Figuratively Speaking

Source:Global Times Published: 2014-9-28 18:53:01

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- the number of iPhone 6 handsets that two passengers tried to smuggle into Shanghai but were seized by customs officers at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport Saturday. The passengers, one Chinese and one Japanese, have been detained by police.

1,420 yuan

- from October 1 urban residents in Shanghai with an average monthly salary of less than 1,420 yuan ($231.76) are eligible for a government allowance, the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau announced on Saturday.

5 kilometers

- the length of the Color Run, which was held in Shanghai for the first time on Saturday at the Oriental Sports Center. Thousands of people participated in the run, which is aimed at encouraging people to run together simply for fun.

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- the number of visits to Shanghai Swiss tennis star Roger Federer will have enjoyed when he arrives for the 2014 Shanghai Rolex Masters, which runs from October 4 to 12. Organizers have confirmed that Federer will be participating in the tournament this year.

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