Restaurants in Shanghai will resume dine-in services starting Wednesday as the epidemic situation in the city has been basically brought under control, an official with the Shanghai Commerce Commission said at a press briefing on Sunday.

Although the local spread of COVID-19 has not yet been completely contained, business activity is bustling again in Shanghai.

The Summer Solstice, which fell on June 21 this year, brought about the beginning of the lotus blooming season in Shanghai's Jiading district.

Since Shanghai has resumed normal operations, the upstream and downstream enterprises of the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry chain based in Jiading Industrial Zone have sped up their recovery.

The interprovincial commuting between Shanghai and Kunshan in Suzhou, Jiangsu province resumed on June 20.

As Shanghai has now resumed production and work, major appliance stores have also launched big consumption promotions.       Read more

For many in the metropolis, the beverage has become a way of life.

China's huge economy, its bright prospects and the government's unwavering efforts to open the domestic market wider to the rest of the world make the country increasingly attractive to foreign investors, despite the impact of COVID-19 resurgence and rising protectionism in some countries, experts and business leaders said on Tuesday.

Over 10 scientific and technological achievements developed by Shanghai Institute of Ceramics of Chinese Academy of Sciences were applied to the Shenzhou XIV mission.       Read more