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China – People's Daily Online » Typhoon Conson poised to make landfall in Hainan before Friday night
&$ &$Ships anchor at a harbor in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, July 15, 2010. Local maritime affairs authorities ordered all ships to stay in port and suspended all shipping services across the Qiongzhou Strait because of the tropical storm Conson. (Xinhua/Hou Jiansen)&$&$ Typhoon Conson is likely to make landfall between Ledong and Wanning in south China's Hainan … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's economic slowdown a result of "active" government regulation, Wen says
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in Beijing Friday that the slowdown of China's economy in the second quarter was due to the government's "active regulation and control." He made the remarks when meeting with the press along with visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel after their talks. China's economy expanded by 11.1 percent in the first six months from a year … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Beijing buildings prone to lightning strikes in summer
Over 20,000 lightning strikes hit Beijing every year, but the majority of buildings in the Chinese capital are not properly protected from lightning. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Copper factory executives detained, county official resigns after water contamination
Three managing personnel of a copper plant have been detained and a county official has resigned after the plant contaminated a local river in Shanghang County, east China's Fujian Province. Lin Wenxian and Wang Yong, head and deputy head of the plant owned by Zijin Mining Group Co., China's leading gold producer, as well as Liu Shengyuan, who was put … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese Premier, German Chancellor hold talks
&$ &$Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) hosts a red-carpet welcome ceremony for visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Beijing, China, July 16, 2010. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)&$&$ Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and German Chancellor Angela Merkel started talks here Friday, focusing on economic and political issues. Wen hosted a red-carpet welcome ceremony for Merkel, who is on her fourth China tour since … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Ship captain stands trial over fatal 2007 bridge collapse in south China
Shi Guide, a captain of a cargo vessel blamed for a bridge collapse in south China's Guangdong Province, stood trial Thursday on charges of traffic law violations which resulted in multiple deaths. During the accident, four vehicles carrying seven people and two road workers plunged into the Xijiang river in Guangdong on the early morning of June 15, 2007. Eight … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Hundreds of Chinese websites ordered to remove pornography
China's press watchdog has demanded 122 websites stop offering online reading and downloading services of fiction with lewd and pornographic content. An unnamed official with the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) said Thursday that those websites failing to comply would be shut down. The websites include: www.xiaoshuo.com, www.b.faloo.com and www.junzitang.com, among others. As part of its nationwide crackdown … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Second World War weapons destroyed in northeast China city
Police in Qiqihar City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, have destroyed a batch of weapons left by Japanese occupation troops during World War II, local authorities said Thursday. More than 2,000 bombs and shells, 140,000 bullets and other explosives were put into seven pits and blasted with explosives Tuesday, said a spokesman with the municipal public security bureau. Two Qiqihar-based Japanese … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Tropical storm approaches South China
Tropical storm "Conson" has started to affect China's southernmost island province of Hainan Thursday morning with strong gales, while 600 km away on the South China Sea. The storm was moving at 15-20 kilometers per hour, with maximum winds of 90 kph near the center towards Wenchang City to the northeast of Hainan, the Hainan Provincial Meteorological Station said Thursday … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's handprint scroll sets Guinness World Record
A long scroll, featuring more than 40,000 handprints from northeast China's Jilin Province, was recorded as the largest handprint scroll in the world Thursday by the Guinness World Record. The waterproof scroll, covering 3,715.86 square meters, was presented at the Yitong River to celebrate the opening of the third Changchun International Automobile festival on Thursday in the provincial capital of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Workers strike in Japanese auto parts plant in south China
About 100 workers from a Japanese auto parts plant continued their strike Thursday in Guangdong Province as they seek higher wages and improved welfare benefits. Workers at the fully Japan-funded Atsumitec Auto Parts (Foshan) Co. Ltd. in Foshan City of Guangdong gathered in the factory compound Thursday noon, trying to push the factory management to accept their demands of raising … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Villagers flee as reservoirs overflow in east China
About 1,000 people in three villages in east China's Jiangxi Province were forced to evacuate their homes Thursday after water spilling over two reservoirs flooded their homes. Continued torrential rains Thursday caused two reservoirs to overflow in Poyang County, northern Jiangxi Province, said the county's flood control headquarters. Villagers have been moved to higher ground, while more than 700 soldiers, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Sino-Spanish JV to undertake 74-million-dollars drugs research program
China's Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd and Spanish-based Chemo Group have agreed to invest 500 million yuan (73.8 million U.S. dollars) in the development of monoclonal antibody drugs, a spokesman with Shanghai Fosun said Thursday. The two sides will cooperate through their existing joint venture established in 2008, the Shanghai Chemo Wanbang Biopharma Co,. of which Fosun Pharmaceutical holds … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China hopeful to avoid obesity epidemic, expert says
China is hopeful to avoid obesity epidemic if people are aware of the problem and take measures to prevent it now, said Dr. Gemma Gao Yang from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in an exclusive interview with Xinhua during the 11th International Congress on Obesity held in Stockholm on July 11-15. "China began to see obesity problem in coastal … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China introduces collective decision-making for state companies to curb corruption
China announced Thursday it would introduce a new collective decision-making procedure into its powerful and profitable state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in a bid to strengthen anti-corruption efforts and guard against financial risks to those companies. All important decisions, appointments of key officials or executives, arrangements of major projects, and the use of large quantities of capital inside the SOEs must now … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 'Wrongly jailed' man wants justice in Shaanxi
A farmer in Jingyang county of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, who claims he was wrongly detained for 472 days, has been struggling to get compensation. Wu Zhifeng, 49, of Zhanggou village, went to the county public security bureau again on Thursday morning and applied for 80,000 yuan ($11,782) as compensation, but was again refused. "I don't understand why they can … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 36 pay strikes over 48 days in Guangdong
The southern manufacturing hub of Guangdong witnessed 36 strikes for higher pay between May 25 and July 12, involving more than 600 workers, local authorities said. The figures were disclosed by Ou Zhenzhi, director of the provincial human resources and social security department, at a Wednesday meeting on improving work conditions, the local Nanfang Daily reported on Thursday. Most of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Wealthy gobble up swaths of countryside
Luxury villas and golf courses, the symbol of wealth in China, are rapidly devouring the country's shrinking arable land, authorities said on Thursday. The total area of illegally used land, from January to June this year, reached 7,800 hectares, a year-on-year increase of 35.5 percent, Li Jianqin, head of the law enforcement and supervision department of the Ministry of Land … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China grabbing Internet on the go
&$&$ More and more Chinese are hooking into the Web on the move, with nearly two-thirds of Internet users going mobile. With the increasing popularity of devices such as the iPhone and the expansion of the third-generation network, more than 277 million people were accessing the Internet via their phones in the country by the end of June, representing more … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Contaminated waters kill at least 1,890 tons of fish
&$ &$Water contaminated by toxic waste from a copper mine killed at least 1,890 tons of fish in Shanghang county of Fujian province. (China Daily)&$&$ Qiu Yonglu knew something was wrong when his fish refused to eat and kept circling their pool. Ten days later, they began dying. On July 12, almost a month later, he finally discovered what had … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China makes revised offer for WTO pact
The United States on Thursday said China had submitted an improved offer to join a WTO pact that allows members better access to lucrative government contracts. "China submitted its revised offer last week. We are still analyzing it but we recognize that it includes significant improvements over its initial offer that was submitted at the end of 2007," said deputy … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Millions brace for coming typhoon in S China
&$ &$Fishing boats are lined up at a port in Haikou, capital of Hainan province, on Thursday. More than 24,000 boats have docked at the port in response to local authorities' warning of the approaching typhoon. (China Daily)&$&$ Heavy rains and an approaching typhoon in the next two days will batter South China and exacerbate floods, which have already killed … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China has 'no plan' to hold Sino-DPRK exercise
China on Thursday dismissed the possibility of launching a joint military exercise with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) as a countermeasure to upcoming drills by the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK). The US and ROK are considering holding continuous joint military exercises within the year to deter Pyongyang in the wake of the sinking of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China, Serbia vow to expand cooperation
Visiting top Chinese legislator Wu Bangguo and Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic met in Belgrade on Thursday and agreed to expand cooperation between their two countries. During their talks, Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, spoke highly of the China-Serbia ties, saying China sees Serbia as an important cooperation partner in Southeastern Europe. … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China issues new rules to curb corruption in government drug purchases
The Chinese government on Thursday released a set of rules to control drug prices and prevent commercial bribery during government drug purchasing. According to the new rules on the management and supervision of centralized drug procurements, medical institutions and pharmaceutical companies must now purchase drugs using a "centralized procurement system," which is supervised by provincial-level governments. The system, aiming to … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Argentine president visits China's Shanghai
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner paid a visit in ShanghaiThursday as the last leg of her China trip. Shanghai was more prosperous and beautiful now, said Kirchner, who came to the city in 2004 for the first time, in a meeting with Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng Thursday morning. Over 40 heads of states and governments from various nations had … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Typhoon Conson may reach land in China Friday: Forecast
China issued an orange alert on Thursday for wave surges, the second highest level warning, forecasting that Typhoon Conson may reach land Friday on the southeast coast of China' s Hainan province. The National Marine Environment Forecast Center warned of a 6-metre wave surge in the middle and the north of the South China Sea from Thursday night through Friday. … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » German Chancellor embarks on China visit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Beijing Thursday night, starting a four-day official visit to China. During Merkel's stay in Beijing, Chinese President Hu Jintao will meet with her. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will hold talks with her. And Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping will also meet with her. Besides Beijing, Merkel will pay a visit to Xi'an in northwest … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Jia Qinglin urges auto industry to foster domestic brand
&$ &$Jia Qinglin (L), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, visits the China Achievements Expo for Self-innovated Auto Technology and Products in Beijing, capital of China, July 15, 2010. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)&$&$ A senior Chinese Leader Thursday urged the Chinese automobile industry to enhance indigenous technology while visiting an auto technology show here … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Death toll from south China floods rises to 135
At least 135 people had been confirmed dead and 41 are missing, as some of the worst flooding in years continues in south China. By 4 p.m. Thursday, close to 35.5 million people in 10 southern provinces and Chongqing Municipality had been affected by continuous rainstorms and floods since July 1, the Civil Affairs Ministry said in a notice on … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China asks websites to stop pornographic content
China has asked 122 websites to stop offering online reading and downloading services with pornographic content. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Villagers flee as reservoirs overflow in east China
About 1,000 people in three villages in east China's Jiangxi Province were forced to evacuate their homes Thursday after water spilling over two reservoirs flooded their homes. Continued torrential rains Thursday caused two reservoirs to overflow in Poyang County, northern Jiangxi Province, said the county's flood control headquarters. Villagers have been moved to higher ground, while more than 700 soldiers, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese, German experts meet on bilateral ties, cooperation
Over 30 Chinese and German experts from political, economic and social circles gathered at the first meeting of the second Sino-German dialogue forum here Thursday, exchanging views on cooperation in exploring new energy, developing a low-carbon economy and boosting bilateral ties. Xu Kuangdi, forum chairman of the Chinese side, said that the forum, as a non-governmental high-level event, provided a … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China launches "thanksgiving" campaign, asks private businesses to help those in need
China's united front authority has launched a campaign to encourage people operating private businesses to reciprocate society's kindness by helping the needy. In the campaign, business people will be encouraged to help people in need, especially those who devoted their lives to China's revolutionary cause, old members of the Communist Party of China (CPC), and old model workers, by offering … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Waterlogged areas disinfected to prevent epidemic spread
&$ &$Epidemic prevention workers disinfect a flooded residential area in the Yaohai District of Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, July 14, 2010. Local epidemic prevention workers disinfected areas ravaged by severe waterlogging and publicized epidemic prevention knowledge to residents on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Xie Chen)&$&$ &$ [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Waterlogged areas disinfected to prevent epidemic spread (2)
&$ &$An epidemic prevention worker explains epidemic prevention knowledge to people in the Yaohai District of Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, July 14, 2010. Local epidemic prevention workers disinfected areas ravaged by severe waterlogging and publicized epidemic prevention knowledge to residents on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Xie Chen)&$&$ &$