Government News
Mayor meets visiting Italian president - March 01, 2017
IN his meeting with visiting Italian President Sergio Mattarella last week, Shanghai Mayor Ying Yong said the two countries enjoy frequent exchange of visits by their leaders, growing economic and trade
New sports center for Xujiahui - March 01, 2017
THE Shanghai Olympic Club hotel in downtown Xujiahui will be demolished and replaced by a public sports park, officials said yesterday. The three-story hotel on Zhongshan No.2 Road S. was opened in 1988
100 antiques to showcase world history - February 28, 2017
ONE hundred antiques from British Museum will be exhibited at Shanghai Museum from June 29. The exhibits of the touring exhibition “A History of the World in 100 Objects” will include nine Chinese antiques,
World Expo Museum coming up in Shanghai, due to open in May - February 28, 2017
THE construction of Shanghai World Expo Museum will be completed by the end of March, city officials said yesterday. The museum, spread over 46,000 square meters near Lupu Bridge and on the former Puxi
Vroom! Vroom! Museum reopens - February 28, 2017
Children try out a driving simulator at the new-look Shanghai Children’s Museum, which re-opened to the public yesterday. The museum on Songyuan Road in Changning District had been closed for renovation
Exhibition reveals another side of city and its people - February 28, 2017
THE Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall is hosting a contemporary art exhibition about city and people. The exhibit, "X City," or "The City of Unknown," explains the city's past, present and future
10 people honored as Shanghai ‘Peace Heroes’ - February 24, 2017
TEN people were awarded “Top 10 Peace Heroes” last night for their contributions to the security of the city. The winners included 62-year-old Fang Jiang, a traffic management assistant in Huangpu District.
Farmers’ incomes jump 10 percent - February 24, 2017
THE per capita income of Shanghai’s rural residents jumped 10 percent last year from a year earlier, to 25,520 yuan (US$3,700), the government said. The increase was larger than that of urban residents,
Now, there is an app for parking - February 23, 2017
ALL paid public parking lots in Shanghai will enable digital payment by the end of this year, the Shanghai Road Administration Bureau said yesterday. The payment system will be integrated with the government’s
Chongming lays out plan to become even greener - February 23, 2017
CHONGMING District will step up developing green transportation and improving its traffic as part of its plan to create a “world-class ecological island,” authorities said yesterday. All buses on the
