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Obama arrives for dialogue with Chinese youths

Metro | Politics
2009-11-16

UNITED States President Barack Obama is expected to meet nearly 300 students from eight universities around 12:45pm in Shanghai, including those from Fudan, Jiaotong and Tongji universities. Obama met Shanghai Party...

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Pudong officials must declare family property

Metro | Politics
2009-11-14

OFFICIALS above division level in the Pudong New Area will have to declare housing and property assets of themselves and their families online to prevent corruption, according to a draft released yesterday. The...

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City seeks economic structure gains

Metro | Politics
2009-9-6

SHANGHAI is prioritizing structural improvements in the economy ahead of economic growth, a deputy mayor said yesterday. The local authority has decided to focus on achieving economic structure adjustments and...

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Online permits

Metro | Politics
2009-7-11

THE online application system that allows employers to apply for Shanghai permanent residence permits for their employees was opened to the public yesterday. Employers needed to register online, and then go through...

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Xu stays on as top boss in Pudong

Metro | Politics
2009-6-19

XU Lin has kept his position as Party Secretary of Pudong New Area following its merger with Nanhui Disrict, the Organization Department of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China announced...

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Consultative conference wraps up

Metro | Politics
2009-1-17

MEMBERS of the city's top advisory body, having taken in public opinions about government policies and social issues, submitted 903 proposals to the second session of the 11th Shanghai Committee of the Chinese People's...

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City to speed infrastructure investment, boost job rolls

Metro | Politics
2009-1-14

SHANGHAI needs to push investment in infrastructure, expand domestic consumption and aid threatened enterprises as it strives to help its citizens and businesses survive the global economic downturn, Mayor Han Zheng...

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Shanghai to create 500,000 new jobs: Han

Metro | Politics
2009-1-13

SHANGHAI plans to make jobs its top priority this year by creating 500,000 new positions on the way to maintaining gross domestic product growth of 9 percent, the city mayor told lawmakers today. The GDP target...

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FLASH: SHANGHAI MAYOR SAYS CITY GDP TO RISE 9% IN 2009

Metro | Politics
2009-1-13

FLASH: SHANGHAI MAYOR SAYS CITY GDP TO RISE 9% IN 2009

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FLASH: SHANGHAI MAYOR SAYS CITY GDP UP ABOUT 10% IN 2008

Metro | Politics
2009-1-13

FLASH: MAYOR HAN ZHENG SAID SHANGHAI'S GDP IN 2008 UP ABOUT 10 PERCENT IN THE GOVERNMENT REPORT PRESENTED AT THE SECOND PLENARY SESSION OF THE 13TH SHANGHAI PEOPLE'S CONGRESS TODAY.

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Bold steps ordered to spur city's innovation

Metro | Politics
2008-12-31

SHANGHAI'S Party chief urged local government officials yesterday to break boundaries and take bolder steps to help the city maintain steady economic growth amid the global financial turmoil. Party Secretary Yu...

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Online platforms will help cut red tape

Metro | Politics
2008-11-29

RESIDENTS will one day be able to use the Internet to fill out government applications and apply for permits, a government official said yesterday. From next year, Websites will be set up for administrative examination...

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Officials ordered to use cards to fight corruption

Metro | Politics
2008-11-28

PUBLIC servants in Shanghai will be required to use credit cards for all government expenditure by 2010, in an attempt to reduce the abuse of taxpayers' money. Within days the card will start to be used by some...

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Congress plan

Metro | Politics
2008-11-27

THE second session of the 13th Shanghai People's Congress will start on January 13. Main agendas include hearing reports on national economic and social development plans for 2008 and 2009, budget reports, and...

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Luwan official missing in Paris

Metro | Politics
2008-10-23

A DEPUTY director in Shanghai's Luwan District government reportedly went missing on a business trip to Paris, and authorities in the French capital are now trying to find him. Xin Weiming has been missing for...