SHANGHAI, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai railway police arrested two men illegally carrying more than 50 ivory products, bought in Zimbabwe, as they were about to board a train. A thin man, who appeared to have a disproportionally large stomach, raised the ... ( read original story ...)
CIBS 2017 Set to Connect International Suppliers with China's Leading Buyers
SHANGHAI, Jan. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost 90% of exhibition space has been sold at the 22nd edition of the China International Boat Show (CIBS), which takes place from 26 to 29 April 2017 at its new venue this year --Shanghai New International Expo ... ( read original story ...)
Distinctive product zones return to Intertextile Shanghai Apparel
The distinctive product zones return to Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Spring Edition 2017, which will run from March 15-17, 2017 in Shanghai. These zones include, All About Sustainability, Functional Lab, Premium Wool Zone and Verve for Design ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai Dwellings Vanish, and With Them, a Way of Life
My first introduction to shikumen came 10 years ago, when Peter Hibbard, the former president of the Shanghai chapter of the Royal Asiatic Society China, took me on a tour of an alleyway complex near the riverfront Bund. “Up until the ’90s, 80 percent ... ( read original story ...)
China closes over 100 golf courses for land, water conservation
The state-run Xinhua News Agency said Sunday the courses were closed for improperly ... Mao Zedong banned golf after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. One Shanghai golf course was turned into the city zoo. Golf began to take off ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai creates new tourist areas
Shanghai will create six national-level tourism areas centered around Sheshan, Dianshan Lake, the Bund and the Dongtan wetland by 2020, a highlight of its target to build a world famous tourism city, authorities said yesterday. Shanghai received 8.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai appoints former judge as new mayor
SHANGHAI, Jan 20 (Reuters) - China's largest city Shanghai has named a former judge as mayor, one of the most senior provincial-level positions in the country, the city government announced on Friday. Ying Yong, 59, had previously run the city's top court ... ( read original story ...)