Government News
Shanghai Party chief and Singapore PM agree on further cooperation - April 12, 2018
Shanghai Party Secretary Li Qiang met Lee Hsien Loong, prime minister of Singapore, and his delegation yesterday. Li welcomed his guests and briefed them on Shanghai’s economic and social development.
Startup contest draws more entrants - April 11, 2018
The 2018 “Startup in Shanghai” International Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition is being held in the city with 6,520 small and micro businesses taking part, a rise of 4.3 percent, the local scientific
Hanging gardens with 1,000 trees take shape along Suzhou Creek - April 11, 2018
THE structure of a shopping complex along the Suzhou Creek dubbed the city’s Hanging Gardens of Babylon has been completed. The initial phase of the “1,000 Trees” project will open to public in late 2019
Xuhui unveils walking tour map tracing CPC story - April 10, 2018
A HISTORIC walking route has been drawn up that incorporates key sites of the Communist Party of China and the former residences of CPC members and reformists. The route in Xuhui District was where the
Chongming wins bid for China Flower Expo - April 10, 2018
The expo will be staged at the Dongping National Forest Park from March 24 to July 1, 2021, over an area of 10 square kilometers. With more than 500 years’ history of growing flowers, Chongming will combine
Painting contest launched to discover talented child artists - April 09, 2018
Children with a passion for art can take part in a painting competition, which was launched today by the Shanghai-based Oriental Kid’s Art and Shanghai Special Care Foundation. The contest opens to all
City intensifies crackdown on illegal car-hailing services - April 08, 2018
The local transportation commission is now heavily cracking down on illegal online ride-hailing cars in the city to prevent unfair competition and regulate the city's taxi market. The citywide campaign
More tomb sweepers attend this Qingming - April 08, 2018
MORE than 2.35 million people visited 54 cemeteries in Shanghai yesterday for the Qingming Festival to pay tribute to their ancestors, a rise of 4.8 percent from the same period of last year, Shanghai
Potential 'unicorns' groom global pursuits - April 04, 2018
Innovative Chinese startups with a global vision have bright futures, and Shanghai firms are leading that charge. They have helped develop technologies used in artificial intelligence, overseas transfer
Shanghai trials platform official online platform for renting homes - April 02, 2018
Shanghai is trialing an official online platform for home rental for three months as part of the local government's move to better regulate the city’s home rental market and foster its steady development.
