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.
Cold front, snow, to hit Shanghai this week
Temperatures will drop to 6 to 7 C from Wednesday evening. On the mornings of December 29 and 30, the lowest temperatures in downtown areas will fall to around 1 ...
X-ray specs
A man walks through a new security station at Shanghai Natural History Museum Station of Jing'an district on Tuesday. The newly installed machine at the checkpoint can detect dangerous goods ...
Smiling from beneath their parasols
Tourists have a rest under a large parasol installation at the Bund on Monday. Several such parasols have been installed recently for Bund visitors to hide from rain or shine.
Schools to strengthen safety management
Shanghai's educational authority now requires all administrative departments in each district's primary and secondary schools, kindergartens and vocational schools to strengthen their safety management in order to ensure the safety ...
Shanghai to open new duty-free store downtown
A new duty-free store will be opened in downtown Shanghai in 2019, according to the local authority. The location has already been decided, Shanghai Morning Post reported Monday. Local consumers ...
Joy to the world
People take photos in front of a 20-meter-high Christmas tree located in downtown Shanghai's Jing'an district on Monday, Christmas Eve. Light installations across the city have created a festive atmosphere.
Chinese parents must give our children a school-play balance
As a parent, I found primary school life totally different from kindergarten, as the older age group was far more demanding. Children in primary school need to get good scores ...
Chinese social media's top-10 buzzwords for 2018
Without fail, every year creative Chinese netizens deliver a wealth of new online expressions and slang. So what were the must-know words for 2018?
Caohejing export processing center upgraded to comprehensive bonded zone
Since its completion in 2004, Caohejing Comprehensive Bonded Zone has gathered a number of hi-tech projects and top brand enterprises, including dozens of Fortune Global 500 companies such as Inventec ...
We'll cross that bridge later
A pedestrian walks over a bridge made with 3D printing technology at an innovation center in Shanghai on Sunday.
New campus bookstore opens at university
Da Xia Bookstore, located in East China Normal University （ECNU) in Putuo district, was officially opened on December 21, Shanghai Observer reported Friday. The campus bookstore has two floors with ...
Hotel door collapses, injuring 7-year-old
A door of a conference room at the Grand Mercure Shanghai Hongqiao in Changning district collapsed and injured a 7-year-old boy surnamed Yang on Saturday morning, Knews reported Saturday.
Shanghai leads nation in original Chinese-language music stage plays
China's musical stage-play market, especially in Shanghai, saw a growth of 166 percent in box-office receipts compared with 2017, according to a press release by SAIC·Shanghai Culture Square.
Housekeeper shopping
People consult a nanny service at the fifth Shanghai Household Service Expo held on Wednesday. Nearly 100 companies joined the event to provide consultations on local services and related regulations, ...
Pudong Library will reopen to the public
The library now houses a new small concert hall which can accommodate over 100 visitors. On the sixth floor of the library, there are two rooms for reader discussions, which ...
Local railway police crack down on ticket scalping
Railway police recently launched a 90-day crackdown on ticket scalpers to maintain passenger order, with large railway stations as its main targets. The police will use new measures such as ...
Creating a global city for new product releases
According to statistics by the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, a total of 1,265 international and domestic brands held their first national release in Shanghai in 2017, ranking first in ...
Chinese millennials are spending lots to do very little
With the rise of China's online-to-offline commerce and a societal shift in our mindsets, more and more people are willing to send on laziness to save time and energy that ...