| 6 septembre 2006 (Wednesday,
seond Lunar July 14) 300
Thousand Foreigners Working in Shanghai
According
to the figures released by Shanghai
authorities, currently there are 300,000
foreigners living and working in Shanghai
on a permanent basis, with short-term
overseas visitors to the city reaching 3
million a year. The number of foreign
students enrolling in the local
universities also grows rapidly. Fudan
University, for instance, has more than
5000 students from overseas.
Night
scene of Shanghai by the Bond
While
the majority of the foreign workers
believe that in respect of city
management Shanghai still has some
catch-up to do, they think its jubilant
and upbeat nightlife is unmatchable by
most cities in the world.
China’s
Aging Population Reaches 100 Million
The
latest sample survey shows that by the
end of year 2005, for the first time in
history the number of China’s aging
population (aged 65 or over) has broken
the 100 million mark, that is about 7.7
percent of the total population. (Source:
新华网)
7
septembre 2006 (Thursday,
seond Lunar July 15)
A
Monk Saved A Nun
Monday
lunchtime in Fujian Province, a young nun
went up to a crossover highway and sat on
the fence with an obvious intention to
jump down. As police tried to work out
how to coax her off the fence, and below
on the streets, the crowds looked up
pondering what would happen next, a monk
jumped out of his car. Before anyone had
realised what was going on, he dashed
over and grabbed the nun off the fence
and carried her to the safe hand of
police.
It
happened that the monk was driving past
the cross section. When he spotted the
scene, he immediately figured out what
was going on and acted without
hesitation.
May
be Chinese police should be trained in
monasteries.
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