Month: April 2022

There’s an old Chinese saying: A good neighbor is better than a brother far away. In times of lockdown, the wisdom of the ancients has shown its eternal relevance. Neighbors under stay-at-home orders have often banded together to create economies of scale by buying foodstuff in...

Shanghai’s public-service hotline 12345 has witnessed a burst of calls from expats living in the city since the COVID-19 pandemic resurgence, with the nucleic acid test code and the three-area designation among the most queried topics. Following the launch of its multilingual service at the beginning...

Shanghai will slowly restore its high, medium and low-risk area designations from next month as part of normalized COVID-19 prevention and control amid the declining number of daily infections. A local community, village or company will be rated as a high-risk area if at least 10...

The BHC 2022 Online Show Season, which runs through June 25, will feature daily cloud performances of traditional Chinese opera and modern theater. More than 30 stage productions from 14 troupes will be broadcast on BHC’s Douyin, WeChat and Bilibili accounts. Kunqu, Huangmei, Yueju and Huiju...

SPARE a thought for the legions of long-haul truck drivers who form the lifeline of highway commerce in China. Shanghai’s long coronavirus lockdown has left many of them stranded in the city — sleeping in their vehicles, cooking meals at the roadside and even drinking water...

Shanghai’s market authorities are pulling out all stops to help businesses resume normal operation interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic resurgence and get through the tough period. Since April 6, 106 companies have obtained business licenses through the whole paperless application, review and issuing process in the...

Shanghai will slowly restore its high, medium and low-risk area designations from next month as part of normalized COVID-19 prevention and control amid the declining number of daily infections. A local community, village or company will be rated as a high-risk area if at least 10...

For house pets whose owners are away at quarantine sites, a temporary home is offered to them at Laoximen Subdistrict in downtown Huangpu District. In an empty house left behind by relocated households on Jiangyin Street, a small pet shelter has been furnished and welcomed its...