Government News
Feast set before city bookworms - August 17, 2017
SHANGHAI Book Fair provides a weeklong feast for the city’s bookworms. It was launched at Shanghai Exhibition Center yesterday. This year it features more than 150,000 titles from over 500 publishing
Ramp to relieve station congestion - August 17, 2017
THE South-North Elevated Road is having a new ramp installed to alleviate congestion near Shanghai Railway Station. The first pillar, which was prefabricated, for the new ramp on Zhongxing Road in Jing’an
Foreign lenders develop steadily and see progress - August 16, 2017
FOREIGN banks in Shanghai posted an over 6 percent rise in total assets in the first half of the year and made progress in innovation as well as deepening cooperation with Chinese banks for the Belt and
Baoshan cinema to screen it huge - August 16, 2017
BAOSHAN District will build China’s largest huge-screen cinema at a former container dock by the Yangtze River, officials said yesterday. The ball-shaped Changtan “huge-screen cinema,” with a diameter
Ming dynasty hall back to its best - August 15, 2017
SONGJIANG District has finished restoring a Ming dynasty (1368-1644) residential building featuring typical Shanghai-style architecture, the district government said yesterday. Baosutang Hall is sited
Bus route to make it easier at Hongqiao - August 15, 2017
BUS route No. 835, will be put into operation next month, and will serve as a shuttle bus traveling between Hongqiao Transportation Hub and a terminal of Bus No. 71. The 71 route runs along the 17.5-kilometer
Samaritan’s quake bravery captures hearts - August 14, 2017
ON a winding driveway high in the mountains, Shanghai tourist Han Shengbiao put aside his personal safety without any hesitation to save others when the Jiuzhaigou earthquake occurred. Han is a 43-year-old
First bikes, now umbrellas are shared - August 14, 2017
IT is a common sight to see people huddled at Metro exits trying to avoid being drenched during downpours. Now help is at hand — as the city’s emerging umbrella sharing service gets under way. From
Old skills revive classic houses - August 11, 2017
XUHUI District plans to renovate over 300 historic buildings in its Hengshan and Fuxing roads area by the end of the year with many original building skills and decorations to be revived, the district
Wudang Mountain comes to Shanghai for a week - August 11, 2017
WUDANG kung fu performances, Taoism music and temple celebrations are featured at the Shanghai-held intangible cultural heritage week of Wudang Mountain, Hubei Province. The event was launched at Shanghai
