Shanghai News

Residents now can scan a “venue code” or get checked by a “digital sentry” — a machine for code scanning and temperature check — to enter or leave public venues and communities in Shanghai. But their use has caused confusion among those not familiar with the...

Shanghai’s Pudong Customs cleared goods worth US$2.7 billion from March 28 to Sunday, despite the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, according to customs statistics. Customs handled 22,000 customs declarations and ensured the smooth passage of 2.75 million tons of goods during the period. Pudong has among...

Novak Djokovic has pulled out of this week’s ATP Cup in Sydney, organizers said yesterday, heightening doubts over whether he will defend his Australian Open title. There has been intense speculation as to whether he will travel to Australia, having refused to confirm if he has...

A TOTAL of 247 foreign-invested companies in Shanghai are included in the first batch of 666 companies on the city’s “white list” designed to support firms to resume production amid the COVID-19 lockdown, an official said yesterday. The companies are mainly in key sectors, including integrated...

Shanghai’s Metro network has been suspended completely and will remain closed until further notice, the subway operator Shentong Metro announced yesterday. Metro Line 6 and 16 in the Pudong New Area, which were the only two lines still operating, halted services from 1pm yesterday. Metro officials...

UNTIL we’re liberated from the confines of this unprecedented spring of 2022, many of us are killing time by snacking. Some snacks are healthy. Nuts, fresh and dried fruits and pickled veggies all have their nutritional and digestive benefits. But let’s face it, there comes a...

More than 16,000 travelers, seeking to leave Shanghai through Hongqiao Railway Station, have been temporarily accommodated — usually overnight — in shelters provided by the government since mid-April. Due to surging travel demand and low availability of train tickets, especially early this month, a large number...

Students from Nord Anglia Chinese International School Shanghai recently created 14 artworks in a mark of gratitude to local deliverymen, providing a warm follow-up story to a video made by Shanghai Daily in mid-April, when many couriers worked long and hard amid the city’s COVID-19 lockdown....