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SHANGHAI will start to charge local enterprises for the waste they produce from August, at a rate of about 100 yuan (US$12.05) per ton.
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- Week in brief
SHANGHAI
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- Mind-bending concerns
A 54-year-old woman who thought herself to be in sound psychological condition was sent to a mental health centre for 78 days by her family members. After 10 months, the woman has brought a lawsuit against her family for the incarceration, the Shanghai Morning Post reported.
- Unlucky prize fraudsters
A criminal gang suspected of defrauding money from victims in Taiwan has been destroyed by the local police, with 57 suspected Taiwanese criminals being arrested.
- Garbage collection fees on the way
SHANGHAI will start to charge local enterprises for the waste they produce from August, at a rate of about 100 yuan (US$12.05) per ton.
- Many children have death wishes
A SURVEY has found that an alarming 24 per cent of local children have thought of committing suicide, 5.85 per cent have planned to commit suicide, and 1.71 per cent have actually tried but failed. Even more worrying is that most of the parents knew nothing about it, the Shanghai Labour Daily has reported.
- New portal launched
YAHOO, the US search engine giant, has set up a search engine portal called Yisou.com in the city, marking the beginning of its new development strategy in China.
- Audit report
OFFICIALS of the City Education Commission in Wuchuan in South China's Guangdong Province managed to squander some 6 million yuan (US$722,000) in State funds in 18 months on lavish dining and their own "welfare".
- Drug addicts reshaping
DALIAN Instead of being stereotyped as degenerate, drug addicts are now taken as patients in need of care and love at a rehabilitation centre in Dalian, a port city in Northeast China's Liaoning Province.
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