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Mr. Wang Daohan, president
of the Beijing-based Association for Relations across
Taiwan Straits and the highest mainland negotiator
for cross-straits ties, agreed on October 15 to
visit Taibei "at an appropriate time."
Shanghai will initiate a
pilot project to seek new scientific knowledge to
promote its economic development. The so-called
Knowledge Discovery Project, as part of the national
program, is being launched by the Shanghai Branch
of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Queensland of Australia
signed a memorandum of understanding with Shanghai
on October 15 on further bilateral cooperation in
various aspects in the 1999-2001 period.
A mass wedding consisting
of 999 couples will be held on October 17. It is
one of the activities for this year's Shanghai Tourism
Festival. The annual event is a conglomerate of
cultural activities, such as dragon boat competition,
farmers' paintings exhibition, folklore tour, private
collections fair, etc.
The Intra-regional Co-operation
in Reproductive Health Research Asia and Pacific
Symposium was held in Shanghai to discuss strategies
in reproductive health research in the region.
Shanghai pledged to lead
the nation in modernizing local agriculture, Party
Secretary Huang Ju said. The city will spend more
money on agriculture and work out policies to promote
local farming production.
Thanks to the addition of
10 shuttle bus routes, touring Shanghai will become
a "no-brainer". Shuttle uses on 10 sightseeing and
shopping routes now reach 68 tourist attractions
in downtown and the suburbs.
Shanghai Commodity Fair,
one of China's largest domestic trade fairs, opened
on October 13. It is expected to stimulate the domestic
market.
The city pledges to develop
scientific and technological enterprises with different
ownerships as an important method to further reform
its scientific system, Mayor Xu Kuangdi recently
said.
The '98 International School
Sports World Gymnasiade, the last major school sports
event of this century, opened in Shanghai on October
13. 773 athletes from more than 30 countries and
regions will compete for 78 gold medals.
Local residents will have
the chance to see wild African animals. 156 rare
animals have been shipped to Shanghai from Johannesburg
on a cargo plane.
A luxury pleasure boat with
a length of 45 meters will make its debut on the
Huangpu River later this month. The four-decked
boat is well-equipped with modern facilities that
includes sauna, karaoke, dancing halls, restaurants,
etc.
The country's first plant
to produce vegetable and flower seedlings has been
established in Shanghai. The plant, located in Minhang
District, will deliver seedlings mainly to local
greenhouses.
The city's bio-medicine
industry is witnessing an upsurge thanks to massive
investment in R & D. During the first half of this
year, the industry reported an output value of US$1.07
billion, a 20% increase over the same period last
year.
Shanghai will co-operate
with the Genetics Institute Inc. of the United States
to build the world's largest bank for secretory
protein genes.
A brief one-day visit to
Shanghai on October 8 led British Prime Minister
Tony Blair to witness the successes of the British
business community in China's largest city.
The Third Asia-Pacific Court
Conference opened on October 6. More than 200 judges,
lawyers and professors from 13 countries along the
Pacific Rim attended the two-day meeting.
Dr. Yan Jinming, who pioneered
in vitro fertilization (IVF), is calling for Shanghai
to cooperate with foreign countries in promoting
artificial means of insemination. Since the first
test tube baby in China was born 10 years ago in
Beijing, there are more than 400 test tubes in China.
In hopes to attract foreign
investment for the nine city-level industrial zones
in Shanghai's 'burbs, which include Baoshan, Jinshanzui,
Xinzhuang, Jiading, Kangqiao, Qingpu, Songjiang,
Fengpu and Chongming, an information-release conference
will be held in Shanghai later this month.
The 52nd National Electronic
Fair opens on October 7 at Shanghai in Hongqiao
development zone. Initiated over 20 years ago by
China Electronic Appliances Corporation, the fair
is held twice a year in different cities throughout
China.
The Heineken Open Shanghai
'98, the highest level of tennis competition ever
held in China, began on October 5 at Shanghai Xian
Xia Tennis Center.
October 5 is this year's
Mid-autumn Festival, a traditional annual celebration
for family reunion. Mooncake, as round as the moon
hanging over the sky at this time of the year, is
a must for every family.
On the night of October
4, the city municipality invited representatives
from all walks of life to attend a party for the
celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
More food is delivered to
local markets to meet the demands of residents and
restaurants preparing banquets during the National
Day Holiday and the Mid-Autumn Festival.
New regulations will take
effect starting on National Day to encourage the
opening of more retirement and nursing homes for
local senior citizens.
A drawing competition themed
"A Better Environment, A Beautiful Shanghai" is
scheduled for October 8 at the Shanghai Children's
Palace.
In the biggest drug bust
the city has witnessed since 1949, 19 people have
been arrested and 83 kilograms of heroin have been
confiscated.
Shanghai in confident of
meeting its economic targets this year with the
deepening reform of State-owned enterprises, the
development of Pudong New Area and re-employment
projects.
In order to avoid accidents
caused by dangerous rides in amusement parks, inspectors
examined all the 155 rides in 43 local parks, and
found 67 failed to meet safety requirements.
Shanghai plans to set up
a company to guarantee the payment of mortgages.
The city will provide loans totaling US$600 million
to home buyers this year.
Shanghai's bid to become
an international trade center received a strong
boost when the government recently simplified customs-declaration
procedures for transit goods unloaded at the Waigaoqiao
Port.
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