- Week in brief
SHANGHAI
- Unsolicited kidneys
SHANGHAI'S two hospitals best-known for performing kidney transplants are suffering an epidemic of unwanted advertising by would-be kidney sellers.
- Global alumni forum
THE Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania will hold a global alumni forum in Shanghai to discuss China's development next June, the first time the school has conducted a forum in China.
- Safe water target
LOCAL residents will be able to drink tap water fully meeting hygiene standards by 2010, the Jiefang Daily reported. A general plan aimed at improving tap water quality in Shanghai will be implemented this year.
- Locals dig deep to give more
LOCALS are ever more enthusiastic about charitable causes, with the latest statistics showing that this year's annual charity campaign, entitled "Love under the Blue Sky", raked in 50 million yuan (US$6 million), more than the figure for last year.
- Anti-corruption prioritized
BEIJING - The Chinese Communist Party Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has issued a bulletin setting out its major anti-corruption tasks for 2004.
- Food inspection intensified
BEIJING - The first batch of domestic-made food with production licence numbers and the logo of "Quality Safety" (QS) on the labels is now on sale. Health authorities say the new labelling is an important step in ensuring that only safe food is available for sale over the Spring Festival holiday.
- Boats sail to assert islands claim
TWO boats with 20 Chinese volunteers set off last Tuesday night from Xiamen, in East China's Fujian Province, to the Diaoyu Islands to protest against Japanese occupation and to conduct research to prepare for future tourism to the islands.
- New SARS suspect in Guangdong
A 35-YEAR-old Guangdong man has been confirmed as the Chinese mainland's third suspected SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) case, according to the Guangzhou-based Southern Metropolis newspaper.
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SHANGHAI’S two hospitals best-known for performing kidney transplants are suffering an epidemic of unwanted advertising by would-be kidney sellers.