As more global fast food chains rush to China for expansion, they also have to face the costly headaches in a fast-changing food supply environment plagued by repeated safety scandals.
A total of 70 people in Shanghai have donated organs to help more than 190 patients since the city launched a donor program just over two years ago.
Shanghai had 24.3 million residents at the end of last year, of which 14.3 million were registered citizens and 10 million were migrants who had been in the city for more than six months.
A government-backed foundation providing loans for student entrepreneurs has extended the payback period from two to three years.
Shanghai Disneyland, which will open in 2016, has clarified recent speculation about its admission fare plans, saying that the park authorities were still mulling ticket prices and have yet to announce them.
A famous supplementary textbook on maths from Shanghai will soon be published in the UK this year, as part of the country's efforts to learn from the city's world-class mathematics teaching methods.
Handmade rabbit lanterns are popular in the run-up to Lantern Festival — the 15th day of the Chinese new year — as they are believed to bring good luck.
Fire officer Bai Yu and his crew were on duty throughout Spring Festival, when fireworks and firecrackers create additional hazards.
Courier firm deliveries began returning to normal yesterday in the city as delivery staff returned to work earlier than usual after the Spring Festival.
Trams are set to return to downtown Shanghai after an absence of more than 40 years, with plans for 13 kilometers of tram lines announced yesterday.
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