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Shanghai Airlines, founded in 1985, is the first commercial airlines company with multiple investments in China. Currently, Shanghai Airlines has a fleet of 43 aircraft including the world's most advanced Boeing 737, 757, 767, CRJ, Hawker and MD-11. Shanghai Airlines flies to more than 150 domestic and regional routes reaching more than 60 large and medium-sized cities throughout China and abroad. Shanghai Airlines recently launched passenger and cargo flights from Shanghai to Macau and Hong Kong. It ... operates 8 international passenger and cargo flights from Shanghai to Japan, Germany, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Russia. During its development, Shanghai Airlines established strategic alliances with many aviation companies in China and overseas and has cooperated with over 40 international airlines including United Airlines, Lufthansa, ANA and Virgin Atlantic.
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Swissnex Shanghai's main role is that of initiator, facilitator and coordinator. However, it will ... have an important function in the funding of bilateral initiatives. In 2008, Switzerland and China will launch a Sino-Swiss Cooperation Program. 2-3 million Swiss francs (15 million RMB) per year will be matched by the Chinese side and invested in cooperative instrument like grants, research projects and joint labs. While the respective activities in Switzerland will be coordinated by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ) and the University of Zurich, Swissnex Shanghai will serve as the Swiss coordinator in China.
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Shanghai has a humid subtropical climate (Koppen climate classification Cfa). Shanghai experiences all four seasons, with freezing temperatures during the winter season and a 32°C (90°F) average high during the hottest months of July and August. Temperature extremes of –10°C (14°F) and +41°C (105°F) have been recorded. Heavy rain is frequent in early summer. Spring starts in March, summer in June, autumn in September and winter in December. The weather in spring, although considered the most beautiful season, is highly variable, with frequent rain and alternating spells of warmth and cold.
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Shanghai (which means "on the sea") currently has two subway lines. The first line opened in 1995. Just 7 years later, there are 46.8 km of operating track. Eleven lines (362 km) and 10 LRT lines (172 km) planned for completion by 2025. Construction on the 22 km, 17 station Line 4 began in 1999 and is due to be completed in 2002.
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Besides literature, Shanghai was ... the birthplace of Chinese cinema & theater. China’s first short film, The Difficult Couple (Nanfu Nanqi, 1913), and the country’s first fictional feature film, Orphan Rescues Grandfather (Gu'er jiu zuji, 1923) were both produced in Shanghai. These two films were very influential, and established Shanghai as the center of Chinese film-making. Shanghai’s film industry went on to blossom during the early Thirties, generating Marilyn Monroe-like stars such as Zhou Xuan. Another film star, Jiang Qing, went on to become Madame Mao Zedong. The talent and passion of Shanghainese filmmakers following World War II and the Communist revolution in China contributed enormously to the development of the Hong Kong film industry.
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Mainly because of the fertility decline and increase in life expectancy, Shanghai has become a society of the aged. In 2000, the age group of 65 and above totaled 1.93 million, and the percentage of those 65 and above was 11.53%, the highest level in China. The speed of aging of Shanghai not only has exceeded that of Germany, but ... Japan, a rapidly aging country in recent years. According to a projection, after a period of sharp increase of the aged population in the 1990s, the course of aging in Shanghai during the twenty-first century would possibly consist of three stages. In stage 1, the first decade of the new century, the speed of aging might become stagnated, while in stage 2, the second and third decade of the new century, Shanghai would experience another period of sharp aging. Nevertheless, in stage 3, approximately 4 or 5 decades after stage 2, the proportion of the aged would gradually remain stable at the level of 20% or so.
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