Government News
Expressway to ease traffic around Disney Resort - November 16, 2016
THE major section of a new expressway has been completed in the Pudong New Area which is designed to mainly relieve traffic congestion around the Shanghai Disney Resort, officials said yesterday. The
SAIC-VW to make Audi models - November 15, 2016
CHINA’S SAIC Motor Corp and Volkswagen have signed an agreement that could pave the way for SAIC-Volkswagen, the German automaker’s joint venture with Shanghai-based SAIC, to make Audi-brand cars. SAIC
Government moves to keep young foreign talent here in Shanghai - November 15, 2016
IN a bid to retain foreign talent educated in Shanghai, the city’s Education Commission will publish a list of available internships. Yesterday, 11 companies and public institutions were recommended
Imports of pet food given the fast track - November 14, 2016
IT was a big day for Shanghai’s dogs and cats yesterday, although the significance might just have been lost on them. A batch of chicken, mutton and beef snacks for domestic pets, shipped from New Zealand,
Stricter smoking ban from March - November 14, 2016
SMOKING will be banned in all indoor public venues and workplaces in Shanghai from March next year. The ban will cover hotels, restaurants, offices, airports, railway stations and entertainment venues
Philosophy major tops graduate earnings - November 11, 2016
LOCAL college students who graduated this year had an average monthly starting pay of 4,990 yuan (US$735), up 6.8 percent from last year’s graduates, according to a report released yesterday. The employment
Disneyland toys with resort’s next theme - November 11, 2016
CONSTRUCTION has started on a Toy Story Land at Shanghai Disneyland to open in 2018, the resort said yesterday. Leaders from the joint venture’s two shareholders, The Walt Disney Company and the Shanghai
Ordinary people honored for brave acts - November 10, 2016
CHEN Donghai stopped a knife-wielding man from hijacking a woman as she drove out of a shopping mall; Wang Yujun saved a 10-year-old girl from her burning home, suffering burns himself in the rescue. They
Han Zheng meets IBLAC leaders - November 10, 2016
SHANGHAI Party Secretary Han Zheng met the former chairmen of the International Business Leaders Advisory Council for the Mayor of Shanghai and the new chairman last week, ahead of the council’s annual
Art museum gets prime location in Lujiazui - November 09, 2016
A new art museum will be built at the core area of the Lujiazui financial center as part of local government efforts to increase cultural attractions in the Pudong New Area, the area’s top planning body
