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FRENCH tennis
legend Rene Lacoste could not have anticipated the trademark battle
now going on in China, as tough as any he had on the tennis court,
when he launched his clothing brand 70 years ago. |
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- Week in brief
shanghai
- Press clips
Waste management
- Weather
SHANGHAI can look forward to dry conditions over the next few days with the top temperature around 16 degrees centigrade. A cold front is expected on the weekend which will lower the temperature a little. Saturday may be overcast but sunshine should return on Sunday.
- Stamping on snakeheads
UNDER the
pretext of providing high-paid work in a Southeast Asian country,
a "snakehead" named Pan Huihua has been charged with illegally
sending seven young women from Shanghai abroad earlier this
year.ss
- Marina construction mapped out
SHANGHAI will build 10 marinas for yachts as boating starts to become part of the city's trendy lifestyle.
- Crocodiles continue logo war
FRENCH tennis legend Rene Lacoste could not have anticipated the trademark battle now going on in China, as tough as any he had on the tennis court, when he launched his clothing brand 70 years ago.
- Jewellery consumption to rise
JEWELLERY consumption in China is expected to double to 200 billion yuan (US$24.2 billion) within 10 years, according to sources with the Gemmological Association of China.
- Counter measures in visa processings
CHINA decided last Tuesday to take counter-measures against US visa applicants after Washington continued to insist on fingerprinting visitors from China.
- Widespread dusty disturbances
HIT last Monday by the strongest sand storm so far this year, Beijing can expect to see at least three more such weather events in early April, according to the Central Meteorological Station.
- Students in dire peril
A SURVEY conducted in cities and towns in 10 provinces and municipalities has found that every day 40 school students die from a variety of causes ranging from traffic accidents to drowning and food poisoning.
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