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FROM the moment when Michael Schumacher spun his car in a qualifying race it was obvious the Chinese Grand Prix was going to present a fantastic spectacle.
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- Revved-up optimism
FROM the moment when Michael Schumacher spun his car in a qualifying race it was obvious the Chinese Grand Prix was going to present a fantastic spectacle.
- Passion for perfection
THE hard work behind the scenes which made last weekend's inaugural Chinese F1 Grand Prix a great success was largely carried out by 1,937 volunteers selected from among university students and Shanghai workers.
- Rearing a champion
AS the curtain fell on the inaugural Chinese Formula One Grand Prix on September 26, one question was asked repeatedly over the fading roar of F1 car engines: "When will China have its own F1 driver?"
- Toppling the dragon's head
SHANGHAI people seem universally convinced that their city is China's premier business centre.
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- Tough test
Iraq may have hogged the headlines at this month's United Nations General Assembly and in Washington, but behind the scenes there was more talk about a looming crisis over Iran's nuclear programme.
- Branson is 'over the moon about space tourism
LONDON - Richard Branson, Britain's best-known entrepreneur and part-time daredevil, plans to launch the world's first passenger service to space in 2007, offering zero-gravity flights for 110,000 pounds sterling (US$198,600).
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- Quest for quality of life
The quality of life cannot be measured by simply comparing monetary incomes in various countries. In addition to the purchasing power that an average salary in a given country commands, there are additional factors like communal services such as public transport, clean air, potable tap water, efficient treatment of effluent, absence of pollution, music and cultural venues and a host of other factors.
- Poverty is a good teacher
As the new semester gets underway, the issue of the gap between student haves and have-nots has once again become a hot topic of discussion. Polarization of wealth has created a polarized campus. For example, some affluent university students drive to school in their own cars, while their destitute peers earn their living by doing odd jobs here and there.
- The movie industry needs its own heroes
Zhang Yimou's blockbuster "Hero" is proving enormously successful in the North American market, reigniting the enthusiasm for Chinese martial arts in Western countries.
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- Citizen of the world
ON September 20, the Shanghai Municipal Government awarded this year's "Magnolia Silver Award" to 37 expatriates - one of the biggest events for expatriates in the city. And 38-year-old Michael Heerde from Germany, was one of the honoured "laowai" on that day.
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- Between past and present
THE I Ching, or The Book of Changes, has long been regarded as the earliest classic in Chinese cultural history and perhaps the oldest book in the world.
- artist who loved Shanghai women
IN the history of modern Chinese literature and art, the name Guo Jianying is scarcely mentioned - even though he was a close friend of the "New Feeling Writers", who included Liu Na'ou, Shi Zhecun and Mu Shiying, and painted many illustrations for their books.
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