Metro Shanghai

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.

Clash between Chinese air conditioning rivals heats up

While all Chinese e-commerce players rubbed their hands to make a killing during the annual online shopping bonanza on Tuesday, home appliances giant Zhuhai Gree Electric Appliances Co made an ...
Source: Global Times | 2019/6/19 18:08:40

Israeli Consulate in Shanghai celebrates 25th anniversary

A ceremony themed “Cherish the history; Brighten the future” was held Monday in Shanghai to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Israeli Consulate in Shanghai.
Source: Global Times | 2019/6/18 2:55:38

Microbial skincare

L'Oréal, the world's largest beauty group, recently shared its latest findings of its 15 years of skin microbiome research.
Source: Global Times | 2019/6/17 16:42:56

Shanghai to better accommodate 2nd CIIE attendees

An online accommodation booking platform was launched Thursday to provide a better accommodation experience for attendees of the second China International Import Expo (CIIE), according to the organizer.
Source: Xinhua | 2019/6/14 14:35:40

Smoking rate in Shanghai drops to below 20 pct

The rate of smoking people 15 years old and above in Shanghai is 19.9 percent, down 0.3 percentage points from 2017, according to a tobacco survey released Thursday.
Source: Xinhua | 2019/5/31 13:16:28

US multinational pharmaceutical company's division sets up headquarters in Shanghai

American multinational pharmaceutical company Pfizer's division Upjohn established its global headquarters in Shanghai Thursday.
Source: Xinhua | 2019/5/31 11:13:30

Construction of new campus of NYU Shanghai begins

Shanghai began construction Thursday on the new campus of New York University Shanghai (NYU Shanghai), the first Sino-US higher education institute in China.
Source: Xinhua | 2019/5/31 8:18:28

Why can't Chinese youngsters kick the habit?

TFBoys Wang Yuan, one of China's most influential boy band members, was caught smoking with ease at a restaurant in Beijing on May 21, which overthrew his “good boy” image, ...
Source: Global Times | 2019/5/29 16:18:39

China Sport Show 2019 opens in Shanghai

The 37th China Sport Show opened Thursday at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, including for the first time exhibitions of single-sport associations.
Source: Xinhua | 2019/5/25 21:45:14

Shanghai crude oil futures close lower

Crude oil futures closed lower Friday on the Shanghai International Energy Exchange.
Source: Xinhua | 2019/5/25 21:44:52

Shanghai SIPG president preparing for CFA election

The Chinese Football Association (CFA) could soon welcome its first president from the business world, with Shanghai SIPG chairman Chen Xuyuan preparing to run for election.
Source: Xinhua | 2019/5/25 21:44:27

Shanghai launches China's 2nd pilot zone for AI

Shanghai officially launched on Saturday efforts to build China's second pilot zone for new-generation innovation and development of artificial intelligence (AI).
Source: Xinhua | 2019/5/25 19:12:04

Shanghai uses playing cards to promote garbage sorting

A community in Shanghai's Minhang district is using playing cards to help local residents easily understand how to sort garbage, as the city will enact a set of regulations on ...
Source: Xinhua | 2019/5/17 18:40:02

10 dead after factory wall collapse in Shanghai

Ten people have died in hospital after a factory wall accidentally collapsed in Shanghai Thursday, local authorities said Friday morning.
Source: Xinhua | 2019/5/17 14:44:28

Young people choose to pause from the pressures of working life

When Xiaoxi (pseudonym) and her boyfriend Xiaolong (pseudonym) shared their travel experience online, they didn't expect it would cause a huge dispute among netizens.
Source: Global Times | 2019/5/15 18:58:41

2019 China Brand Day marked in Shanghai

Nearly 200 domestic exhibitors are showcasing their products Friday at the 2019 China Brand Day series held in Shanghai, which focuses on the exposition of indigenous brands.
Source: Xinhua | 2019/5/10 21:03:35

A dormitory receptionist keeps learning a lifelong habit, studies hard

Yuan Mengyuan suddenly became an inspiring name on Chinese social media in April as the 49-year-old university dormitory receptionist in Shanghai got admitted to Guangxi University as a graduate student. ...
Source: Global Times | 2019/5/8 16:23:40

CMG inaugurates media lab in Shanghai

The state-media conglomerate China Media Group (CMG) inaugurated on Sunday its 5G, 4K, and AI all-in-one media application laboratory in Shanghai and announced it will start filming a six-episode 4K ...
Source: Global Times | 2019/5/6 16:33:40