Government News
City teachers get top marks in global survey - February 19, 2016
SHANGHAI middle school teachers are better educated and trained than their counterparts in other countries, according to a survey undertaken by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Record turnovers reported at Pudong airport during post-holiday peak - February 18, 2016
SHANGHAI Pudong International Airport saw a record high number of entry & exit passengers between February 13 and February 15 with about 367,000 people entering or leaving the country in those three days of the Spring Festival holiday, airport entry-exit frontier inspection station said.
Park the plum spot for viewing blooms - February 18, 2016
THE Shanghai Plum Blossom Festival gets under way today at Haiwan Forest Park in suburban Fengxian District, its organizers said yesterday. The annual event — the third since its launch in 2014 — will feature about 40,000 plum trees in 126 varieties.
Warmer weather expected to continue into weekend - February 17, 2016
THE city is likely to keep warming up this week with a high of over 10 degrees Celsius continuing into the weekend, forecasters said. However, on Sunday Shanghai will be hit by a cold front and temperatures will drop below 10 degrees.
City residents get discount concert tickets - February 17, 2016
THE government wants you to go to a concert. To encourage residents to embrace high culture, city officials are making 900 tickets for five performances at Shanghai Concert Hall available to residents at a discount price.
Let the festivities begin! - February 16, 2016
People admire a dragon-themed exhibit during the lantern show at the Shanghai Expo Park yesterday. The event, running until March 13, is being held to celebrate the Chinese Lantern Festival, which is on February 22 this year.
District plan targets air and water - February 16, 2016
A Shanghai district yesterday unveiled its 2016 plan for improving the quality of its air and water. Suburban Jinshan is home to a bustling chemical industry and has been identified by the city government as a target district in its ongoing anti-pollution efforts.
Airports see jump in holiday passengers - February 15, 2016
IT was a busy Spring Festival for air-traffic controllers. More than 741,000 travellers departed from or entered the country via Shanghai's airports over the holiday, up by 5.8 percent over last year.
Entertainment drives retail sales in Spring Festival - February 15, 2016
ENTERTAINMENT has become a main source of Shanghai's retail sales growth during the Spring Festival holiday as people were busy with seeing movies, going exercising or touring around, according to the Shanghai Commission of Commerce.
Lanterns light up the holidays - February 14, 2016
Yuyuan Garden which was packed with people celebrating the holidays. The popular tourist attraction is currently hosting a lantern festival, which runs through February 25. Each day between 5:30pm and 8pm more than 50 installations are lit to entertain the crowds. One of the most popular of the illuminated figures is an 8-meter-tall Monkey King
