Tropical fruit a new front in China’s African aid
September 1st, 2012 - 9:50 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 1 (IANS) Even as only a thin Chinese belt experiences tropical weather, the technology it uses to grow and process tropical fruit may contribute to the country's thriving ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Chinese hotel fined after food poisoning
August 19th, 2012 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 19 (IANS) A five-star hotel in China's Hainan province was fined about $97,200 after 141 people was sickened by food poisoning, Global Times said Sunday.The Sanya City Food ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
China hotel fined after 140 fall ill
August 19th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 18 (IANS) A five-star hotel in south China's Hainan province was Saturday fined 618,000 yuan (around $97,000) after 141 people fell ill after having breakfast there, officials said.The ... Read more...
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Typhoon Kai-Tak causes havoc in China (Lead)
August 17th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 17 (IANS) Thousands of passengers were stranded at airports in China Friday with transport services being suspended as Typhoon Kai-Tak battered southern regions of the country.Kai-Tak, the 13th ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Beijing considering limited visa-free stay
May 28th, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 28 (IANS) Beijing is considering allowing foreign tourists a 72-hour window to explore the capital without a visa.Fu Zhenghua, the city's public security director, said it is an ... Read more...
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Pakistan working to improve India ties: Gilani
April 2nd, 2012 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) Pakistan is working to improve its international ties, including those with India, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said addressing the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) ... Read more...
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Northern Irishman Allen clinches World Snooker Haikou Open
March 5th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Haikou (China), March 5 (IANS) Northern Ireland's Mark David Allen won the World Snooker Haikou Open here, beating Englishman Stephen Lee 10-1 in the final.Allen also pocketed the prize money ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
China to boost maritime cooperation with ASEAN countries
December 17th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 17 (IANS) China will actively push forward maritime cooperation with the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in light of the guidelines on conduct ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Corrupt Chinese man hid in hills for eight years
November 15th, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 15 (IANS) A former bank official in China hid in mountains for eight years, drinking river water and eating sweet potatoes, after he embezzled over $4 million. He ... Read more...
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Soldier fined for helping old man
September 30th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 30 (IANS) A soldier in China was fined 3,000 yuan (around $470) after he helped an elderly man who had collapsed in the street, the defence department said.The ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
China braces for tropical storm Nock-Ten
July 29th, 2011 - 4:29 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 29 (IANS) Thousands of fishing boats have been ordered to return to the coast as southern China braces for tropical storm Nock-Ten that killed at least 31 people ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Going bananas in a Chinese town
June 27th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 27 (IANS) Officials in a Chinese town are attempting to increase banana sales after the demand for the fruit fell sharply.A free door-to-door delivery service of bananas is ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
BRICS Summit: China agrees to prioritise import of more value-added products from India, Brazil
April 13th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
Sanya (Hainan Province, China), Apr. 13 (ANI): China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming on Wednesday assured his Brazilian, Russian, Indian and South African counterparts about prioritising the import of more value-added products from ... Read more...
Posted in World |
BRICS countries need to further enhance coordination: Manmohan Singh
April 12th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) should combine their "huge potential" to continue ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Over 500 officials punished for corruption in southern China in 2010
February 23rd, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by BNO News
HAINAN, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- A total of 515 Chinese officials were punished or referred to prosecution in 2010 in the southern Hainan province, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.Hainan ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Housing turns into costly affair in China
February 20th, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 20 (IANS) Buying a home in China is now becoming a costly affair for people, as prices of houses are rising with each passing year in many Chinese cities.The cost ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
130,000 evacuated in China floods
October 7th, 2010 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 6 (IANS) At least 130,000 people were evacuated after over 550 villages were submerged by floods by Wednesday afternoon in southern China's Hainan province, authorities said.The floods have damaged two ... Read more...
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China’s 2nd unmanned lunar probe ‘Chang’e-2′ enters lunar orbit
October 6th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Oct 6 (ANI): China's second unmanned lunar probe, Chang'e-2, entered the moon's orbit on Wednesday, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center.According to the Xinhua, the spacecraft entered the 100 kilometres ... Read more...
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33,000 evacuated in China floods
October 6th, 2010 - 7:08 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 6 (IANS) Around 33,000 people had to be evacuated as floods wreaked havoc in China's Hainan province, officials said.Floods inundated over 100 villages in Hainan island, forcing the evacuation of ... Read more...
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Typhoon Conson hits China
July 16th, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 16 (IANS) Typhoon Conson with wind speeds of up to 126 km per hour hit China's southern Hainan province Friday.
The storm made landfall at 7.50 p.m. in Yalong Bay in ... Read more...
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13 students injured in knife attack in China’s Hainan province
May 20th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): More than 10 men, armed with knives, burst into two dormitories at a vocational college in Hainan and slashed nine students, two of them seriously.The pre-dawn attack ... Read more...
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13 students injured in gang attack in China
May 19th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 19 (IANS) Thirteen students were injured Wednesday when they were attacked by a gang of youths armed with knives in south China's Hainan Province, authorities said.
Two seriously wounded students were ... Read more...
Posted in World |
China begins construction of new nuclear power plant
April 26th, 2010 - 10:13 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 26 (IANS) China has begun constructing a large nuclear power plant in southern Hainan province.
The construction of the plant started Sunday in Changjiang County of Hainan province with an estimated ... Read more...
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‘Green’ bees attack Chinese man trying to chop down tree!
September 16th, 2009 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 16 (ANI): A Chinese man was hospitalised after he was stung by more than a hundred bees while chopping a tree last week.The incident took place in Changjiang, Hainan ... Read more...
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Bees protecting tree sting Chinese man
September 16th, 2009 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 16 (ANI): A Chinese man was hospitalised after he was stung by more than a hundred bees while chopping a tree last week.The incident took place in Changjiang, Hainan ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Wearing shorts to work can get you fired!
September 10th, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, September 10 (ANI): Showing up at work in shorts may not be a good idea - ask the Chinese official who learnt it the hard way.An official of the shipping ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Iran needs 200 billion dollars investments for oil and gas projects
May 16th, 2009 - 10:51 am ICT by ANI
Nicosia, May 16 (ANI): Iranian First Vice President Parviz Davoudi has said that his country will need investments amounting to 200 billion dollars in its oil and gas sectors over the next ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Jackie Chan defends his ‘China comments’
April 22nd, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 22 (ANI): After a controversy started following his comments about democracy in China, actor Jackie Chan has insisted that his remarks were taken out of context.Chan, 55, a Hong Kong ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Jackie Chan’s China comments come under fire
April 20th, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 20 (IANS) Hollywood actor Jackie Chan has caused uproar amongst pro-democracy groups after allegedly stating that the people of China "need to be controlled" by a strict government.
The action ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Boao conference begins with focus on financial crisis
April 18th, 2009 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Boao (China), April 18 (Xinhua) The annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) opened in this scenic town of China's southern Hainan Province Saturday, focusing on the cooperation of Asian ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
China joins fight against Somali pirates
December 19th, 2008 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 19 (ANI): China Foreign Ministry has said that they will send People Liberation Navy ships to Somali waters to combat pirates.It will be the first operation of its ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Ethnic people welcome Olympic torch relay in south China
May 6th, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Haikou (China), May 6 (Xinhua) During a three-day journey in south China's Hainan Province, the Beijing Olympic torch relay received warm welcome by the Hainan people, including ethnic Li, Miao and Hui. ... Read more...
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Olympic torch relay begins in China
May 4th, 2008 - 2:22 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Sanya (Hainan), May 4 (Xinhua) The 2008 Beijing Olympic torch relay finally began in the host country Sunday morning just about three months before the official opening of the Games. At the ... Read more...
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Olympic torch relay kicks off in mainland China
May 4th, 2008 - 9:51 am ICT by admin
Xinhua
Sanya (China), May 4 (Xinhua) The 2008 Olympic torch relay kicked off in this southern city of Hainan province Sunday morning, the first leg of the relay in mainland China. At the ... Read more...
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China evacuates 120,000 people as Typhoon Neoguri nears
April 18th, 2008 - 5:57 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Haikou, April 18 (Xinhua) About 120,000 people have been evacuated from fish farms and low-lying coastal areas to safe places in south China's Hainan province as Typhoon Neoguri approaches the island. The ... Read more...
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