As the host of the 60th Session of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Shanghai is much appreciated by the meeting's participants, especially for its urban management.

Kim Hak-Su, executive secretary of the UNESCAP, praised Shanghai as having changed greatly each time he visited China, saying Shanghai is "dynamic" and "full of vitality."

Shanghai, a small seashore village 300 years ago, has grown into an international metropolis with 16 million residents today.

The Shanghai International Convention Center, for instance, was tangled with factories and houses 14 years ago. The place now sits among rows of skyscrapers that house dozens of world famous banks.

In order to safeguard the city's transportation system, Shanghai has adopted an intelligent guidance system and excised strict control over the number of private cars.

Shanghai has set a good example in solving problems with city infrastructure and urban management, problems that many Asian cities are faced with, said Anwarul Chowdhury, the UN under-secretary-general, also High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States.

Source: Xinhua