Standing on the west bank of the Huangpu River in Shanghai provides one of those “pinch me” moments no traveller should miss. Across the water in Pudong looms a skyline of mirrored glass and steel, ... ( read original story ...)
Home Builders Race to Capture Shanghai’s Runaway Luxury Demand
In the same period, the sale of ultra-luxury homes priced above CNY150,000 per sqm increased by 5.5 times compared to 2023, with over 2,000 units sold. "Top-class" luxury apartments, priced at ... ( read original story ...)
Expats impressed by payment services in Shanghai
Joey Yeo from Singapore, CEO of Heal Management Group, lauded the extensive acceptance of foreign cards in Shanghai, highlighting the widespread network of ATMs and point-of-sale terminals that ... ( read original story ...)
Are Trees Making Shanghai a Smarter City?
I remember yearning for more trees and the sound of birds amid the mechanical cranes around me. Witnessing the scale of intense concrete development made me worry about the scale of the loss of nature ... ( read original story ...)
Founder of TikTok owner ByteDance jumps to top of China’s rich list
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is China's richest person, with personal wealth of $49.3 billion, an annual rich list showed on Tuesday, although counterparts in real estate and renewables have fared ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai puts a stop to spooky season
Police in China’s financial capital were out in force over the weekend to crack down on Halloween festivities, after revelers last year wore politically sensitive costumes. ( read original story ...)
Shanghai “Halloween martial law”… “Freedom” and “Guerrilla cosplay.”
Anchor] In Shanghai, China's economic capital, a ban on cosplay was imposed ahead of Halloween this year.However, citizens continued to "guerrilla cosplay" ( read original story ...)