Shanghai Disneyland isn't the only massive real estate project Disney Co. is taking on. Besides the theme park (on which work has begun), there will be a town attached. I suppose it was naive to think anything with the word "park" in it could be built in China without being connected to a luxury housing estate. more ›

Ignoring the shortcomings of Dongtan and other failed attempts at an eco-friendly settlement, China is forging ahead to create another "green city" in the north. This time, with financial assistance from the Singapore government, developers insist the project will succeed. more ›

• Despite not having discovered any swine flu in the city, Shanghai's taking measures to prevent it. [Shanghai Daily]
• That's Shanghai takes a look at the city during World War II, specifically a little German right-wing group you may have heard of once or twice. [Urbanatomy]
• It's now almost a year to the start of the Expo, and Dongtan - the fabled eco-suburb-city of Shanghai - still lies in a rut. Following the footsteps of the Christian Science Monitor, Yale Environmental 360 and several other news organizations, the Guardian now has its own take on the matter. [The Guardian UK]

• How much did it cost Chinese online gaming giant Shanda to turn the Jinmao tower into a huge game advertisement? $50,000. Phew! [Interfax China]
• One Shanghai resident finds the real reason to train for the Great Wall Marathon: it helps you get your wallet back from pickpockets. [China Travel.net]
• Speaking of marathons, the 2009 women's international road cycling race will be starting up this Friday in Shanghai. The five day race will cover 400km and is the first to be held in Asia. [Xinhua]

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A few kilometers northeast of Shanghai, developers have been dreaming of a 400,000-citizen sister city. Rapid development is nothing new in China, as this recent cement-production graph shows. And, as the global community is more and more quick to point out, all those new factories, highways and residences do considerable damage to the whole world’s environment. But this new city comes with a catch — it will be powered entirely by renewable energy. more ›