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BY July 21 this summer, Shanghai had already experienced 10 days in which the temperature has reached or exceeded 35 degrees centigrade (set as the threshold for high temperature by the authorities). This has already reached the average number of high temperature days the city would expect in a year. It is almost certain that this high temperature trend will continue over the next few weeks, according to meteorologists.
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assault puts women in coma
A WOMAN surnamed Zeng was beaten into a coma by an unidentified man in Hymall Supermarket on Longhua Lu on July 11 while she was arguing with a security guard.
- Heat wave strikes
BY July 21 this summer, Shanghai had already experienced 10 days in which the temperature has reached or exceeded 35 degrees centigrade (set as the threshold for high temperature by the authorities). This has already reached the average number of high temperature days the city would expect in a year. It is almost certain that this high temperature trend will continue over the next few weeks, according to meteorologists.
- Thirst for more consumers
THE local beverages market is expected to witness intensified competition after Coca Cola launched its latest tea product, Modern Tea Workshop, on Monday.
- `Grey-collars' sought
THE city's job market is badly in need of grey-collar workers, those who combine book knowledge with practical technical skills. Statistics from the labour market in Shanghai indicate that two-thirds of job vacancies for grey-collar workers remain unfilled.
- Education initiative goes west
ORACLE China has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China's Ministry of Education to boost IT education in 50 universities in the vast, land-locked regions of West China.
- Nation under water
TORRENTIAL rains have killed at least 381 people nationwide, with 98 others still missing as of last Tuesday, according to the latest figures from the State Flood Prevention Headquarters.
- Impoverished by disasters
The number of Chinese living in abject poverty rose by 800,000 last year. This is the first such increase since the country's opening up began in 1978, Liu Jian, director of the Poverty Alleviation Office, told the media on Monday.
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