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A Taiwanese living in Shanghai posted a first-hand account on Reddit of a harrowing taxi accident that left them diagnosed with a fractured and slipped spinal disk and missing two teeth. more ›

All of the striking drivers work for the Shanghai Fuxin Taxi Company, which owns 70 taxis in the city. Drivers said that the company did not pay their share of the worker's pensions, amounting to about 1,100 yuan ($171) per month, for up to four and a half years. more ›

With effect from tomorrow, taxi flag fares go up from 12RMB to 13RMB, plus another 1RMB fuel surcharge. That means the meter shows 14RMB -- which works out to be a 16.67% increase -- the moment you get in the cab. more ›

There are currently nine taxi colors in Shanghai (is "Expo" a color?) and the city is now promising to gradually consolidate the hues to one main industry color, according to the Shanghai Port Authority. Under instructions from the CPPCC, Shanghai's five major taxi companies will eventually switch to a uniform color to promote the "overall image of the taxi industry in Shanghai." They are also considering ways to make passes for the various companies universal, to save you the hassle of waiting around for the correct company's cab. Anyway, what do you say Shanghai? Which color should our cabs be? Sandstorm sepia? Communist Cadre Crimson? Propaganda Periwinkle? Expo Emerald? Swill Oil Saffron? Xiaojie Cerulean? more ›

If you've taken a taxi recently, it would have been almost impossible for you to miss the somewhat masculine, retro-looking aerobics lady encouraging you to exercise by stretching her bulging neck side to side (video below.) According to Shanghai Daily, she's started quite the flurry of debate online. Chinese netizens have been arguing on Weibo as to whether they think she's totalz crazy and personally disturbing, or whether they think her retro 80s-era aerobic motif is cool. more ›

Last Thursday, an irate passenger stole the taxi he had been riding in after having to wait in a blocked street. According to the Shanghai Daily, the man, surnamed Wang lost his temper when a truck blocked the traffic of Wanping Lu in Xuhui District. After arguing with the truck driver he "broke off the taxi's rear-view mirror and hit himself over the head with it", and then proceeded to smash the taxi's meter. Subsequently Wang injured the taxi driver, managed to take his keys and drove off. Wang was soon detained and the taxi later found abandoned. more ›