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Devotion to duty makes Zhou a hero in his community

District | Pudong
2009-8-15

AFTER more than 40 years in the United States, Zhou Daxu returned to his native land where he now does everything he can to help the people in his neighborhood without asking anything in return. Tan Weiyun reports. ...

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The heart and soul of Expo

District | Pudong
2009-8-15

THE volunteer logo for the World Expo 2010 Shanghai looks both like the Chinese character xin (heart) and the English letter "V." Its meaning is clear: Volunteers serve with their heart. Indeed, volunteers...

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Pioneering program aims to give elderly a new lease of life

District | Pudong
2009-8-15

SHANGHAI is an aging city. The latest statistics reveal that the group of people over 60 accounts for 22 percent of the population (the standard line to define an aging city is 17 percent). A center in Pudong...

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Historic soy sauce brand still brewed old-fashioned way

District | Pudong
2009-7-4

THE venerable, hand-crafted Qian Wanlong soy sauce brand turns 130 years old and is moving its antique vats and equipment to a new factory. Tan Weiyun takes a taste. Red cooking or hongshao is the word for Shanghai...

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100 and counting -- Pudong centenarians take it a day at a time

District | Pudong
2009-2-21

SIXTEEN people in Pudong New Area are more than 100 years old and have represented living history. Tan Weiyun talks to the "youngest" centenarian and the eldest, who's a happy 110 One hundred years is nothing...

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On a wing and a prayer

District | Pudong
2009-2-21

THE retired father of triplets thought he hit the jackpot when his children were born four years ago, but now the economic realities of raising such a large family have settled in, writes Wing Tan Fang Liexiang...

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The heart of Expo Shanghai beats in Pudong

District | Pudong
2008-12-27

WORLD Expo blasts off in just 490 days when China will host the six-month extravaganza centered in Pudong New Area. Major construction is rocketing at warp speed, writes Tan Weiyun With just 490 days to go from...

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Pudong to get a big new lake for Expo 2010

District | Pudong
2008-12-27

DIGGING Shanghai's largest man-made lake gets underway within the week in the Waigaoqiao area of Pudong. It will be open for World Expo 2010. The 720,000-square-meter Senlan Lake will be larger than Yue Lake in...

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Talking about conjugal relations -- Not just conjugating verbs

District | Pudong
2008-11-29

A RADICALLY new approach to sex education encourages students to talk openly about sex, love, contraception, teen pregnancy, ethics and marriage. Tan Weiyun visits the lively Pudong high school classroom Chinese...

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Why do kids fall in love?

District | Pudong
2008-11-29

TEENAGE love relationships are a way to fight loneliness and depression, ease school pressure and satisfy curiosity, say more than 30 percent of middle school and high school students polled. The survey of almost...

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Expo construction in the fast lane

District | Pudong
2008-9-27

TWENTY-FIVE World Expo-related road projects in the Pudong New Area will cover 96 kilometers and cost 40.8 billion yuan (US$6 billion). Pudong is the main venue for the six-month World Expo Shanghai opening on...

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Enthusiastic people keep tradition alive

District | Pudong
2008-8-30

PUDONG Shuoshu had its heyday 23 years ago. "It's just like yesterday," recalled Cao Gangqiang, whose script "The granny who raises pigs" pushed the folk storytelling art form to the national stage and roused nationwide...

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Let me tell you a story ...

District | Pudong
2008-8-30

BEICAI Town is determined that the ancient art of Pudong Shuoshu should be protected and given a new lease of life, writes Tan Weiyun In rapidly developing economies, heritage is often steamrollered and written...

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Free Mandarin and Chinese culture program

District | Pudong
2008-8-9

TO facilitate the working and daily lives of international residents in Pudong, Pudong New Area People's Government initiated and completed four sessions of its Chinese Language and Culture Program since October of...

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Olympic dream comes true for Shanghai folk dancers

District | Pudong
2008-8-9

AMONG the thousands of performers involved in last night's spectacular Olympic Games' opening ceremony in Beijing was a group of dancers from Shanghai who lived their own "one dream," writes Tan Weiyun The Lujiazui...