Investment plans
Date:2008-12-25
Q: How do the latest interest rate cuts affect your investment plans?
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Tao Wen 23 Shanghai financial worker |
“The deposit interest rate in banks is so low now. I抣l draw out my savings and invest in other ways. ” |
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Wu Jiajie 22 Shanghai |
Christmas plans
Date:2008-12-22
Q: Do you have any plans for the upcoming Christmas?
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Chris 25 Liaoning Province foreign-funded enterprise employee |
“I look forward to Christmas every year. This year I plan to buy some new clothes for the coming year. ” |
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Bao Xiaojun 30 Shanghai |
Space tourist
Date:2008-12-18
Q: Would you be willing to become a space tourist if you could afford the astronomical cost?
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Hu Dongxu 22 Sichuan Province waiter |
“I don't feel a strong desire to go into space. The tour package doesn't look attractive. I don't think there's much to look at in outer space. ” |
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Chen Siyuan 11 Shanghai |
End-of-year bonus
Date:2008-12-14
Q: Has the global financial crisis affected your end-of-year bonus?
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Lu Ji 27 Shanghai real estate industry manager |
“My company has announced the end of-year bonus will be canceled because of the huge losses caused by financial crisis. ” |
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Xu Lan 26 Jiangsu Province |
Ban US foods
Date:2008-12-11
Q: What about China banning US foods whose additives surpass set levels?
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Li Pingjun 73 Shanghai retired |
“ I am wondering why these events are happening more often. I think our government should do more to protect the safety of food. ” |
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Xu Yajing 52 Shanghai |
No smoking
Date:2008-12-08
Q: City authorities are planning to ban smoking in public and at all workplaces. What do you think?
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Zhao Lei 20 Hunan Province technician |
“I don’t think the law will be effective as smoking is a deep-rooted habit and part of the culture. ” |
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Wang Aiping 27 Anhui Province |
Plastic bags ban
Date:2008-12-01
Q: Will you take bags with you to stores after the ban on free plastic bags?
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Shen Nan 50 Shanghai insurance company employee |
“I will prepare plastic bags before going to buy something now. I have accumulated bags at home.” |
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Chen Yun 32 Jiangxi Province |
Shanghai Business School fire tragedy
Date:2008-11-24
Q: Have you learned anything from the Shanghai Business School fire tragedy?
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Yang Menyu 14 Shanghai student |
“They lost their lives because they lacked basic fire-protection and escape knowledge. Teachers and parents taught us this in primary school.” |
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Luo Weishun 17 Shanghai |
