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SHANGHAI had its hottest April day in 37 years this week, the temperature reaching 33 degrees centigrade on Monday.
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- Week in brief
SHANGHAI
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Rural areas bypassed
- Weather
Shanghai
- Unhealthy salaries
THE local medical system has introduced a new wave of supervision to weed-out the practice of doctors accepting red envelopes from patients, the Shanghai Youth Daily has reported.
- Early taste of sumer
SHANGHAI had its hottest April day in 37 years this week, the temperature reaching 33 degrees centigrade on Monday.
- Old garden houses get risky
WITH the market in old garden houses in Shanghai now booming, experts are warning buyers to take care to avoid risks when negotiating a purchase.
- German education project
WOLFGANG Tumulka, a leading figure in German educational circles, announced April 21 in Shanghai the start-up of a project entitled, "Sponsorship Foundation for Excellent Chinese Students From Poor Families."
- New traffic law metes out heavier fines
THE new Road Traffic Safety Law adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People' Congress last October will come into effect around China on May 1.
- Rapid growth predicted
GLOBAL financial institution ING Group painted a rosy picture for China's and Asia's economic growth for 2004 but cautioned about overheating.
- Chlorine calamities
A CHLORINE leak accident occurred at 9:30pm last Tuesday, causing 282 people to be hospitalized, with six suffering severe poisoning in Nanchang City, capital of East China's Jiangxi Province.
- Lottery row continues
THE life of 18-year-old Liu Liang has gone from heaven to hell in the past month. First he won first prize in a lottery - a BMW car and 120,000 yuan in cash - then lost the lot the next day when the lottery office told him his winning ticket was a fake.
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