Government News
New date for annual marathon - August 03, 2016
THE 2016 Shanghai International Marathon was been moved ahead from November to October 30, organizers said yesterday. This year's event was originally scheduled to take place on November 6, the first
Work begins on new canal project - August 03, 2016
CONSTRUCTION has started on a new canal in Jiading District that is expected to improve the area's water quality and flood defenses, the district water authority said yesterday. The 30-kilometer canal,
Sales of new homes continue to climb - August 02, 2016
SALES of new homes in Shanghai climbed over 5 percent in July for the third straight month despite the extremely hot weather while the average price also rose to a monthly record. The area of new homes
Innovation contest - August 02, 2016
FOUR young people from Taiwan and one from China's mainland who cooperated in the design of a bag that can be played as a guitar over the weekend won a cross-Strait innovation competition held by the
High-tech park showcases new products - August 01, 2016
A range of new technology products designed to make it easier to care for elderly people and children are being developed by firms at the Zhangjiang High-Tech Industrial Park, the local equivalent of
Parks plan for crowded city district - August 01, 2016
TO improve the quality of life in one of the Shanghai's most heavily populated areas, Minhang District plans to build a major forest park along the Huangpu River and a batch of smaller parks by 2020,
Shanghai mayor meets Georgian deputy PM - July 29, 2016
MAYOR Yang Xiong met with Dimitry Kumsishvili, first deputy prime minister and minister of economy and sustainable development of Georgia, in Shanghai on Wednesday. Yang said Shanghai is an open city
Lu Gusun, celebrated professor and lexicographer, dies aged 76 - July 29, 2016
THE English language and literature professor Lu Gusun, widely regarded as one of China's intellectual heavyweights, died yesterday in Shanghai Xinhua Hospital. He was 76. He was admitted late last Friday
Companies honored for going green - July 28, 2016
THE three-month Invest in Green Future — Corporate Social Responsibility Excellence Awards came to a successful conclusion yesterday in Shanghai with 49 winners being selected for their contribution to
City issues 3rd red alert as mercury to stay above 40 today - July 28, 2016
SHANGHAI issued this summer's third red alert for heat wave this morning. The Shanghai Meteorological Bureau issued the red alert – the highest in the three-level system, at 8:10am, warning that the temperature
