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Man who savagely beat bus driver gets light term

Metro | Crime and public security
2011-9-7

THE man who severely beat up a female bus driver in May was sentenced to prison for 3 1/2 years yesterday. The 32-year-old defendant, Shen Bo, beat the driver, Zhou Weiqin, on May 13 when the bus did not stop where...

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Five European Models Deported For Lack Of Work Visas

Metro
2011-9-7

FIVE eastern European models were deported after they performed illegally in an entertainment venue in Xuhui District. The Shanghai Exit-Entry Administration Bureau said yesterday that the five, all about 20, took...

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Man who beat female bus driver gets jail

Metro | Crime and public security
2011-9-6

THE man who severely assaulted a female bus driver in May was sentenced to three years and six months in jail this morning after being found guilty on charges of causing a disturbance. The Baoshan District People's...

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First cabbie suspended for smoking

Metro
2011-9-6

A taxi driver was fined and suspended for smoking in a taxi - the first local cabbie to receive such punishment after the city started a crackdown on smoking at public places this May. The driver of Qiangsheng...

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6 arrested for assassination of HK woman

Metro | Crime and public security
2011-9-6

SHANGHAI police said this afternoon that they had detained six suspects for allegedly murdering a Hong Kong woman last month after a job dispute. One of the suspects, surnamed Shen, allegedly hired hit men to murder...

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Young Slovakian falls to her death in Xuhui

Metro
2011-9-6

A young foreign woman plunged to her death early this morning from a high-rise in downtown Xuhui District. City police said they ruled out the possibility of murder. Police said the woman was from Slovakia...

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Man caught 11 years after killing wife's lover

Metro | Crime and public security
2011-9-6

A man was caught last week 11 years after he allegedly killed his wife's lover in Shanghai, local police said. The suspect, surnamed Zhu, managed to evade a police manhunt all these years by changing his name,...

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City taxis lauded but data iffy

Metro | Traffic
2011-9-6

SHANGHAI cabs have been listed among the 10 greatest taxis in the world by cnngo.com, although the honor may be dubious given that the travel guide website, under the US-based television news network CNN, couldn't...

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Cabbie goes extra mile to help riders

Metro | Traffic
2011-9-6

A local cabbie is offering something in his limited car space you don't expect to see in taxis - daily goodies to passengers in need. Bian Jun, 44, in April became the first taxi driver in Shanghai to provide...

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Planners lower height on planned Bund complex

Metro | Urban construction
2011-9-6

SHANGHAI'S urban planning authorities yesterday lowered the height of a modern high-rise complex planned on the historic Bund to make it more harmonious with the rest of the Bund's architecture. The heights of...

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Imported food often expired in Jiuguang

Metro | Consumer rights
2011-9-6

A downtown supermarket that charges up to 45 yuan (US$7.05) for a single peach is selling expired imported food, residents are complaining. Officials from the downtown Jiuguang Department Store said they will...

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Home school based on ancients in illegal shadow

Metro | Education
2011-9-6

MEN Mu Tang, based on ancient Chinese teaching methods, is an illegal, privately run school and parents should send their children to government-licensed schools instead, the Shanghai Education Commission reiterated...

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Separated twin girls doing well

Metro | Health
2011-9-6

FOUR-MONTH-OLD con-joined twin girls were separated successfully yesterday after a nearly seven-hour surgery at the Shanghai Children's Medical center. The two, nicknamed An An and Xin Xin, meaning safe and relieved...

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Labels often go unseen on gene-altered foods

Metro
2011-9-6

LOCAL consumers have complained that "genetically modified food" is not clearly labeled on some edible oils, which they bought by mistake despite their fears that GM food may be harmful to people's health. Food...

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Gambling ring in factory broken up

Metro | Crime and public security
2011-9-6

FOUR men have been detained for organizing gambling in a factory in Jinshan District, where police seized more than HK$2.3 million (US$295,201) and 100,000 yuan (US$15,657), authorities said yesterday. Police got...