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Shanghai Biennale to open on Monday (China Economic Net)Photo taken on Sept. 6, 2008 shows a dragon-themed artwork to be displayed during the Shanghai Biennale at the Shanghai Art Museum in Shanghai, east China.

The Next Page: Making it in Shanghai (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)In late 2006, The Next Page published "Go East, Young Man," about Eric Carlson's move to Shanghai. With China ever more on our mind, we asked Eric to bring us up to date on his progress ...

Ex-refugees' Shanghai surprise (Chicago Tribune)2 women relive years in Jewish ghetto after families fled Holocaust Though the two women had never met, they soon were trading names, each taking stock of whom the other knew in Chicago's Jewish community.

Shanghai Citizens Condemn Unjust Trial (The Epoch Times)On September 1, authorities in Shanghai tried and sentenced Yang Jia to death. Yang was charged with crimes alleging that he stabbed six police officers to death and wounded several others. However, some people say that the trial was rigged by authorities.

China Eastern in merger review with Shanghai airlines (Financial Times)China Eastern Airlines admitted yesterday that a merger with Shanhai Airlines, its smaller rival carrier in eastern China, is being actively considered.

Iran bids to join Shanghai Cooperation Organization (Payvand Iran News)President Mahmud Ahmadinejad on Saturday expressed Iran's interest to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The Chinese leader welcomed Iran's interest to join the SCO, saying an expert committee will be formed to consider the proposal. -MNA

CORRECT:China Eastern President: Government Holders Push Merger With Shanghai Air -2 (INO News)China Eastern Airlines Corp. is still considering the possibility of selling a strategic stake to Singapore Airlines Ltd., China Eastern President Cao Jianxiong said.

Today's Links: Paralympics, Disneyland and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (Shanghaiist) Paralympics - changing attitudes in China [Radio Netherlands] "It's money well spent, but China's own 83 million disabled people no doubt find it more important not to be discriminated against any more by the rest of society, or to be stared at as if they were circus freaks." Woman who stripped during Paralympic opening mentally ill [AFP] "A woman who burst into the Beijing ...

China's Commercial Banks Increased Lending In 2nd Half-CBRC (Nasdaq)SHANGHAI -(Dow Jones)- The China Banking Regulatory Commission said Sunday that commercial banks have increased lending since the start of the second half to meet the needs of economic growth.

Exhibition in Shanghai celebrates all things mundane (China Daily)SHANGHAI: Chamber pots, flyswatters, duster brushes, mops made of rags these used to be necessary items for everyday life in Shanghai and most other cities in China. At one time, every community in Shanghai had a mom-and-pop shop filled with such things.