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Last month in
Shanghai, the ¡°Plum Rain¡± season, usually starting in
mid-June and lasting until early July, saw an unusual lack of rain,
excepting only a small number of storms. Afterwards, scorchingly
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- Strange weather
Last month in Shanghai, the ¡°Plum Rain¡± season, usually starting in mid-June and lasting until early July, saw an unusual lack of rain, excepting only a small number of storms. Afterwards, scorchingly hot weather occurred.
- Short survey of climatic disaster
- City on fire
CAI Xinghua, a middle aged man who lives in an old house along downtown Huaihai Lu, might be able to sleep in his small apartment once again when the mercury finally drops below 35 degrees centigrade on July 6.
- Weather forecasts remain a mystery to most residents
Weather forecasts, usually a casual topic of conversation, have become a topic of great interest since the city experienced its worst heatwave in over seven decades. But the reasons why the city¡¯s weather forecasts this summer have often proved inaccurate and how weather forecasting is conducted are matters that still confuse most people.
- Kids in danger
WHILE local parents hesitate between having their children take summer classes or offering them a fun holiday, the children of migrant workers are wandering the streets or helping in the family business.
- Out of power
SALES assistants used brochures as fans to bring some slight relief; shoppers walked directly to counters, grabbed what they wanted and immediately left. The hot weather drove shoppers crazy and left the shopping mall nearly empty. This was not a scene from a market in some remote area ¡ª but from one of the biggest shopping plazas in Shanghai.
- Premier calls for power saving during national shortage
CHINA¡¯s Premier Wen Jiabao has called for the nation to take steps to save energy as the country is expected to face a serious electricity shortfall this year.
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- National
culture is essential to development
Almost a
century has lapsed since the New Culture Movement ¡ª which
promoted the emancipation of the mind in a society that had
recently toppled its last dynasty ¡ª took place from 1915
to 1921. However, in recent years there has been a renewed debate
about which direction Chinese culture should take.
- War
in the office
Brown-nosers,
backstabbers and saboteurs get shot down and sent straight to
hell. Decent professionals who build their careers on talent,
diligence and devotion always end up on top, serving as beacons
for all who aspire to honest success.
- Press
clips
- Consumer
demands are key to product quality
Recently
I heard some complaints about Chinese customers being too sensitive.
The evidence is from a survey conducted by an international
website on people¡¯s attitudes towards the Nestle milk powder
scandal. According to the survey, before the scandal, over 80
per cent of Chinese consumers trusted Nestle products while
after it, the rate dropped sharply to 13 per cent.
- To
err is human, but to forgive is divine
I am not
a fan of Michael Jackson¡¯s music, but I paid attention
to his recent trial. I trust that the jury made a correct decision
in acquitting him of the accusations against him. I believe
the explanation for Michael Jackson¡¯s unusual lifestyle
is a reaction against the childhood physical abuse he testified
to receiving from his father.
- Voices
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- Picture
perfect
EVER dreamed
of ditching your 9-to-5 job, starting your own company and riding
off into the sunset on the galloping Shanghai economy? Christoph
Lienke has gone one step farther: he's done it all while actually
having fun.
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- In line with the times
``IF I have time, I would write a book with the title ¡®How Much Time You Spend in Line Everyday¡¯,¡± complained Xie Yiqing, an editor of Travelling Scope magazine.
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- Flavours from the other side
PEOPLE often complain that there are not enough entertainment and dining venues in Pudong. The few restaurants and cafes along Binjiang Avenue, on the opposite side of the river to the dazzling Bund, are often fully occupied. Under these circumstances, good restaurants are difficult to find, except for very expensive ones.
- Shabby treasure
HEFEI Renjia Restaurant has the worst facilities and interior ambience I¡¯ve ever seen ¡ª some of the compartments even lack airconditioners ¡ª but it has the most delicious food I¡¯ve eaten in a long time.
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