Government News
Heavy pollution today before cold front arrives - January 16, 2015
HEAVY smog is forecast for today as a stream of pollutants are carried from the north to the city, forecasters said yesterday. Part of the city will also see a fog this morning due to high humidity. According
Travel firms’ slow boat approach to deposits - January 16, 2015
CITY travel agents have been accused of keeping deposits tourists pay as part of visa application services for longer than they should. This came after the China National Tourism Administration last
Ayi clean up with wages, head home early - January 15, 2015
SHANGHAI is facing an earlier than usual ayi shortage, as many of the city’s domestic helpers are already heading back to their home provinces for next month’s Chinese New Year. Wages for domestic helpers
Food show canceled - January 15, 2015
AN exhibition of agricultural produce traditionally held before the Spring Festival has been canceled following the fatal New Year’s Eve crush on the Bund, Oriental Morning Post reported yesterday. Usually
Man to donate stem cells to British child - January 14, 2015
New artefacts depict Jewish life in WWII - January 14, 2015
A COLLECTION of items donated by Jewish people to the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum will go on display for the first time later this year. The museum has been collecting the artefacts since it opened
Take your car to the mountains - January 14, 2015
THE Shanghai Railway Bureau said it will provide a new car-transport service over the Spring Festival holiday for people wanting to take their vehicles to Huangshan, or Yellow Mountain, in east China’s
Lessons in Chinese abacus prove a huge hit - January 13, 2015
MORE than 200 students at Shanghai Lixin University of Commerce have applied to take a course in how to use a Chinese abacus. Such lessons were once mandatory at the university, but they were phased
City’s doctors battle to save baby’s hand - January 13, 2015
A 9-day-old baby underwent emergency surgery on Christmas Eve to save her left hand after her parents tied an elastic band around her wrist to keep a mitten in place. Doctors at Xinhua Hospital said
Air quality hits severely polluted - January 12, 2015
SHANGHAI’S air reached severely polluted last night, its worst this year, as the city air quality index passed 300. This followed three days of smog, though forecasters said the arrival of a cold front
