Oriental Morning Post
January 16, 2008

The main headline of today's Oriental Morning Post announces that the ocean level around Shanghai has risen 115 mm over the past 30 years, the second highest among China's coastal cities. Tianjin is ranked first; the ocean level there has climbed 196 mm, says the State Oceanic Administration, which published the 2007 China Sea Level Report yesterday.

The front page photo shows British Prime Minister Gordon Brown flanked by Dong Fangzhuo and Zheng Zhi, Chinese footballers who are now playing in the UK. In preparation for his first trip to China as PM, Mr. Brown invited Chinese guests to afternoon tea at No. 10 Downing Street.

The headline at the top of the page quotes President Hu Jintao, who spoke out against corruption at a high-level session of the CPC's anti-graft arm yesterday. Xinhua has the details.

Other headlines:

• Medals for the upcoming Olympic Games will be produced by the Shanghai Mint and are expected to be completed within six months;
• According to long-term weather forecasts, rain is predicted in Shanghai for twenty days of the 40-day Spring Festival transportation rush.