
今日上海
Tenacity pays off for studious future scientist
August 22, 2014
AT the young age of 22, Zhang Anqi has already accomplished a lot: She’s a xueba (literally “study overlord”) gr
Social media used as community tool
August 19, 2014
Social media tools like WeChat, Weibo and QQ bring people closer, allowing them to connect with each other anywhere at anytime. U
Nobel-winning author in China to ‘observe’
August 18, 2014
AT the ongoing Shanghai Book Fair, V. S. Naipaul didn’t pound the table with his fist and swear at the audieqnce as some rea
Majestic mooncakes return for another year
August 18, 2014
THE Mid-Autumn Festival just wouldn’t be the same without mooncakes. As usual, mooncake makers and bakers are devising a ran
Students ‘keen’ to go to cramming schools
August 18, 2014
MORE than 70 percent of students from leading high schools in Shanghai who take extra lessons outside school do so voluntarily, a
Office workers and boxing prove winning combination after hours
August 18, 2014
ANANDA Martin arrives at the gym in a bit of a frenzy. Some last minute work at the office has made her 10 minutes late for her Fr
Pudong offers educational way to cool kids off
August 04, 2014
DURING the hot summer in Shanghai, when temperature can soar into the range of 40 degrees Celsius, it is quite hard to have an enj
City's universities bring foreign professors to teach short-term courses
August 04, 2014
Many Shanghai universities want to become internationalized but have insufficient funding to hire full-time overseas teachers. Inv
Sharing old house of antiques brings nostalgia, joy to collector
August 04, 2014
AT the former residence of renowned author Eileen Chang’s uncle which is tucked into a quiet lane along Wanping Road in Xuhu
During heat of summer, nothing beats a salad
August 04, 2014
WHETHER taken as an appetizer or a healthy main course, salad is no doubt an ideal solution to beat summer heat — light, hea

