According to the latest data released by the city census bureau, regular inhabitants in Shanghai reached 19.21 million people as of the end of 2009 – of which 13.8 million are household registered Shanghai residents. And living space for the Shanghai ... Read More>>
Shanghai Metro Line 7 and Line 9 have started extending operation time to cover both morning and evening rush hours. Metro Line 7 travels from Shanghai University to Huamu Rd station, service time 5:30 – 22:31; Line 9 travels from Century Blvd to ... Read More>>
On Feb. 16, international luxury ocean liner Queen Mary 2 docked for the first time in Waigaoqiao Port of Shanghai. Queen Mary 2 is the world's largest, longest, and the most expensively built cruise ship (costs around 1 billion USD) , and it was named by ... Read More>>
Shanghai's annual Yuyuan Garden Spring Lantern Festival opened on Feb. 14 and will run until Mar. 3. In line with the upcoming year of the tiger, there will be a special focus on tiger-themed lanterns. The path to the main event is lined with lanterns ... Read More>>
A huge vertical garden now covering an area of nearly 5000 square meters has been growing outside the Expo Theme Pavilion in Shanghai, becoming the world’s largest with twice the area of the green wall at the 2005 Aichi-ken Expo in Japan. Scientists ... Read More>>
New Balance, one of the world's leading running brands, today announces the opening of its first Experience Store on Shanghai's Huai Hai Road. It is New Balance's second Experience Store in China, following the opening of its first on Beijing's Qianmen ... Read More>>
The “greatest ever kissing event” in Shanghai took place on Feb. 7 at Zhengda Plaza, with 214 couples kissing at the same time at 2:14 PM. Promoted by P&G Camay in China, the group smoochfest was held at the premier of movie Hot Summer Days, ... Read More>>
A lantern festival will be taking place in Shanghai’s Guyi Park during the Spring Festival and until Mar. 3. The park will be opened at night to visitors Feb. 17-19 and Feb. 26-28, with various lanterns illuminating the 400-year-old park. On Feb. ... Read More>>
Confusing Chinglish signs have always been a problem in public places, puzzling and even amusing English users. Recently, heads and leaders from ten major commercial circles have decided to correct improper English signs in the city. It is agreed that at ... Read More>>
Shanghai's Nanjing Lu has just become the first street in China to promote mobile payment. China Telecom e-Surfing users can now use their mobile phones to purchase items at over 50 stores, malls and chain restaurants including the New World, Hongyi Plaza ... Read More>>
Residents in Shanghai will be experiencing constant rain and cold air from the north this week. According to the meteorological bureau, the city’s temperature is expected to see a heavy fluctuation, with the highest temperatures to reach 17-18℃ on ... Read More>>
The first batch of commercial cards for the Shanghai Expo was released on Jan. 27. The card will replace the need for cash with quick and easy electronic payments during the Expo, covering tourism, hotels, shopping and other consumption both inside the Expo ... Read More>>
The Hangzhou section (S13) of the Shanghai-Jiaxing-Huzhou and Hangzhou Expressway recently finished construction and is now open to traffic. The 52 km two-way four-lane section limits speed to between 60 and 120 km/h, linking Hangzhou (Chongxian) to ... Read More>>
Marvel Hotel, the first business hotel operated by JinJiang Hotels Group, the largest Asian-owned hotel consortium, opened for business on Jan.28 in Shanghai. This grand opening comes after the hotel was shut for two-years while the building –an ... Read More>>
Ten pandas brought from Sichuan Province to Shanghai for the Expo met their first visitors last weekend at the Shanghai Zoo. After two weeks of love and care, the little fellows have already adapted to their new home and life. Related Links Pandas to Visit ... Read More>>
The renovation of an architecture zone comprising of old western-styled houses along Shanghai’s Sinan Lu will be completed by the end of March. Located near Fuxing Lu and Hengshan Lu in Luwan District, the zone includes 51 villas, mostly built in the ... Read More>>
Once renowned as “the best amusement center in the far East”, Shanghai Great World is scheduled to reopen before the Expo after being shuttered for 7 years. Renovation started last year with historic features restored for the 93-year-old center. ... Read More>>
The Shanghai Expo site is expected to be covered by a subway line, 5 bus lines, 5 ferry lines and other water lines serving tens of millions of visitors during Expo. Except for two additional bus lines and nighttime cruise lines, all the other public ... Read More>>
Visitors to the Shanghai World Expo can use a new website to calculate how much carbon they’ll be emitting in the process. On Cleanair.net.cn you can fill in your travel plans to find out how much CO2 your journey will produce. You can also see how ... Read More>>
With less than 100 days to go, there’s a lot going on in the run up to the opening of the Shanghai Expo. On Jan 22nd, Austrian Federal President Heinz Fischer unveiled the Austria Pavilion during a visit to Shanghai and expressed Austria’s ... Read More>>
On Jan.22, 99 days before the opening of Shanghai World EXPO in May, construction completed on the Shanghai Expo Axis. The Expo Axis is the main axis in Pudong Expo Site, leading to the four major pavilions through overhead and underground connections. As ... Read More>>
With less than 100 days to go to the opening of the Shanghai World Expo, the programme for the opening and closing ceremonies has been decided and 90% of construction work at the Expo site is completed. The curtains will be raised on the evening of April ... Read More>>
Shanghai goes high tech with a new mobile payment system which allows China Mobile users to use their mobile phones pay their metro fees and purchase goods at more than 1,000 stores in the city. Launched Jan. 22nd, users who have gotten new radio frequency ... Read More>>
An anti-smoking law is being introduced in Shanghai and will come into force on March 1st. Since last November, 11,213 venues put up 150,000 no-smoking signs, and a new campaign to install more anti-smoking signs will begin next month. The Shanghai ... Read More>>