Shanghai A-Share 3837.08 +81.43 Shanghai B-Share 259.97 +6.88 Shenzhen A-Share 1158.00 +30.43 Shenzhen B-Share 563.88 +8.24 Dow Jones Indus. 12814.35 -206.48 Nasdaq 2438.49 -44.82 Hot Links eastday shanghaidaily sh.gov.cn online.sh.cn   Net polling You come to english.eastday. com, primarily because: You find our information valuable or our service helpful. It's the only Shanghai-based English news portal available. You happen to know the web address through ads or friends. You prefer English reading with Shanghai perspective. You just roam around.   Advanced Search ·Chinese president meets former Japanese PMs    · Clinton under greater pressure to quit nomination race    ·Mankind brings Olympic flame to top of the world    · Putin officially becomes Russian new prime minister    ·Top al-Qaida leader in Iraq captured    ·Chinese president attends youth exchange year inauguration    ·Olympic torch relayed on Mt. Qomolangma for first time    ·China seeks to glorify Olympic spirit through the Games    ·Chinese president: China to continue along path of peaceful development    ·President Hu visits Japan    Top Stories Chinese President Hu Jintao (front 2nd R), Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (front 2nd L), Chinese table tennis player Wang Nan (R) and Japanese table tennis player Ai Fukuhara (L) pose for photos during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Japan-China youth friendly exchange year at the Waseda University in Tokyo, capital of Japan, yesterday. --Xinhua Mankind brings Olympic flame to top of the world Mankind has taken the Olympic flame to the top of the 8,844.43-meter (29,035-foot) Mt. Qomolangma (Everest) for the first time in history yesterday morning at 9:17 am Beijing time, after overcoming a string of difficulties. >>full story Putin officially becomes Russian new prime minister Russia's new President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree yesterday to appoint Vladimir Putin as prime minister, hours after Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, approved Putin's nomination. >>full story Top al-Qaida leader in Iraq captured Clinton under greater pressure to quit nomination race   Districts Specials News Alert Housing Telecom Automobile Job Market Banking Travel Retail Household Appliance Health Education Urban Construction Government >>more   Business >>more   Metro >>more   Oil prices break US$124 AIG reports US$7.8 bln net loss EU warns against misleading airline ticket websites Nation >>more   World >>more   Chinese FM discusses over phone with US secretary of state Death toll from China viral outbreak rises to 32, 24,934 infected China issues draft implementation regulations for labor contract law US receives nuclear weapons documents from DPRK Renewed clashes break out in Beirut Italian new gov't sworn in Sports >>more   Features >>more   Young guns duel at Beijing Open; Steel, Chinnarat lead Henin kicked out of German Open Will Red Devils win with Bruce's help? American country music superstar Eddy Arnold dies at 89 Hollywood studios win lawsuit against peer-to-peer website Hawking to visit South Africa Living in Shanghai Lifestyle Service for Foreigners What`s On Hot Topics President Hu visits Japan Beijing Olympic Games Shanghai World Expo 2010 more topics Weather SHANGHAI 15℃-19℃ BEIJING 9℃-21℃ XI'AN 13℃-27℃ CHONGQING 19℃-30℃ HARBIN 6℃-19℃ HONGKONG 22℃-25℃ Weekly Review Tibet taking legal measures on Lhasa incident, says FM spokesman China forms new Cabinet, including five "super ministers" Ma wins leadership vote count in Taiwan Protesters mark Iraq war anniversary Clinton overtakes Obama in national survey Russia, US fail to agree on missile plan