Tower crane falls at construction site
A tower crane fell down at a construction site in Pudong New Area Thursday, damaging two stores and leaving one worker with a fractured pelvis, Shanghai Television Station reported.
14m people with Shanghai hukou
Shanghai had more than 14 million residents with Shanghai household registration, or hukou, at the end of 2013, xinmin.cn reported.
Divorced father sues college-aged son for refusing to spend enough time with him
A district court has ruled against a divorced man who filed a lawsuit against his son for not spending enough time with him, Yangpu District People’s Court said Tuesday.
Men arrested for selling, stealing back used vehicle
Three people have been arrested for selling a used car and then stealing it back from the buyer with the help of a global positioning system (GPS) device, Minhang police said Thursday.
Trash sorting rules feature fines
Shanghai residents will face fines of up to 200 yuan ($32) for failing to sort their garbage according to a new regulation that will take effect on May 1, officials said at a press conference Thursday.
Wealth on the water
A model rides past a yacht on display Thursday outside the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center in Pudong New Area for the 2014 China (Shanghai) International Boat Show. The event, which features more than 550 domestic and foreign exhibitors, runs at the expo center and on the Bund until Sunday. Photo: Cai Xianmin/GT
China's banking authorities condemn 'turf war' reports
China's banking authorities on Thursday condemned two Financial Times reports, which said a turf war between the central bank and the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) is hampering policy coordination.
Blackout bookstore
Between e-readers and online ordering, China’s bookstores are facing a depressing market. In response, one of China's oldest publishing companies, the SDX Joint Publishing Company, has decided to keep the doors of its Sanlian Taofen Bookstore open 24 hours a day as part of a nationwide event to promote reading.
'Red' WeChat messages reach Chinese blue helmets
Chinese UN peacekeepers in the Republic of Mali have been updated of the Communist Party of China (CPC)'s ongoing "mass line" campaign through mobile messaging platform WeChat, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Daily reported on Thursday.
E China officials probed for violations
Two officials in east China's Jiangxi Province are under investigation suspected of serious violations of discipline and laws, the provincial discipline inspection commission announced on Thursday.