Government News
Typhoon devastates annual peach crop - July 14, 2015
Peach-growers in the Nanhui area of the city lost between 20 and 30 percent of their annual crop to Typhoon Chan-Hom over the weekend, an industry official said yesterday. “The huge winds simply blew
Annual run on clinics under way - July 14, 2015
THE annual peak season for children visiting hospitals for the treatment of chronic conditions has begun, an official said yesterday. “We are encouraging people to make appointments rather than just
Northbound section of East Yan’an Tunnel to open soon - July 13, 2015
ONE lane of the westbound section of the Yan’an Road E. Tunnel, which is undergoing a major renovation program, is set to reopen sooner than expected, the Shanghai Road & Bridge Co said yesterday. The
Typhoon leaves, Metro and air traffic back to normal while city will enter hottest season of year tomorrow - July 13, 2015
THE city will have several days of cloudy weather with the mercury soaring to 33 degrees Celsius next week after Typhoon Chan-Hom moved away from the city, forecasters said today. The Shanghai Meteorological
Cinemas pull animated movie about cars - July 10, 2015
SFC CGV Cinema and SFC Yonghua Cinema City have canceled all screenings of the Chinese animated movie “The Autobots,” which has been accused of plagiarizing Pixar’s film “Cars,” just five days after it
100 flights canceled due to stormy weather - July 10, 2015
A TOTAL of 100 flights out of Shanghai’s two airports were canceled yesterday and 50 more were delayed after Typhoon Linfa made landfall in south China. At Hongqiao International Airport 70 flights,
Musician plans to open school for autistic children in Shanghai - July 09, 2015
SHANGHAI Cao Peng Music Center, an organization which has been running a popular weekly music education salon involving autistic children for seven years, plans to open a school for autistic children
Typhoons to skip city, 7 trains canceled - July 09, 2015
SHANGHAI Railway Bureau has canceled seven trains today from Hongqiao Railway Station heading south to avoid typhoons Chan-Hom and Linfa. The affected trains are on the coastal routes heading to Shenzhen
Yang Xiong meets CEO of BNP Paribas - July 08, 2015
SHANGHAI Mayor Yang Xiong met Jean-Laurent Bonnafé, chief executive officer of BNP Paribas, at the city's Hengshan Hotel on July 3. Yang thanked BNP Paribas for playing an active role in the International
Ronaldo to promote fitness product - July 08, 2015
WORLD Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo will be in Shanghai this week to promote a fitness product for the Chinese market, according to the product’s manufacturer MTG and its local sales partner Thakral
