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Shanghai-hound: K-9s on the beat

Man’s best friend is likely to be terrorists’ worst enemy this summer courtesy of a police dog detachment dealing with emergencies and other Expo-related threats, similar to the team employed two years ago for the Olympics in Beijing.

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |

Godiva eyes sweet options in Shanghai

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The city’s love affair with fine chocolates is a boon to foreign manufactureres of the sweet stuff, and Belgian luxury chocolatier, Godiva, is well aware of this.

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |
 

Chinese Officials Visit Feng Zhenghu in Narita Airport, and Feng’s Public Reply

Google made global headlines for standing up to the Chinese government as a private company. In the Tokyo Narita airport, a 56-year-old Chinese citizen has spent three months waging his own battle for the right to return to his own country. On November…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |

Legal upturn for Shanghai government

The number of failed lawsuits against local governments continued to decline last year because of a growing awareness of legal issues in administration as well as greater mediation by the courts, a senior judicial official said on Friday.

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |
 

Pollution will be controlled during Expo

Enterprises within 300 km of Shanghai in the Yangtze River Delta will be subject to production control during the six-month World Expo if the city’s air quality falls below standards.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |

Mayor’s priorities: a great Expo, wider service economy

Shanghai should make sure the 2010 World Expo is a success and transform the city’s economy, while improving people’s living standards, social harmony and stability, Mayor Han Zheng said yesterday.

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |
 

Work on Expo park in Shanghai going smoothly, senior official

Construction of projects at Expo park in Shanghai is progressing smoothly and rapidly, with the park’s landscape “ever changing”, organizers of the cultural gala said Wednesday.

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |

Shanghai representatives voice concerns at congress

Shi Weiguo never expected to be able to participate in the annual meeting of the municipal people’s congress, let alone be a part of that force to drive for change.

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |

Work on Expo park in Shanghai going smoothly

Construction of projects at Expo park in Shanghai is progressing smoothly and rapidly, with the park’s landscape “ever changing”, organizers of the cultural gala said Wednesday.

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |

Shanghai mayor vows more transparency

Mayor Han Zheng yesterday pledged to build a more transparent and credible administration after admitting that malpractices in combating unlicensed taxis had severely dampened the public’s trust in the government.

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |