Government News
Han Zheng talks with JP Morgan Chase chairman - July 27, 2016
SHANGHAI Party Secretary Han Zheng met Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase & Co., in the city last week. Han said the Shanghai Free Trade Zone is carrying out reform and innovation, including
"Invest in Green Future" Corporate Social Responsibility Excellence Awards winners announced - July 27, 2016
The "Invest in Green Future" Corporate Social Responsibility Excellence Awards Ceremony and Summit was held in Shanghai today (July 27), capping a 3-month campaign to collect best practice cases to promote
New home sales rebound in Shanghai - July 26, 2016
NEW home sales rebounded in Shanghai last week, outstripping supply, while their average price also rose. The area of new homes sold, excluding government-subsidized affordable housing, rose 15.5 percent
Xiangyang Park to reopen - July 26, 2016
XIANGYANG Park in Xuhui District will reopen to the public on September 30 after the completion of renovation work, the Xuhui District greenery bureau said yesterday. The wall around the park will be
Yang Xiong talks with US trade delegation - July 25, 2016
SHANGHAI Mayor Yang Xiong met a delegation from the Office of the United States Trade Representative on Wednesday. The delegation came for the 8th round of the China-US Insurance Talks. Yang said the
Chongming gets a boost, to become a district - July 25, 2016
THE city's last remaining county, Chongming, will soon become a district as the Shanghai government works to improve the city's layout and promote the areas' sustainable development. That will mean significant
Mayor meets UN vice secretary-general - July 22, 2016
SHANGHAI Mayor Yang Xiong met Joan Clos, executive director of UN-Habitat and vice secretary-general of UN on Wednesday. Yang said that the World Cities Day has been observed for three years as a legacy
No relief from heat wave as temperature nears 40 - July 22, 2016
THE mercury touched 39.1 degrees Celsius yesterday, triggering the second orange heat wave alert and setting a new city record for the hottest day so far this year, forecasters said. The mercury soared
Shanghai Book Fair attracts big names - July 21, 2016
BELARUSIAN journalist and author Svetlana Alexievich and British novelist Ian McDonald are some of the star names who will grace this year’s Shanghai Book Fair, which opens on August 17. Alexievich won
Songjiang to have trams by year end - July 21, 2016
THE T2 tram line in Songjiang District will become operational by the end of the year, the district’s governor Qin Jian said yesterday. Two tram lines are under construction in the central streets of
