Despite the highest temperature climbing up to near 20℃ in the past few days, Shanghai is about to encounter another temperature plunge set to reach a low of 2-4℃. The low is set to last until Friday. Blue alert for cold fronts will be released later ... Read More>>
China's sixth population census will start on November 11th, 2010, in Shanghai, and is to include, for the first time, people from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau and expatriate residents. The census is to canvas basic information about households and individuals ... Read More>>
Flight ticket prices in Shanghai will go up starting Feb. 6th. The price increase will last until Feb. 12th. The prices for flights before the Spring Festival from Shanghai to Shenyang, Harbin, Dalian, Changchun, Xi’an, Wuhan, Chengdu, Changsha, ... Read More>>
Train tickets during the Spring Festival transportation period will go on sale starting Jan. 20th. Passengers in Shanghai can buy tickets via ticket windows, self-service ticketing machines and ticket booking hotline. A total of 728 ticketing window will be ... Read More>>
Shanghai police implemented seven new entry and exit administration policies for foreign investors and talents starting on Jan. 4th. According to the new policies, foreigners who are “honorary citizens of Shanghai”, or recipients of “award ... Read More>>
In the list of the world’s 31 must-go tourist destinations in 2010 by the American newspaper New York Times, two of China’s southern cities Shanghai and Shenzhen rank 12th and 20th. Shanghai is considered attractive for the coming World Expo, ... Read More>>
The First CKA China Freestyle Fighting League Match kicked off in June 2009 and over 30 matches have been held ever since. The top four representative teams of Guangdong, Anhui, Henan and Jiangsu with the most scores will fight in the final for the title of ... Read More>>
The Shanghai Expo licensed products will be on display and for sale in 500 of the 2000 Quik convenience stores under the Bailian Group in Shanghai and nationwide. Booking services for some big expo souvenirs are also offered. Special Topic: Expo 2010 ... Read More>>
Aeroflot Russian Airlines (www.aeroflot.ru/eng/) increased Tuesday flights (SU529/SU530) on the Moscow – Shanghai – Moscow route during the travel period of Nov. 23, 2009 to March 28, 2010. The flight arrives in Shanghai at 02:45 and leaves at ... Read More>>
The English language quality inquiry hotline 12365 was officially opened. It is offering help to foreigners visiting or living in Shanghai. The hotline allows foreigners to complain and report problems in the area of rights protection concerning quality ... Read More>>
British Airways increased flights from Shanghai to London to six per week starting Dec. 4th, 2009. The new flight BA168 leaves from Shanghai Pudong Airport at 11:40 every Friday and arrives at London Heathrow Airport at local time 16:35. Passengers can ... Read More>>
Juneyao Airlines (http://www.juneyaoairlines.com/en/index.jsp) and Zhuhai Airport will jointly launch a new flight route between Zhuhai and Shanghai on Jan. 13. The newly imported air bus A320 will be put into use on the route. By that, the number of daily ... Read More>>
Tens of world luxury brands will arrive at Shanghai ahead of the Shanghai Expo 2010, among which some are world level flagship stores making their debut arrival on the mainland. Louis Vuitton will open their biggest flagship store in China at Lippo Plaza. ... Read More>>
The expo taxi team consisting of 4000 vehicles will hit the road in Shanghai in February to meet the transportation needs in the expo site and the management and control zone during the World Expo 2010. With two drivers for each vehicle, five teams composed ... Read More>>
The most anticipated movie so far this year – Avatar – opened in cinemas across China on Jan. 4th. The film has become an instant hit on the mainland. IMAX 3D is the best choice to watch the movie and long lines of people waiting to buy the ... Read More>>
A new Tourist Information & Service Centre opened at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in order to provide services and information to incoming visitors in Shanghai and to welcome the World Expo 2010. The new center set up two service spots with six ... Read More>>
Shanghai started to implement security checks on passengers at 31 subway stations using 60 X-ray scanners on Jan. 4th. The security check currently covers a total of 43 stations and will extend to all stations in Shanghai by March 2010. Moreover, the number ... Read More>>
Shanghai’s temperature on Dec. 5 saw a high of 4℃ and a low of -1℃. The next few days will be followed by a cold spell with highest temperatures reaching 3-5℃ and lowest temperatures falling to -2℃. The lowest temperature in the suburbs will be ... Read More>>
The English version of Shanghai Expo Online (http://en.expo.cn/index.html#c=home) was launched on Jan. 1st, with info of another 48 pavilions added. The newly-added list includes pavilions of Asian, African and American countries, as well as those by ... Read More>>
The northern section of Shanghai subway’s new Line 11 began its first phase of trial operations on Dec. 31. The north end of the line starts from Jiading North Station in Jiading District and runs to Jiangsulu Station in Changning District. A total of ... Read More>>
The Absolut Chorus, consisting of 22 robots of different types and sizes, will perform at the Sweden Pavilion during the Shanghai Expo 2010, showcasing a perfect combination of high tech artificial intelligence and music. The robot chorus is the innovation ... Read More>>
The 2010 Shanghai Expo was listed as one of the top travel destinations in 2010 by Lonely Planet, the world’s largest independent travel publisher. The Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver and FIFA World Cup in South Africa were also on the list. ... Read More>>
Russia launched the website for World Expo in Shanghai (http://www.expo2010-russia.ru/) on Dec. 24th to offer information of the country’s participation in 2010 Expo. The website has three versions in Russian, English and Chinese. Readers will get to ... Read More>>
Services to part of Shanghai’s Subway Line 1 were stopped due to a fault in the circuit at 5:50am on Dec. 22nd. During the repair run at about 7am, train No. 150 on Subway Line 1 overran the signal and crashed into train No. 117 which was returning ... Read More>>