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Shanghai parks will be blooming all year - January 16, 2020
Shanghai’s parks will host more than 200 activities such as exhibitions and bird watching in 2020, the city's greenery authorities announced on Wednesday. They include ongoing wintersweet and plum flower
Annual conference of city's legislative body - January 15, 2020
The Third Session of the 15th Shanghai People’s Congress opened on Wednesday. In his work report delivered at the session's opening, Ying Yong, mayor of Shanghai, told the assembly that the city’s GDP
Yangpu awards companies for boosting district's economy - January 13, 2020
Over 150 companies were given awards in Yangpu District over the weekend for their contributions to the district. They included startups such as Wo Technology and multinational companies including IBM. Opening-up
City announces improved cultural services - January 13, 2020
The city has formed a public cultural service circle to help downtown residents access public cultural facilities within 10 minutes of their homes, and 15 minutes for people in the suburbs. Per capita
Shanghai safer in 2019, say police - January 09, 2020
Shanghai was safer in 2019 than the previous year, with crime rates down significantly, local police said on Thursday. The number of criminal cases in Shanghai last year was down by 35.7 percent, while
Party Secretary Li visits Tesla gigafactory, meets Musk - January 09, 2020
Shanghai Party Secretary Li Qiang met Tesla CEO Elon Musk during an inspection tour of the gigafactory of Shanghai Tesla yesterday. “We will give full support to the upcoming construction of Tesla projects,
Shanghai's new top 10 landmark buildings selected - January 07, 2020
The Architecture and Culture Society of China on Monday unveiled a list of the "new top 10 landmark buildings in Shanghai," with the iconic Shanghai Tower at the heart of the Lujiazui Financial and Trade
City airports close 2019 with record volume - January 02, 2020
After major expansions and an increasing number of flights, Shanghai's two airports handled a record of 122 million passengers in 2019, up 3.5 percent on year. The Pudong and Hongqiao international airports
Hospital screens for inherited diseases - January 02, 2020
Pre-pregnancy genetic screening for over 100 common inherited diseases are now available at a city hospital. The project, which is called "carrier genetic testing for 100 genetic disorders and fragile
Exhibitions tell city's story of then and now - December 31, 2019
Shanghai Archives launched two exhibitions on Monday recalling the development of the city and its residents over the past seven decades with photos and paintings. The “Our common witness” exhibition
