China says it will start enforcing its routine seasonal fishing bans in the South China Sea - including Huangyan Island - starting Wednesday. The Philippines government says Manila should impose its own ban on that island. The continuing dispute over sovereignty is affecting trade relations between the two countries, and fruit sellers are already feeling the pinch.

An American cyclist won the 2012 Chongming Island Women's Road World Cup over the weekend. And the Chinese women picked up enough points that they might just qualify for the Olympics.

The National Gymnastics Championship Tryouts wrapped up at Shanghai's International Gymnastics Center on Saturday. The competition was the last public appearance for the Chinese Gymnastics team before the London Olympics opens in less than three months.

A report on wealth distribution in Shanghai came out on Friday, and it turns out that just about one in every five dozen people walking down the street here probably has personal wealth equivalent to one million US dollars.

Chefs and food manufacturers from around the world have been serving up all sorts of tasty treats at this year's SIAL Asian Food Marketplace, which wrapped up this afternoon. Zhang Yuan stopped by the event at the New International Expo Center in Pudong, and tells us suppliers are paying a great deal of attention to food safety.

Now it's time for our weekly look back at events and trends in Shanghai history, produced in association with the Shanghai Media Group archives. In early May 1930, Shanghai's Central Area Construction Commission announced it would publish a book called The Plan of Great Shanghai as a summary of the city's redevelopment project that was already in the works. Mark Leff looks at some of Shanghai's urban planning, past and present.

While China's is a world leader in the production and consumption of silver, it has always been on the sidelines when it comes to silver trading -- that is, until now. The Shanghai Futures Exchange began trading silver contracts today.

Shanghai will issue a new type of passport starting next Tuesday, as part of a nationwide upgrade. The city's exit-entry officials say it will help improve the safety of Chinese passports and effectively prevent counterfeiting.