Government News
Flower power - December 14, 2016
DONGPING Forest Park in Chongming Island will double in size over the next five years. It is part of the development plan to turn Chongming into a flower island, authorities said. They plan to apply
100 million passengers in a year put city in the big airport league - December 13, 2016
SHANGHAI yesterday received its 100 millionth air passenger this year, making the city the world’s fifth to handle more than 100 million annual air passengers. Shanghai follows London, New York, Tokyo
Incentives for younger people to think trash - December 13, 2016
The incentive comes after Shanghai’s greenery authorities teamed up with Alipay in the latest drive to spur interest in garbage sorting among young people, officials said yesterday. The points collected
Shanghai museum receives gift from Eva, the amber dinosaur - December 12, 2016
A 3D model of a feathered dinosaur tail trapped in an amber 99 million years ago — an unprecedented discovery — was gifted to the Shanghai Natural History Museum yesterday by the research team, which
Sun shines on a golden concert - December 12, 2016
People gather around jazz singer Chen Xiaojun and bass player Michael Hicks yesterday while they play under resplendent golden ginkgo trees in front of Shanghai Concert Hall on Yan’an Road. The annual
Special green car plates issued - December 09, 2016
SHANGHAI traffic police have issued a total of 1,294 new special car plates for clean energy vehicles for the first week of a trial operation launched in Shanghai and other four Chinese cities, police
Stunning Buddhist relics found in town that was key to city’s history - December 09, 2016
PRECIOUS Buddhist relics from an ancient town in Qingpu District have been found. The discovery was made when the foundations of a historic pagoda built in the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) were unearthed
Historic garden villas given a new role - December 08, 2016
CHANGNING District has converted a cluster of historic villas into a financial park to attract financial companies. Changning Financial Park at 1320 Yuyuan Road was opened yesterday and will house around
The beautiful art of writing - December 08, 2016
Visitors study Chinese calligraphy works at Shanghai Ninth Calligraphy and Seal Cutting Exhibition. The biennial expo opened yesterday at 200 Yan’an Road W. — Wang Rongjiang
Fudan and LSE collaborate on college - December 07, 2016
FUDAN University and the London School of Economics and Political Science are to co-establish a college of global public policy. The two organizations signed a strategic partnership agreement yesterday.
