SHANGHAI: The population of east China’s Shanghai Municipality rose by 8 percent from 2010 to 2020, according to the local government.
The number of permanent residents in the city increased by more than 1.85 million to exceed 24.87 million over the past decade, said Zhu Min, head of Shanghai’s municipal bureau of statistics, citing data from the seventh national census conducted last year. Of the total population, 89.3 percent, or nearly 22.21 million live in urban areas, Zhu added.
The number of permanent residents with a bachelor’s degree or above surged 67.1 percent to 8.42 million, up 3.38 million from 2010. From 2010 to 2020, the population density in the city’s downtown area declined from 24,137 to 23,092 people per square km, compared with the growth in suburbs and the Pudong New Area. – Agencies
Rare Siberian tiger released back into wild
BEIJING: A rare wild Siberian tiger was successfully released back into the wild in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province on Tuesday, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.
This is the first time that China has rescued a wild Siberian tiger and released it to its natural habitat, according to a wildlife expert.
The tiger strayed into a village in Heilongjiang on April 23 and injured a local. – Agencies
