Shanghai News

Seven suspects have been taken into custody for allegedly selling pandemic passes, Shanghai police said yesterday. Hongkou District police began its investigation last week after receiving a tip that someone was selling pandemic vehicle passes for as much as 4,000 yuan (US$600) each on the Internet....

Shanghai residents are required to scan the “venue code” or receive checks from the “digital sentry” — a comprehensive code-scanning and temperature-check machines — to enter or leave public venues and communities. Some public sites will also require the 48-hour negative polymerase chain reaction test result,...

EDITOR’S note: THE Song Dynasty (960-1279) is divided into two distinct periods, Northern and Southern. During the Northern Song (960-1127), the royal court built its capital in present-day Kaifeng City, Henan Province. It then retreated to the south of the Yangtze River and established the Southern...

Zhang Yihui packed up his stuff immediately on hearing that four Metro lines and more than 270 bus routes in Shanghai would resume, following a further easing of the long COVID-19 lockdown in the city. Shanghai reopened a small part of the world’s longest subway system...

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 protracted lockdown in Shanghai has led to a redefinition of the term neighborhood. In big cities, the self-sufficiency and insulation of a modern apartment have reduced the neighborhood to nothing more than physical proximity. The unexpected epic lockdown put in place to stop the spread...

It all started with casual sharing. Artist Liu Yi was on the balcony one afternoon when he heard birds chirping incessantly. “It was melodious and striking,” he said. Surprised by the “rare” chorus of birds, he recorded it for 60 seconds on his phone and shared...

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...