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Charity activist dies of cancer

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2011-8-11

ZHANG Jingdi, a retired French language teacher and devoted charity activist, died of kidney cancer at age 86 in Shanghai's Zhongshan Hospital on Tuesday afternoon. By using his deep bonds with foreign friends...

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Money can't buy happiness, cities survey finds

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2011-8-8

SHANGHAI is a wealthy city and living standards are high but many of its residents are far from happy, according to a national city survey. Shanghai trails only Hong Kong in living standards while it ranks fourth...

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Closed gay club finds new home

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2011-8-8

A GAY nightclub currently shut down over licensing problems is holding events in another bar while it tries to resolve the issues. Complaints to Xuhui District government alleged Club Angel was allowing "pornographic...

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Shanghai drivers' pensions plea

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2011-8-2

DOZENS of Shanghai taxi drivers went on strike yesterday in a dispute over pensions. From 9am, the cabbies parked their vehicles in front of the Fuxin Taxi Co on Songhong Road and also on Kele Road and Xianxia...

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45% of couples 'don't want 2nd child'

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2011-8-1

EVEN if the one-child policy was relaxed, almost half of Shanghai couples would be reluctant to have a second child, according to research. Some 45 percent of families are put off by the high cost of raising children,...

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A 12-ring wedding

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2011-7-29

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Shanghai going slow on new birth rules

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2011-7-12

SHANGHAI will continue to impose its strict family-planning policy as it awaits a decision from the central government after reporting that the city has a low birth rate and a big elderly population, local officials...

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Mercury money

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2011-7-5

EMPLOYERS must pay 200 yuan (US$31) as a monthly subsidy to staff if they work outdoors in temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius or indoors above 33 degrees. Employers must also supply cold beverages to workers...

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Migrants to get parity on welfare

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2011-6-29

STARTING July, more than 4.5 million migrant workers who have full-time jobs in the city will be able to enjoy the same social welfare benefits as local employees, authorities announced yesterday. The move will...

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Blood donations

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2011-6-22

MINHANG District Blood Administration Office said yesterday it collected 6,960 liters of blood last year. The figure has increased fourfold times in the past seven years, through education and policies encouraging...

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Giving the gift of life

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2011-6-15

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One-child reward now 30 yuan

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2011-6-15

SHANGHAI has raised the financial rewards paid to registered residents who have only one child. The monthly reward hadn't changed for 30 years, making the city's payment, after other provinces began to raise...

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Lottery loser

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2011-6-11

THE lottery winner of 10 million yuan (US$1.54 million) did not show up last night, the deadline to claim the prize. The ticket was believed to have been sold to a man in Jiading District. It ties for the biggest unclaimed...

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Girl has 'charity' heart surgery

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2011-6-1

JIN Xiayu, a six-year-old girl, has become the first patient to undergo "charity" surgery after the Shanghai Red Cross designated two hospitals to offer treatment for needy children with congenital heart diseases. ...

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They're over the moon!

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2011-5-31