• Pudong unveils plans to revitalise two traditional towns, Xinchang and Hengmian, near Disney Shanghai, which is expected to attract 7.3 million visitors per year.
• The Shanghai government may start offering licenses for street food vendors that meet hygiene requirements.
• Seven cheetah cubs were born at the Shanghai Wildlife Park.

Earlier this morning, at around 6:30am, a middle-aged man climbed to the top of Waibaidu Bridge in the North Bund. According to the Huangpu police, the man lives in Changning District's Tianshan Village and climbed to where he was because of "family conflicts." Dong Fang reporters say that he was carrying a sign saying "Please protect me, public security bureau (请公安机关保护我)" and that his beef was with a family property dispute. Police stopped traffic to the bridge and persuaded him down at around 7:20am. A picture of the man here. more ›

According to Xinmin, the Waibaidu bridge opened up to the public earlier this morning. Though the official opening time was 8am, people weren't let on the bridge until an hour later due to the huge lines that formed. more ›

Today we watched as the first half of the Waibaidu Bridge （外白渡桥）, or Garden Bridge, was returned to its original position on the north part of The Bund. more ›