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Global beatbox contest in Shanghai

Metro | Entertainment and nightlife
2009-11-13

BEATBOXERS from all over the world will compete in a musical face-off this Saturday at Changning International Gymnastics Center. Sixteen finalists from 79 competitors will show their beatboxing skills by producing...

3 years for sale of wild creatures

Metro | Courts
2009-11-13

A PET store owner has been given a suspended sentence of three years for attempting to sell endangered wild animals, Changning District People's Court said yesterday. The owner surnamed Zhao was also fined 30,000...

Firm to reform SOEs and act as fund channel

Business | Asset management/M&A
2009-11-9

SHANGHAI'S Changning District yesterday established a company to reform state-owned enterprises and serve as a financing platform for companies in the area. The Shanghai Changning State-owned Assets Management...

7th Flu Death

National
2009-11-3

THE Chinese mainland yesterday reported its seventh death from swine flu, involving a victim in Hunan Province. The patient, a 14-year-old middle school student in Changning City, died of cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral...

City's kindergartens in hot demand

Metro | Education
2009-10-31

SHANGHAI kindergartens are suffering widespread overcrowding amid the ongoing baby boom, education authorities said yesterday. Among the 17 districts and one country in the city, only one district, Changning, hasn't...

Website sued over naked photos

Metro | Courts
2009-10-28

"MARITIME girl" - the victim of a jilted boyfriend who posted naked pictures of her online - took her lawsuit against China's largest search engine to Shanghai's Jing'an District court yesterday. She is seeking...

Court rejects graduate's tale of woe over diploma

Metro | Courts
2009-10-1

A GRADUATE seeking 25,000 yuan (US$3,662) in compensation from a university for not awarding him a diploma yesterday had his case thrown out by Changning District People's Court. Zhuang Tianhao, who graduated...

Local brands make a comeback

Metro
2009-9-29

TIME-HONORED local brands are making a comeback on Shaanxi Road N. Twenty stores featuring clothing, shoes, food and medicines opened after shops had been closed for six months of renovation on the street between...

Residents fear buildings will collapse

Metro | Work safety
2009-9-22

RESIDENTS of two buildings in Changning District fear they may collapse after nearby construction have caused them to sink at least 8 centimeters and sparking frequent tremors, a Website reported today. One fifth-floor...

'Good boy' imprisoned

Metro | Courts
2009-9-18

A TEENAGE branch leader of an Internet-based "society" that recruited more than 160 juvenile trouble makers to carry out robberies and other crimes was yesterday jailed for 14 months by Changning District People's...