10 killed in blast
INITIAL investigations suggest a chemical substance used in manufacturing processes at a health food factory caused the fatal explosion that ripped the place apart on Wednesday morning.
Ba Yin - ancient musical instruments
AS early as the Bronze Age (21st century BC-221 BC), music had already been flourishing in China. There is a great amount of historical documentation on the music of that period, but with the passage of time, these ancient music compositions no longer exist today. What we know about ancient music is limited to the extant ancient musical instruments. The ancient instruments, called "Ba Yin" (eight sounds from instruments made of different materials) refer to the following: Jin (metal), Shi (stone), Si (strin
Devouring nation's wildlife
THERE is a saying that some Chinese people will eat anything that flies, crawls or swims.
Bank helps train laid-off workers
A GROUP of 1,091 laid-off workers completed a training programme yesterday in Shanghai. The programme was supported by Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Educational Fund.
Non-stop flights to San Francisco
UNITED Airlines of the United States is expected to open a non-stop service from Shanghai to San Francisco on April 3.
Women today more beautiful
"SHANGHAI women look more and more beautiful now," said Hosoi Yukiko, a Japanese woman living in the city. "They were all in grey and blue when I first came to the city in 1976 as a member of a university student delegation."
The common cold or tympanitis?
AS cases of the common cold soar in Shanghai, experts are warning parents of the possible danger of ear problems in children who are unwell.
Websites for women prosper
WOMEN make up 21 per cent of China's total "netizens," according to the latest statistics from CNNIC. IT experts estimate the number of female Internet users will hit 6 million.
International business centre for 21st century
CHINA'S largest industrial and commercial centre Shanghai is building itself into an international economic, financial, trade and shipping centre, Mayor Xu Kuangdi said on Wednesday. The aim is to turn the metropolis into a major international business centre on the west side of the Pacific Ocean in the 21st century, the mayor said at a press conference held by Shanghai deputies to the Third Session of the Ninth National People's Congress in Beijing. Xu said that it will take about two decades to achieve the objective. In the past 20 years, he said, Shanghai has seen great changes in history and its development has laid solid foundation for realizing the objective. According to a report published by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Shanghai's per-capita gross domestic product (GDP) and industrial development standard have reached the level of medium-developed countries. Xu said Shanghai will open wider to the outside world, revise regulations formulated under a planned economy, further open up its market and give full play to its status as a trade centre and deep-water port. The mayor said Shanghai will promote its new and high technology focusing on bio-engineering, the information industry and the new materials industry. Shanghai will try to boost its competitiveness, improve the service sector, and encourage innovation. The objective will be laid down in Shanghai's 10th Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development (2001-05), he said. (Xinhua)
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