Grass-roots staff making efforts to enhance residents' basic knowledge of law
Due to the efforts made by people like Wu and Jiang, residents in the Hongqiao subdistrict have more legal knowledge. More than 80,000 residents are living in this subdistrict, including 18,000 expats. The community has a solid foundation to serve as trial ground for legislative affairs.
It's high time for Chinese to have their own superhero!
My problem with this, however, is that no matter who the hero himself is, it's still an American-made, American-owned, American-written and American-directed movie. There is nothing “Chinese” about it except ...
Under the Christmas lights
A worker decorates trees with strings of lights along Nanjing Road West in Shanghai Tuesday. The new decorations will create a festive winter atmosphere in the city as the New ...
Global brands displayed at exhibition center in Hongqiao
The exhibited products include wines from Australia, hams from Spain, cars and milk powders from the US, chocolates from the Ukraine and personal care products from Japan.
City ranked as friendly toward local kids in new report
To raise children's participation level in the family, experts suggest Chinese parents give their kids more decision-making power, for instance, on which school to go. Also, schools and communities can ...
Frame of mind
A man takes photo of a painting exhibited in a gallery at the Rockbund area of Shanghai on Wednesday. Some authentic paintings from several leading European artists, including Oscar-Claude Monet, ...
Small commodities market on Fuyou Road offers abundant
As Christmas looms, the market's maze-like halls and booths boast artificial wreathes and Christmas trees of different sizes and colors, spindles of resplendent ribbons and wrapping paper, and strings of ...
Father and sick son perish in apartment fire
According to neighbors, the family has been living in their apartment for many years. The deceased son was in his 40s and allegedly suffered from a cerebral infection, which made ...
Sewage treatment plant gets awaited upgrade
A highlight of the upgrade is a sewage treatment system installed underground. It will be the largest underground treatment system in the city, processing 500,000 tons of waste water per ...
Phasing out university English degrees is not a bad thing
It's not difficult to understand why English degree programs are losing appeal in recent years among the Chinese. In the internet age, when everyone has easy access to English-language learning ...
'Tis the season
Two vendors make Christmas wreaths at the entrance of their shop on Tuesday at a shopping mall in Huangpu district, Shanghai. With Christmas around the corner, many local stores are ...
Foreign foodies
Foreigners check out Shanghai-style snacks being prepared at a food stall at Yuyuan Garden. Despite the recent cold weather, traditional Chinese food stalls in this area are still very busy ...
Shanghai and the UK participate in math teacher exchange
During these academic exchanges, Chinese and British teachers debate “who is busier?” The consensus is that being a teacher in the UK just might be harder than being a teacher ...
Palliative care summit held in Shanghai
As China's aging society deepens, palliative care has become a topic of great concern. Statistics from a palliative care summit recently held in Putuo district show that Shanghai is facing ...
Why do virtue schools for Chinese women still operate?
Respect for women in my hometown needs some working on. One outdated idea there is that women should spend their time homemaking rather than on a career. Instead of allowing ...
Local authority issues rectification instructions
The administration was established on November 29. Within the first 10 days, it organized a surprise inspection on hazardous chemicals enterprises in Shanghai. Notably, it inspected and renovated 700 gas ...
Shanghai to become wedding industry capital
By the end of 2017, about 2,300 wedding companies, studios, halls and related industrial parks were registered in Shanghai. Their output value reached 40 billion yuan ($5.81 billion). Shanghai is ...
Winter is coming
Cold weather continued to hit Shanghai along with rain Monday, with the lowest temperature dropping to 5 C. Local residents are finally bringing out their winter wardrobes from storage in ...
Yangtze River Delta cities cooperate to create a new gaming industry
The three sides will strive to create an “ecosphere” for the development of the industry in this region, thus turning the Yangtze River Delta region into a “cluster” of enterprises ...