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  • Shanghai's Oriental IC Port celebrates 5th anniversary with major investment agreements

    Shanghai's Oriental IC Port celebrates 5th anniversary with major investment agreements

    August 20, 2024

    The Lin-gang Special Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone recently played host to the fifth-anniversary conference of the Oriental IC Port, an event that saw the signing of agreements for 14 key projects totaling a substantial investment of 28.8 billion yuan ($4.03 billion).

  • Lin-gang provides comprehensive cross-border data flow services

    Lin-gang provides comprehensive cross-border data flow services

    August 20, 2024

    In a bid to establish a streamlined, secure and above all efficient mechanism for cross-border data flows, the Lin-gang Special Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone launched the Lin-gang Special Area Cross-border Data Flow Service Center in April.

  • Shanghai unveils pricing scheme for intercity rail lines

    August 20, 2024

    The Shanghai Municipal Government has unveiled a new fare mechanism for its city-level train lines, including a flat rate of 26 yuan ($3.64) between its two major airports.

  • Shanghai makes strides towards becoming waste-free city

    Shanghai makes strides towards becoming waste-free city

    August 20, 2024

    Shanghai is making strides in its mission to become a "zero-waste city" with the establishment of 369 "zero-waste cells" and the development of collaborative "zero-waste groups" comprising companies from various provinces and cities.

  • Shanghai's first humanoid robot factory prepares for delivery

    August 20, 2024

    Shanghai's Agibot has announced it will commence sending out commercial deliveries in October from its humanoid robot factory – the first of its kind in the city, situated in the Lin-gang Special Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone.

  • Special fund set up to attract top entertainment events

    August 20, 2024

    Shanghai has set up a special fund to lure top cultural and entertainment events from around the world as the city seeks to tap into the spending potential of people from home and abroad.

  • What is monkeypox? Should you be worried?

    What is monkeypox? Should you be worried?

    August 20, 2024

    Mpox usually passes to humans from rodents and primates, through bites, aerosol transmission, or contact with infected fluids.

  • Lin-gang a hothouse for incubating success, pioneering tech

    Lin-gang a hothouse for incubating success, pioneering tech

    August 20, 2024

    Special area in Shanghai taking innovative approaches to develop industries, attract talent

  • Culinary culture serves up rich Sino-French exchange

    Culinary culture serves up rich Sino-French exchange

    August 20, 2024

    TV show highlights similarities in ingredients and presentation of both countries' cuisine, as Xu Fan takes a bite

  • Shanghai issues white paper on environmental and resource protection cases

    August 20, 2024

    The Shanghai People's Procuratorate handled altogether 6,183 public interest litigation cases in environmental and resource protection fields spanning from traditional issues, such as air, water, and soil pollution, to emerging concerns, such as carbon emissions, invasive species, biodiversity protection, and light pollution, from 2018 to 2023.