|Nation’s first urban rail traffic police dog unit[!--empirenews.page--]|The 2018 Shanghai Tower International Vertical Marathon, the world’s highest-level vertical marathon, kicked off yesterday morning and Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr, vice president of the International Olympic Committee, was among nearly 1,000 participants in this vertical run at the Shanghai Tower. It took the 59-year-old ambassador of the race only 45 minutes to climb 3,398 steps and 119 floors.[!--empirenews.page--]|[!--empirenews.page--]|[!--empirenews.page--]|[!--empirenews.page--]|[!--empirenews.page--]|Wetlands are some of the most tranquil places one can find on earth and are the perfect destination for photography lovers. The “Find the Beauty of Wetlands” photography competition, jointly held by the Shanghai Greenery and Public Sanitation Bureau and the Shanghai #WildlifeConservation Association, has officially kicked off today. Photography lovers are invited to take photos of those beautiful wetlands in Shanghai.[!--empirenews.page--]|A classical style building, located on No. 470 North Suzhou Road, has restored its glory recently. After the detached scaffolding was cleared, this building, the former site of the Shanghai Commercial Affairs General Council which was renamed the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce in 1912, has been revitalized after seven years of remodeling and now is all set to regain its position as a shiny landmark along the #SuzhouCreek.