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THE children of the city’s second baby boom in the 1980s are now marrying and Shanghai will have its third baby boom over the next 10 years with the annual number of new-borns expected to peak at 160,000 in 2014 and 2015.
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Shanghai
- Week in brief
SHANGHAI
- Plant for electo-waste
CONSTRUCTION of the city's first professional treatment plant for electronic garbage will soon begin in Qingpu District, according to the Shanghai Youth Daily.
- Shanghai's third baby boom on the way
THE children of the city’s second baby boom in the 1980s are now marrying and Shanghai will have its third baby boom over the next 10 years with the annual number of new-borns expected to peak at 160,000 in 2014 and 2015.
- Japanese fashion fair
THE Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) will hold its first Japanese Fashion Exhibition in Shanghai in November to compete with its counterparts in the US and Europe for a greater share of the Chinese market.
- Sino-German co-operation
WEIMAR, a classic town in Germany, is bathing in the glory of the title "European Cultural City" at the Sino-German Cultural Week in Anting, Jiading District.
- City ready for mass visitors
SHANGHAI expects to be host to 4 million tourists from home and abroad during the National Day holiday which will test the city's traffic and accommodation, the Shanghai Morning Post has reported.
- Rural girl shortage
THE estimated steep gender imbalance in the population of China in 20 years time has led experts to appeal for changes in the country's family-planning policies.
- Supportive neighbour
A DELEGATION from Zhuozhou, a city in the centre of North China's Hebei Province, wrapped up their visit to Shanghai last weekend and expressed a willingness to become more involved in the city's 2010 World Expo events.
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