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More foreigners applying for ‘green cards’

MORE than 300 foreigners in Shanghai had applied for a Chinese “green card” by the end of last month and 184 had already been approved, authorities said yesterday. New rules introduced in July last year ...

October 15, 2016, Saturday

Shanghai starts work on new work permit criteria for foreigners

SHANGHAI authorities said yesterday that they had started implementing the country’s pilot program to unify work permits for foreigners. They are organizing trainings for local enterprises and helping ...

October 12, 2016, Wednesday

Outstanding foreigners honored for their contributions to the city

TWO foreigners, one of them 90 years old, yesterday received Shanghai’s top honor for outsiders. Shanghai Mayor Yang Xiong presented them with Honorary Citizen of Shanghai awards and also awarded 10 ...

September 29, 2016, Thursday

2 foreigners win Honorary Citizen of Shanghai awards

SHANGHAI Mayor Yang Xiong presented Honorary Citizen of Shanghai awards to two foreigners and Shanghai Magnolia Gold Awards to 10 others in recognition of their contributions to the city’s development. The ...

September 28, 2016, Wednesday

Mooncakes for foreign students to share Moon Festival joy

Foreign students at Donghua University receive gift mooncakes from the school today. The university authority has prepared moon cakes for the foreign students on campus to share joy of the Mid-autumn Festival, which falls on this Thursday. It is also known as the Moon Festival, because its celebration is associated with the full moon as well as the traditions of moon worship and moon gazing. It is also a festival for family reunion. --Dong Jun ...

September 13, 2016, Tuesday

'Gift of life' from Indian friends

On Sunday, 103 Indians donate blood in Shanghai as the Fourth Annual Blood Donation Drive, led by the Indian Association in Shanghai, was held. Totally 146 bags were collected at the event with the theme of “Love Shanghai- the gift of life from Indians." The event was also supported by several local authorities, such as Shanghai Blood Center. It was the fourth such event in the last four years. So far as part of this drive, nearly 382 bags of blood had been collected from Indian nationals at the Shanghai Blood Center, authorities said. --Wang Rongjiang ...

September 12, 2016, Monday