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Shanghai pushes global green marine fuel hub ambition with certification system, planned trading platform - July 02, 2026
Shanghai is stepping up its bid to become a global green shipping fuel hub with the launch of China's independently developed international certification system for green marine fuels and plans for a dedicated trading platform.
Shanghai bags US$6.1 billion in first-half land auctions as premiums improve - July 02, 2026
Shanghai has wrapped up land auctions for the first half of this year, raking in CNY43.6 billion (USD6.1 billion) from the sale of 17 plots, with premiums growing during the latter rounds after a slow start to the year.
Private aviation attracts young Chinese entrepreneurs - July 01, 2026
Private aviation's newest long-range business jet made recent stops in Hong Kong and Shanghai, offering a window into how travel habits among affluent Chinese are changing. Younger entrepreneurs, expanding international business ties and the growing blend of work and leisure are reshaping demand.
Jing'an CAZ a magnet for investment as US firms explore business opportunities - July 01, 2026
A roundtable discussion, themed "Shaping Excellence: Jing'an CAZ and China-US Industry Opportunities," was held in New York on Monday, bringing together Chinese and American business leaders to discuss investment opportunities, urban development and cross-border collaboration.
Chinese AI chip startup Cambricon is first star market stock to hit CNY1 trillion market cap - July 01, 2026
Cambricon Technologies, a major designer of artificial intelligence chips, led gains among China’s AI-related equities amid surging global investment in the technology, soaring to a new all-time high and briefly becoming the first stock on Shanghai’s tech-heavy Star Market with a market capitalization of CNY1 trillion (USD147.2 billion).
Royal Canin's Shanghai facility becomes world's first pet food lighthouse - July 01, 2026
France-based pet health and nutrition company Royal Canin's Shanghai manufacturing plant was named to the World Economic Forum's Global Lighthouse Network with Distinction in Customer Centricity on Monday, making it the first Mars facility — and the first pet food site worldwide — to receive the honor.
Shanghai strengthens Party history education - July 01, 2026
Shanghai recently added more than 100 new Party history learning resources to its Hongtu, or Red Journey, platform, ahead of the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China on Wednesday.
Humanoid robots offer solution to factory labor shortages, Longcheer executive says - June 30, 2026
The difficulty in retaining young workers in repetitive, monotonous, and high-intensity assembly line jobs is one reason why factories are increasingly partnering with robot makers to bring in androids, according to a senior executive at Longcheer Technology.
Nearly 200 Shanghai firms listed in Hong Kong as SAR pushes mainland tech overseas - June 30, 2026
Nearly 200 Shanghai enterprises were listed in Hong Kong by the end of last year, underscoring the city's growing role as a global platform for the mainland's hard-technology companies seeking interna
Shanghai’s annual global AI drug discovery contest gets underway - June 30, 2026
The Shanghai International Computational Biology Challenge, a global competition to find and promote talent in the field of artificial intelligence-based drug research and development, has kicked off.
