Government News
More courses in schools on Internet safety - May 26, 2017
SHANGHAI is going to expand school Internet safety courses. The city’s office against pornographic illegal publications said this applies to primary and high schools. The first such course was given
Ying Yong talks with Chiang Mai governor from Thailand - May 25, 2017
SHANGHAI Mayor Ying Yong met Pawin Chamniprasat, visiting governor of Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, on May 22. Ying said China and Thailand are good neighbors with long and close friendship. Shanghai
Brighter future for hearing disorder sufferers in city - May 25, 2017
A joint auditory and verbal training and research center — the first of its kind on the mainland — was established at Xinhua Hospital yesterday to provide long-term rehabilitation for children and adults
New for old where buildings beyond saving - May 24, 2017
SHANGHAI will expand a trial program to tear down old buildings that cannot be saved by repairing and renovating, housing authorities said yesterday at a meeting with political advisers. The government-sponsored
Han meets visiting president of Argentina - May 24, 2017
SHANGHAI Party Secretary Han Zheng met Mauricio Macri on Thursday as the Argentine president was on a state visit to China after attending the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing
Child rights toughened as rules change on guardians - May 23, 2017
RULES have changed on guardianship to protect children’s rights. According to a policy released yesterday, relatives, neighborhood committees, civil affairs departments, schools, hospitals and related
Shanghai Orienteering Challenge attracts record participants - May 22, 2017
MORE than 20,000 citizens from the ages of 8 to 60 took part in this year’s Orienteering Challenge on Saturday, a record for the annual event, which has been running for seven years. Divided into 3,700
You wear it well with this fashion - May 22, 2017
HIGH-TECH fashion was the order of the day at Donghua University yesterday. Chinese and international designers — and scholars — gathered at the university to share their fantastic creations involving
City boosts wet waste disposal capacity - May 19, 2017
BY the end of this year, newly built and reconstructed facilities will increase Shanghai’s daily capacity of wet waste disposal to more than 3,000 tons. Currently that figure is 2,500 tons, and by 2020
Lingang to have carbon college - May 19, 2017
A China-UK Low Carbon College is to be set up to cultivate talents to tackle the challenge of climate change. Lingang Area Development Administration signed a contract with Shanghai Jiao Tong University
