Around Shanghai

50 year old Shen Zhengjuan, director of the state-owned assets administration, or SASAC, jumped to her death from her apartment in Shanghai’s Huangpu District on the last day of 2008. Caijing Online speculates her suicide may have to do with the corruption scandal of former mayor Chen Liangyu. More here and here. (Update: The Huangpu District has issued a statement to state that Shen was not corrupt and was "a person of decency" and "an official who showed true conviction to her job.")
Approximately 80% of college students in Shanghai are willing to lower salary expectations for their first jobs, with 2% saying they would even consider a job that paid a monthly salary of under RMB1,000.
Intestinal washes are now becoming increasingly popular in Shanghai as a result of the all the recent food scandals. One hospital reports as many as 200 customers a month.
An unemployed 20 year old woman has been jailed for 12 years for pretending to be a man and conning an unsuspecting female victim out of over RMB400,000.
Beauty salon disputes are on the rise in Shanghai, with many of them related to unlicensed salons offering services such as face-lifts, breast augmentation and scar removal.

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