Well's spiritual tale bubbles over
ONCE upon a time, Shanghai Star British copy editor, Sophie Gale, met an elderly Shanghai lady. The bespectacled, quaint woman, in her 80s, speaking in English, told Sophie she was from Bubbling Well.
'365' project for better housing
IT is now very hard for Wang Jilin to pick out the exact location of his old house on the expanse of green land now covered with flowers he once lived on for over 40 years.
Pimp kills wife's client
A MAN who had been acting as a pimp for his wife and helped bludgeon one of her clients to death, was recently prosecuted at Zhabei District Procuratorate.
Waiting for your ship to come in
A LIFE-size cardboard cut-out of a blonde air stewardess with "WELCOME" written across her midriff greets customers of China Travel Service (CTS) shipping department, inside the Jingmen (Golden Gate) Hotel on Nanjing Road West. A notice on the wall at reception reads in Chinese "Whatever your needs, we will promptly meet them."
Internet helps in fight against crime
WHILE computer hackers are a headache for the police, the web is also a useful weapon for the police in investigating crimes.
2 husbands face court hearing
YANGPU District Court recently prosecuted a man who tried to gas his wife, his lover and himself after his wife refused to agree to a divorce.
Tianyuan signs court pact
AN agreement to prevent possible cases of corruption during the relocation of Tianyuan Chemical Plant (Tianyuan) was recently signed by Changning District Procuratorate with the plant.
Winds, rain freshens urban air
STRONGER winds and more rain helped disperse air pollutants in Shanghai last week, making the city's air cleaner.
Move to Pudong
AS the 10th anniversary of the opening up of Pudong New Area draws close, major domestic financial institutions are shifting their Shanghai business headquarters to the Lujiazui Financial and Trade Zone, billed as Shanghai's new financial centre.
Tourists can stay 2 days visa-free
ALL overseas tourists who come to Shanghai via Pudong International Airport or Hongqiao International Airport may now stay for up to 48 hours without having to obtain a visa beforehand.
Banks on y2k alert for leap year change
DESPITE the smooth global transference into the third millennium virtually Y2K bug-free, local banks said they are still on the alert for millennium bug glitches today and yesterday - also considered high risk days.
Hongqiao airport ranks top in China
HONGQIAO Airport ranked top among China's airports, handling 752,300 tons of cargo and mail last year, according to statistics released by the Civil Aviation Administration of China yesterday.
Shanghai to have 11 metro lines
A NETWORK of rail track including a total of 11 metro lines, seven light rail lines and three rail tracks is to be constructed in the city, according to Shanghai Urban Planning and Administration Bureau.
Seeking solutions to pollution on-line
DO you dream about sleeping without being woken by noisy trucks in the middle of the night or power drills in the morning? Touring the Bund and being able to breathe fresh air? Or walking along the brilliant Nanjing Road pedestrian mall without getting your nose assaulted with cigarette smoke? These may become a reality in local people's lives if the city's efforts to solicit public solutions to Shanghai's environmental woes pay off. Shanghai Economic Commission, the city's watchdog on industrial development, kicked off its problem-solving programme yesterday through which it hoped to attain to pollution solutions and new technology and products to deal with the city's environmental dilemma. Any enterprise, from home or abroad, engaged in environmental technology or product development, academic institutions focusing on solutions for environmental conservation can contribute their information on-line at www.shec.gov.cn "The war against environmental pollution ranging from air, noise and water to disposal of solid waste should be an integrated effort with industry, institutions and the public joining in," said Xia Yu, a commission official in charge of the programme. Shanghai, taking the lead in China in environmental protection, has channelled about 32.8 billion yuan ($3.96 billion) since the early 1990s into curbing industrial pollution, in a total of 3,610 projects, and improving the living environment for residents. The next three years will be a key period for Shanghai's war against pollution as it phases in a comprehensive package to rid Suzhou Creek of its stench, further clean the sulphur dioxide and exhaust fumes blackening the sky, clear the solid waste dumps littering the city, as well as landscaping the city with more greenery and forests. Shanghai is expected to order another 111 plants or enterprises with serious environmental problems to follow the environmental standards set by the State authorities. The commission will offer a slew of incentives including industrial policies in favour of the enterprises, interest subsidies on technology renovation and special loans for research and development of environmental solutions, know-how, equipment and products.
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