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Shanghai's transit system is already admired as a model in China, with its expanding metro map, the maglev super-express train to the Pudong airport, and high ridership in the bus network. Formerly a ...

Shanghai continued its hardline anti-COVID-19 policies Tuesday by shutting down the city’s subway system — as the World Health Organization said the country’s “Zero COVID” policy is unsustainable.

A crash on one of Shanghai’s newest subway lines is the latest stumble in China’s rush to roll out modern services, often sacrificing safety for fast results. The collision Tuesday, which injured 271 ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Shanghai will become the latest city to roll out real-name registration for commuters taking the ...

Shanghai Shentong Metro Group president Weihua Gu (left) shakes hands with Ant Financial CEO Eric Jing (right) after signing the agreement in Shanghai. Credit: Alibaba Group Holding Limited. Shanghai ...

BEIJING -- About 245 people were injured when a subway train crashed into the back of another in Shanghai after a signal system failed today, the subway operator and state media reported. The signal ...

Anyone who has ever been stuck on a sweltering subway platform with no reception knows you can only play Candy Crush for so long. In Shanghai, at least, there's a new library system along a metro line ...