Government News
Police WeChat traffic service - January 12, 2015
TRAFFIC police in the Pudong New Area have opened a WeChat account where motorists can check everything from their driving offence records to traffic jams, and even test their skills behind the wheel. While
Japan visa ban over fake voucher - January 09, 2015
THE Japanese consulate in the city has suspended visa applications from a local travel agency after one of its customers tried to use a fake voucher in Japan. Online travel agent ctrip.com said yesterday
More water pumped back to stop sinking - January 09, 2015
SHANGHAI is increasing the quantity of water it pumps back into the ground to counteract subsidence caused by extraction, officials said yesterday. While last year the quantity of water pumped back was
Getting help from city police in 9 languages - January 08, 2015
SHANGHAI’S 110 police hotline yesterday appointed 37 new translators, due to the increasing number of calls made by foreigners in recent years. The translators were selected from different police departments
Ships, cargo trucks ‘next’ as city builds on air pollution successes - January 08, 2015
REDUCING pollution caused by heavy trucks and ships will be a priority for Shanghai this year, an environment official said yesterday. Although the city has far fewer vehicles than Beijing, the amount
City to play key role in economic reform - January 07, 2015
Relatives say their final farewells to New Year’s Eve tragedy victims - January 07, 2015
THE New Year’s Eve stampede on the Bund was a “bloody lesson” for Shanghai, Mayor Yang Xiong told city lawmakers yesterday. The city must draw a lesson from the tragedy, he told a session of the city’s
Bikes banned on railways, unless boxed - January 06, 2015
City college raising money for dead students’ families - January 05, 2015
FLOWERS cover a grass area near the Shanghai Youth College of Management gates in front of a board bearing the names of Meng Yan and Zhang Yan, two 21-year-old students who lost their lives in the New
Lantern festival facing cancelation - January 05, 2015
TALKS are under way over the fate of the annual lantern festival at Shanghai’s Yuyuan Garden following the Bund tragedy. Several public events have already been called off because of the crush incident
