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Rides declared safe after tragedy - February 08, 2017
AUTHORITIES yesterday declared rides at Shanghai Happy Valley and the Jinjiang Amusement Park safe after inspections sparked by the death of a teenage girl in Fengdu County in Chongqing last Friday. The
Smile, you’re on camera - February 08, 2017
A policeman deals with a driver caught on his patrol car’s car-top camera yesterday, as police increasingly use technology. The car-top cameras have caught about 168 offences daily since they were introduced
City mayor named ‘chief of rivers’ - February 07, 2017
SHANGHAI Mayor Ying Yong has been named head of local rivers as part of a national plan to make civil servants personally responsible for improving waterways, the city government said yesterday. The
Chinese scientists in rice breakthrough - February 07, 2017
LOCAL scientists said yesterday they had identified a plant gene which can help fight rice blast — a major global disease that savages crops — and reduce the use of harmful pesticides. Rice blast is
Shanghai sees mixed picture in housing - February 06, 2017
SHANGHAI saw new home prices in central and outlying areas rise by double digits last year while sales by floor area remained little changed amid the government’s tightening measures, the Shanghai Statistics
Classic library restored to its former glory - February 04, 2017
RESTORATION of the former Shanghai Library in Yangpu District has been completed. Officials said yesterday that expansion work would continue to realize the original vision of its architect Dong Dayou
Park that boasts a huge history - February 04, 2017
THE Guangfulin Relics Park in Songjiang District — where Shanghai’s earliest known residents lived some 4,000 years ago — will open in May, the district government said. The park built on the Guangfulin
City’s activities and dry weather boost numbers - February 03, 2017
SHANGHAI received 4.45 million tourists during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday, up 10.9 percent from last year. Local tourism authorities said a variety of festive activities and the dry weather
Warmest winter period since 1873 - February 03, 2017
SHANGHAI has had its warmest December and January period since temperatures were first measured in 1873, according to Shanghai Meteorological Bureau. Forecasters said this winter could be the warmest
Jinshajiang tunnel to be restricted - January 25, 2017
JINSHAJIANG Road Tunnel on the Middle Ring Road will be partially shut down for maintenance work during the day and entirely closed at night from 11pm tomorrow until February 3. The 10-year-old tunnel
