Ad campaign muddies waters
IN April this year, East China's Zhejiang-based Qiandaohu Yangshengtang Drink Water Co Ltd made the surprise announcement it would no longer be producing purified water and its brand - Nongfushanquan - would now be associated with natural water alone.
Agitated sunspots cause trouble
IF the lights in your house keep flickering, blame frequent sunspots.
TV launches new service
THE Near Video on Demand service from Shanghai Cable Television (NVOD) was formally launched last week by Shanghai Cable TV Station and Shanghai Cable Network Company Limited. It enables users to read Eastday website news and watch a movie on TV.
Artist draws on pandas to highlight major issues
THE giant panda, a beloved icon of China, stars in a series of public service advertisements entitled "Zhao Bandi and the Panda."
Lufthansa boss happy to land in Shanghai
"HOME is where the family is," said Dieter Groose, manager of Lufthansa German Airlines's Eastern China operations. "I now naturally see Shanghai as my home."
Vernon mayor craves investors
LEONIS C. Malburg, mayor of Vernon, a small city in Southern California of the United States, regretted his stay in Shanghai was so short.
Foster arts and industry, says Italian consul general
WITH China's anticipated accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Sino-Italian trade is expected to enter a new stage of expansion, according to Leonardo Baroncelli, Italian consul-general in Shanghai, in an interview last week.
Classic shows for art fest
ABOUT 13 shows have been selected for the second Shanghai International Festival of Arts, to be held this November.
Natural gas to serve homes in Puxi
RESIDENTS of Puxi (the west side of Shanghai) will have natural gas for cooking and hot water by the end of this year, according to Shanghai Gas Business (Group) Co Ltd.
A toast to speeding nukes disarmament
ABOUT 60 diplomats, academics, and journalists attended a cocktail party on Wednesday in aid of nuclear disarmament.
'Red Tide' ebbs
RED tide, which has engulfed coastal areas around Taizhou Bay in East China's Zhejiang Province since early May, is receding.
Hoary hoodlums up crime
By Hu Guangping
WHILE juvenile delinquency continues to draw increasing concern from the public, crime by the elderly is also creeping up, according to Minhang District Procuratorate. The procuratorate recently handled four cases involving aged suspects. In a recent case, 75-year-old Gu Xiaoliang was arrested for attacking his daughter-in-law and granddaughter. Gu had spent a third of his life in prisons. As a result of the long confinement, he had developed an uncommunicative disposition and often found fault with his children. His children, instead of showing care for their father, often confronted Gu, and once Gu's daughter-in-law beat him up in public. Reportedly losing all hope for his future life, Gu in a state of depression hit his daughter-in-law on the head with a hammer on the morning of April 8. The daughter-in-law, blood all over her head, fled the scene and rushed to the police. Gu then went into his granddaughter's room and hit her on the head with an electric iron, causing extensive injuries to the child. Another case involved 88-year-old Zhao Hongwen, who committed suicide after stabbing to death another 78-year-old man on January 19 in an Old Folks' Home in Minhang District. Zhao launched the attack after the two had a quarrel while watching television. Another case involved Zhang Benxiu, in her 60s, who was suspected of resorting to fraud to obtain money for her 40-year-old son to use. The mother and son arranged a trap for those seeking to rent a house by pretending that a vacant apartment was theirs. An 50-year-old man is expected to stand trial for the fifth time in his life for stabbing a man to death. According to the procuratorate, the suspect Chen Jiaqing from Minhang District, was a hardened criminal. When he was released on March 28 last year, Chen had already spent 24 years in prisons. But soon after his release, he again became a local bully. On November 28 last year, he was told that one of his "brothers" had been beaten up in a quarrel. Armed with a knife, he rushed to the scene and demanded a duel with the opponent at a construction site. At the designated time, Chen was engaged first in a fist fight with the opponent. During their fight, Chen thrust his knife into the heart of his adversary and killed him.
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