Government News
Shanghai forum boosts foreign investment, policy innovation - December 02, 2025
The International Business Leaders' Advisory Council for the Mayor of Shanghai is expected to attract more than 10 new foreign-invested projects, potentially boosting investment by over 30 billion yuan ($4.24 billion). The figures underscore the forum's growing influence on Shanghai's economic development and policy-making.
'Empty arena' rumor around Ayumi Hamasaki traced to staffer leak - December 02, 2025
A videographer working on Ayumi Hamasaki's Shanghai concert has issued a public apology after secretly filming backstage and posting the footage online, triggering viral rumors that the Japanese pop star performed "to an empty arena."
Prestigious visual arts competition on show in Shanghai - December 01, 2025
One of the most influential visual arts competitions in the world, Arte Laguna Prize, is presenting its Asian debut exhibition at EKA Tianwu, a creative community hub in Jinqiao of Pudong in Shanghai through Dec 15.
International visiting art scholar event kicks off in Shanghai - December 01, 2025
Hosted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University's USC-SJTU Institute of Cultural and Creative Industry (ICCI), an international visiting art scholar event, part of the eighth ICCI Art Valley, started in Shanghai last Friday, bringing together renowned artists, scholars, and industry leaders from France, Poland, China, and Italy.
Shanghai East Hospital launches multidisciplinary thoracic care model - December 01, 2025
Shanghai East Hospital last Friday inaugurated its Thoracic Tumor Clinic and Treatment Center, signifying a breakthrough in thoracic cancer care. The center's multidisciplinary team has achieved a remarkable feat, formulating a treatment plan within just three days of a patient's first hospital visit, giving patients a crucial head start in their treatment journey.
Intl experts, new tech guide Shanghai's green fuel ambitions - December 01, 2025
More than 300 experts and scholars from universities, research institutions, and leading industry enterprises worldwide, gathered at the inaugural 2025 Frontier Forum on Future Chemical Engineering held at the Lingang Center in Shanghai last Saturday.
Maersk unveils US$140 million logistics center in Lin-gang - December 01, 2025
AP Moller-Maersk, a Danish shipping and logistics group, will further bolster its land-based business in China to tap new growth opportunities across the entire logistics chain, senior executives said.
China’s top economic hubs home 90% of country's pre-unicorn tech firms, report says - December 01, 2025
The Yangtze River Delta region, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the most economically developed urban clusters in China, are home to 90 percent of Chinese pre-unicorn companies, according to a new report.
Shanghai Sports Show showcases booming industry - November 30, 2025
The Shanghai sports industry generated an output of 316.9 billion yuan ($44.8 billion), with an added value exceeding 100 billion yuan, accounting for 1.9 percent of the city's GDP in 2024, according to data released at the 2025 Shanghai Sports Show, a three-day event that kicked off on Thursday at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center.
Shanghai Marathon sets women's record, confirms 2026 date - November 30, 2025
Kenyan runner Brigid Kosgei created a new women's record for Shanghai Marathon, completing the 42-kilometer distance in 2 hours, 16 minutes and 36 seconds.
