Government News
From Shanghai to Paris: Dialogue Between Suzhou Creek and Seine River - April 21, 2024
Last Thursday, a launch ceremony and forum entitled Our Water, To a Boundless Future, took place at the Palais Brongniart in Paris, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France and this year's Franco-Chinese Year of Cultural Tourism.
Shanghai Metro stations accept foreign bank cards for ticket purchases - April 21, 2024
All subway stations in Shanghai have had POS machines reinstalled to accept domestic and foreign bank cards since last Monday, with manual services available to assist passengers with ticket purchases.
China's 2nd homegrown large cruise ship enters shipyard for final assembly - April 21, 2024
China's second domestically-built large cruise ship entered a shipyard in Shanghai last Saturday for final assembly.
Mercedes-Benz upgrades R&D center in Shanghai - April 21, 2024
Mercedes-Benz inaugurated a new building in Shanghai in east China last Friday as an upgrade of its R&D center in the metropolis, with an investment of 69 million yuan (about 9.71 million U.S. dollars).
Shanghai aims to create sci-tech industry champion in merger of venture capital giants - April 21, 2024
Shanghai seeks to create a global leader in financing innovative science and technology startups through the merger of two of the city’s big state-owned venture capital firms, thereby creating a state investment platform with more than CNY100 billion (USD13.8 billion) of assets under management.
Shanghai ports see rising vehicle exports in Q1 - April 21, 2024
Shanghai ports exported 529,000 vehicles in the first quarter of 2024, up 30.7 percent from the same period last year, Shanghai customs said last Thursday.
Shanghai's economy is off to a steady start - April 21, 2024
Shanghai's gross domestic product grew 5 percent year on year in the first quarter, with a total GDP of 1.11 trillion yuan (US$153 billion), according to figures released last Friday by the National Bureau of Statistics.
Shanghai Mayor meets with Singapore GIC CEO - April 21, 2024
Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng met with Lim Chow Kiat, CEO of Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) on April 16.
Shanghai and San Francisco will benefit from further mutual development - April 21, 2024
As leaders in technology, finance and culture, San Francisco and Shanghai have unique opportunities to further deepen economic collaboration and mutual development, mayor of the Californian city said at an event in Shanghai last Saturday.
Shanghai half marathon sets off on Sunday - April 18, 2024
The starting pistol will be fired for the 2024 Shanghai Half Marathon this coming Sunday, attracting an expected 15,000 runners to start their 21-kilometer journey from Pudong's Oriental Pearl TV Tower.
