Government News
50 receive Magnolia Award - September 09, 2015
FIFTY people from 19 countries were presented with the Magnolia Silver Award yesterday in recognition of their contribution to the city’s development. Among the recipients were Frenchman Pascal Yves
Marathon registration not a race - September 09, 2015
REGISTRATION for the 2015 Shanghai International Marathon opens on Saturday. Runners have until next Thursday — September 17 — to register for one of the 35,000 places in four categories in the 20th
Illegal chemical storage busted - September 08, 2015
AN illegal warehouse that stored hazardous chemicals was demolished yesterday and the substances cleared from the area, an official with the Minhang district’s safety watchdog said. The facility, located
City gears up for shopping fest - September 08, 2015
TECHNOLOGY will be a major player at this year’s annual Shanghai Shopping Festival, which kicks off on Friday, with online and offline activities that is expected to test the city’s appetite for consumption
Han Zheng meets visiting Czech president - September 07, 2015
SHANGHAI Party Secretary Han Zheng met Czech President Milo? Zeman yesterday and welcomed his visit shortly after attending Beijing’s military parade on Thursday. Han said Shanghai is an epitome of the
153 polluters near Disney to close - September 07, 2015
MORE than 150 heavy polluting enterprises near Shanghai Disney Resort will be closed by the end of next year — although the attraction is due to open some months earlier. These closures are to help create
20 Japanese internment and POW camps identified - September 01, 2015
HISTORIANS have identified the locations of 20 internment and prison-of-war camps created by Japanese troops in Shanghai during World War II. These feature on a map released yesterday by researchers
Register cellphone number or lose service - September 01, 2015
MOBILE phone users who do not register their name and number face having services cut under new regulations introduced today. Foreigners should take their SIM card and passport to register at a branch
Mooncake sales set to rocket - August 28, 2015
SALES of mooncakes this year are forecast to rise between 8 and 10 percent, the head of a trade group told Shanghai Daily yesterday. “Sales are expected to pick up this year because the Mid-Autumn Festival
Ambulance service facing crisis - August 28, 2015
LOCAL health authorities are considering ways to restructure the city’s ambulance service in a bid to improve response times following a sharp rise in the number of non-emergency calls. In 2011, non-emergency
