Government News
City redoubles business-friendly campaign - March 06, 2019
Creating an ideal business environment is important for Shanghai’s future development and its ability to cope with slowing growth. The subject dominated Shanghai policies last year, and the campaign
Integrated approach called on to protect historic buildings - March 05, 2019
A national law for the protection of historic buildings is needed to address the complicated issues of property rights and financing,?Gao Yun, Party secretary of Huangpu District and a delegate at the
Community market opens amid urban micro-revamping trend - March 01, 2019
A community market featuring eateries, services and art galleries officially opened on Thursday, and was immediately a popular example of ongoing urban renewal. Yuyuan?Public Market on Yuyuan?Road in?Changning?District
Cherry blooms early for Baoshan festival - February 28, 2019
The annual Cherry Blossom Festival at Gucun Park in Baoshan District will start on March 15 and run until the middle of April. The more than 12,000 cherry trees of 90 species in the park, the largest
Lingang art center to be island of culture - February 27, 2019
The emerging community of Lingang in the Pudong New Area will have a world-class art center in 2023, according to a plan released on Tuesday. The Lingang Art Center will be built on the biggest of the
Shanghai Concert Hall to get facelift ahead of its 90th birthday - February 26, 2019
Major renovations to Shanghai Concert Hall will get underway next?month, including major overhauls of sound, lighting and stage equipment, and some work on the physical structure of the building. The
Garbage sorting well underway in trial towns as Shanghai prepares for new regulations - February 26, 2019
Qingpu District has stepped up promotion of waste classification, with household performance rated and incentives and punishments introduced ahead of Shanghai's first garbage regulations taking effect
New program brings nurses to the doorsteps of the elderly - February 25, 2019
In-home nursing services, long a gray area of the senior healthcare system, has received authorization from the National Health Commission in a decision that has drawn initial praise from the medical
International judicial center on finance announces first 5-year plan - February 22, 2019
The Shanghai Financial Court is planning to apply to set up an international financial judicial center and build it into a one-stop platform for international financial dispute handling, financial judicial
Old friends return for literary festival - February 21, 2019
This year's Shanghai International Literary Festival will be held from March 14 to March 27. Old friends such as Tess Johnston, Paul French and Qiu Xiaolong will attend with their most recent works on
