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EIGHTEEN miners trapped underground after a fire began in a mine in Central China’s Hunan Province on December 13 have all been confirmed dead, bringing the death toll from a series of mine accidents to at least 79 so far this month.
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- Weather
THE city will not face wintry weather until December 23, when the temperature will drop to zero degrees centigrade or below. Until then, mostly sunny days will continue and temperatures will range from 7 to 16 degrees centigrade.
- Week in brief
shanghai
- City nails down roof
A SERIES of new public land bidding regulations were officially introduced to the city's land transformation system, which, according to some housing analysts, revealed the desire of local authorities to rein in Shanghai's over-heated property sector.
- Lujiazui still on the rise
LUJIAZUI Finance and Trade Zone, the vibrant central business district (CBD) area in the Pudong District, is rapidly building itself into a world-class business district, driving up the real estate market in the area.
- Firm helps to maximize BTO values
AS China rushes to automate its core businesses, Mercury, an American-based leader in business technology optimization (BTO), is working to help Chinese enterprises maximize the business value of IT applications.
- Business briefs
Post-WTO survey
- Metro plans on schedule
TO ensure the northern extension of Metro Line 1 can be put into trial operation on December 28 as planned, rehearsals began December 15 to prepare for contingencies such as passenger evacuations, emergency medical treatment, train rescue and other potential misfortunes.
- Crackdown on theft
THE end of the year is usually the busiest period for thieves. The city's Public Security Bureau said they caught 762 thieves on public transportation alone in just 15 days, the Shanghai Morning Post reported.
- Seasonal gas toll
WITH the arrival of winter, coal gas poisoning becomes a frequent killer in the city. On December 12 alone, two gas poisoning accidents took place, killing two and injuring one, the Shanghai Youth Daily reported.
- Lethal cost of coal
EIGHTEEN miners trapped underground after a fire began in a mine in Central China’s Hunan Province on December 13 have all been confirmed dead, bringing the death toll from a series of mine accidents to at least 79 so far this month.
- Numbers of the week
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- China waits to crown first Miss Plastic Surgery
CHINA will soon host the finals of the country's first beauty contest in which every contestant has gone under the knife.
- Media choices changing in China
ONLY about 51.7 per cent of Chinese people read books or magazines in 2003, 8.7 per cent lower than in 1998, a newly released survey showed.
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