Government News
Campaign for cleaning, greening - March 08, 2017
CITY authorities will redevelop the environment in 22 key city-level areas, covering 105 square kilometers, to replace illegal buildings, officials said yesterday. The campaign will include cleaning
Plan to double health care beds for the elderly - March 08, 2017
SHANGHAI aims to have 1.5 medical care beds for every 100 elderly residents — more than double the current 0.6 — by 2020 to tackle the challenges of an aging society. The target is part of a five-year
Tourist deals for women on March 8 - March 07, 2017
TOURIST spots across the city will host a variety of activities and offer discounts or free admission to women visitors on the occasion of the International Women’s Day on March 8. The Binjiang Forest
Crowds throng to parks as flowers bloom early due to warm winter - March 07, 2017
THE unusual warm weather is turning the city’s many parks into a sea of flowers with hyacinth, cherry blossom, Chinese violet cress and magnolia in full bloom — a rarity at this time of the year. The
Metro sets record - March 06, 2017
THE city’s Metro network saw 11.56 million trips on Friday — a record high, the Metro operator said over the weekend. Metro Lines 7, 9, 11, 13 also hit their own records that day, with 920,000, 1.01
New e-tolls on city expressways - March 06, 2017
CITY expressways will get another 25 toll gates with electronic toll collection (ETC) systems to deal with about 450,000 more vehicles, the Shanghai Road Administration Bureau said yesterday. The bureau
Mayor talks about financial development with Lord Mayor of City of London - March 03, 2017
SHANGHAI Mayor Ying Yong met City of London's Lord Mayor Andrew Parmley in Shanghai last week. City of London is a city within London and is one of the 33 authority districts in London. Ying said that
Theater to reopen - March 03, 2017
SHANGHAI Opera Theater on Fuxing Road M. will reopen on March 31. The theater was established in 1942. The historic building was renamed as Shanghai Cinema in 1956, and closed in 2011 for renovations.
Blanket smoking ban takes effect, and citizens turning off cigarettes - March 02, 2017
THE total ban on smoking in indoor public places across the city came into force yesterday, as new figures show fewer people are smoking. The Shanghai Health and Family Planning Commission annual report
New school to help save precious relics - March 02, 2017
THE Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts yesterday opened its new school for preserving and restoring cultural relics, which institute officials say will help address a serious shortage in the field. “Many
