Government News
Jostling for dumplings - April 01, 2016
People hustle to get a box of Qingtuan, a glutinous green dumpling, at a local deserts shop yesterday. Eating Qingtuan is one of the traditions during the Qingmin Festival, which falls on Monday this year.
Dazhong rolls out cell phone ride-hailing cars - March 31, 2016
DAZHONG Taxi, one of the city's largest cab companies, launched its own online ride-hailing application yesterday, assuring that all vehicles registered on the platform are licensed to operate.
Senior population up 5.3% in 2015 - March 31, 2016
SHANGHAI'S senior population rose by 5.3 percent in 2015 from a year earlier and accounted for over 30 percent of permanent residents for the first time, the city's civil affairs authorities said yesterday.
New bridge planned for Suzhou Creek - March 30, 2016
THE city government plans to build a new bridge over Suzhou Creek in Jing'an District, it said yesterday on Weibo.
Calls for well-developed transport - March 30, 2016
A WELL-DEVELOPED public transportation is “the only solution to traffic problems in a metropolis like Shanghai,” Mayor Yang Xiong said yesterday.
Tickets for Disney resort, hotels sell out fast - March 29, 2016
ALL of the tickets for the opening day of the Shanghai Disneyland were sold out around noon yesterday, and all of the rooms at the Shanghai Disneyland Hotel have been booked until the end of June.
FTZ push drives offshore yuan loans - March 29, 2016
SHANGHAI banks conducted offshore yuan lending of 66.1 billion yuan (US$10.2 billion) last year, a surge of 119 percent year on year, as they tapped financial reforms to transact more cross-border business, the city's banking regulator said yesterday.
Han Zheng meets group chairman of Jardine Matheson - March 28, 2016
SHANGHAI Party Secretary Han Zheng met Jardine Matheson Group chairman Henry Keswick and his group last week.
Shanghai, Shenzhen raise purchase thresholds to cool home prices - March 28, 2016
TWO major Chinese cities of Shanghai and Shenzhen on Friday issued a slew of policies to tame their property markets, including raising down payment requirements for second home buyers.
International canoe race being held in creek - March 25, 2016
AN international canoe race is being held in Suzhou Creek next Saturday, officials said yesterday.
