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- Well, good for the US expo team. They were able to miraculously sign the official Expo confirmation of their presence on Friday despite only having half the funds they wanted just last week. [Shanghai Scrap]
- Speaking of the Expo, new lottery tickets - with proceeds going to Sichuan earthquake charity funds - will feature Shanghai's 2010 pride on them. [Xinhua]
- One of the best sommeliers in China is in Shanghai! Vivian Tian of Kee Club took second place in the China National Sommelier Competition and wins a trip to Argentina for her good nose/taste buds. []
- A compensation package is being worked out for everybody who ever bought an apartment at the Lotus Riverside complex in Minhang, even if theirs wasn't an apartment in the building that toppled over. [Shanghai Daily]
- If we've learned anything this week, its that kids and bridges are a dangerous combination! On Thursday, an 8-year-old child fell into the river near the Yangjia Bridge. He has yet to be found. [Xinmin]
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