CPI increases

THE city’s CPI in September rose by 1.5 percent over the same period last year, according to the latest statistics from the Shenzhen survey team of the National Statistics Bureau. Prices for non-food products and consumer goods rose by 1.9 percent and 1.2 percent, respectively, and prices in the service sector rose by 2 percent.

Compared with August, the CPI rose by 0.5 percent.

Strategic partnership

NANSHAN District Government signed a package of deals with Vanke on Wednesday to establish all-round strategic cooperation in eight sectors including urban rejuvenation and shantytown renovation, nursing for the elderly, urban village treatment and operation, house leasing, education facility construction and partnership in government-funded projects.

Vanke said it would make use of its advantages in property development to promote urban villages in Nanshan.

Hungry and angry

A 52-YEAR-OLD woman, who passed out at Shenzhen East Railway Station, was saved by patrolling police officers Wednesday night.

The woman was on her way home to Hubei Province after a quarrel with a co-worker at her son’s factory in Henggang Subdistrict, Longgang District. As her son also supported the co-worker, she left the factory in anger and was hungry after not eating anything the whole day.

Job destination

SHENZHEN ranks third among Chinese cities for the salary standards of jobseekers in the autumn season, according to a report by http://ts.zhaopin.com Wednesday.

The report showed that the average salary for jobseekers in Shenzhen this autumn season is 8,666 yuan (US$1,313), ranking it third among 37 major Chinese cities. The average monthly salary in the funds, securities and futures sectors is 11,623 yuan and the competition in the computer software sector is fiercest.