Alcatel Asia moves head office here
ALCATEL yesterday announced the setting up of its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Shanghai, reflecting its confidence in the economic growth of the Asia Pacific region.
Friendship stores offer best of Britain
A RANGE of British luxury and consumer products made by 20 renowned manufacturers, ranging from confectionery and biscuits, knitwear and arts products, will be on offer in Shanghai's four Friendship stores from tomorrow, according to sources from the British Consulate General.
Three women drug dealers face jail
THREE young women have been sentenced to criminal detention in Pudong for drug trafficking after they became addicted to drug abuse.
Street corners, goldfish go with the feng shui flow
AS everyone knows we are about to enter a dragon year, regarded as the most auspicious by the Chinese. The dragon is also an important aspect of feng shui, or wind and water, an ancient Chinese geomantic practice and buzz word in the West in recent years. Having co-written a book on the subject, coming to China has given me the opportunity to see for myself how feng shui works in its country of origin, particularly in Shanghai.
Hearing opens in Huahai case
COURT hearings started yesterday into a major case of embezzlement in which company board chairman, Gui Aizhen, is suspected of channelling 12 million yuan ($1.4 million) of public funds into private companies, according to the municipal No 1 Intermediate People's Court.
New perks to hook high-tech expertise
THE local job market just got more attractive for job-seekers in the high-tech industry.
Sowing seeds of conservation
THE future is in the hands of the younger generation. That's why Shanghai Changning International School (SCIS) tries hard to impart to its students a strong sense of environmental protection.
Woman knifed in Pudong after fight with boss
ONLY a few weeks after reports that a security officer chopped off four of a woman's fingers in South China's Guangdong Province sparked outrage, another report has surfaced that a migrant woman in Pudong suffered a similar injury when a disagreement with her boss turned nasty.
IPR review positive
CHINA has honoured the US-China bilateral agreement on the protection of intellectual property rights signed in 1995, according to Joseph Papovich, assistant US trade representative for services, investment and intellectual property.
Woman raped, murdered for $21 and phone
AN unemployed migrant from Anhui Province was arrested last week for robbing, raping, and murdering a young woman, according to sources from Zhabei Procuratorate.
Hounded robber gives himself up to the police
A MAN who robbed a karaoke bar gave himself up to police last week hoping for protection after being hounded for money by other members of the criminal underworld.
Campus river has a story
PEOPLE visiting East China Normal University often ask: why is the river which traverses its campus called Li Wa He, or Beautiful Woman River?
Eyesores on way out; filthy shacks to raze
DEMOLITION of some ugly shacks built on grassland has pleased residents in Jintang Residential Area, Xuhui District. Green grass has been replanted on the ground.
German companies build business and friendships
By Zeng Min
THE Delegation of German Industry and Commerce Shanghai, established in 1994, has helped more than 360 representative offices and firms funded by German enterprises to set up, most of which are based in Shanghai and the rest in other provinces such as Jiangsu, Sichuan, Zhejiang and Shandong. "We hold business gatherings on a regular basis, including an annual full-member conference, other sub conferences and business workshops to talk about finance, tax, product quality, property and also opportunities in business expansion in Shanghai and neighbouring areas," said Klaus Grimm, chief representative of the association. Of course, business is not the sole attraction for the group. A lot of cultural activities are also held to strengthen ties and co-operation among members and also just as a way for them to relax and celebrate national holidays when they are away from their home towns. Holidays like Christmas, New Year's eve and other public vacations in Germany will be the highlight of cultural activities, he said. Klaus said that the more he lives in Shanghai, the more he falls in love with the city. "Shanghai is getting better every day and the pace is almost beyond my expectation, I really feel like this is now a home away from home," he said. His first stay in the city was between 1982 to 1989, which he said was a complete shock, as the tour took him around a landscape littered with high-rises where everyone was dressed in grey and blue. "At that time, the Hilton hotel was the landmark of the city. But it was a lonely giant as the area around it was short of high buildings and dotted with cottages and shabby residential houses instead," he said. But when he returned to the city in 1994, he found that the city was waking up to the modern world with more and more high-rises stretching to the sky and undergoing a facelift almost every day. "It was not only the abundance of high buildings, but also the cleaner air and more and more fashionable shops and entertainment that created a completely new impression. In a word, Shanghai has become a new city, a city that doesn't sleep and that is full of colour, ready to take up its destiny on the global map," he said. Klaus has a busy life here, even working during weekends. But he is determined never to subjugate his family life to the business. "Some weekends I am off work and I will drive my wife and two kids, a boy and a girl, to Shanghai's suburb areas. Sometimes we go swimming or fishing or on other outings. You know, family life is good," he said.
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