM

The Japanese automaker said it will continue to suspend output at the two plants even after the Lunar New Year holiday. Read more »

Shanghai Disney to be closed to help prevent spread of virus

Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 03:52 PM

Walt Disney Co's Shanghai Disney Resort will be closed from Saturday to help prevent the spread of a flu-like virus that broke out in the Chinese city Wuhan, killing 25 people and infecting more than 800, the theme park operator said. Read more »

Musk hands over made-in-China Teslas to early buyers in Shanghai

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 06:12 PM

Tesla CEO Elon Musk presented the first batch of made-in-China cars to ordinary buyers on Tuesday in a milestone for the company's new Shanghai "giga-factory", but which comes as sales decelerate in the world's largest electric-vehicle market. Read more »

Beijing, Shanghai among 10 cities to host 2023 Asian Cup

Reuters
Posted at Dec 28 03:22 PM

Beijing and Shanghai are among 10 Chinese cities that will host the Asian Cup finals in 2023, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Saturday. Read more »

Change to Chinese university's charter dropping 'freedom of thought' stirs debate

Reuters
Posted at Dec 19 12:38 PM

SHANGHAI - Changes to the charter of one of China's top universities that dropped the phrase "freedom of thought" and added a pledge to follow the Communist Party's leadership have sparked heated debate and a rare act of student defiance.   Read more »

Nueva Ecija's forgotten son: Lobing Samson, Shanghai's 'King of Clarinet' in Hong Kong

Jan Yumul
Updated as of Nov 30 09:49 AM

HONG KONG—Long before he became known as the "King of Swing' Benny Goodman of China" and a kind and (stage) father to Hong Kong's iconic all-sibling group D'Topnotes, Filipino clarinetist, composer and arranger Lobing Samson was already an artist in his own right. Read more »

Breaking Bad: UK ex-headmaster jailed in Singapore drug case

Marie Dhumieres, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 29 04:04 PM

SINGAPORE - A British former headmaster of an international school in China has been jailed for 10 months in Singapore after admitting possession and consumption of methamphetamine, officials said Tuesday. Read more »

Tennis: Medvedev feels 'invincible' after thumping Zverev to win Shanghai

Peter STEBBINGS, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 14 10:17 AM

Daniil Medvedev conceded that he had been "invincible" after he won his fourth title of a spectacular year with a thumping 6-4, 6-1 victory over Alexander Zverev in the Shanghai Masters final on Sunday. Read more »

Tennis: Flustered Federer edges into Shanghai quarter-finals

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 10 09:19 PM

Roger Federer looked unusually flustered as he reached the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters on Thursday with victory over Belgium's David Goffin.   Read more »

Nadal out of Shanghai Masters with wrist injury

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 04 05:59 PM

Rafael Nadal pulled out of next week's Shanghai Masters on Friday saying he had failed to recover from a wrist injury. Read more »