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Art festival to be held along Suzhou Creek - August 30, 2018
Over 200 art performances will be staged at museums and cultural venues along the Suzhou Creek during an annual downtown culture festival to begin next week. The Suzhou Creek Culture and Arts Festival,
Fair play for rising sports industry - August 30, 2018
Determined that the people are both healthier and better entertained, the city released a sports development plan yesterday. Suggestions in the plan include support for winter and water sports, more local
Pudong development a highlight of journalists' visit - August 29, 2018
More than 150 journalists from mainstream media around the country started their four-day visit to Pudong yesterday to report the new area's achievements over the past 28 years. After Shenzhen in Guangdong
Big data to make big progress in payments - August 28, 2018
Shanghai residents will soon be able to pay for local government services using UnionPay, Alipay or WeChat. Shanghai Big Data Center has signed agreements with China UnionPay, Ant Financial and Tencent
Promising teams to represent Shanghai in national innovation comp - August 28, 2018
Ten programs won out in the Shanghai session of a national “China Innovation Wing” competition over the weekend, four of which will represent Shanghai in the national final to be held in Beijing in October. The
'Double West' brand fires up Bund, HK culture zones - August 27, 2018
Shanghai’s West Bund waterfront is to work for five years with Hong Kong’ West Kowloon cultural district on exhibitions, training and theater projects. Representatives of the two well-known art districts
Shanghai mayor vows closer cooperation during his visit to Macau - August 27, 2018
Shanghai Mayor Ying Yong led his delegation to visit Macau from August 21 to 22. During his visit, Ying met Fernando Chui, chief executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region, and presided over
Country's first financial court opens in Shanghai - August 22, 2018
Shanghai Financial Court, China’s first to specialize in finance cases, opened Monday as the city strives to become a global financial center. The court, at 209 Fuzhou Road, received its first case at
New duty-free shop planned for cruise passengers - August 22, 2018
Baoshan District plans to build a new duty-free store for cruise liner passengers near the Wusongkou port. The duty-free store is planned for Changtan, on the banks of the Yangtze River. The former container
Attractions offer deals for tourism festival - August 21, 2018
Shanghai tourism authorities yesterday unveiled a list of 75 tourist attractions that will offer half-price discounts on admission for the annual Shanghai Tourism Festival, which is scheduled for September
