Shanghai’s Transformation

ON April 29, 2009, the Chinese government announced that by the year 2020 Shanghai will have become an international center of finance and shipping compatible with China’s economic strength and the international standing of the RMB.     

Shanghai’s Hukou System Reform

CHINA＇s financial center Shanghai recently aroused wide attention with its new hukou policy, which allows some non-locals to apply for permanent residency in the city.     

Shanghai＇s Celebrities

One of the key factors that lead to Shanghai＇s rapid development is the city＇s prominent social environment where the economic prosperity and tolerance of cultural diversity brings out the best in each other. Such an atmosphere has attracted and produced many influential figures in fields of politics, economy, culture, art, science and sports, whose stories continue to define history. They include founder of the Communist Party of China（CPC） Chen Duxiu, the great Peking Opera artist Mei Lanfang, the Nobel Prize in Physics laureate Tsung-Dao Lee, former Chinese state leaders Jiang Zemin and Zhu Rongji, the basketball player Yao Ming, and the best-selling author Han Han.     

Shanghai′s special date

As Nagano, Japan, passes on the torch of the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games, Shanghai gets ready to host the 2007 Special Olympic Games.     

Jinshan,Shanghai‘s Southern Satellite

JINSHAN District inSouthwest Shanghai faces theEast China Sea and bordersZhejiang Province.It is thebiggest of Shanghai’s 16 districts.Famous for its folk paintings,Jinshan has recently developedinto a petrochemical center thatattracts both domestic and foreigninvestment.     

Shanghai -- China＇s Most Internationalized Metropolis

SHANGHAI was a humble fishing village in the 11th century during the Northern Song Dynasty. The area expanded into an agricultural hinterland and cotton and silk industry center during the Ming Dynasty （1368-1644）. During this period its trading potential as a deepwater port at the mouth of the Yangtze River was exploited. Shanghai became an international port and center of finance during the latter half of the 19th century. In its heyday, Shanghai was the acknowledged Eastern adventurer＇s paradise. By the 1920s it had become the point of convergence for merchants from France, Britain, Germany and the United States.     

Shanghai Prepares for the 2010 World Expo

THE maiden flight on March 14, 2006 of an airplane bearing the 2010 Shanghai World Expo emblem from Beijing Capital International Airport signaled the onset of preparations for this major event. Since China won its bid to hold the Expo, Shanghai Municipality has expedited detailed plans to ensure that everything goes ahead smoothly.     

Reform and Development of Shanghai＇s Civil Affairs

The work of the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau centers on social administration,democratic political construction at grass roots level, social relief and welfare,care and support of servicemen and their families, and national defense construction. It guarantees the people‘s basic rights, particularly those in difficulty,and maintains social stability. Effective management of civil affairs is crucial to the construction of a weft-off society.     

人大代表关于外来民工子女能享受正常教育的建议

随着宁波经济的快速发展,外来打工者已大量进入宁波地区,这些打工者为宁波的经济建设献才流汗,为宁波的经济腾飞确实起到一定的推动作用。但是,对于这批新宁波人所随带的子女,理应关心照顾,使他们能享受学校的正常教育。为此,特建议如下:     

Tussle for China’s E-Wallet

Can PayPal challenge leading domestic players in the third-party payment market?The mobile Internet has changed the everyday life of the Chinese,with the revolution in payment methods being a maj or highlight.QR code-based solutions have replaced cash payments in most consumption scenarios and facilitated transactions beyond borders and imagination.Third-party payment service providers like Alipay and WeChat Pay have become a new industry with more new players joining in.     

Shanghai Free Trade Zone—— China＇s Opening-up Is Turbocharged

THE State Council passed a comprehensive plan to set up a free trade experiment zone in Shanghai. On August 26,the Standing Committee of the Na- tional People＇s Congress, China＇s top legislature, discussed the plan and its ramifications on fiscal policy. And on September 29, the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone hung out its shingle.     

Key Issues for Asia’s Growth

THE overall global context of Asia＇s economic growth in 20a3 remains negative, particularly in developed economies. At the end of last year Japan＇s GDP was 1.7 percent below its maxi- mmn prior to the international financial crisis, while GDP in the European Union was 9.1 percent below. U.S. GDP growth is ane- mic, having reached only 2.5 percent above its last peak five years ago. Some of the pre- viously dynamic BRICS economies are also encountering problems - India＇s annual GDP growth has fallen to 4.5 percent and Brazil＇s to 1.4 percent. World commodity prices,     

数字浙江

今年浙江省各地启动实施了一批接纳外来务工人员子女入学学校建设项目。省教育厅遴选了50个接纳外来务工人员子女学校,作为重点指导和监督项目,涉及规划新建（包括迁建和改扩建）校舍11．7万平方米,投资2．1亿元。     

China’s Soft Power:Room for Improvement

SINCE implementing its reform and opening-up policies in the late 1970s, China has gradually moved into the international spotlight to become the second biggest economy and exporter/importer. In 2001, China joined the WTO and became part of the global economy. Its international standing has grown, and its voice is heard more and more within the international community. But what about its soft power?The concept of soft power was first conceived by American thinker Joseph Samuel Nye, Jr.,     

Challenges Loom Large for China’s Population Policy

If not for China’s family planning policy the world would have 400 million more mouths to feed. But as the country’s population advances into old age,more people are demanding a reassessment of the policy initiated 30 years ago.     

批转市教委关于进一步做好外来务工人员子女义务教育工作意见的通知

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批转市教委关于进一步做好外来务工人员子女义务教育工作意见的通知

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Speaking up for the People Deputies to China’s Legislature: the People’s Voice

LEI Chuang, a postgraduate student at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, was very excited to learn that aproposal of his was being taken up at the annual session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) byXie Zilong, an NPC deputy and president of LBX Pharmacy.Lei is a vocal advocate of reducing discrimination against hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers. Lastyear, his proposal on HBV-related discrimination was also taken up at the NPC session by Xie. More recently,     

Changing Education： One Tibetan Family’s Experience

TASHI Lhamo’s parents were farmers who never had a day’s schooling.She herself attended school to third grade,where she learned the 30 Tibetan letters and Pinyin,the system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet.Now,her daughters Drolma and Tselhamo can write in Chinese,English,and Tibetan.Facing the golden roof of Jokhang Monastery,the two girls make their wishes to be an actress,teacher or restaurant owner....     

关爱滋润新上海人心田

我们上海海顿物业公司座落在延安西路、江苏路口的申亚金融广场。我作为楼宇党支部工作顾问和海顿物业公司总经理，多年来，与党支部一班人无微不至地关心外来务工人员，用共产党员的模范行动，滋润着一颗颗新上海人的心。