12/9 Shanghai Daily: Metro

Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Shanghai Daily: Metro - Shanghai Daily Metro Population officials head off boy ploy December 9, 2009 at 1:09 am SHANGHAI population officials are optimistic about controlling the boy-heavy imbalance among newborns of migrant people and are already seeing an improvement. To keep the gender ratio random, the city government... Woman, 18, dies in print-shop fire, blast December 9, 2009 at 12:38 am AN 18-year-old woman was killed after midnight Monday when her family's print shop caught fire on Hefei Road, Luwan District. Three nearby shops also burned down, but no one was hurt when the fire devoured flammable... Woman, 18, dies in print-shop fire, blast December 9, 2009 at 12:38 am AN 18-year-old woman was killed after midnight Monday when her family's print shop caught fire on Hefei Road, Luwan District. Three nearby shops also burned down, but no one was hurt when the fire devoured flammable... Internships beckon, but costs make some wary December 9, 2009 at 12:37 am IT sounds like a great opportunity for a college student: Spend the summer as an intern at Yellowstone National Park in the United States. But there's a downside. Students can be working at a low-level job such... Internships beckon, but costs make some wary December 9, 2009 at 12:37 am IT sounds like a great opportunity for a college student: Spend the summer as an intern at Yellowstone National Park in the United States. But there's a downside. Students can be working at a low-level job such... 3-day, 7-day tickets are Expo bargain December 9, 2009 at 12:34 am STARTING in January, you'll be able to buy three and seven-day tickets for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo that will allow you to visit the Expo several times at a cheaper price. Organizers said yesterday that the... Checking for flu December 9, 2009 at 12:34 am SHANGHAI Health Bureau announced yesterday that local hospitals are checking for swine flu virus in hospitalized patients with flu-like symptoms, hoping to detect serious cases early. 3-day, 7-day tickets are Expo bargain December 9, 2009 at 12:34 am STARTING in January, you'll be able to buy three and seven-day tickets for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo that will allow you to visit the Expo several times at a cheaper price. Organizers said yesterday that the... Checking for flu December 9, 2009 at 12:34 am SHANGHAI Health Bureau announced yesterday that local hospitals are checking for swine flu virus in hospitalized patients with flu-like symptoms, hoping to detect serious cases early. Unlicensed trader gets 6-year sentence December 9, 2009 at 12:33 am A stock analyst was sentenced to six years in prison yesterday for making stock investments for clients without a license and causing 39 clients to suffer huge losses of 7.7 million yuan (US$1.1 million) during the... Unlicensed trader gets 6-year sentence December 9, 2009 at 12:33 am A stock analyst was sentenced to six years in prison yesterday for making stock investments for clients without a license and causing 39 clients to suffer huge losses of 7.7 million yuan (US$1.1 million) during the... Bad chemistry December 9, 2009 at 12:32 am A MAN was detained for allegedly buying and selling banned toxic chemical material, said Putuo District police yesterday. The suspect, surnamed Yin, bought the material on November 30 for 109 yuan (US$16) and was... Pair get their bargain laptop December 9, 2009 at 12:32 am SHANGHAI Yisheng Network Technology Co Ltd was ordered to keep its promise to sell a laptop at 699 yuan (US$102) to a local couple or compensate them a 6,300 yuan price difference, Xuhui District People's Court ruled... Bad chemistry December 9, 2009 at 12:32 am A MAN was detained for allegedly buying and selling banned toxic chemical material, said Putuo District police yesterday. The suspect, surnamed Yin, bought the material on November 30 for 109 yuan (US$16) and was... Pair get their bargain laptop December 9, 2009 at 12:32 am SHANGHAI Yisheng Network Technology Co Ltd was ordered to keep its promise to sell a laptop at 699 yuan (US$102) to a local couple or compensate them a 6,300 yuan price difference, Xuhui District People's Court ruled... Pitching a tent and a message December 9, 2009 at 12:30 am FOR the current generation of young men in China, it's a problem to find a wife without having an apartment. What if you have a tent? An unidentified man, in his 20s, erected a tent last Saturday in a Shanghai... Pitching a tent and a message December 9, 2009 at 12:30 am FOR the current generation of young men in China, it's a problem to find a wife without having an apartment. What if you have a tent? An unidentified man, in his 20s, erected a tent last Saturday in a Shanghai... Fresh look for old landmark December 9, 2009 at 12:00 am Face-lift for Park Hotel December 8, 2009 at 4:38 pm THE Park Hotel, the highest building in Asia when it was built in 1934, has started restoring and repairing its exterior granite walls. The project is expected to last at least to the end of the year, hotel officials... Girl, 18, killed in print shop explosion December 8, 2009 at 3:52 pm AN 18-year-old girl was killed in the early hours of today when her family's print shop exploded and caught fire on Hefei Road, Luwan District. Three nearby shops also burned down and firemen rescued about 10... Girl, 18, killed in print shop explosion December 8, 2009 at 3:52 pm AN 18-year-old girl was killed in the early hours of today when her family's print shop exploded and caught fire on Hefei Road, Luwan District. Three nearby shops also burned down and firemen rescued about 10... Prizes for naming the UK Pavilion December 8, 2009 at 12:12 pm PUBLIC ideas are being sought to name the UK Pavilion at the 2010 World Expo Shanghai, the pavilion's sponsor told today's Oriental Morning Post. The sponsor launched a Website at www.ukshanghaiexpo.com for... Prizes for naming the UK Pavilion December 8, 2009 at 12:12 pm PUBLIC ideas are being sought to name the UK Pavilion at the 2010 World Expo Shanghai, the pavilion's sponsor told today's Oriental Morning Post. The sponsor launched a Website at www.ukshanghaiexpo.com for... Cemeteries feeling Solstice squeeze December 8, 2009 at 2:44 am SHANGHAI cemeteries are taking measures to persuade people to avoid using the Winter Solstice Day to bury their deceased family members' ashes. This year the day falls on December 22. The solstice is regarded... Expats: Words fail in buses, taxi cabs December 8, 2009 at 2:43 am EXPATS are feeling a bit language-challenged in Shanghai's taxis, buses and shopping venues, according to a report released yesterday. More than 200 foreigners living in the Pudong New Area and Changning District's... Expo arena gets Mercedes-Benz as sponsor, NBA as a main act December 8, 2009 at 2:43 am NATIONAL Basketball Association pre-season games will be held starting in 2011 in the World Expo Shanghai Performance Center, which will be renamed the Mercedes-Benz Arena after the Expo 2010. The top official... Called historic December 8, 2009 at 2:42 am THREE architectural landmarks were listed as protected historic relics by Xuhui District yesterday: The former residence of Yan Fuqing, founder of Shanghai Medical University, at Lane 40, Wukang Road; the former residence... Taiwan invests December 8, 2009 at 2:42 am TAIWAN has directly invested in more than 6,000 projects totaling US$5 billion in the city, Shanghai's vice mayor Tu Guangshao said in a forum in Huangpu District yesterday. Nearly 200 financial professionals from... New gas leak December 8, 2009 at 2:41 am ANOTHER three people fell victims to gas poisoning yesterday morning in an apartment, only days after a massive gas leak which killed two and hospitalized 25 on Friday. The latest three injured, age 78, 53 and... 3 plane injured leave mainland December 8, 2009 at 2:41 am THREE of the four foreigners injured in a plane crash in November in Shanghai have left the Chinese mainland, municipal authorities said. The injured Belgian and Briton have been discharged from the hospital and returned... Black mark for Pudong officials December 8, 2009 at 2:27 am TWO senior officials in Shanghai's Pudong New Area have been disciplined for issuing an incorrect report over entrapment tactics used in a campaign against illegal cabs. Pudong Vice Director Lu Yuexing and urban...   This email was sent to saadsatu54@gmail.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.