Tag: Shanghai

Mainland China’s first official Hello Kitty restaurant opens in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China (Reuters) – Hello Kitty fans in mainland China can now get their fix of the famous mouthless kitten with a sweet cake or cappuccino at a themed restaurant in Shanghai. Hello Kitty Bistro Bianco is the first official Hello Kitty-themed restaurant to open on the mainland. It serves a variety of western food laden with Hello Kitty designs. One customer, 25-year-old Liu Jiaqi, said the food was good but just too cute to […]

China admits there’s market panic

  (Reuters) Analyst said on Wednesday (July 8) that the measures taken by Chinese authorities to support its tumbled stock markets were seen as “backsliding” from its greater financial reform. Chinese stocks continued plunging on Wednesday after the country’s securities regulator warned investors were in the grip of “panic sentiment” and the market showed signs of freezing up as firms scrambled to escape the rout by having their shares suspended. “It’s very bad. It could […]

Hamilton wins Chinese GP

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has won his third consecutive Formula One race, taking the checkered flag at the Chinese Grand Prix. His team-mate, Nico Rosberg came in second. The British former drivers’ champion led the race at the Shanghai circuit from start to finish on Sunday, having secured the pole position and pulling away from the pack before the first curve. Rosberg’s second place finish allowed the German Mercedes driver to retain first place in the drivers’ […]