Shanghai, the city with the largest expatriate community on the Chinese mainland, will start registering foreign minors for COVID-19 vaccinations on Wednesday, the municipal authorities said.

The Shanghai meteorological authority issued a rainstorm warning at noon Sunday, reminding residents that influenced by Typhoon Chanthu, several regions in the city may expect accumulated rainfall amounting to 50 millimeters or above over the following six hours.

The government of Shanghai plans to build the city into an international hub for shopping and consumption by 2025, aiming to benefit domestic and foreign businesses alike.

In the January-June period, the retail sales of consumer goods of 17 commercial complexes and two commercial streets in Jiading district, Shanghai reached 5.65 billion yuan ($87.22 million).

Shanghai announced on Wednesday that 600,000 teenagers ages 12 to 17 will be allowed to take part in the country's free and voluntary COVID-19 vaccination program.Read more

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Shanghai's per capita disposable income topped the country in the first half of this year, reaching 40,357 yuan ($6219.01), according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics.Read more

More than 200,000 foreigners in China have received COVID-19 vaccinations, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Thursday.