Around Shanghai: Minhang arrests, UN assessments, and that eternal question in magazine form

Oop! Que Jingde, a high-level town government official who was a major shareholder in the Minhang building that collapsed, has now been arrested for corruption. [Shanghai Daily]
The United Nations Environment Programme has taken stock of Shanghai's environmental efforts and said that the city has actually made strides in "greening" itself. [UN News]
Morgan Stanley has sold The Exchange, a 52-story office and retail tower in Jing'an, to SOHO China Ltd. for $358.5 million. For those of you who are interested, only 30% of the building's space is currently rented. [AP
Cityweekend takes a look at Shanghai's newest underground gay magazine, SHI (是). You know like, in “是不是?" (Is he or isn't he?) [Cityweekend]
I Love Shanghai tries its hand at loving the DPRK too when it heads to the Northern Peninsula for a five day trip. [Urbanatomy]

Photo from Shanghai Daily

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