Shanghai Daily news

The Shanghai government is calling for more people to donate toward the tsunami relief efforts currently going on around town.
Shanghai Roche Pharmaceuticals Co said yesterday it would donate antibacterial and antibiotic medicines for up to 80,000 patients.
A total of 220,000 packages of medicines have been sent to related countries. The medicine is being made available to an international aid organization which coordinates the delivery in the affected countries and will ensure responsible usage of the donation.
Nearly 10 local businesses, mainly computer and IT companies, will also kick off an online charity auction to raise funds for the catastrophe-stricken areas next week.
Companies such as Tom.com, 163.com and Nokia, are donating their own products, worth a total of 300,000 yuan (US$36,114), to be auctioned on EachNet.com from Monday to January 17.
A Japanese automaker has donated vehicles valued at about 750,000 yuan for the auction.
In addition, eBay EachNet will also donate 200,000 yuan to the auction. Funds raised will be given to the Shanghai Red Cross Association.
Among the tsunami charity events taking place this weekend:
- A fund drive arranged by the Shanghai Jade Buddha Temple and the Jiading District Buddhism Association will be held today.
Venue and time: Jade Buddha Temple, 170 Anyuan Road, 10:30am.
- Charity events will be held at the Moon River Diner, Kabb and the Blue Frog today. They are asking people in the local foreign community to donate to the survivors.
The charity events are being co-organized by the three venues and the Party People, a local association of caterers.
Venue and time: Moon River Diner, 17 Hongmei Leisure Pedestrian Street, Lane 3338, Hongmei Road, 9:30am - 2pm.
Kabb, Unit 1, House 5, North Block, Xintiandi, 10am - 2pm.
Blue Frog, R3-633 Biyun Road in Jinqiao, Pudong, 10am - 2pm.
- More than 10 local community youth groups - including school dropouts and jobless youth - will donate their handmade art to the charity auction taking place in the city today. Youngsters will do handicraft weaving, painting and calligraphy-writing for locals to auction.
All money raised will be sent to Shanghai Red Cross Association for the tsunami-hit countries, according to the Shanghai Sunshine Community Youth Affairs Center, the activity organizer.
Venue and time: Huangpu Station of the Shanghai Sunshine Community Youth Affairs Center, No. 261 Jiangxi Road M., 9:30am - 11:30am today.
- Shanghai Film Art Center is holding an auction of film souvenirs, such as movie posters bearing signatures of Hollywood actress Meryl Streep and Hong Kong comic actor Stephen Chow, today.
Address: 160 Xinhua Road