China reports first death in capital from virus sickening young children across country May 14, 2008
Cases have been reported from Guangdong province in the south to Jilin province in the northeast, and in major cities including Beijing and Shanghai. "What I know is the death rate has gone down drastically since early May," World Health Organization China representative Hans Troedsson said Wednesday. (International Herald Tribune)
5 more die in China from child virus May 13, 2008
Cases have cropped up from Guangdong province in the south to Jilin province in the northeast, along with major cities such as Beijing and Shanghai. Visiting U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt said in Shanghai on Monday the U.S. would be willing to help China with the disease. (MSNBC -- International)
China's Stocks Fall, Led by Oil Producers After Sichuan Quake May 13, 2008
Jilin Aodong Medicine Industry Groups Co., the nation's largest pharmaceuticals maker by market value, advanced 1. 2 percent to 42. (Bloomberg)
New disease outbreaks in China; 15K children infected May 10, 2008
There have been 15,799 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease this year, the official Xinhua News Agency said, cropping up in areas ranging from the tropical island province of Hainan in the south to Jilin province in the northeast and Yunnan province in the southwest. The number and scope of cases in recent years, along with the need for increased surveillance, prompted the Health Ministry to enforce the new reporting rules, spokesman Mao Qun'an said. (ABC News)
Child virus death toll in China rises to 34 May 10, 2008
Cases have cropped up from Guangdong province in the south to Jilin province in the northeast, along with major cities like Beijing and Shanghai. No vaccine, specific treatmentHealth experts have said they expect the number of reported infections to rise as a result of a Ministry of Health order this week requiring health care providers to report infections within 24 hours. (MSNBC -- Health)
China virus death toll reaches 34 May 9, 2008
The provinces affected this year are Anhui, Jiangsu, Hunan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Henan, Hebei, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Guanxi, Jiangxi, Yunan, Jilin and the municipalities of Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing. MUST READ. (Hindustan Times)
China Cracks Down On Kid-Killing Virus May 8, 2008
So far there have been 16,778 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease this year, the official Xinhua News Agency said, cropping up in areas ranging from the tropical island province of Hainan in the south to Jilin province in the northeast, Yunnan province in the southwest and Inner Mongolia in the north. The number and scope of cases in recent years, along with the need for increased surveillance, prompted the Health Ministry to enforce the new reporting rules, spokesman Mao Qun'an said. (CBS News -- World)
China orders all communities to be prepared for deadly virus ... May 7, 2008
The disease has also cropped up in areas ranging from the tropical island province of Hainan in the south to Jilin province in the northeast and Yunnan province in the southwest. Two kindergartens in Beijing, which has reported about 1,500 cases, were closed after students showed symptoms of the disease, Xinhua said. (International Herald Tribune)
Microfinance Fights Growing Pains May 7, 2008
Joohwan Cheon, Executive Director of PATRA, a Chinese microcredit non-governmental organization (NGO) run by Mercy Corps and operating in Jilin province, close to the North Korean border, agrees that regulations need to be clarified and more microfinance-friendly policies adopted. "According to the Chinese Financial Law, registered NGOs cannot provide financial services. But according to the Chinese Poverty Alleviation Law, they can," Cheon states. (Forbes)
Car blown onto roof May 7, 2008
A car was blown onto the roof of a house nearby a road in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin Province, on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 ... BEIJING, May 7 -- A windstorm hit Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province on Tuesday, bringing down trees and public facilities and even blowing a moving car to the roof of a nearby house ... A billboard falls after strong winds hit Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin Province, on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. (Xinhuanet, China)
China hand-foot-mouth infections rocket to 15,799 May 7, 2008
The northeastern province of Jilin recorded 65 cases. The southernmost Hainan Province had 81 cases. (Xinhuanet, China)
"The rapidly escalating crisis of food availability around the world has reached emergency proportions," UN chief Ban Ki-moon told international finance and trade officials.• Claims of grain shortage dismissed Apr 15, 2008
About 24 million tons of grain are imported from other provinces, including leading grain producers such as Hunan, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Anhui and Jilin provinces and autonomous region, it said. Guangdong has also signed a number of cooperative agreements with other provinces to import more grain, the administration said. (Xinhuanet, China)
* Rights group urges China to educate refugee kids Apr 14, 2008
In some parts of Yanbian region in Jilin Province bordering North Korea, the report said, local officials demand written proof that the North Korean mother has been repatriated before the father can register their children. The group urged China to stop repatriating such refugees, and to ensure that all children of North Korean women can go to school without having to show household registration papers. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Sino downgrades Jinfeng forecast Apr 14, 2008
Meanwhile, Sino said its White Mountain project in China's Jilin province remains on track and budget for commissioning of the process plant in the second half of 2008. White Mountain is expected to produce about 65,000 ounces of gold per annum over a 10 year mine life. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Experts find big cluster of dinosaur footprints Apr 11, 2008
They lived during the Middle Jurassic Period, about 165 million years ago, said professor Sun Ge, a paleontologist at Jilin University in northeast China. Judging by the footprints, the dinosaurs would have been three to five meters tall, eight to 10 meters long and weighed two to three tons, scientists said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Forced repatriation: How China breaks up refugees' homes Apr 10, 2008
She went to the police station," the 6-year-old girl said in a barely audible voice. When asked if she knew what happened to her mother, she hung her head and stared at the floor. At the end of the interview, during which she said very little, I realized she was holding onto the hem of my jacket. I wondered if I reminded her of her mother. The girl's Chinese father, a tanned, middle-aged farmer, explained how the child's North Korean mother was arrested by the police and sent back to North Korea... (International Herald Tribune)
China jails tycoon for bribery Apr 8, 2008
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India, China lead explosion in diabetes epidemic: researcher Apr 1, 2008
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Japan's China Weapons Cleanup Hits a Snag Mar 31, 2008
The two boys, aged 12 and eight at the time, were playing in a river in northeastern China's Jilin Province in 2004, when they came into contact with toxins that had leaked from the abandoned arms. The boys lived, but the illness induced by their exposure forced them to drop out of school. (Time.com)
* World News Quick Take Mar 29, 2008
A tortoise that smokes and appears to be addicted to nicotine has been discovered in Jilin Province, state media said on Thursday. Xinhua news agency said the animal was the pet of a man identified only as Yun. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
9 Chinese provinces see GDP exceed 1 tln yuan in 2007 Mar 29, 2008
Inner Mongolia's economy reported the fastest economic growth last year, at 19 percent, followed by Jilin, at 16. 1 percent. (Xinhuanet, China)
Infotainment Mar 28, 2008
A tortoise that smokes and appears to be addicted to nicotine has been discovered in Chinas northeastern province of Jilin, state media reported. The animal is the pet of a man, identified by his surname Yun, who is himself a smoker. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
China hikes minimum grain purchase prices Mar 28, 2008
The NDRC also said that the minimum price system would be expanded to cover the northeastern province of Liaoning, which would become the third province -- after Heilongjiang and Jilin --to have minimum prices. China began setting minimum purchase prices in 2004 to encourage production. (Xinhuanet, China)
Smoking tortoise found in China Mar 27, 2008
A tortoise that smokes and appears to be addicted to nicotine has been discovered in China's northeastern province of Jilin, state media reported on Thursday ... Monkeys have been know to smoke in imitation of human beings, the deputy secretary-general of Jilin's Wildlife Conservation Society told Xinhua. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Free from firewallsWhat people in China are saying about the BBC and censorship Mar 27, 2008
"This is my first time on the BBC News website. I'm very glad because I can know more about the world and not only what the Chinese government says," Shan Zhi Bo tells the BBC from Jilin province. Indeed those who leave comments expressing concern about China's censorship policy are reluctant to leave contact details or to talk much further. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Huaneng to boost renewable energy Mar 26, 2008
The company has accelerated its development of wind power in Guangdong, Jilin, Shandong, Inner Mongolia and Hainan, said Huaneng President Li Xiaopeng ... "We are also developing solar power projects in the Northwest and biomass power projects in Jilin province in Northeast China.". (Xinhuanet, China)
Return of Inflation? Mar 25, 2008
People look at an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Changchun, Jilin province March 13, 2008. China's main stock index closed below 4,000 points for the first time in seven months on Thursday, sinking 2. (Townhall.com)
Top leaders join group discussions Mar 10, 2008
Wen Jiabao talked to deputies from northeast China's Jilin Province ... Premier Wen Jiabao, who joined deputies from the northeastern Jilin Province, said northeast China should fully exploit its advantages to boost the manufacturing sector, particularly the production of heavy equipment ... Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (2nd R) meets with deputies to the First Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) from northeast China's Jilin Province in Beijing, capital of China, March 9, 2008. (Xinhuanet, China)
China marks Int'l Women's Day Mar 9, 2008
In the northeastern Jilin Province, nine policewomen were rewarded for their outstanding achievements and hard work in a local frontier inspection station. "They have secured the boundary and deterred the stowaways,". (Xinhuanet, China)
Lawmaker: Corn supply and demand balanced in China Mar 8, 2008
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The domestic corn supply and demand are so far balanced in China and there have been no abrupt large corn imports yet, said a Chinese lawmaker from northeast Jilin Province, a major corn granary. With an annual output up to 20 billion kilograms, Jilin will not expand the downstream corn processing industry, following the central government's policies, said Han Changfu, the provincial governor attending the annual session of China's top legislature ... Currently, 80... (Xinhuanet, China)
Spring drought and sandstorms forecast for China Mar 4, 2008
"Average rainfall in Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces and the eastern Inner Mongolia autonomous region in January and February was only 1.8 mm, down by 80 percent on the average and the lowest since 1951," China Daily newspaper quoted Jiao as saying. Beijing has only received 0. (Xinhuanet, China)
Shanghai Composite takes a hit Feb 23, 2008
An investor monitors price changes at a securities house in Changchun, Jilin province. The Shanghai Composite Index fell 3. (Xinhuanet, China)
China's Appetite for Filipino Rice Paddies Breeds Opposition From Farmers Feb 22, 2008
One draft agreement, filed with the lawsuit, said the state would identify 1 million hectares of public land for use by Jilin Fuhua Agricultural Science and Technology Development Co. A second accord was signed with Beidahuang Group. The land may come from the 5 million hectares the government distributed to landless farmers beginning in 1988, said Agrarian Reform Undersecretary Gerundio Madueno. (Bloomberg)
New Dragon Asia Corporation Provides Operational Update Feb 21, 2008
To this end, we recently signed agreements with two new large soybean product customers, the first of which is Hunan Taizinai Group, the largest yogurt manufacturer in China, and the second is Jilin Gold Wing Egg Co., Ltd. (Gold Wing) ... Jilin Gold Wing Egg Co. produces whole egg powder. (Primezone Releases)
Toxic brew shroudsState Council shake-up Feb 20, 2008
The "incident" concerns an explosion on November 13, 2005, in the city of Jilin, in the northeast province of that name. The blast at the No 101 Factory of PetroChina Jilin Petrochemical Company caused more than 100 tonnes of benzene to be spilt into the Songhuajiang River, with the subsequent severe pollution of the supplies of drinking water in downstream cities in China and Russias Far East catching worldwide attention. (Asia Times Online)
Migao Announces First Quarter Financial Results Feb 12, 2008
- Changchun Migao, located in Jilin Province in northeastern China, was completed on October 18th, 2007. The new 40,000 tonne per year potassium sulphate facility was completed ahead of schedule and began full scale production in late December. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Grain companies shrug off losses Feb 11, 2008
Farm machines transport Corns in Yitong county, Northeast China's Jilin Province in December 2008. (newsphoto). (Xinhuanet, China)
Developing a Coating Complex Feb 6, 2008
More coating lines are being developed by Danieli in China (three lines for Chanshu Everbright; two lines for Shanghai Meishan; one each for Tianjin Tiantie, Tianjin Yiyuan, Jilin Tonggang, and Jiangyin Dajiang), in Russia (MMK), and in India (SAILs Rourkela Works. . (33Metalproducing)
* Business Quick Take Feb 3, 2008
Toyota Motor Corp is studying a plan to build a new assembly factory in Changchun, Jilin Province, with an annual production capacity estimated at 100,000 units, the business daily said. It would likely invest US$469 million to construct the plant, with operations expected to begin in the early 2010s. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
One mainland, two systems Feb 2, 2008
Beginning in Jilin province in 1993, villagers invented and practiced haixuan, or direct nomination of candidates, a move that proved to be highly successful in solving administrative problems such as the common rural refusal to pay taxes and fees. Since 1999, the dismissal by recall of corrupt village heads and committee members by majority vote before completion of their terms has risen in frequency. (Asia Times Online)
Toyota eyes new plant in China Feb 2, 2008
Toyota Motor Corp is studying a plan to build a new assembly factory in Changchun, Jilin Province, with an annual production capacity estimated at 100,000 units, the business daily said. It would likely invest 50 billion yen (469 million dollars) to construct the plant, with operations expected to begin in the early 2010s, the newspaper said. (India Times)
Cultural shift in China: Middle class snaps up cars, clogs roads Jan 31, 2008
"I've been to Sichuan, Shandong, and Jilin provinces, and I plan to spend Chinese New Year driving to Yunnan," said Zhu Chao, a website engineer and K-One club member who often takes long drives during his holidays. "I really like what the car brings to my life - convenience, freedom, flexibility, a quick rhythm. I can't imagine life without it.". (Boston Globe)
CRH to Acquire 26% of Jilin Yatai Cement Unit in China for $292 Million Jan 30, 2008
1 billion yuan ($292 million) for a stake in the cement unit of Jilin Yatai (Group) Co., tapping into China's construction boom. Dublin-based CRH will acquire 26 percent of the cement maker and also have an option to pay 2 billion yuan for another 23 percent in the unit based in the northeastern province of Jilin, the Chinese parent said in a statement to Shanghai's stock exchange today ... Jilin Yatai's shares rose as much as 4. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Omnicom Establishes MBA Scholarship Awards in China Jan 22, 2008
Their details are as follows: First prize: Xu Yazhi, who has a bachelor's degree in International Trade from Lanzhou Commercial College Second prize: Li Jun, who has a bachelor's degree in International Trade from Jilin University Third prize: Zhang Xiaoning, who has a bachelor's degree in English Linguistics and Literature from Dalian University of Foreign Languages About Omnicom Group Inc. Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: ) is a leading global marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom's... (PR Newswire)
Overseas markets fall Jan 22, 2008
Investors view stock prices at a securities company on November 5, 2007 in Changchun of Jilin Province, China. (China Photos, Getty Images) UNDATED (AP) - Overseas investors remain jittery about the state of the U.S economy. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Union leader calls for protecting workers' legal rights Jan 19, 2008
In his recent tour of the northeast Jilin Province, Wang Zhaoguo, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and president of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, said this was required to "bring the role of the working class as the main force in promoting social harmony into full play". During his stay, Wang visited low-income families of factory employees and had meetings with the provincial party, the local government and trade union leaders. (Xinhuanet, China)
Efforts to rejuvenate northeastern rust belt pay off Jan 13, 2008
The northeastern region, including the provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and eastern Inner Mongolia, has an area of 1. 45 million square kilometers and a population of 120 million. (Xinhuanet, China)
China displays only svelte Olympics hostesses Jan 10, 2008
"You have to be in good shape. You have to have good English, and some understanding of Chinese history," said Guo Tongxu, an 18-year-old hostess candidate from China's northeastern Jilin province. Another candidate acknowledged having anxiety about staying trim before a final cut is made. (Anchorage Daily News)
China paper compiles tales of the weird Jan 7, 2008
One report described how a man in Jilin province found $400 in the stomach of a rotten fish that his dog had dug up at the garbage dump. The man figured that the money had been placed there as a surprise gift and he wanted to return it. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sino Gold's Chief Executive Forecasts Return to Profit, Bullion at $1,000 Jan 7, 2008
Construction work continues at Sino Gold's $55 million White Mountain mine in Jilin province, northeast China, with first output scheduled for early 2009. Zijin Mining Group Co. is China's biggest gold producer and runs the country's largest gold mine. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
Experts suggest China set up a state energy base in Inner Mongolia Jan 2, 2008
Spanning northeast and northwest China, Inner Mongolia is close to several manufacturing bases and large markets of the country, such as Hebei, Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces. Statistics show Inner Mongolia is home to an abundance of resources, including coal, oil, natural gas and wind. (Xinhuanet, China)
China to Tax Grain Exports to Boost Domestic Supply, Control Rising Prices Dec 30, 2007
The possibility of higher export taxes is weighing on all the markets,'' Chen Baomin, analyst at Jilin Grain Group Co. in Changchun, said Dec. 28. It's also ``lending support'' to markets overseas, Chen added. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
* Business Briefs Dec 29, 2007
Tonghua Iron Co (qK), the largest steelmaker in China's Jilin Province, bought a 9. 9 percent stake in Australian iron ore explorer IMX Resources NL and will buy all the output from its Cairn Hill project. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
China steel group Tonghua pays premium Dec 29, 2007
Tonghua Iron and Steel Group is the only state-owned large-scale iron and steel complex in Jilin province in northeast China, close to the border with North Korea, in which it has invested heavily. Last year, the company announced it would invest $US1. (The Australian)
China IPTV subscriptions miss expectations Dec 28, 2007
CCTV has announced plans for IPTV field tests in Baotou in Inner Mongolia, in Changchun in Jilin Province, and in Nanjing in Jiangsu Province. If telecommunications and broadcast companies cooperate to form an effective business model, IPTV could draw 17 million subscribers by 2011, iSuppli said. (EETimes)
China's Tonghua Iron & Steel Buys 9.9 Percent Stake in Australia's IMX Dec 28, 2007
Dec. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Tonghua Iron & Steel Co., the largest steelmaker in China's Jilin province, bought a 9. 9 percent stake in Australian iron ore explorer IMX Resources NL and will buy all the output from its Cairn Hill project. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
AMDL Announces Closing of Private Offering Dec 25, 2007
Gary L. Dreher, President of AMDL, said: "The reception to the offering was gratifying under the current economic climate. These funds provide some of the additional working capital we need to expand Jade Pharmaceutical Inc.'s new business opportunities and product development efforts in China and for our other general working capital needs." About AMDL AMDL, Inc., headquartered in Tustin, California, with operations in Shenzhen, Jaingxi and Jilin China through its wholly owned subsidiary Jade... (PR Newswire)
Top 10 China sports news stories in 2007 Dec 25, 2007
The Asian Winter Games were held in the cities of Changchun and Jilin, Northeast China's Jilin province in February and the women's World Cup was staged in five Chinese cities in September. The World Cup boasted a full-capacity crowd and good-quality matches, but some of the matches had to be postponed due to typhoon. (Xinhuanet, China)
Lingering fog plays havoc with Chinese cities Dec 24, 2007
Snowfall since Saturday night had also forced the closure of an expressway in northeast China's Jilin Province. The local meteorological observatory warned of more thick fog and haze in the following days as temperatures drop drastically after the snow. (Xinhuanet, China)
Cooper claims second World Cup win in a row Dec 22, 2007
Australia's Jacqui Cooper smiles at the awarding ceremony of the women's aerials event at the 2007-2008 freestyle FIS World Cup held in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 21, 2007. Cooper claimed the title of the event with 196. (Xinhuanet, China)
Shanghai Business Boss' Sentence Suspended Dec 21, 2007
The Changchun Intermediate People's Court in Jilin province said in a statement that Wang and two other businessmen had illegally pocketed more than $40 million from land transfer deals in Shanghai, Xinhua said. In China, court cases are often held in different cities if there is involvement of top officials. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
China's leadershipplays musical chairs Dec 19, 2007
During the Cultural Revolution, like many of his generation, the young Zhang was sent to a village in northeast Jilin province for "re-education" in 1968. Two years later, he worked as a minor official in Jilin's Wangqing County government ... He worked again in Jilin province for eight years, ending his period there as provincial party chief, before being appointed as party chief of the east-coast province of Zhejiang in 1998. (Asia Times Online)
"Plan of Revitalizing Northeast China" released Dec 19, 2007
Geographically, areas covered in this plan include the following provinces and cities: Liaoning Province, Jilin Province and Heilongjiang Province as well as Hulunbeier City, Xinggan League, Tongliao City, Chifeng City and Xilinguole League, with the latter five areas seated in the eastern part of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region ... Comprehensive exploitation of oil shale in Jilin province will be enhanced and we must construct the crude oil pipeline linking Russian border to Northeast China... (Xinhuanet, China)
China cancels tax perks on corn and wheat exports Dec 18, 2007
This will help the US dominate the Asian market,'' said Chen, analyst at Jilin Grain Group Co., one of the country's two authorised corn exporters. We don't expect China to export corn next year after this decision on tax rebates. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
