The 2010 Shanghai World Expo organizers yesterday began selling the Expo silver bars. The silver bars are available in three sizes - 50, 100, or 1,000 grams. The bars have a blue Haibao, the Expo mascot, and a cityscape engraved on the front and ... Read More>>

More than 40 Shanghai hotels are to put back their check-out times from now to the end of July. Along with another more than 200 in China, they will extend check-out times to 2pm or 4pm from 12pm, tourism officials said. Source: Shanghai Daily Read More>>

The Shanghai Commission of Commerce will set up local night markets during next year's World Expo to improve the city's nightlife and solve traffic problems caused by illegal vendors. The commission plans to establish 50 featured streets for commerce, ... Read More>>

The Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau has launched an updated English version of its Website at www.sepb.gov.cn. The site will carry news about local environmental protection. Source: Shanghai Daily Read More>>

The Shanghai Greenery and Public Sanitation Bureau issued a notice yesterday banning outdoor water melon stalls and night food stands within the Inner Ring Road area from now until late September. Violators can be fined up to 500 yuan (US$73). All water ... Read More>>

Shanghai will start selling city discount tour cards from today for use from July. The cards will give holders discounts at 50 local stores, tourist attractions, restaurants and hotels but more venues are expected to be signed up to the scheme. The card can ... Read More>>

The Pudong New Area government will start to distribute a second batch of 20,000 discount coupons tomorrow to attract travelers from the Yangtze River Delta region. Car owners can go to Yongda Group auto dealerships in nearby Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces ... Read More>>

Changning District Education Bureau has started renovating the former residence of Hungarian architect Laszlo Hudec to showcase Shanghai's culture and architectural heritage. Hudec's designs included Shanghai's landmark Grand Cinema and Park Hotel. The ... Read More>>

Air passengers should give themselves more time to get to Hongqiao Airport as the expansion of an expressway that begins this coming weekend will cause traffic problems in the area, the local highway manager said yesterday. The A8, the Shanghai-Zhejiang ... Read More>>

China's central government has approved a plan to merge Shanghai's Nanhui District into Pudong New Area and create an even larger economic powerhouse to help drive the city's effort to become a major international financial and shipping hub. Under the ... Read More>>

Some of the major elements of Shanghai's future Bund promenade, a RMB 5 billion (US$733 million) project that will remove the traffic-choked highway and replace it with a pedestrian-friendly riverfront, will be in place as early as October. The city's urban ... Read More>>

Visitors to World Expo 2010 Shanghai will be able to use a free-of-charge bicycle to see more pavilions with comfort on the massive sites. Visitors will be able to pick up a bike at 60 venues on the 3.28-square-kilometer expo site with a deposit of RMB 20 ... Read More>>

Shanghai is seeking the public's help in designing a mascot for the city's Metro network. Shanghai Shentong Metro Group officials said over the weekend that the mascot should represent the culture and development of the city. The design also needs to ... Read More>>

Ten more tourist attractions will offer a 50 percent discount on admission prices on Tuesdays from tomorrow, the Shanghai tourism authority said yesterday. The Shanghai Ocean Aquarium, Zhujiajiao Ancient Town, Oriental Land in Qingpu District and Fengjing ... Read More>>

The historic Peace Hotel on the Bund is expected to reopen in March 2010 after being refashioned as the Fairmont Peace Hotel Shanghai, while retaining its original art deco style, according to Jin Jiang International Hotels Group and Fairmont Hotels ... Read More>>

Huangpu District's Fujian Road M. reopens today after a six-month renovation. Eight new stores have opened on the street, including a branch of Yangzhou Xiefuchun Cosmetic Store, which was founded in 1830, and Shanghai Wangkai Photographic Studio, which ... Read More>>

China Eastern Airlines wants your ideas for designs to be painted on five new aircraft to promote the 2010 Expo. Designs must include Expo elements including the emblem, the "Better City, Better Life" theme in Chinese and English and the Haibao ... Read More>>

Pudong New Area government today launches two new hotlines and a Website for visitors to book discount travel coupons in response to the enthusiasm that met the scheme yesterday, the first day the coupons were given out. About 30,000 pamphlets were handed ... Read More>>

Taiwan authorities expect an increase in flights to Shanghai, and the Hongqiao International Airport's soon-to-be-completed expansion project will provide an effective platform to make that happen. The Chinese mainland and Taiwan signed new agreements in ... Read More>>

will start a trial plan to settle cross-border trade using the yuan "in the near term" as part of its initiatives to become a major international financial and shipping center by 2020. This and other local pilot projects for innovations in finance ... Read More>>

The first stage of the pipeline to deliver gas to Shanghai from southwestern China's Sichuan Province is expected to be completed today. The 1,702-kilometer pipeline is expected to be completed during next year's World Expo in Shanghai. The pipeline will be ... Read More>>

HOTEL Reservation Service (HRS), a leading global electronic hotel reservation system, recently launched a Web site in China to provide Chinese travelers with rich hotel choices worldwide and a secure, convenient online booking experience. The www.hrs.cn, ... Read More>>

is considering a plan to extend what will become its longest and fastest Metro route to Kunshan, an important commercial city 50 kilometers to the north in Jiangsu Province. A top official with the local construction authority told a government news ... Read More>>

Ambulances in Songjiang District are being fitted with taxi meters so that patients and their families can check they are being charged fairly and not have to rely on the driver's calculations. The Songjiang District Medical Emergency Center is the first in ... Read More>>