shanghai

Shanghai is giving brands CNY 1 million to open their first store in the city

In a bid to strengthen its consumer economy and boost its global influence, Shanghai is offering brands that open their…

1 week ago

The Shanghai Grand Prix and the future of international sporting events in China

In April 2019, the Shanghai International Circuit hosted the 1,000th Formula One Grand Prix. Little could drivers and fans have…

2 weeks ago

AstraZeneca Makes Shanghai a Global R&D Centre

AstraZeneca’s new Shanghai R&D centre is helping to make the city one of the world’s most high-tech biopharmaceutical hubs At…

3 years ago

Can Shanghai’s art market thrive despite censorship?

How can Shanghai's vibrant art market coexist with state control, and how does a top-down emphasis on art and design…

3 years ago

Shanghai Pudong New Area gets new development boost

A new policy offers a boost to high-tech industries like semiconductors and AI in Pudong, Shanghai, in what could be…

3 years ago

Heatherwick Studio discusses its latest project in Shanghai: 1,000 Trees

Heatherwick Studio’s partner Lisa Finlay discusses the firm’s current ambitious landscaping project, 1,000 Trees, their past designing the British Pavilion…

4 years ago

Shanghai may become a model for zero-waste cities around the world

As China brings into effect further recycling rules, could the country become a new model for urban recycling, asks Charlotte…

4 years ago

Art partnerships between the UK and China are on the rise

By Clizia Sala In Shanghai, only ten years ago nobody would have wanted to go for a cultural stroll along…

4 years ago

Frank Langfitt talks about his adventures as a part-time taxi driver in Shanghai, and his book The Shanghai Free Taxi

Frank Langfitt is has been NPR's UK correspondent since his arrival in London in 2016. Previously he spent five years…

4 years ago

Paul French, author of City of Devils, on the Shanghai of the 1920s

Author Paul French talks to Tom Pattinson about the guns, the girls and the gigs in the debauched city that…

6 years ago