Devastated city recovers 5 years after Wenchuan quake
CHENGDU, May 13 (Xinhua) — An industrial city that was hit hard by the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake is depending on the new energy industry to support its reconstruction.
The city of Deyang in southwest China’s Sichuan Province suffered [...]
Devastated city recovers 5 years after Wenchuan quake
An industrial city that was hit hard by the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake is depending on the new energy industry to support its reconstruction.
The city of Deyang in southwest China’s Sichuan Province suffered direct economic losses of 41.5 [...]
Taipei suspends city exchanges with Philippines after shooting
TAIPEI, May 11 (Xinhua) — Taipei mayor Hau Lung-bin announced on Saturday the suspension of inter-city exchanges with the Philippines after a Taiwanese fisherman was shot dead by Philippine coast guards at sea.
The Philippines will also [...]
Taipei suspends city exchanges with Philippines
Updated: 2013-05-11 20:24
(Xinhua)
TAIPEI – Taipei mayor Hau Lung-bin announced on Saturday the suspension of inter-city exchanges with the Philippines after a Taiwanese fisherman was shot dead by Philippine coast guards at sea.
The [...]
Rain unleashes traffic chaos in C China city
Cars rush through the waterlogging in Changsha, capital of Central China’s Hunan province on May 7, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua]
The rain which lashed the city of Changsha, capital of Central China’s Hunan province on Tuesday night spelt [...]
Water supply resumes in quake-hit China city
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Water supply has been resumed in Ya’an City, about 10 days after a 7.0-magnitude quake struck the city in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, local authorities said on Wednesday.
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`SEX CITY’ SCORES SPECTACULAR OWN GOAL
Dongguan is the world’s biggest sex capital, famed for its prostitutes and the saying, “A good husband would never step foot in the place” – which makes the appearance of three shemales from Thailand to promote the city as a tourist [...]
Competition and competitiveness: implications for the city
Updated: 2013-05-01 07:04
By Li Kui-Wai (HK Edition)
People tend to fail to distinguish between competition and competitiveness. Competition relates more to an individual firm or market. The economics of competition is that a higher degree [...]
Rainfall hits Ya’an city
Photo taken on April 29, 2013 shows a covered bridge in rain in Ya’an City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province. According to China Meteorological Administration, Ya’an is one of the most rainy city in Sichuan in May. Experts [...]
Qingdao solicits for city logo, song and slogan
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Qingdao, a beautiful seaside city located in China’s Shandong Province, is globally soliciting for a city logo, song and slogan to raise its name recognition, influence and promote the city’s [...]
Quakes hit sichuan’s Yibin City, injuring 24
Two successive earthquakes measuring 4.8 and 4.2 magnitude jolted Yibin City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, on Thursday morning, leaving 24 people injured and thousands of houses damaged.
The city is about 500 km from Lushan County, [...]
More Forbidden City
The Forbidden City will open 76 percent of its total area to the public by 2020.
Shan Jixiang, curator of the Palace Museum, said currently only 46 percent of the museum is open to the public.
An important reason for increasing the visiting [...]
Jinjiang City, headed for the future
Located on China’s southeastern coast in Fujian Province, Jinjiang City’s development mode is one of the nation’s four modes for rural economic growth. The city ranks number one in Fujian Province’s top 10 districts [...]
Chinese city deports 8 illegal immigrants
Police in a South China city said on Thursday that they have expelled eight Vietnamese who snuck into China without legal documents.
The eight people were stopped Tuesday in the city of Liuzhou in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, which [...]
Bus drivers strike in C China city
Bus drivers in Shaoyang city in Central China’s Hunan province went on strike Tuesday, leaving most of the city’s bus service suspended, sources with a local bus company confirmed.
As of 3 pm, the strike was still continuing. Citizens [...]
Popular tourist city offering free entry to students
Updated: 2013-04-16 21:44
(chinadaily.com.cn)
A popular tourist city in Central China is offering free entry to scenic areas for students under the age of 19, Xiaoxiang Morning Post reported on Tuesday.
Cheng Danfeng, vice-mayor of Zhangjiajie [...]
New Zealand sister city seeks stronger Shanghai relationship
WELLINGTON, April 8 (Xinhua) — New Zealand’s second South Island city of Dunedin is hoping to open up new China trade opportunities when it signs an updated sister city agreement with Shanghai this month.
A delegation including [...]
A broader interpretation of HK people better for the world city
Updated: 2013-04-04 07:51
By Ho Lok-Sang (HK Edition)
The idea of “Hong Kong land for Hong Kong people” was first proposed when the current Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying was running for the post. It is a great idea: both logical [...]
Explosions, gunshots rock western Afghan city
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Tuesday that companies can use social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter to announce key information as long as investors have been altered about which social media will be [...]
Photo: Forbidden City, Beijing, by Garrett Ziegler
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