2015 two sessions
MAIDS from the Philippines should be granted legal rights to work on Chinese mainland, a local lawmaker said yesterday. “Most Filipino maids have received professional training in cleaning and cooking, ...
Bob Yang | January 27, 2015, Tuesday
THE “second phase” of Shanghai Library will provide a multi-faceted facility for the whole community, a senior official said yesterday. “A modern library should be more than just a place for reading, ...
Ma Yue | January 27, 2015, Tuesday
THE use of slang terms on the Internet, especially those with “vulgar” connotations, should be better regulated, a political adviser said yesterday. Zhang Huaiqiong, a member of the 12th Shanghai Committee ...
Yang Meiping | January 27, 2015, Tuesday
TWO-DAY air quality forecasts will be available before the end of the year, the Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau said yesterday. The reports will help people to better protect themselves against ...
Yang Jian | January 27, 2015, Tuesday
PATIENTS who go to crowded major hospitals to get the prescriptions of their choice will this year be able to pick them up from community health centers. This is intended to ease pressure on the city’s ...
Yang Meiping | January 26, 2015, Monday
A NEW rail link will cut the journey between Shanghai’s two international airports to as little as 30 minutes, a top transport official said yesterday.
Options under consideration are an “express Metro” ...
Ma Yue | January 26, 2015, Monday
SHANGHAI is to track visitor numbers at 30 popular public and tourist spots this year to prevent disasters like the one at the Bund on New Year’s Eve, city officials said yesterday. The city is developing ...
Zhu Shenshen and Yang Jian | January 26, 2015, Monday
SHANGHAI Mayor Yang Xiong told lawmakers and political advisers yesterday that the city was at a “critical stage of innovation-driven economic transformation.” Delivering the city government’s work report ...
Wang Yanlin | January 26, 2015, Monday