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.
Huangpu district has most hot pot restaurants
Huangpu district has an average of 11 hot pot restaurants per square kilometer, ranking most in Shanghai, Laodong Daily reported Tuesday.
Shanghai-based volunteers assist visually impaired runners
At the Shanghai International Marathon held last month, a group of visually impaired runners appeared particularly notable among the tens of thousands of other runners. Although they were visually impaired ...
Prohibiting university students from drinking alcohol is smart
I understand that sometimes it's not easy to refuse your friends' invitation to go out drinking, because you are afraid of losing face. That is why the regulations are a ...
Roadshow for second CIIE kicks off overseas
Forty-five firms from New Zealand reached deals or intentions with 114 Chinese firms, valuing at $590 million in total.
Shanghai to enter winter overnight with cold front
According to meteorological forecasts, Friday (which happens to be “Daxue”, the 21th Chinese solar term when temperatures drop dramatically), will possible be the first official day of winter. Temperatures downtown ...
As quick as a flash
Readers browse books at a “flash” bookstore on Nanjing Road East on Tuesday. The 30-square-meter event is hosted by local bookstore Sinan Books. It will run for the next 16 ...
Leading media communications specialist launches new guidebook on China's upmarket consumers
The segmentation divided Chinese luxury buyers into six types, namely Luxe Fashionista, Timeless Indulger, Aspiring Upstarter, Status Seeker, Experience Devotee and Trend-luxe Immune.
Why are Chinese still so tolerant of domestic violence?
Many Chinese don't take domestic violence seriously; they tend to think physical disputes between a couple are common. For example, after Jiang wrote a public apology on Weibo, some bloggers ...
Star ratings for ayi to determine payment
The star level of an ayi will now determine their payment. An official payment standard is expected to be released on December 20.
Police bust first noisy motorcyclist in Shanghai
A resident along Xujiahui Road reported to police that there was a loud motorcycle driving around at 5 am on Saturday. According to investigations, Jiang's illegally modified motorcycle reached 117 ...
Phantoms of the opera
The Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe performed four traditional Chinese Kunqu operas to German audiences on Monday and Tuesday, presenting ancient Chinese aesthetics along with related discussions and activities, according to ...
Shanghai demonstrates creative power at Chinese industrial innovation exhibition
The Third China Excellent Industrial Design Gold Award was announced at the opening ceremony. The C919 cockpit design, delivered by Shanghai Aircraft Design and Research Institute of Commercial Aircraft Corporation ...
Sprinkle ginkgo
A woman throws a handful of yellow ginkgo leaves in the air at Zhongshan Park of Changning district on Sunday. As local Ginkgo leaves turn yellow and fall to the ...
Foreigners in Shanghai share their opinions on embryonic stem cell research
Elizabeth, a 34-year-old woman from the US, heard about the news and told the Global Times that she doesn't support this experiment because it's an ethics violation. According to Elizabeth, ...
Shanghai should crack down on noisy home renovations
While pre-dawn construction ranks at the top of most lists of complaints by Shanghai expats, we Chinese tend to be impervious to such rackets. But I firmly believe that anyone ...
13 AIDS patients dictate stories for book
Two authors, Bu Jiaqing from Shanghai Youth AIDS Health Promotion Center and Cai Yi from East China University of Science and Technology, collected the stories in 2017. They recorded their ...
Event hosts Chinese entrepreneur returnees
Overseas returned talents starting up business in China are calling for more supportive policies from the local governments, according to Shanghai Observer on Saturday.
Abandoned bicycles
Shared bikes pile up along the sidewalks of Lujiazui Ring Road in Shanghai's Pudong New Area on Sunday. Many shared bikes from different providers have been badly damaged by their ...