Month: February 2021

Source: SHINE Senior residents in Shanghai, Chinese and foreigners alike, will enjoy more convenient exit-entry services in the future, Shanghai police said on Wednesday. Among other benefits, they will be served at special windows with staff standing by to help. They won’t have to make appointments online and can call 021-28951900 for consultation and reservation. … Read more

Source: China Daily BEIJING – China has granted conditional market approval to four self-developed COVID-19 vaccines, Minister of Science and Technology Wang Zhigang said Friday. China has adopted five technological approaches in developing COVID-19 vaccines. China now has 17 self-developed COVID-19 vaccines undergoing clinical trials, with seven undergoing phase-3 clinical trials, Wang told a press … Read more

Source: Global Times Direct flights between China and France have been cut after the French authorities said that two flights by Chinese carriers scheduled to depart in the coming days were cancelled. Flight MU570 of Chinese Eastern Airlines, originally scheduled to fly from Paris to Shanghai on Sunday, and flight CZ348 of China Southern Airlines … Read more

Source: SHINE E-bike riders in Shanghai will be required to wear safety helmets beginning on May 1 when the city’s new regulation on non-motor vehicles takes effect. The new law was passed in the city’s legislature today. Those caught riding without helmets face a warning or will be fined 20 (US$3) to 50 yuan. People … Read more

Source: SHINE It could take less than three hours to shuttle between Shanghai and Guangzhou on a maglev train, according to a plan released by Guangdong Province. The province in south China said it intends to reserve land for the construction of a Shanghai-(Shenzhen)-Guangzhou High-Speed Maglev. Its department of natural resources has published a blueprint … Read more

Source: The PIE News NYU Shanghai, a joint venture between East China Normal University and New York University, has announced a record 18,713 students applied for admission to the university for autumn 2021, a 12% increase over last year. With just 2,246 of those applicants from China, international applicants from countries other than the US … Read more

Source: SHINE Companies post good performances in January amid rising momentum in the new-energy vehicle sector and improving consumer confidence with some reporting sales up 300 percent. Chinese electric car startups posted a good performance in January amid rising momentum in the new-energy vehicle sector and improving consumer confidence. Startups such as NIO, Xpeng and … Read more