Pudong growth to boost Shanghai

SHANGHAI: The Pudong district of Shanghai, the country's financial and commercial hub, is about to more than double in size, allowing the city to further develop as an international financial and shipping center.

"The State Council has approved a proposal to merge Nanhui district into Pudong," said municipal spokesman Chen Qiwei yesterday.

"The work to combine district government departments and other institutions has started. And we are trying to keep the system slim."