Shanghai becomes world’s most cafe-crowded city

A cafe boom is sweeping China, a country long dominated by a tea culture. A survey by a private company in 2021 showed Shanghai was the world's No. 1 for the total of coffee shops: 6,913, beating ... ( read original story ...)

Shanghai police detain zero-Covid critic

Shanghai police have detained a prominent rights activist who called on a local official to resign over the citywide Covid-19 lockdown in April, the media reported. Ji Xiaolong has been incommunicado, ... ( read original story ...)