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Rewards ranging from US$120
to US$240 are available for information leading
to the freeing of women or children abducted from
other provinces and brought to work in Shanghai.
The per capita annual milk
consumption in Shanghai reached 26KGs last year.
It is four times the average milk consumption in
China.
Police have got tough on
traffic offenses in key areas. During the three
months from January 1 to March 26, 1.418 million
people and 54,702 motor vehicles were punished for
violating traffic rules.
Mayor Xu Kuangdi expressed
his interest in entering into broad co-operation
with Milan on meeting a delegation from the Italian
city, headed by Massimo De Carolis, president of
the Milan city council.
Virgin Atlantic Airways
will increase its flights from Shanghai to London
in June as part of its expansion in the Chinese
market.
A 13-year-old school boy
is recovering from surgery in No. 1 Hospital after
suffering head injuries as a victim of school bullying.
Sunkist oranges arrived
in Shanghai recently marking a dramatic comeback
for US fruits after America citrus products were
banned due to Mediterranean fruit fly infestation
in 1980.
Couples engaged to be married
can access comprehensive information concerning
marriage at www.fmw.com.cn which was launched recently.
Regular hearing checks are
necessary to prevent avoidable deafness in children,
Doctor Lu Pei from Shanghai Children's Hospital
affiliated to Shanghai Medical University said recently.
Police are warning residents
to use gas heaters with caution after a significant
rise in the number of carbon monoxide poisoning
in the home.
Poor management by many
local producers of milk and box-lunches is still
threatening the health of primary and middle school
students in Shanghai, according to a report by the
Institute of Public Health Supervision attached
to Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau.
American United Airlines
announced recently in Shanghai it will offer a non-stop
air route linking the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai
with its sister-city San Francisco as of April 3.
A life science park project
to be developed in Shanghai's downtown area aiming
to upgrade the city's agriculture, was announced
on March 27.
Mayor Xu Kuangdi met with
visiting Congolese President Denis Sassau-nguesso
and his entourage on March 27.
With the advent of the so-called
WAP (wireless application protocol) technology,
Shanghai subscribers can log on to the Internet
with their mobile phones starting from March 25.
More events and activities
than last year are promised for this year's Shanghai
International Festival of Arts which is an annual
event co-sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and
the Shanghai Municipal Government.
Hundreds of university students
from low income families in Shanghai now benefit
from unsecured loans offered by local banks.
Shanghai plans to transform
itself into an international tourist metropolis
by 2015, according to Zhou Muyao, vice-mayor of
Shanghai. Zhou was speaking at the city's first
tourism working conference which closed on March
19.
Jointly sponsored by Shanghai
Chess Association and Shanghai Lotof Network Information
Technology Co., Ltd., a long-running chess match
at www.lotof.com on the Web was started on March
18.
Industry experts say diamond
sales in Shanghai should reach US$400 to 600 million
in the next one to two years and the local industry
should employ 20,000.
Etang, a website set up
by several overseas Chinese MBA students, is lauching
a US Silicon-Valley touring program for university
students from all over the country.
A large exhibition of arts
and crats is to be held in Shanghai International
Convention Center from may 12 to 15, as part of
the Shanghai International Fashion Show which runs
for the whole month.
Baosteel, the largest steel-maker
in China, is working to fulfil export targets for
this year despite a 10-day shutdown of its 300-metric-ton
capacity steel converter, the result of a fire on
February 28.
About 200 French-speaking
Shanghai residents and French-speaking foreigners
are expected to attend a series of events marking
"international day of francophonie" on March 18.
The city will host a high-profile
forum on June 5 with many Asia-Pacific city mayors
attending to discuss informatization.
The foul smell of Suzhou
Creek is expected to disappear by the end of this
year thanks to a comprehensive treatment project
that is being implemented with loans from the Asian
Development Bank.
Shanghai's information-port
backbone project, a major move toward the Internet-based
and knowledge-based economy, was officially kicked
off on March 15.
China's top lawmakers endorsed
China's milestone Legislation Law which regulates
legislative power and procedures on March 15.
Dozens of mayors, chief
executive officers, researchers from the Asia-Pacific
region and representatives from international organizations
are scheduled to gather at a forum in Shanghai to
discuss the information revolution's impact on cities.
CHinese consumers will receive
more legal and financial help from government departments
and consumer associations to safeguard their rights,
it was announced on March 15, the 18th World Consumer
Rights Day.
Shanghai finished the cyberportal
backbone project on March 15, a move to push itself
further into the Internet-based economy.
Lego manufacturers are hoping
that one day Lego building bricks may be used in
college matriculation tests in China, just as in
the United States.
The city has spent US$1.35
billion building a floor-control system over the
past 50 years to contribute to people's living safety.
But it hasn't stopped sewage from flowing into rivers.
Shanghai may be the city
most affected by China's accession into the World
Trade Organization (WTO) over the next few years.
On March 13, the city held
an investment symposium for APEC which will convene
in Shanghai next year with leaders from 21 countries
and regions attending.
By the year 2003 the city
will have 8,000 more lawyers and 10 new law offices
will be set up this year, to meet the challenges
that entry to the World Trade Organization will
pose.
The knowledge-based new
economy and China's expected WTO entry will be highlighted
at the Asia Society's international corporate conference
in May, a press conference was told on March 13.
Initial investigations suggest
a chemical substance used in manufacturing processes
at a health food factory caused the fatal explosion
that ripped the place part on March 8.
China's largest industrial
and commercial center Shanghai is building itself
into an international economic, financial, trade
and shipping center, Mayor Xu Kuangdi said on March
8.
As cases of the common cold
soar in Shanghai, experts are warning parents of
the possible danger of ear problems in children
who are unwell.
A group of 1,091 laid-off
workers completed a training program on March 9
in Shanghai. The program was supported by Hong Kong
Shanghai Banking Corporation Educational Fund.
Women made up 21 percent
of China's total netizens, according to the latest
statistics from CNNIC. IT experts estimate the number
of female Internet users will hit 6 million.
More than 5,526 business
visitors from 109 countries and regions worldwide
have thronged to the ongoing 10th East China Fair
to learn about the latest developments in China's
light industry and turn deals into big bucks.
Israel is to enter into
cooperation with Shanghai in a wide range of fields,
particularly in IT, chemicals, and environmental
protection.
Overseas visitors can now
read ancient Chinese books stored in Shanghai Library
on the Internet at http://www.libnet.sh.cn.
Shanghai customs last year
seized a total of 21 shipments of foreign waste
found in 250 containers and weighing 2,495.9 tons.
Most of the toxic substance comprised of waste paper,
used batteries and plastic rubbish.
Construction of the Shanghai
World Financial Center in Pudong is likely to restart.
It will be the world's tallest building on completion.
Sales of mobile phones in
the last half of February in the city soared following
the annual Spring Festival peak.
Multi-million dollar investment
by China Telecom this year to further improve its
infrastructure facilities for Internet-related business
will make it faster and easier for Internet surfers
and e-business transactions here.
From March 1, residents
who have complaints to lodge against police can
air their discontent by dialing 110, according to
police.
People living in Shanghai
will see a brighter city this year. The city government
has listed 24-hour illuminated shop-windows as an
important business project this year.
In the past two months over
100 foreigners have benefited from a new policy
which enables overseas tourists traveling via Shanghai's
two airports to stay visa-free in China for 24 to
48 hours, according to a municipal spokesman at
a news briefing.
The East China Fair which
is held annually in Shanghai will open its doors
to trade visitors for the 10th consecutive years
on March 5.
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