Government News
Smart ideas to make senior life easier - June 07, 2017
A three-day China International Exhibition of Senior Care Rehabilitation Medicine and Healthcare, also known as China Aid, opens in the city today. Among the features are a smart bracelet that can send
Shanghai set for international skills contest - June 06, 2017
ABOUT 1,100 participants from 38 countries and regions will participate in the 2017 China International Skills Competition and International Forum on Skills and Development that kicks off in Shanghai
Massive cleanup of city’s waterways - June 06, 2017
SHANGHAI has 1,864 polluted and smelly waterways that must be cleaned by the end of the year, Shanghai Mayor Ying Yong said yesterday. The city’s cleanup campaign will not only improve water quality,
Flagship No. 1 store to close for big face-lift - June 05, 2017
SHANGHAI’S 81-year-old No. 1 Department Store on Nanjing Road E., once the largest in the Far East, will close from June 19 for a major face-lift to fight back against online shopping, officials said
Proud day after 3 years’ domestic science study - June 05, 2017
A pioneer program in which home economics is offered as a college major has produced its first batch of graduates. Shanghai Open University in autumn 2014 enrolled 509 domestic helpers and industry executives
Tougher fines for polluting rivers - June 02, 2017
THE maximum fine for illegally discharging sewage into local rivers has been raised fivefold to 500,000 yuan (US$73,470) for a first violation. Shanghai Water Authority also announced yesterday that
Revamp of urban villages begins - June 02, 2017
THE city’s first transformation project for “urban villages” has begun in Baoshan District. The district government said yesterday old village houses would be replaced by modern residential buildings. Construction
Ying Yong meets visiting mayor of Gothenburg, Sweden - June 01, 2017
SHANGHAI Mayor Ying Yong met his counterpart from Gothenburg, Sweden, Ann-Sofie Hermansson, on Wednesday and both oversaw the signing of a three-year cooperation agreement between the two cities. Ying
Better policies for Shanghai from China Mobile - May 27, 2017
CHINA Mobile announced today to partner with the Shanghai government to offer favorable and customized services for small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as government bureaus in Shanghai. The
Mayor meets Chicago banker before Shanghai symposium - May 26, 2017
IN his meeting with Charles Evans, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, on Monday, Mayor Ying Yong congratulated Evans for holding the Shanghai Symposium on OTC Derivatives with co-sponsors
