The Chinese city of Shanghai recorded its highest May temperature in more than 100 years on Monday, hitting a record 36.1 degrees Celsius (nearly 97 degrees Fahrenheit). The previous record of 35. ...

Lucas Fu, a nonprofit worker in his 30s, said the atmosphere of this year’s Halloween reminded him of Pride events he saw when he first moved to Shanghai in 2017, when L.G.B.T. advocacy groups ...