SHANGHAI – the center of cool in China – is a city that evokes mystery, decadence, and glamor all at once. A perfect blend of new and old, its towering skyscrapers symbolise today’s success and wealth while other parts of the city are carefully ... ( read original story ...)
TLS WINS SANLIN BUND ECOLOGICAL PARK, SHANGHAI
The City of Shanghai has announced TLS Landscape Architecture, Berkeley, California as the winner of an international competition for the Sanlin Bund Ecological Park in Shanghai. This new 241-hectare urban park is part of a key civic initiative encircling ... ( read original story ...)
Blocked in China, Facebook Is Said to Seek a Shanghai Office
SHANGHAI — Facebook is blocked in China ... Even China’s government propaganda organs use it. Facebook’s new hardware ambitions would require a Chinese presence as well. The initiatives would require plugging into China’s electronics supply ... ( read original story ...)
‘Oldest jazz band’ a constant in fast-modernising Shanghai
I didn't play outside." Jazz is more readily associated with New Orleans or New York than Shanghai, but the Chinese city has its own proud heritage in that regard that flickers on. And the Peace Hotel, completed in 1929 and a prime example of Art Deco ... ( read original story ...)
‘You’re not welcome here. Screw off!’ Furious Chinese tell Gigi Hadid not to attend Victoria’s Secret Shanghai show after ‘racist’ video of her squinting to imitate Buddha
The news came shortly after Victoria's Secret announced it would ... after Gigi confirmed she would attend this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai. She made the announcement on her Twitter and Instagram on August 29, and quickly people ... ( read original story ...)
Beyond controversy: First posthumous Ren Hang exhibition shines new light on the late photographer
A new perspective Composed largely of male nudes taken between ... "19 Photographs" is part of Photofairs Shanghai, which runs from 8-10 September. ( read original story ...)
Shanghai punishes cop who downed woman, child in parking ticket row
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai's police department has punished an officer who shoved a woman and the toddler she was holding to the ground in an incident captured on video, sparking a torrent of online criticism. It follows another incident when police in ... ( read original story ...)