Based on the Provisions on the Administration of Recall of Defective Auto Products issued by China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, Shanghai General Motors is contacting owners of imported Captiva cars to recall the vehicles for repair due to the risk of steering malfunction.

In 2010, Shanghai plans to set an example for the rest of the country by offering free compulsory education to children of migrant workers.

Germany-based Wirtgen Group is introducing onsite-recycling technology into China that is designed to cut the waste and carbon emissions associated with demolition sites.

As a celebration of the 20th anniversary of McDonald's entry into the Chinese market, the international fast food giant has announced plans to launch a new hamburger university in Shanghai, the company's seventh worldwide, making the city a new human resources training base for McDonald's in Asia Pacific.

Seven regions in East China have jointly launched a blacklist of bribery crimes.

According to The News and Newspaper Digest of Voice of China, the Zero-carbon Hall at Shanghai World Expo 2010 will use leftovers from meals to generate electricity as part of its energy-saving initiatives.

The Shanghai Environmental Department has published a blacklist of 721 companies accused of environmental violations and the list is reported to include many famous organizations.