Government News
Two new programs bolster Shanghai summer festivities - August 01, 2024
The merging of shopping, sports, and leisure activities is crucial, as the city's latest consumption-driven efforts are in full swing for the "Shanghai Summer" campaign. The city's "Quality Consumption Festival" and "Urban Sports Season" both began on Thursday, providing a fresh boost to summer consumption and leisure expenditures.
Germany’s Hauck Aufhäuser is seventh foreign firm to apply to become China’s QFI in July - August 01, 2024
German private banking solutions provider Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank has become the seventh overseas entity to submit a qualified foreign investor application to the Chinese securities watchdog.
Inbound foreign visitors to Shanghai surge by 191.5% in H1 - August 01, 2024
More than 2.2 million inbound foreign visitors came to Shanghai in the first half of 2024, up 191.5 percent year-on-year, according to the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Statistics.
Shanghai plans low-altitude inter-provincial navigable cities - August 01, 2024
Shanghai will team up with the rest of the Yangtze River Delta region to build the first batch of low-altitude inter-provincial navigable cities in the country, according to an action plan released on Tuesday.
Shanghai to host inaugural intl cruise festival - August 01, 2024
As one of the major events during the Shanghai Summer International Consumption Season, the inaugural Shanghai International Cruise Festival will kick off on Friday, marking a new phase for the city's rapidly growing cruise economy, according to local officials on Wednesday.
Shanghai Tourism Festival launches citywalk vlog contest for university students - July 31, 2024
What kind of city is Shanghai in the eyes of Generation Z (born between 1997 and 2012)? How many cool ways are there to enjoy summer in Shanghai? As a highlight activity of the 2024 Shanghai Tourism Festival, a citywalk vlog competition targeting the city's university students was launched recently.
Shanghai hospital saves Indonesian sailor after heart attack - July 31, 2024
An Indonesian sailor who suffered a heart attack is recovering after having emergency surgery at Shanghai Seventh People's Hospital, officials said on Tuesday.
Commercial insurance now covers Dapuqiao neighborhood health center - July 31, 2024
Shanghai's community-based medical facilities are an important part of the local healthcare system. The Dapuqiao Neighborhood Health Center is the nation's first community-level clinic to be incorporated into the commercial insurance system. Previously, such insurance only covered medical expenses in public hospitals at the district and city levels, as well as high-end private clinics.
New railway line to connect Shanghai's two international airports - July 31, 2024
A new railway connecting Shanghai's two international airports will begin trial operations in September and open by the end of the year.
Shanghai launches 'agricultural Silicon Valley' in Fengxian - July 31, 2024
Shanghai launched the Agriculture Science & Technology Valley in suburban Fengxian District on Tuesday, aiming to become an "agricultural Silicon Valley" and enhance agricultural development and innovation.
