Shanghai's forward-looking development in emerging technologies and industrial resilience built up over time have helped the city achieve strong economic growth in the first half, which is especially notable amid rising market complexities and a changing global landscape, said experts.

Walk into the newly opened Caohejing M+ commercial center in Shanghai's Xuhui district, and the future is already standard operating procedure. Across its 50,000 square meters,…

Shanghai's GDP approached 2.79 trillion yuan ($412 billion) in the first half of 2026, up 5.6 percent year-on-year at constant prices, according to data released by the municipal…