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Power station halted after protest 

Metro
2012-2-10

THE construction of a major power substation planned near residential complexes has been temporarily halted after about 70 people - among 2,000-plus r...

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Metro signal breakdown causes chaos again 

Metro | Traffic
2012-2-10

TENS of thousands of Metro passengers were affected for about one hour this noon as train services on several lines were delayed due to a signal system breakdown. The incident occurred when the signals malfunctioned...

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Consumers buy alleged 'rubber-yolk' eggs in city 

Metro | Crime and public security
2012-2-10

AFTER eggs with rubber-like yolks began sparking wide concern around the country, Shanghai consumers are complaining that they also have found such eggs locally, but authorities haven't taken action. A consumer...

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Video-sharing site must pay for infringing copyright 

Metro | Courts
2012-2-10

PPS Network TV, a Chinese online video provider, was ordered to pay 15,000 yuan (US$2,382) to Hong Kong-based Television Broadcasts Limited after it screened an unauthorized TV play on the video-sharing platform, the...

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Animal monitoring gets techy 

Metro
2012-2-10

SHANGHAI will establish an online "identity platform" for endangered species living in the city, an effort that already has local wildlife-protection authorities transplanting microchips into animals to trace their...

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Snow thrills short-lived 

Metro
2012-2-10

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Five nabbed for stealing 1,680 iPhones on route to US 

Metro | Crime and public security
2012-2-10

FIVE suspects have been detained for stealing nearly 1,700 iPhone 4s bound for the US market, Shanghai police said yesterday. They said the stolen iPhone 4s were replaced with plastic models with the same weight...

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Roses are red, violets are blue ... 

Metro
2012-2-10

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Shanghai planning to extend expat visas 

Metro
2012-2-10

SHANGHAI is working on a policy to extend the visas of expats working in regional headquarters of multinational corporations, according to a senior city official. "The Shanghai Commission of Commerce is working...

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8K run coming 

Metro | Health
2012-2-10

SIGN-UPS for the 2012 Jinqiao 8K run are set and residents can register for the April 15 running event in Element Fresh restaurants, appointed New Balance outlets, Jinqiao Megafit and the Kerry Hotel Pudong starting...

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Popular writer's suit heads to court 

Metro | Courts
2012-2-10

A DISTRICT court yesterday accepted a lawsuit filed by popular young writer Han Han against "science cop" Fang Zhouzi for damaging the writer's reputation. Han brought the case to the Putuo District People's...

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Passive smoke taints pregnancies 

Metro | Health
2012-2-10

SOME 90 percent of pregnant women exposed to second-hand smoke have their amniotic fluid tainted by nicotine, a study conducted by the Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention has found. The study, the...

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Aging bridge closed to traffic 

Metro | Urban construction
2012-2-10

THE Caoyang Road Bridge spanning Suzhou Creek downtown will be closed for a renovation late this year due to subsidence and aging problems. Government-authorized engineering experts found during a recent exam...

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Stolen, abused credit card: Who pays? 

Metro | Courts
2012-2-10

A man whose new credit card was stolen in the mail refused to pay "his" debts after China Construction Bank launched a lawsuit against him, the Huangpu District People's Court said yesterday. The defendant, Yang...

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Zhangjiang High Tech Park shows 20-year achievement 

Metro
2012-2-9

SHANGHAI Zhangjiang High Tech Park is now home to about 16,000 companies, including 940 high-tech firms and over 1,000 research and development centers. The Pudong-based park kicked off its first-phase expansion...

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Jobless graduate ends up in prison for robbery 

Metro | Courts
2012-2-9

A jobless college graduate was sentenced to 20 months in prison and fined 2,000 yuan (US$312) by the Jing'an District People's Court for robbing a pedestrian of her iPhone, the court said today. Gu Saihua, 24,...

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Valentine's Day flower sales start picking up 

Metro
2012-2-9

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City on guard against flu epidemic as peak season sets in 

Metro | Health
2012-2-9

INFLUENZA activity remained stable in Shanghai as the city entered the peak season for respiratory diseases, Shanghai Health Bureau said today. Local hospitals have not reported a single case of avian flu, SARS...

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June start for PM2.5 data 

Metro | Environment
2012-2-9

SHANGHAI will release figures detailing the amount of PM2.5 particles in the air from June, Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau said yesterday. Sun Jian, the bureau's vice director, said the city would eliminate...

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Old couple at home with stray pets 

Metro
2012-2-9

WHEN the afternoon sunlight shone on three makeshift shelters set beside a waste-collection station, a small ruffle and noise came from beneath the canvas and wood boards. A yellow cat sprang up from one, running...