China to open up its low-altitude airspace
August 24th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 24 (IANS) China will relax a ban on the use of low-altitude airspace across the country starting 2013, air traffic authorities said.
A series of reforms will be ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Chinese firm exports high-speed train parts to Europe
August 10th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 10 (IANS) One of China's leading locomotive producers said Friday that it has delivered a batch of high-speed train compartments ordered by Siemens AG, marking the first such ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Beijing water shortage: residents to get desalinised seawater
March 2nd, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 2 (IANS) In a bid to ease the pressure on water supply in the Chinese capital, residents will soon get access to desalinised seawater made safe for consumption. ... Read more...
Posted in World |
China to make movie on earthquake
December 25th, 2011 - 9:59 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 25 (IANS) China will shoot a movie featuring a true survival story in a devastating magnitude-8 earthquake, officials said.The movie would be based on a true story of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
China to build advanced industrial hub
November 11th, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 11 (IANS) China will build an advanced industrial hub in coastal cities near Beijing.The economic development plan covers the coastal cities of Qinghuangdao, Tangshan, and Cangzhou in north ... Read more...
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54 high-speed trains recalled in China
August 12th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 12 (IANS) Fiftyfour high-speed trains used on the Beijing-Shanghai route will be recalled over safety concerns, its manufacturers said Friday.The Shanghai-listed China CNR Corp. Ltd. train manufacturer said ... Read more...
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New Zealand-based Fonterra to establish large-scale dairy farms in India
November 12th, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Nov 12(ANI): New Zealand-based Fonterra Co-operative Group, the world's largest dairy exporter, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative (IFFCO) and Global Dairy Health to ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Chinese woman sues cinema hall for excessive ads
September 10th, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 10 (IANS) A woman in China has sued a cinema hall and the distributors of a movie, claiming excessive advertising wasted her time and violated her freedom of ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Accurate quake forecast still not possible: Experts
June 4th, 2008 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, June 4 (Xinhua) The earthquake on May 12 in China's southwest took less than two minutes to kill some 70,000 people and injure many more, mostly in Sichuan province. Shock turned ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Death and destruction in an instant
May 28th, 2008 - 10:39 am ICT by admin
By Gong Yidong
Beijing, May 28 (Xinhua) When rescuers discovered three-year-old Song Xinyi, she was huddled in the corner of a ruined building. Her head and shoulders could be seen, but her legs ... Read more...
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China faces toughest reconstruction task since 1976 quake
May 21st, 2008 - 6:50 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, May 21 (Xinhua) After the May 12 killer quake wreaked havoc in the southwestern province of Sichuan, killing over 40,000 people, China is faced with the formidable task of reconstruction. According ... Read more...
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China quake death toll, now 15,000, continues to soar
May 14th, 2008 - 11:21 am ICT by admin
DPA
Beijing, May 14 (DPA) Military helicopters flew aid Wednesday to settlements cut off near the epicentre of a devastating earthquake in southwest China that killed some 15,000 people and left tens of ... Read more...
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1,300 rescuers reach China quake epicenter, death toll rises to 11,921
May 13th, 2008 - 7:18 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): At least 1300 rescuers have reached Chinas quake-ravaged Sichaun province, where the death toll is said to have risen to 11, 921.
The rescuers came even as ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Death toll rises in China quake
May 13th, 2008 - 10:19 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): The death toll in China due to powerful earthquake has increased to 10,000 in south-western Sichuan province, with many more still trapped.In one county alone, ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
9,000 dead, thousands buried in China earthquake(Roundup)
May 13th, 2008 - 1:57 am ICT by admin
DPA
Beijing, May 12 (DPA) Nearly 9,000 people were confirmed dead and thousands more were feared dead after an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale caused widespread damage in south-western China Monday. ... Read more...
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China unveils its fastest train
April 12th, 2008 - 3:28 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Apr 12 (ANI): China's first domestically produced with the speed of 350 kilometres per hour, rolled off the production line.The China Northern Locomotive and Rolling Stock Industry Corp produced ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |