
Government News
HKU Business School launches Shanghai center, forging new cross-city cooperation - December 17, 2025
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) Business School has officially launched its Shanghai center, a key milestone in Hong Kong-Shanghai collaboration for deeper academic exchanges, industry collaboration and technological innovation.
Chinese GPU maker MetaX surges nearly 700% on trading debut in Shanghai - December 17, 2025
The stock price of MetaX Integrated Circuits, a Chinese manufacturer of graphics processing units, surged nearly eightfold on its debut on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s Nasdaq-style Star Market.
McDonald's raises some product prices in China - December 16, 2025
Classic burgers, such as the Big Mac, Double Filet-O-Fish, and Filet-O-Fish, are CNY1 more expensive from Monday. Also snacks like the Chicken McNuggets and Big Chicken Cutlet saw their prices increase by CNY1. Meanwhile, items such as the McCrispy Chicken and medium-sized fries cost 50 Chinese cents more.
Shanghai's Suishenma digitalizes city life - December 16, 2025
Shanghai's official one-stop public services code system, Suishenma, now has 88 million users and is expanding beyond its pandemic-era application to include Lego Park access and digital dental health documents for schoolchildren.
Westgate Mall set for redevelopment as mixed-use complex - December 16, 2025
Shanghai's prime shopping area, Nanjing Road W., is set for a major transformation as the shuttered Westgate Mall is slated for redevelopment into a mixed-use complex.
Shanghai, New York deepen partnership at river-themed dialogue - December 16, 2025
A river-themed forum highlighting cooperation between global metropolises and international organizations convened in Shanghai on Monday, aimed at deepening ties between the riverside cities of Shanghai and New York and strengthening China-US people-to-people exchanges.
Metro Line 13 extension expected to ease Zhangjiang commutes - December 16, 2025
The civil construction of the eastward extension of Shanghai's Metro Line 13 has been completed, the Metro operator Shentong said on Monday.
New Yangtze River route cuts EV export transit time from 6 days to 3 - December 16, 2025
A new river-sea shipping route connecting Wuhu in Anhui Province with Shanghai has started operations, significantly reducing transit times for new-energy vehicle (NEV) exports by over 50 percent, according to port authorities on Monday.
"Cherry Express" from Chile to amply supply China's New Year market - December 16, 2025
Shanghai, China's busiest port, is gearing up for a record influx of Chilean cherries, with over 250,000 tonnes expected to arrive before the Chinese New Year in February next year, the municipal customs authorities said Monday.
NeuroXess achieves milestone with China’s first battery-integrated brain chip implant - December 15, 2025
Local life-science company NeuroXess has completed China’s first human implantation of a fully implanted brain-computer interface product with an integrated battery, marking a key step in the country’s push to move BCI technology from laboratory research into clinical application.

