Didier Drogba wants to remain part of the Chelsea “family” beyond the end of the season.

Week 10 (June 4th, 2014) On Saturday morning at about 9.40am local time the China Eastern Airlines Boeing Jet from Seoul to Shanghai had just touched down at Pudong International Airport.

Sony is joining forces with a state-owned Chinese company to make and sell PlayStations and games in China after the country dropped a long-standing ban on video game consoles.

China’s stocks fell, dragging the Shanghai Composite Index below 2,000 for the first time in almost six months, as factory output and business spending slowed while concern grew that share sales would divert funds.

Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has dismissed media speculation linking Didier Drogba with a move to the Catalan giants.

Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba today confirmed his long-expected move to Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua.

HE HAS felt the fury of a Bosphoros battle and the passion of a north London derby, but little in Nicolas Anelka’s travels will have prepared him for his groundbreaking move to Chinese soccer.

Chelsea have agreed terms with Shanghai Shenhua for the sale of Nicolas Anelka in January’s transfer window.

NICOLAS ANELKA’S days at Chelsea are almost over after the striker yesterday agreed to join Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua.

Asian stocks fell but Europe regained its balance today after several tumultuous sessions of trading sparked by the bleak US jobs picture.

Bank stocks recovered their poise today and helped European stock markets push higher as investors assessed the impact of a short-selling ban in four eurozone countries.

THE decision to introduce the Drag Reduction System to assist with overtaking in Formula One had its doubters at the start of the season, but it appears to have so far been a considerable success.

Unlicensed welders were detained by police in China today after a blaze engulfed a high-rise apartment building under renovation in Shanghai, killing 53 people and injuring more than 70 others.

A FIANNA FÁIL politician paid for her own flights and expenses on a city council-led delegation to China, it emerged last night.

CORK’S business leaders will sign a new agreement with one of China’s biggest and most influential business groups this week, which could lead to a surge in trade between the two countries.

A QUARTER of humanity held its collective breath and hoped the Taoiseach would change his mind.

Andy Murray admits he needs to be “realistic” about his chances at this week’s Madrid Masters as he returns to action for the first time since last month’s Davis Cup.

A young Chinese man confessed to killing a Canadian model during a robbery at her apartment, police in Shanghai said today.

Rafael Benitez dismissed the uproar that marred the end of Liverpool’s ill-tempered draw in Rotterdam tonight against Feyenoord.

Feyenoord 1 Liverpool 1

Liverpool 2 Shanghai Shenhua 0

Stocks plummeted today, briefly hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 550 points as Wall Street succumbed to a global market plunge sparked by growing concerns that the US and Chinese economies are cooling and that equities prices have become over-inflated.

TO say that the Chinese love to gamble would be a gross cultural generalisation. Then again, one could be excused for assuming as much, considering how the world’s gaming industry is going after China’s gamblers.

China has punished 17,505 officials this year on corruption charges, and its top prosecutor has warned that the rule of law could be in danger, a government news agency said today.

Ben Thatcher has apologised for the horror challenge which could land him in trouble with the police as well as the Football Association.

PORTSMOUTH boss Harry Redknapp launched a fierce attack on Manchester City’s Ben Thatcher after revealing Pedro Mendes suffered a seizure following the defender’s challenge on him at Eastlands.

Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce will be keeping an eye out for a mysterious ‘man in black’ ahead of his team’s friendly encounter with Japanese side Kashima Antlers in Shanghai tomorrow.

Christopher Bodeen, Shanghai

There was a culture of “dreadful inertia” at collapsed car company MG Rover, its former design director said today.

British Chancellor Gordon Brown today indicated that claims MG Rover bosses made millions may be part of a future investigation into the ailing car group.

THE eight-member group representing Limerick County Council in China on a junket to further links with Shanghai will also be spending several days and nights in Hong Kong, it emerged last night.

JORDAN has confirmed that Timo Glock will race for the team at this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix.

Shanghai is trying to make it rain by firing chemicals into clouds in the hope of snapping an electricity-draining heat wave, but early attempts have largely failed.

A woman who posted an article on the internet criticising the way China’s government handles public complaints has been sentenced to 18 months in a labour camp, a human rights group said in Shanghai.

Formula One's calendar could be increased to 18 races when Bahrain makes its debut in the championship in 2004.