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CEBIT Asia 2005, the sub-show of the world's largest annual electronics trade fair - CeBIT - opened May 11 in the city.
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- Week in brief
Shanghai
- ICP maintains momentum
CEBIT Asia 2005, the sub-show of the world's largest annual electronics trade fair - CeBIT - opened May 11 in the city.
- Insurer coverage to spread
ALLIANZ Dazhong, a Sino-German-funded insurer, has announced its long-term target in China. The company aims to establish more regional offices nationwide.
- Report on strong performance
THE first-quarter sales of AstraZeneca PLC increased 9 per cent to US$5.743 billion and its operating profit increased 34 per cent to US$1.453 billion, according to the pharmaceutical giant's first quarter results announced recently.
- Biz briefs
- Kidnapper, victim hospitalized
A MAN from Hunan Province hijacked a car in the parking lot of a supermarket in Pudong on May 8 and injured the five-year-old girl he kidnapped.
- Happier expats
ABOUT 80 per cent of expatriates say they are satisfied with life in Shanghai, according to a survey reported in the Jiefang Daily.
- Bachelors protest `double dates'
TWO friends went to a match-making agency with the aim of finding partners but they ended up dating the same woman with different identities, the Shanghai Morning Post reported.
- High security at jewellery show
VISITORS and working staff are asked to show ID cards when entering the 5th Shanghai International Jewellery Exhibition held in Shanghai Mart from May 12 to 15, the Oriental Morning Post reported.
- Soong seeks bridge building talks for Taiwan Straits
VISITING chairman of Taiwan's opposition People First Party, James Soong, reiterated his stance on May 11 that his party is resolutely opposed to forces for "Taiwan independence". He referred to the issues as a dead-end alley for peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits.
- Numbers of the week
- Dozens feared dead after landslide
TWENTY-four people, including eight children, were trapped by a large landslide that occurred on the night of May 9 in Jixian County of North China's Shanxi Province, reported the Shanxi Daily newspaper.
- Price of Olympics peace awaited
BEIJING is about to unveil its security budget for the 2008 Olympic Games, a top official said recently.
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