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'Special' races start tomorrow

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2009-11-7

AN athletics competition for mentally challenged people will be held in the city tomorrow to Tuesday. More than 200 such athletes from the Chinese mainland, Taiwan, Macau, the United States and South Korea will...

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Auction benefits acid-attack victim

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2009-11-2

A WINE auction has raised 80,000 yuan (US$11,700) to pay for further surgery on Chen Chao, a 15-year-old girl left severely disfigured by a sulfuric acid attack. With the help of China Association of Social Work's...

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City century-breakers honored

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2009-10-22

SHANGHAI'S centenarians believe the keys to reaching the milestone are good living habits and a loving family. The city yesterday selected 10 "longevity stars" to mark the Double Nine Festival, five men and five...

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City resident hits 11.5m yuan jackpot

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2009-10-20

A SHANGHAI resident has won prizes totaling 11.5 million yuan (US$1.68 million) in the latest "double color ball" lottery, today's Oriental Morning Post reported. The prizes include the 9.17-million-yuan first...

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New center to specialize in Alzheimer's patients

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2009-10-20

THE city's first center specially for elderly people suffering from Alzheimer's disease will open on Sunday in Baoshan District. The center will be able to hold 250 seniors and up to yesterday about 50 have...

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Shanghai run raises 750,000 yuan

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2009-10-11

ABOUT 15,000 people yesterday took part in the annual Shanghai Charity Run which raised at least 750,000 yuan (US$32,142) for cancer research. Organized by Shanghai Charity Foundation and Amway Nutrilite China,...

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Rocky marriage? Try a trial divorce

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2009-9-28

COUPLES are being offered a 'trial divorce" by a divorce counseling agency in a service designed to save broken marriages, Youth Daily reported today. The firm charges between 50 yuan (US$7.35) to 30,000 yuan...

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Migrant workers receive helping hand

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2009-9-23

AN in-depth survey covering a wide range of jobs has found that migrant workers in Shanghai suffer from a range of social and health problems. City researchers said yesterday that the issues included unexpected...

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Starting orders for charity runners

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2009-9-11

THIS year's Shanghai Charity Run will be held on October 10. People can sign up for the event from today, the Shanghai Charity Foundation said yesterday. The run, organized by the foundation and Amway China, will...

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Lucky 9s add up to a busy day at the altars

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2009-9-10

WHEN your number's up, you'd better get up early. And that's exactly what thousands of couples in Shanghai, and tens of thousands across China, did yesterday. For them 09-09-09 adds up to many years of marital...

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Elevators smooth way for seniors

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2009-8-31

NEW elevators to be installed in housing for senior citizens will make life easier for residents who are too frail to use the stairs, after Shanghai's real estate authorities launched an improvement campaign. Construction...

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Auction aids kids' eye care

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2009-8-29

BIDDERS at a charity auction in Shanghai last night donated a combined 470,000 yuan (US$68,814) toward better eye care for children in Yunnan Province and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The auction, which...

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Lovers now lower the lanterns

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2009-8-26

A GROUP of city people has changed their plans of celebrating Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine's Day, after concerns about airline safety. The expressions of love will now move from the sky to the water. ...

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Man wins 26.56 million yuan in lottery

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2009-8-21

A LOTTERY ticket buyer has won a 26.56 million yuan (US$3.9 million), the ticket seller confirmed today. The winner bought the lottery tickets from an outlet on Hongmei Road of Changning District for more than three...

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Rules tighten on residence permits

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2009-8-19

ZHU Xinyi, a 23-year-old woman who has just graduated from Nanjing City in Jiangsu Province and is now working for an IT company in Shanghai, became confused by a new notice board when she went to get her residence...