THE Shanghai Forum 2017 themed "Asia and the World: New Impetus, New Structure and New Order" kicked off today, jointly organized by Fudan University and Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies. More than 700 representatives of think tanks, universities ... ( read original story ...)
Sudbury, Ont. high school welcomes Chinese exchange students
Students and staff at a high school in Sudbury, Ont. welcomed a delegation of their counterparts from Shanghai, China to the northeastern Ontario city Thursday. The exchange — which will see the eight Chinese students and two staff stay in Sudbury for ... ( read original story ...)
Longer than your average field trip – Shanghai students travel to Sudbury
A group of students crossed the Pacific Ocean to come to school in Sudbury. The students are from Shanghai and are the first participants in the Rainbow School Board's international program. The CBC's Samantha Samson met with key players in the exchange. ( read original story ...)
Nanjing Road: A walk down memory lane
But my interest in Nanjing Road started when I found a 1929 map of Shanghai that highlighted the market value of different zones in the city. A blue-toned, T-shaped zone of Nanjing Road all the way to the Bund was the city’s most expensive area that year. ( read original story ...)
Local art form losing appeal, but not style
Lack of young actors and new scripts severely limit the development of farce. According to renowned farce artist Tong Shuangchun, scripts for Shanghai farce used to be created by performers on their own. But now it seems difficult for the busy performers ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai Conservatory of Music joins hands with Berklee College of Music
A series of programs will be launched for the new institute, exploring possibilities of music education with joint forces. Top teachers from the BCM will teach at the Shanghai Conservatory in courses like jazz performance and music production, while young ... ( read original story ...)
Passengers chant ‘lock him up’ as disruptive man delays United flight by 8 hours
A disruptive passenger on a United Airlines flight from Shanghai to New Jersey was asked to get off the plane in a politically tinged altercation, resulting in an unscheduled stop in San Francisco and an arrival delayed by eight hours. Videos provided to ... ( read original story ...)