One of the windows on the ground floor of Plaza 66 shattered yesterday morning, highlighting yet again the imminent threat Shanghai faces from exterior glass around the city. Glass bombs have been happening with increasing frequency, and while a city-wide inspection is underway, Shanghai Daily reports that up to 90% of exterior glass in Shanghai is probably the cheapest stuff money can buy: more ›

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Taking a page from the lessons learned in the Olympic village about condom distribution, more free condoms will be available in Jing'an office buildings reports dfdaily.eastday.com (h/t Shanghai Daily). It appears that over 50 buildings in the district already distribute free condoms and last year over 100,000 rubbers were taken from these venues. more ›