Government News
Shanghai's baby orangutan is named - December 28, 2016
THE first orangutan born at Shanghai Zoo has been named “Yuan Yuan.” It has the auspicious meaning of perfectness and healthy growth. The name was given by the public. In Chinese, “yuan” also means
High-speed Kunming rail link opens - December 27, 2016
THE first high-speed train services from Shanghai to Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, will begin next Thursday, the Shanghai Railway Bureau said yesterday. The recently-completed
Applications open for car-hailing services - December 27, 2016
DRIVERS wanting to operate their private cars as taxis can apply for the city’s car-hailing service qualifications, starting from yesterday. The city government launched revised rules on car-hailing
Festive drink driving crackdown - December 26, 2016
A police officer stops a driver for an alcohol breath test in Shanghai’s Xuhui District. The city’s traffic police have launched an intensified crackdown on drunk driving, starting from Christmas Eve.
Look and learn show on mechanical toy workings - December 26, 2016
AN exhibition from Britain on mechanical moving toys, or automata, is being presented at Shanghai Science & Technology Museum for three months from today. Visitors will be able to learn about the mechanics
Century-old Shanghai Dashijie set to recapture glorious golden days - December 23, 2016
SHANGHAI Dashijie, a century-old, once popular entertainment center in downtown, will reopen for a trial operation on Wednesday to exhibit “intangible cultural heritages,” officials said. The building,
Parking getting easier under city’s elevated roads - December 23, 2016
THE city has built a further seven public parking lots this year under elevated roads. These offered a total of 961 slots to address the parking woes of nearby residents and office workers, Shanghai
Revised rules on hailing cars put into effect - December 22, 2016
THE city has released revised regulations on car-hailing services, which took effect from yesterday. Some requirements in the draft legislation have been eased, but most of the draft rules released in
An aviation city to rival US giants - December 22, 2016
PUDONG will develop its airport area and the manufacturing base for China’s home-developed plane — the C919 — into an “aviation city” in east Shanghai by 2020, officials said yesterday. The “aviation
Home-grown icebreaker will have its bow and stern in the thick of it - December 21, 2016
CONSTRUCTION started yesterday on China’s first self-built research vessel and icebreaker at Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard. It is being described as the world’s first icebreaker capable of breaking thick
